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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer edited by A. W. Allen issues weekly on Fridays. Subscription costs 1.50 per year, payable in advance. Entry registered at the Lexington post office to activate print publication.
A column reflects on advertising, fashion, and political shifts. It notes a New York Telegram remark about President Wilson and predicts future press coverage as the 1921 tax hike debate unfolds. County tax receipts are urged for readers to compare and judge the truth.
Senator Borah critiques the Newberry siting in Michigan and questions the notion of public shame. He notes that shame is subjective and uncommunicable and questions why Republicans who supported the seat would feel any shame. The piece mocks political leaders like Henry Cabot Lodge as unmoved by such ethics.
A critical view denounces Lodge Brandegee McCormick Wadsworth and allied Republican senators for their role in shaping opposition to the Treaty of Versailles. The piece accuses them of instrumentalizing Newberry to block the treaty and criticizes Pepper for supporting the indictment that defended the controversial Covenant of the League of Nations. It argues the coalition harmed the nation’s moral standing and delayed economic recovery, drawing on New York Times opinions to label the maneuver as a grave political betrayal.
Most laxatives provide only temporary relief and should be used briefly. For lasting relief take Chamberlain's Tablets and follow the directions. The tablets not only move the bowels but improve the appetite and strengthen digestion. Ad.
In Labor World poem form Dan McGann argues against Bolshevik ideas and foreign influence. He brandishes a monkey wrench to warn a foreign worker to stop praising socialism and communism and affirms American allegiance and the land of blue fields.
A playful verse from Collegiate World recounts a parlor scene where Cupid officiates a mock football match between a maid and a long-haired youth. Their flirtation advances amid risqué banter until a humorous end with a parental interruption and a suggestive touchdown.
Mrs J W Phillips of Redon Ga phoned merchant J M Floyd to buy Chamberlains Cough Remedy saying it helped her child and she wants to continue the treatment. The ad touts the product as best for coughs and colds in children or adults, keeping coughs loose and aiding expectoration. Adv Mrs C Willson visited Kansas City Tuesday evening for a week with daughter Mrs Henry Nettles.
A fragment shows a storekeeper asking if being waited on while a spinster replies she has had her chances. The exchange includes a question about a son returning from college and an unclear local setting.
Last week two full blooded Indian girls from Coweta Oklahoma enrolled in the Stenographic Department at Chillicothe Business College. They join other new students in the program, reflecting a diverse intake for the term.
Eugene T Lies of Chicago warned at Peoria before the Illinois public welfare conference that a rising sedentary culture threatens the nation. He cited 15,000,000 daily moviegoers and large sports crowds as signs of increasing sittterdom and urged action to keep people active beyond passive amusement.
A woman calling herself Grandma challenged Judge John P. Jeffries in a Terre Haute divorce case. In a prior hearing the court refused a 40 dollar monthly allowance. The judge recalled her remark that he was bought and asked her to retract. She declined, saying she would always think he was paid before. The judge and audience laughed at the moment. The Indianapolis News report notes the incident during the divorce proceedings.
Ralph Fanning notes that Meuse department churches scattered in villages and along Argonne hills suffered loss during conflict, depriving the world of modest architectural beauty. Verdun cathedral and Bar-le-Duc churches stood as notable remnants though not grand like Reims or Amiens.
A Fort Scott man experimented with improvised teeth in his mouth. He carved a wooden substitute from pine and walnut and later from a Mar maton river mussel shell, testing their fit and utility before discarding them as impractical.
A terse quote features Sena- Sotma pledging unwavering optimism about the world’s affairs. The speaker insists strength comes from not weakening, asserting a firm stance amid uncertain times.
Wellington's army was transported abroad aboard sailing ships and landed in Portugal, with coverage maintained by the Army and Navy Journal detailing the operations and movements.
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