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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
2
Weekly Lexington Intelligencer published Fridays. Subscription 1.50 yearly prepaid. Entered as second class mail matter at Lexington Post Office. Communications to be printed must be signed.
Deeds filed in Lafayette County Recorder list transfers in Lexington and Higginsville. Transactions include land and lot deals, such as Wm B. E. land in 4 48.27 and 30-49-25, transfers to Jos Cook, August Detert, Chas Gladish, John Weber, and others. Several properties across Lexington additions and Chamblin’s Add Higginsville are noted with prices ranging from 500 to 165 000 dollars and a bank capital increase for Farmers Bank of Mayview.
An advertisement extols Nature's Remedy NE Tablets as a mild cleansing aid for stomach and bowel disposal. It claims to improve digestion, reduce indigestion, and avoid harsher laxatives, with offerings of money back guarantees and contact from Renshaw & Young in Lexington, MA.
BH. Qian g. patents a dry battery using red lead instead of manganese compound claiming longer life, months of stability, and rechargeability at least ten times with each recharge as efficient as current batteries. Also includes brief daily thought quotes from Diogenes Seneca and Ovid.
Wisconsin educators and officials at Milwaukee urged early thrift in schools to build lifelong saving habits. J H Puwhlicher and P I Neverman emphasized that War Savings for children should come from earned funds, not gifts, aiming to strengthen character and finances. Thomas W Boyes highlighted gaps in wealth for men and widows, using France 1870 as a savings lesson, and urged communities to organize savings societies in all settings.
W R B Jackson of Mexico Mo. argues before War Savings societies that a dollar saved today will be worth much more in five years when War Savings Stamps mature. He cites shrinking buying power, postwar price shifts, and higher staple costs as factors, noting a likely greater return than four percent interest.
Fragmentary verse about a man named Bill failing to save money and dying poor, amid references to savings stamps and a stern savings authority. The text laments inability to buy stamps and imagines a saver’s fate, with lines mentioning a laddie and a lady who smiles. It preserves historical dialect and evokes thrift lessons.
The St Louis Browns organize a War Savings Society led by George Sisler with Jimmy Burke as manager. Sisler pledges to buy $100 monthly. all players sign pledged bonds to support thrift for government bonds at 4 percent interest.
A fragmented tale notes Robinson Crusoe finds seeds amid wreckage and plants them instead of indulging. By year end he can bake cakes and save surplus, then repeat planting. The pattern suggests that once ahead of need, returns accelerate and waiting for harvest becomes shorter as wealth grows.
A compact early 20th century note extols saving the first thousand dollars as a foundation for investment. It contrasts banking deposits with a modern alternative by promoting Government Savings Stamps backed by the United States, offering guaranteed interest and compound growth over time. It urges starting small and extending savings through regular purchases.
The country shows higher War Savings figures for 2018 with total investment around 1,016 and per capita measures near 89.44. Officials note gains in national savings driven by patriotic campaigns and public participation across states.
Fragmented OCR text offers no clear event or entities. Readable parts mention Benj Franklin and a thrift stamp context but lack concrete actions, dates, places, or organizations to summarize into a factual card.
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