13 Jul 1889
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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1889
Page
1
A fragmented timetable notes arrivals and departures, routes and stations from Richi to Mewer, with several lines referencing Velocities, freight and passenger services. It lists train numbers, connections, and through-ticketing details, mentioning Wesley and Capea as key points and indicating through-carriage checks.
Poem fragment about ruined toys and heartbreak from a Nebraska State Journal page. Obscure typos and garbled lines hint at a children and loss motif, mentioning dolls tea sets and broken lute. Unclear author and date.
The article reviews testimonials for Excelsior Springs waters, citing Dr Pumphrey and editor Levi M. Spivey among supporters. It extols cures for cataracts, rheumatic and neural issues, liver troubles, and blood disorders, noting increasing visitor demand, bottling facility plans, and cottages sprouting as a health hub akin to Bath and Saratoga.
A list of residents and guests roaming the area this week includes Master Frank Confer in Alma Saturday, Dinwiddie of Dover Sunday, L W Corder in Grand Suss Monday, John Jenkins and others moving to Napton, and numerous visits by Mrs Demoss, Mrs Higgins, Mrs Capp and Miss Lulu, plus appearances by J Callaway, L Merrrew, M C Yaney, Fout Jones, Cary Cauthorn, Rev Holloway and many more at Marshall, Lexington, and surrounding towns.
An anonymous observer writes from Excelsion Mo praising Lexington springs. He details iron-rich waters with medicinal claims, noting several springs along the valley and a Salt Age deposit near the same site. The correspondent cites testimonials from Kansas City and Leavenworth figures and urges public consideration of the springs’ curative qualities and potential benefits.
President Walter Williams pays eloquent tribute to Jno N Edwards and Joseph A Turner, veteran editors and friends. The piece honors their courage, civic duty, and literary gifts, contrasting their lives while praising their generosity and service to journalism and country.
United States Marshal Gurten will sell river land near Lexington on a second August Tuesday to satisfy a $44,567 judgment against Alvin Kensler in favor of Louis Cohn. The case stems from a lottery ticket scheme tied to a saloon keeper and a Boston man, with ownership passing to a third party after deaths and remainders.
The Central Presbyterian journal notes the close of the session on June 18 with high praise for the students. The Baccalaureate by Dr. W W Moore and other addresses received strong approbation. The university is commended for religious commitment, improved discipline, and evangelical stance. A new chair of history will emphasize Biblical history under Rev J A White, and John R Tucker is honored as co-ordinate professor of law. The piece calls for a university chancellor to boost external connections.
From the N. Evening Post Assistant Postmaster-General Clark has appointed a convicted burglar and a former keeper of a disorderly house to post offices in two states. Henry K. Sharpe, arraigned in 1897 in Springfield Mo, served jail time, then moved to Lead Hill Ark where he was later named postmaster. Clarkson defends his method, asserting lack of knowledge, while a Covington La appointment involved a nonresident. Revised Statute 851 requires postmasters to reside within the office’s delivery area.
From the Democratic Watchman a critical view on tariff protection. It argues western farmers supported Republicans to keep high potato prices but now faces five cents per bushel for potatoes and nine cents per pound for sugar, blaming protected monopolies and trusts for consumer and producer harm. It cites Michigan potato prices and tariff-linked costs as evidence of misdirected protection.
The document outlines five roles for trained dogs in warfare. Dogs serve as auxiliary sentinels at posts and sentries, scouts on march and reconnaissance, carriers for dispatches, ammunition, and supplies, as reserve nominals during movement and action, and as searchers for wounded or dead combatants.
A Georgia paper ponders odd questions while a German science journal notes snakes and electricity in India. A Dubuque apple thief boasts of Grover Cleveland, a London theater encore elicits jeers, and a Washington Post visit records ex secretary McCulloch recalling age and health.
The Murabali Democrat-News quotes a harsh Post-Dispatch critique of Gov. Francis and defends Col. Prather as central committeeman and party supporter. It condemns the dispatch as malicious, urges fair citizen support for the governor, and defends his efficiency and honesty while urging moral public discourse.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports Maine enacted a law branding anyone seeking food lodging or charity as a tramp and sentencing a man who asked for shelter to sixty days hard labor. The judge apologized claiming no alternative under the rigid statute as the line The poor you have with you always becomes a cruel reality in Maine.
The piece praises John Bright for raising three sons with a strong work ethic. It notes their upbringing under modest circumstances and contrasts two industrious sons trained in mills and iron foundries with two others described as democratic and less tied to idleness. It argues that labor ennobles society and warns against aristocracy of idleness.
A Mercer county anecdote in the Courier shows Louis Jelp rough handling a mule then marrying a forty one year old widow of means after a bout of punishment. The couple now holds ten thousand dollars in the bank and Louis enjoys a life tenancy on a good farm. The tale underscores a lesson about stern discipline and reformation.
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