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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
7
A writer recalls watching a cat named Pussy train her kittens in natural cat life. She demonstrates fighting stances, arching backs, and spitting, then shifts to teaching self defense and hunting by letting a kitten stalk a live mouse. After guiding the young cat through practice, Pussy ends lessons and signals independence.
A personal letter reveals an older Roosevelt family anecdote. During a state visit, Kermit Roosevelt awakened a sleeping foreign envoy by dashing water on him in Ethel’s room, shouting for him to get up. The foreign guest and the family were startled as the prank unfolded at the White House.
The Antwerp Bee outlines a four stage life starting with childhood pains and curious acts, then at 15 entering a boastful phase with new fashions and rebellion, and by 21 facing financial ruin while relationships and family dynamics emerge, ending with a troubled, reflective sea of life.
A fragment from Chicago Daily News notes ricocheting views on religion linked to money. It hints at attitudes where financial concerns eclipse faith seeking. The piece cites a cynic stance toward devotion driven by dollars rather than belief or moral duty.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt relays a banter between a sleuth and a plainclothes officer about a rumored pool room. The pair recount visits from Monday to Saturday, noting success at wagering and cashouts, and consider raiding if luck continues. The dialogue blends humor with suspicion in a late 19th or early 20th century style.
The Lake Dwellers were ancient settlers moving from eastern waters into Europe, using inland seas and riverways to establish habitable zones. Wood causeways protected settlements, waters provided food, and lake living offered space above forests. Herodotus compares them to Paeonians on Lake Prasias in Turkey.
M A Latsant advocates an international underground network of hundreds of subterranean observatories reaching a mile deep or more. Deep borings would yield geological data and later host registering apparatus to record temperature, pressure, and other atmospheric and geochemical readings, revealing gas compositions and unusual phenomena.
Ashbrook's present record shows varied ages and times, with a notable inbreeding Wilkes lineage. Pedigree notes cite sired by Great Ashland Wilkes and dam by Young Wilkes, son of Immoral George Wilkes, signaling sought-after blood for trotting horserace breeders.
A local advertisement offers farm property insurance with occupancy by tenant or owner and risks written in any town in the county. The insurer will personally inspect and name rates upon application, stating they will insure anything. Contact the office in Lexington.
Real estate notices in Lexington advertise farms for sale and houses to rent. An agency offers to handle listings with no cost if no sale. Office located in Lexington.
The Lexington Franklin Street Feed Store offers the test and cheapest line of feed and conducts general exchange with farmers for wheat or corn. Their plow is advertised as the best on the market. Phone 178.
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