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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
2
Readable phrases mention a Reverend Conn and various names in a garbled preface. The fragment hints at a social or church context but contains no clear event, date, or location to report. Further readable text is too incomplete to form a concrete item.
Farmers urged to monitor wheat fields for chinch bugs as they migrate to new crops this month. Dust and chemical barriers recommended. road tar or oil barriers advised in dry weather. Missouri College of Agriculture offers guidance and can provide on site assistance from the extension service in Columbia.
Kempster reports that one quarter to over half of Missouri eggs are lost to heat. Missouri College of Agriculture finds heat losses avoidable with farm practices. Collect and cool eggs daily, market weekly, store in cool basements or wells, and keep away from flies to protect the crop and raise value by millions.
A reader notice announces a one year subscription for both this paper and the Daily Drovers Telegram at 4.00, the regular price for the Telegram alone. The Telegram provides telegraphic world news daily and serves as a farmers newspaper in the region.
In a Kansas City Star anecdote, Old Bill notes a man’s rise from earned effort. The tale praises hard work, clean habits, and faithfulness as the path to opportunity, contrasting talent with diligence to show who truly gains the “pull” in the community.
A New York Mail opinion advocates altering the American flag by rearranging its stripes to form six white stripes, four red and three green, envisioning a slightly more fantastical look. The piece suggests honoring Irish and Salian heritage while keeping a bold symbol of America’s future.
In Alberta Canada canals where oil is found have drawn prospectors and led to a large area being claimed. Tar sands occur in Athabasca country with seams up to 600 feet thick along river banks. Seepage of oil is reported up to four hundred miles north of Alberta.
An enterprising youth in a rowboat jokes with a man on a roof in a floodplain town midstream. The man replies he is already evacuating as the river overflows its banks every spring, a scene Harvey’s Monthly might reprise.
A local exchange hints at domestic trouble as a neighbor jokes that Jones’s wife cried for help after a morning row about hiring a new cook. The remark suggests tensions but no confirmed abuse or police action.
A playful exchange imagines a planned orange day in the United States with a wary hope that it won’t be a disappointment. The remark on starting such a campaign uses a lemon metaphor to temper expectations.
Fragmentary OCR reads a shocking plea to a General about expenses and armies. The readable text hints at a hastily drafted appeal or report within a military context, mentioning urgency, resources, and leadership without clear names or dates.
In last week’s sales, KA. Roberts from Antlyitle Ma and O C Horine of Houstonia Mo sold feeders weighing 952 pounds and 874 pounds at 8.65 and 7.40 respectively. Shipments went to Kansas City via the Myrick river route stock train with transfers at Sedafin Vary Monelay and timing around 2:74 clock.
P Lyons of Park St Higginsville Missouri reports relief from lame back and kidney pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He says he was stiff and unable to stoop or lift, with frequent urination, until taking the pills. The advertisement claims the remedy cures kidney weakness and backache, priced 50 cents, available from all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Stenography, letter writing, copying and till collecting, and dictation taking offered at John S. Ashurst's office. All work guaranteed to be up to Ruth Ashurst.
An advertisement for Sherwin and Williams paint offered for sale by W F Weis. The notice highlights durable coating options and invites customers to purchase from the supplier.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Maeolusid af Enterprisan in Kansas and travel to Odessa. Mentions Rhi Young Sr Moy Olivia Barthes, and a few days visit with Wiseraul father. Details are incomplete and identities uncertain.
Miss Margaret Welong attended Sunday morning events in Kentsville while Miss Hortense Worst traveled to Mt Louis for unspecified activities on the same day.
T M Pinn of Kansagity spent Sunday here with Mr and Mrs James OMalley visiting and sharing a quiet afternoon at their home.
203 acre farm two miles south of Lexington on the rock road for sale as a whole or in parts. Inquiries to L. W. Marshall Lexington Missouri.
All for $1.18 with The Intelligencer at $1.00 yearly. Add 18 cents to receive Woman's World Farm Life Green's Fruit Grower and Home Life for one year. Renew now to take advantage of the offer and secure the bundled magazines.
Promote a bundled newspaper deal offering This, the Lexington Intelligencer with Woman's World Home Life Green's Fruit Grower and Farm Life for one year at a total price of 1.18 dollars.
R J Simms offers automobile service for short or long trips at reasonable prices. He operates a seven passenger car and can be reached by phone at 722 and 229.
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