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Newspaper

Lexington Intelligencer

Location

Lexington, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1909

Page

5

Indebted at Loomis drugstore called to settle accounts

People who owe money at the Loomis drugstore are urged to call and settle promptly. Mrs. C. W. Loomis is the administrator.

C. W. Loomis

We Do Love Work We Are In Town Contractor Ad

John Eashurst, a contractor, states they are in town and ready to provide aid and deliver the goods. He invites potential clients to contact his residential services at the given phone number 325.

John Eashurst Res

Insurance rates reduced on dwellings and barns July iith

Public notice from John Taubman & Son announces lower insurance rates on all kinds of dwellings and private barns as of July iith and offers to write insurance at the lowest rates. Also features a Messenger service for deliveries and a dry cleaning ad for French Dry Cleaner GEO. WITTENBURG with contact numbers and street location.

GEO Wittenburg

Land and Money for Lafayette county farms and city lots

Land and money available for Lafayette county farms at reasonable prices. Some city residences and vacant lots listed. Brokers Gratz Bros and E. B. Vaughn offer viewings. W. V. Curtis advertises coffee brands. Jos L. Long Cash Grocer promotes electric mill grinding and Messenger Services for a boy.

Lafayette County Noweany Gratz Bros E. B. Vaughn W. V Curtis

School board seeks winter help for board and schooling

City schools Superintendent M. J Patterson invites applicants for winter work while attending high school. He has numerous applications from country boys and girls seeking board during the winter term.

High Scholols M. J Patterson

Worthy Guardian of Flock

A Cul ter shepherd dog showed notable wit when a motor car approached as his flock paused by a shop. The dog dashed ahead guiding the sheep aside, as if the shepherd were present, allowing the car to pass safely.

Culter London Mall

Porpoise and the notional school critique

In a playful quip from Puck, a porpoise is mocked for lacking human abilities and terms. The fragment questions why people still speak of schools of porpoises when the animal cannot play football smokew pipes or adopt human roles. The passage satirizes anthropomorphism and language.

Peither Pater Mater Puck

Bees use a special sense of direction for navigation

Experiments by Gaston Bonnier show bees travel straight back to their hives after being moved up to two miles away, proving neither sight nor smell accounts for the return. The guiding sense is not located in the antennas.

Gaston Bonnier

The World’s Disease and Selfishness as Cause

The Homiletic Review declares Mammonism a result of selfishness against universal law. It argues social health requires saving society from selfishness, framing self-gratification as the root problem and the general good as the proper guide.

My Neighbor and the Duty to Make Others Happy

A compact reflection on moral duty to neighbors. Stevenson suggests personal reform as key to improving others by making them happy, emphasizing ethical action begins with self-improvement and extends outward to those nearby.

Robert Louis Stevenson

The Lady's Gowns Joke Peculiar to Wardrobe

A humorous note from the Ohio State Journal jokes that after a fashionable woman dons a morning gown day gown reception gown tea gown and dinner gown it would be a short time before the night gown.

Ohio State Journal

The Day of Rest Delien tor Quip

A six year old girl named May was asked why the Sabbath differs from other days. She replied carelessly that it is the day you pin things on instead of sewing, according to The Delien tor.

Carrie May

Every One Every Girl And Wedding Tea Gown

A brief note from the Atchison Globe reflecting on wedding attire. It observes that many brides resist the temptation of a light blue tea gown, a tradition kept throughout life, until preparing wedding clothes reveals a change in sentiment.

God’s Plans for Mankind and Noble Purpose

Excerpt reflects on humanity created in God's image to be generous and grand, contrasting stinginess with divine lineage. The text emphasizes lofty intent and moral potential as foundational to human nature.

Balance of Appetite and Health Mentioned

A reflective line notes that health would improve if the sick person ate adequately and the healthy person ate less. It frames appetite as a moral and practical issue affecting wellbeing.

Coal man who sells ice irks Brooklyn reader

A Brooklyn Citizen reader jokes that forgiving and forgetting is hard when the coal man also handles ice, noting the mix of duties adds annoyance about coal and ice combined services.

Brooklyn Citizen

Note on a Woman's Conversation Habits Cited

A Chicago News item mocks a woman described as afflicted with the butt in habit. It portrays her as having a long nose a long tongue and says little when spoken to.

Chicago News

Tolstoy on living for God's will and social judgment

Tolstoy argues that a life aligned with divine purpose renders one indifferent to worldly judgment. He states that those who serve God's will act from a higher motive, not seeking approval from people but guidance from conscience.

Tolstoy

Mind Cultivation Drives Productive Thought

A Beneca quote on how wealth alone fails without cultivation. The mind, rich or not, must be nurtured to bear fruitful ideas and achievements through disciplined study and practice.

Beneca

Some Aids to the Memory in Curious Dialogue

A pair of men discuss memory aids and the habit of letting unrelated advertisements trigger recall. McFee argues memory links justify reminders while O’Beetle doubts the system. The chat touches Jenks the author as a brainy figure and pivots on a wife’s letter being mailed.

Beetle McFee McFee Jenks O'Beetle

Rake-off plan aims to curb runaway cars for farmer

A farmer named Jenkins complains he was struck by three speeding automobiles. He describes a new rake arrangement intended to slow vehicles and allow safe walking, hoping to deter further incidents.

Fad of Historical Pageants and Our Past Sense

The piece notes a rising interest in reconstituting history through pageants, driven by traditional pride and a renewed sensibility for the past. It suggests this awakening coexists with modern wealth focus and a fondness for picturesque, as epic history remains close to the present day.

Hard Time for Women Says Bazan on Spanish Roles

Emilio Pardo Bazan argues that laws hurt women in Spain while open universities attract scrutiny. He notes public opinion shuns educated women, leaving marriage, domestic service, or worse as the remaining options for many, and that a woman may seek magistrate aid against a bad marriage.

Emilio Pardo Bazan

Austria’s Suffrage Debate Faces Conservative Backdrop

The country remains one of the most conservative in the world and has not advanced much for women’s suffrage. Despite agitation, a law banning women from political meetings was recently enforced to highlight the law’s foolishness and curb protests.

Austria

Grades of Sheep Featured Merinos Shropshires and Southdowns

Merinos are wool sheep, Shropshire are all purpose, and Southdown are best for mutton. The note catalogs breed strengths and typical uses in historic livestock classifications.

Shropshire Southdown

Proud of His Judgment Seams in Voter Talk

A fragment reflects pride in voting for a candidate who won. The speaker mocks opponents, claims sharp discernment, and derides rivals as deceptive. No clear names, dates, or places are given in the readable text.

A Hasty Explanation In Detroit Free Press

A quoted exchange shows a parent explaining their move from a flat, noting the daughter’s music studies as a factor but not the sole reason. The brief reflects housing pressures and family priorities echoed in a Detroit Free Press item.

Detroit Free Press

Saadi Adage on Gossip and Reputation

A concise medieval admonition warns against exposing others secret faults for doing so harms one’s own reputation and social standing. The saying emphasizes restraint and humility in commentary.

June and July clash in wedding and discord gibe

The exchange notes two seasonal notions with a playful quip about June as the month for weddings and July as the time for discord and explosives. The remark reflects a light, witty tone typical of the Washington Star dialogue.

Miss Cayenne Washington Star

Not All That Is Necessary

An aphoristic note reflects on motivation and action, implying beginnings alone do not create value. It contrasts idle beginnings with the need for meaningful effort, suggesting progress requires more than mere initial steps.

Spencer Main Street

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