Lexington Missives and Mail Arrivals July 2 1910
Local notes report several residents traveling for business to Kansas City Independence and St Joseph while others returned from visits to Higginsville Mercer and Aullville. Uncalled mail includes multiple names. notices invite callers to reference advertisement. Rentals and sales include a seven room modern house for rent and two boats for sale or inquiry at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Graddy
Kansas City
Helen
Pearl Fulkerson
St. Joseph
Geo. Aull
Clarence Vivian
Nancy
Higginsville
T. C. Sawyer
Independence
L. G. Peak
Capt
Jno. Skinner
Mercer, Wis
Annie Berrie
Rooms to Rent at Wentworth Flats Corner of Main and College
Rooms to rent in Wentworth flats at the corner of Main and College streets. Apply to Wilson Bros. 5-19t1mo.
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Barron’s Grocery
Richard Field
Barrons Grocery
Wentworth
Main
College Streets
Wilson Bros
Pathos in Court Turns Ridiculous in Suit for Seventeen Years’ Service
A sister suing the administrators for unpaid care of her invalid brother uses a pathetically earnest plea that veers into ludicrous humor when she recalls not being able to buy pantaloons for herself. The courtroom reaction mirrors the tale of irony and sympathy, with the Chicago Record-Herald noting the verdict outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
The First English Lottery Drawn in London 1569
London Mail recounts the first English lottery held in 1569 to fund public aims. Four hundred thousand tickets were issued with cash and silver plate prizes, sparking a wave of imitators and widespread betting on lotteries from tailors to sausage stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
London Mail
Genius the Fruit of Hard Work on Genius in Art
Julius Henri Trowne argues that society judges genius by its public output rather than the method behind it. He asserts research and study behind creative achievement are often ignored as impressions of natural brilliance dominate. The piece contends that the vast unseen labor shaping genius is forgotten or suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junius Henri Trowne
Wet Evening Misadventure Prompted by Rain
A New York Press item recalls Nora, a novice shopper, being sent on a rainy night to fetch dinner ingredients. Her mistress laments the wet ordeal, and Nora exclaims she is soaked, comparing it to walking barefoot.
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Nora
Greenhorn
New York Press
Fragmented Notebook Exchange From New York Weekly
A disjointed quote from the New York Weekly mentions a fitful exchange about an asylum, a Mrs De Jarr, and old love letters. It reads like a clipped, sensational line without clear context or dates.
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Geo. Wittenberg
Lexington
Dry Cleaner
Lexington Mo
J. H. Allen
C. Q. Davis
Joe Douglas
Pym Galle
Lexington United Journal
Raymond Lee
Helen Lovell
William Ness
C. W. Ross
Anton Silas
Cleve Terhune
Derosy Tucker
Thomas Bernette
Nannie Bolton
Wade Baumgardner
Eva Bynum
Lulu Bynum
Rube Bryant
E. L. Cutting
Pyrl Galle
J. M. Givelman
Mary Horn
J. J. Heneberg
Albert Davidson
Kittie Williams
Della Crowder
PBL
Roy Cole
J.L. Long
St Louis
Mrs.Talbot Simpson
Aullville
Sam Seyoyer
J. R. Wilwsor
Wlover Branch
Mexico
J. C. Shelton
Geo. McKean
Sarah Graddy
C. H. Schaefermeyer
Franklin Avenue
G. B. Pritchard, Jr
Main Street
Rhode Island
Geo. H. Logan
J. K. Leiter
R. Field
Stalling Bros
Hinesley
Tae
J. E. Tucker
McGrew Building
J.L. Peak
Pyle
Paucola Company
Chicago
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