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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
6
F R Neet visited Independence on Sunday while Irving Tevis spent the day in Kansas City.
Advertisement touts a pump operated automatic clothes washer at three dollars with a 30 day trial and money back guarantee. It claims half the time and easier work than 400 machines, requires only moving a handle and demonstration to neighbors, with pamphlets and express option. Local notices mention visits by Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Winn and other residents in Kansas City, Higginsville, Wellington, Sedalia, and Independence.
An old advertisement extols Bucken's Arnica Salve as a universal healer for cuts burns sores and more. It mentions Crenshaw & Young and Omaha area names while listing users and testimonials. Mentions Pine salve and laxative cough syrup Bees as products with endorsements.
Partial OCR shows No 14 Dally Mo and No 16 So Ww Not with No 9 Higginsville, Mo on a state express page fragment. Unclear full event or date due to fragmented text.
Vestrymen in several New York churches report an influx of counterfeit coins in collection boxes. Once a curiosity, counterfeit dimes quarters and half dollars now appear regularly, challenging clergy to trust the change used for church contributions.
A weathered man ambling past the village tavern is teased by a drummer about war service. The vet insists he is the eldest veterinarian across six states, then offers to treat horses and cows, turning the questioning into a joke about his profession.
The historian Hue states that until Henry VIII's reign no carrots, turnips or edible roots were grown in England and were imported for royal banquets. Shute papers show messengers sent to the continent for rare vegetables and salads. Cucumbers appeared in the sixteenth century, and celery arrived via French marshal Taillard who was imprisoned after Marlborough's defeat.
The Directoire era marks the French government from 1795 to 1799 led by the Directory after the Jacobin regime. It featured a return to conservative governance, political instability, and mounting economic strife as the new rulers tried to stabilize the revolution.
A dialogue questions belief in love at first sight and explores if second sight could affect marriage plans. The exchange suggests skepticism about prediction influencing couples choosing to wed.
A brief theatrical line describes a warden explaining a practical method for handling unruly prisoners by ironing them, signaling a stark period piece view of prison discipline.
In a crowded streetcar a big man grouchily asks a little man to move off his foot. The smaller passenger replies with a quip about the ride being more of a walk than a stroll, highlighting the humorous clash in a confined transit moment.
In a test of language skill titled Do you understand French when I speak it The Bolle emerged victorious over competitors in a concise segment of The Linguist. The brief item notes Bolle's win without additional detail.
Kinglake sought details from war correspondents for his Crimean War history. A couple in uniform sent a black bordered letter about their killed child. They asked him to invent particulars, saying they had none and trusted his imagination.
An Ohio State Journal reflection on a famed English wonder who can answer any quantity or date, arguing knowledge must be assimilated and applied. It warns that endless learning without purpose erodes usefulness, urging schools to weave purpose with instruction and industrial training to ground education in action.
A brief exchange shows a woman expressing frustration at not being allowed freedom and threatening to return home to her mother. A male figure responds that he will permit her to do as she wishes.
During a visit by Spanish painter Senor So Tollola he was overwhelmed by luncheon and dinner invitations. He exclaimed in mock distress that he wished he could ask guests to send uncooked food to Spain so he could dine at home at his leisure.
The author asks the critic about the church scene and its realism. The critic replies it was nice but intensely dull, noting many in the audience actually drifted to sleep during the scene.
In a playful exchange the hoppopotamus asks whether being shot by an amateur sportsman or snapped by an amateur photographer is preferable. The lion replies that both offer danger, calling it a hoard choice between possible death and certain disfigurement.
The fragment references Peet, Egbert, and a boy from Yonkers. It hints at a coach or guardian figure assessing a player’s potential and a challenging assignment ahead. No clear names beyond Yonkers and generic roles.
Trustee sale of the southwest quarter of township 7 percent and related parcels in Lafayette County Kentucky to satisfy trust deed notes. Held at public vendue on the Tuesday day of June 1900 at the Lexington court house for the legal debt and costs, with ownership transferring to the highest bidder after trust terms.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION. STATE OF MISSOURI to defendants James Riley and Beulah Riley and minor siblings. The State seeks sale of delinquent Lot twelve in Block D City of Lafayette to collect back taxes and costs. The court orders publication and sets terms for the collection hearing, with the action to be begun in Lafayette County Circuit Court. Attested by Clerk Belth W. SY OSOR. A. Virson, attorney for plaintiff.
In a court proceeding the defendant Geo Baker is named, with residence to be proven in this county. A summons and process are ordered, and a judgment may be rendered if the defendant fails to appear or answer as required by law. The court directs that service and due process be carried out as specified by statute.
A murky notice details a trustee sale in Lafayette County Missouri. Thomas Hil and Waite are described as grantors with A W Bennett and John M. Rood acting as trustees. The document sets sale timing at 1 PM and 6 PM at the Lafayette County courthouse, outlining the land parcels and debts secured by the trust deed.
Public notice from the probate court announces administrator of the estate of an individual in 1905. Persons with claims must present them within two years from publication or be forever barred. Filing details appear in the official notice.
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