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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer notes weekly publication with editor A W Allen. Sub scription is 150 per year payable in advance. Entered as second class mail matter at the Lexington Missouri post office.
A directive states that all communications submitted for print in The Intellig en must conform to specified formatting, clarity, and style rules to ensure consistent presentation across issues. The policy outlines submission procedures and expectations for editors and contributors.
Hamilton Holt writes that the public deserves clarity on President Harding’s association of nations idea. He argues delay harms peace and that Harding must show concrete convictions after six years of debate. Holt warns voters may see no plan or suspect party loyalty above world welfare. A brief page notes aviators, GOP promises, and a Harvard economist on poverty.
The report notes a newly discovered landmass near Antarctica with debate on its wet or dry nature. Washington reacts to missing ships while Milwaukee worries about vanished schooners. The piece weaves social and political quips about perception and a forecasted gas war.
The report notes Leland Stanford University plans a course in proper eating and questions whether it will affect gravy habits and clean tablecloths. It mentions the General Assembly's bill abolishing the criminal court of the fifteenth judicial circuit lacked an emergency clause and was defeated. It also comments on Harding's association of nations as non existent.
Ed Vaughan of Kansas City spent Sunday here with home folks Mr and Mrs Truman L Ingle of Oakland California visiting at the home of F G Young Mrs Ingle was formerly Miss Helen Fulkerson.
BE Hopkins, E M Taubman, F L Wallace and W Aull, Sr., traveled to Kansas City in Cagle's car for business. J W Ross, Western Union Commercial Manager for the Kansas City district, visited the Telegraph Dept of the Chillicothe Business College Friday seeking operators to be placed as managers. Three were recommended and will soon be placed in his district. Ady.
A large lot of finishing lumber window casings door casings and mouldings mostly white pine is offered for disposal in the next few days at sacrifice prices. See or call B. Announcement is made that C. Drummond or G. C. Wright.
In a tense broker plot over control of R. X. stock, a young man arrives wounded and blackmails the rivals Gibney and Hadman. He reveals he is Jevons but exposes his schemes before a twist of romance unfolds as Alice Gibney reveals she bought the stock as a birthday surprise for her husband.
A detailed description of the anteon larva and its pitfall trap explains how it lures ants with a cone shaped pit in the sand. The larvae bury themselves leaving only the head and mandibles visible. Curious ants peer in, the sand slides and carries other grains, and the larva seizes the victim with sharp mandibles for a meal. The process ends with the ant’s husk remaining as the larva feeds.
The term shin-plasters refers to depreciated Continental currency used during the Civil War era. People resorted to postage stamps and private notes, with denominations of 10, 25, and 50 cents, whose value exceeded the loyalty of the places where they were issued, acting as outlines or “plasters for broker shins.”
The article notes Delaware nicknames from Revolutionary times, including a brigade key figure linked to a veteran cock fighter phrase and the origin of a state nickname. It explains Delaware’s moniker The Diamond State, derived from its small size and notable status.
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