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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1907
Page
4
The text notes Mexico seeks a new extradition treaty with the United States to curb harboring criminals. It also mentions financial stir from reports of an intended purchase of the Santa Fe system by the Pennsylvania system to create a transcontinental line.
The Judiciary committee reports unfavorably Hook's bill to submit divorce issues to a jury and Hill's bill to annul common law marriages. Senator Thomas Kenney introduces a Missouri senate bill taxing bachelors ten dollars per head for the school fund, echoing early colonial tax history. The revived Board of Control measure faces opposition as a strengthen to political machines.
The constitutional convention of Oklahoma fears the president will refuse to proclaim statehood over the separate coach and separate school provision. The fears are grounded as the president shows ignorance on the subject.
Mr Hadley shows confident poise in Missouri as he pursues the governorship. The piece notes voters seek substantive achievement beyond sensational prosecutions and criticizes his reliance on personal advertisement as incidental to his campaign.
The GAs most mentioned as probable Missouri governors candidates are W. S. Cowherd Campbell Wells and E. W. Stephens. They are described as democratic workers with executive ability and high citizenship. Friends may prefer one, but factional bitterness from the last campaign is not expected this time.
Representative Simmons opposes proposed textbook bills and a plan to appropriate 200000 for a government printery and 80000 more for copyrights. He notes Kansas and other states tried similar schemes with unsatisfactory results. He argues state ownership in textbook printing risks higher prices or poorer selections and slow changes.
The Knows City Journal features Judge Alexander Graves in Jefferson City predicting the 1903 Democratic ticket will likely be Bryan for president and Mitchell as vice president. Graves suggests a radical VP choice would be unsatisfactory to some.
The piece praises Mitchell as a forceful yet lawful leader for workingmen and condemns unfounded public-record probes. It notes Senator Bailey’s call for charged, oath-based inquiries. Secretary Root pushes a tariff plan at a Washington convention, with GOP base shifting to protect steels amid tariff backlash in the middle West.
The piece argues that republics face monarchial impulses and cites reactions to federal and state actions on civil rights and governance. It surveys diverse road funding plans, critiques lack of studied success, and notes the Good Roads Convention in Jefferson City shaping legislative wisdom and county district funding roles.
The legislature debates whether adopting standard textbooks nationwide is worth potential higher prices. Critics argue publishers’ past five year quotes show some counties cutting costs, but even if some cases are higher, uniform books across towns cities and rural areas remain debatable.
The Missouri legislature shows feverish interest in probes from the soldiers' home to the Kansas City stock yards and now the School of Mines at Rolla. The piece criticizes an obsession with uncovering grafts over fair tax adjustments and calls out the era's mania for unearthing wrongdoing in public institutions.
The Good Roads Convention in Jefferson City debated a model macadam road system, proposing east west and north south corridors built by convict labor at state expense. If one trusts state funded highways, these routes from St Louis to Kansas City might seem justified, but questions arise about their usefulness.
The article lists which states require, permit, or deny free text books. It notes compulsory provision in eleven states including Maine and New Jersey, optional in fifteen states, and none in several others. Minnesota shows majority adoption while Rubin Town has few districts. Reasons include labor, cost, disease risk, and parental financial concerns.
A jumble of names and a postal notice at Lexington Ma dated January 19 1907 lists Willie Ashcraft Mrs Jennie Coork ett a Crocklen Miss Clara Foster and others. The text mentions advertising the letters and adds odd anecdotes including a naturalist finding revived life in a mounted shell and a London furniture dealer who died by his own hand leaving a note.
Ferdinand asks Dora if she admires him and Dora replies she considers him and her dog the two prettiest creatures on earth. The exchange presents light romantic banter highlighting playful affection between the two characters.
Mr Cheerily argues the fountain of youth lies inside each person not in distant lands. He warns that worry seals inner flow and prompts fruitless searches for happiness elsewhere. Reject worry and the inner fountain remains open, yielding perpetual renewal in the heart.
The sofa or couch emerged as a fundamental household item in antiquity serving as bedstead, dining seat, and everyday furniture alongside a table. Early couches likely appeared in Assyria or ancient Egypt, with Egyptian examples noted as lavish and monumental, reflecting the era's wealth and social status.
The piece quotes Francis Bacon on adding one’s own point when agreeing with another and notes Lord Palmerston used the method in debate. It recalls Palmerston’s habit of replying "I agree with everything the noble Lord has said, but" followed by a sharp, reserved rebuke.
A brief dialogue shows a father and son joking about resemblance. The son remarks the boy has a head like his, prompting the playful quip that the child is “a chip off the old block” in a light domestic moment.
Englishman Jonathan Hutchinson and other scientists say common fears of leprosy contagion are unfounded. He notes more lepers in London than in Valais Canton and argues risk in Norway is overstated. He links Rhone valley leprosy to artificial demand for fish on fast days and poor storage by distant shoppers.
Nova Scotia native Mary Ann, age 20, moved to Boston eighteen years ago and ran a city house for 15 years. She plans to marry within a month, seeking a settled home with a traveling agent husband who will take her along as they move from place to place.
In a conversation Mr Kidder recalls a man who buried three children in the morning and went to the theater at night. Mrs Hiry Sunn scoffs, asking who the man could be. Mr Kidder answers he was an undertaker.
A terse dialogue unfolds as a pretty young wife reassures an aged wealthy husband that an old flame remains only a memory. The wife resists his demands, hinting at hidden emotions and a distant future. The exchange preserves tension without resolution.
Baltimore American notes an offer for a speaking portrait of a wife by an artist. The customer counters that a convincing likeness is essential, highlighting a playful dispute over artistic representation.
A fragmentary dialogue from a story set in Dorking reveals a view of practicality and frugal habits. Mia notes her husband’s questionable economy, contrasting it with a future race meet.
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