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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1906
Page
7
The text traces how the word green shifted from vegetation to broader color usage, notes the lilac’s Persian links and English entry, and explains the slang graft origin tied to municipal corruption and possible ties to craft or gardening labor. It cites Bacon and Bartletts as references for language history.
A New York Sun report describes a butcher on the lower East Side famed for employing seven women over more than twenty years. Known as OW Seven Wives, he is rumored to have married each, but the women live orderly, prosperous lives. The tale has persisted for a generation despite no evidence of murder.
Rev Dr Forbes, secretary of the board of church extension, argues steeples are relics of barbarism once tied to heaven. He urges demolishing steeples and bells to fund Sunday school libraries, claiming church debt relief and reallocation of funds. The piece adds praise for Monaco's prince aiding aerial navigation studies.
The article describes betta fish fighting in Siam with breeders isolating fish in wide mouths bottles lined with moss and plants. Fights begin when two fish are released, biting and tearing fins until one is defeated, while spectators cheer and sometimes join the fray.
The passage notes how artful depictions mislead by altering appearances to fit expectations. A painter’s shipwreck scene and a writer’s Boer war tale are challenged by a sailor and a soldier who insist reality defies such vivid sound before danger passes. The remark reveals a lesser known truth about perception.
The art market records a high price for Sir Alma-Tadema as his painting The Finding of Moses sells for £14,000. The sale underscores strong demand for Victorian maritime and classical works and signals ongoing auction confidence.
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