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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
3
Edward D. Easton, famed for earning $75,000 in Star Route trials, seeks a typewriter helper for a crucial hearing in a southern town. After searching ads and hotel wait, a single knock brings a would‑be typist who reveals he cannot work due to fishing plans with Lafe Smith.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is described as supplying Nature with body-building materials to strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, and repair tissues. It is claimed to purify and enrich the blood, nourish nerves, and restore vigor, helping lingering coughs and wasted bodies to recover.
Alkire of Lexington Missouri, a longtime shipper, says hogs are not all out of the country and expects some remain when fall arrives. He notes hog sickness in his territory keeps farmers guessing about the upcoming season.
The ad claims Electric Bitters restore health and vigor in women through improved nerves, bright complexion, sleep, and digestion. It notes backache headaches and dizziness ease, markets the remedy at Crenshaw and Young for 50 cents. Also reports several Kansas City trips by local residents and a wedding upcoming for Burtis M Little and Lucile Gibson.
A Neenah Wisconsin man felt severe side pains after a coughing spell and doctors found two ribs broken. An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and lung ailments with a free trial bottle offer. The piece also notes Kansas City visitors and laund ry services offering lace curtain cleaning and ironing in town.
For sale in Estill Heights an address block at Jets 107 200 201. Liberal terms of payment offered by Richard Field.
For sale 10 acres of 7 foot muck land near Miami Florida priced at 1000 dollars in cash. Address 1108 Felix St St Joseph Missouri.
Week ending Saturday June Real estate transfers filed in the Lafayette County Recorder office Lexington Missouri list various deeds. Names include Ralph L Moore Addie McClure Edward Lewis Henry Stupenhaus Diedrich Stumpenhaus Fred Hix John P Hollingworth Theo Youngs Theodore Youngs Richard Field Yves Guezer James F Martin Maria Bredell and others. Amounts range from 10 to 15 800 dollars with parcels of land described by fractional interests and sections.
Advertises daily arrivals of calendar samples making the line highly complete. Invites readers to call phone number 7 and arrange a viewing at any time.
A passerby complains about mud on a sidewalk while a citizen defends the delay, saying continued arguing would wear a path. The exchange captures a tense street dispute over maintenance and civility.
A preacher interviews a young girl who asks if he is a preacher and what he does. He says his goal is to make people better and hopes for heaven as his reward. The exchange reveals a childlike view of the afterlife and the preacher's pastoral motivation.
Doctor Jeasopp recalls a Norfolk parish of ten years ago where hedges and pollards served as fuel. Underwood turf cut from bog areas provided by women who stored it, with pilfering and fights over it, forming the sole fuel source. An elderly parishioner described never seeing coal before marriage and only burning it after her second husband brought some from Dereham.
In Bangkok a recent automobile parade featured over a hundred fine cars while motor boats crowded the Menam river. Wealthy men now travel by autos and boats, replacing palanquins and dhows. Last year Bangkok hosted an aviation meet.
The Lafayette County Democratic Committee invites local residents to donate to the Clark Campaign Fund. Subscriptions start at 50 cents, mailed to H Chiles in Lexington, with contributions forwarded to the St. Louis Republic and receipts sent to donors. Aimed at supporting a president deemed favorable to common people. BC Drummond, Chairman. CHILES, Secretary.
The Kansas City Journal advertises a half price one year subscription, urging readers to send $2.00 for daily and Sunday issues. The regular yearly rate is $4.00, with an offer valid only until March 15, 1912.
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