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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
8
An excerpt from Outing Magazine describes a treacherous Labrador journey with towering white waves and dangerous cross currents. The party navigates around raging rapids, dodges submerged rocks, and notes a curious optical illusion of water seeming to run downhill, in a wild region untouched by Indians and unsurveyed by hunters.
Ragged Ray collects food items from a trusting stranger who offers useful race tips. The exchange hints at a roadside deal with a wary pair, revealing hints of a potential plot or scam embedded in casual talk.
A Circle-bar ranchman dismisses New England plans while detailing January entertainments in his area. He mentions world famous bell ringers on January 12, Hal Brown the cornetist on January 20, and a January 34 Shakespeare production titled Louis the Cross Eye, sharing a programme with the New Englander.
A milliner with a philosophical bent asserts that a woman's character is revealed by her hat. She says bold hats indicate strong personality while loud hats reveal vanity, and she prefers vibrant headwear to morbid funeral styles.
F A Whitney of Moectechse Wyoming, a wealthy rancher visiting New York, tells of a slum boy on a monthlong country vacation who mistakes a horse for a cow. The lad argues, horses have wagons, and insists the field horse is a cow despite a guiding lady's correction.
A crude remark prompts a vague offer of a drink when Mulrooney is approached with a suggestive question. The exchange hints at inflated expectations and possible social impropriety in a public setting.
Letters from employees tell of illness head pain seasickness fever and backache. One worker seeks six days off to recover another cites fever and absence due to sickness of a parent while a third asks to be excused for a morning shift to care for a sick mother.
The piece argues that war’s high price, such as a new experimental 1d-inch gun costing 132000, shows why only wealthy nations can wage war. The author suggests money power drives peace and that nations must fund arms with gold as well as lead, influencing disarmament outlook.
A fragment from a dialogue scene features Candid Wayfarer and Benevolent Lady. The Wayfarer insists he was a lodger not owner while the Lady rebukes him for ownership. The exchange hints at social tension and personal accountability.
A brief notice discusses Mahomet as a great man who used tricks to gain trust, citing the familiar dove tale and alleging the prophet taught followers to eat wheat from his ear. The piece presents a critical, satirical view of religious figures and miracles.
Dialogue captures a flirtatious mischief as a speaker jokes about hearing angels and feathers. A warning from a chaperone hints at social bounds while the other character teases about perception and propriety in a playful, sentimentally charged moment.
Senator Sorghum debates the term influence noting that the core issue is whether a politician has financial influence. The exchange highlights how financiers’ sway is perceived in politics and signals rising scrutiny.
The article traces the evolution of stone implements from crude clubs to sharp-edged knives, noting how early humans tied stones to handles and advanced to bored holes and stone insets. It also reports the death of Milroy, a prominent Gilroy banker and former mayor, detailing his life, public service, and funeral.
Francis W Hoyt argues in Engineering News that the rule to place quarry stone to match its natural bed is not always reliable. He explains three fracture planes rift grain and head guiding quarrying and building practice. End blocks misalign when beds incline to rift.
In Fuchan, China, December witnessed a singular ceremony when a leading gentry family’s daughter wed with a modern, nontraditional service held at the bride’s home. The rite discarded kneeling and head-bumping, reflecting progressive education and attire.
Residents and visitors are noted in a Wednesday evening update with short travels to Cairo Lil and Independence. Several locals including Miss Lula Carter and Mrs Kila Schneider visit relatives, while Rev Geo Caliber from Butler Pa plans sermons. John Welborn to Warrensburg for Decoration Day address. others return from visits in Wellington Kansas City and Wellington area.
A leading Kansas City Times piece ridicules the notion that the South dominates U S politics while ignoring Northern influence. It argues sectional prejudice runs both ways, noting Southern votes have often backed Northern candidates, while Northern votes have not backed Southern men since Andrew Johnson, accusing the Star Times of bias.
A garbled feature discusses Belva Lockwood, noted as a pioneering lawyer in Wilmington, detailing her claims about roles in early national events, mentions President Cleveland and figures like Butler, and critiques of the Harting controversy and railroad magnate power, with speculative outcomes and press reactions.
The President speaks in a quiet, low tone at Tudwanopol Thursday, showing growing mastery of railroad issues. He projects a stronger grasp and a majority favorable view on the subject, surpassing his prior demonstrations of interest.
Annie Nichols back in Kansas City after a stay with Mrs. Luther Marshall. Minses Opal and Raby Early wrap up Central College exercises and head home. Bettie Trail arrives from Folsom New Mexico to vacation with Geo and Mrs Trail. An ad claims Holiurver Rocky Mountain tea promotes radiant complexions at 35 cents per tablet.
The record lists heirs and defendants in the estate of James W. Dorion and related individuals, including Thomas Lauderdale and Rob ert E. Dorion, with names such as Dorion James Dorion, Sallie Dorion, Rendall Dorien, and Hotert n. The document is stamped by Circuit Clerk J. W. Pydnor and notes a date in Lafayette County.
Notion is given that administr ators of the estate of a deceased person or persons require a probate action after a specified date. The notice outlines that beneficiaries or interested parties may contest the transfer or distribution of assets within a limited period and directs contact with the administrator for inquiries and filings. The language references an administrator or executor and potential claims to be addressed before a set deadline.
Letters of administration and testament of Aue Schacer deceased were granted this day by the probate court of May to one or more persons named in the record. The notice sets allowances for the widow and dependent heirs and specifies conditions.
Worren seeks poison to travel in home territory with a salary of 3.50 dollars per day and expenses. Address J A Alexander, 185 Plymouth Place, Chicago.
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