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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
6
Mrs Frank Lamiern and her two children Francis and Morris of Olympia Washington, while visiting the family of fear and Tom, went to Higginsville Sunday for a visit with Mrs. A S Schooling before returning home.
Mr and Mrs James R Moore head arrived from Kansas City Friday night for a brief visit. Mrs W W Rixey returned to her home in Clarkville Moe Saturday after a visit here with her daughter Mrs Palmer Sill. Mrs Sil accompanied her home for a few days visit N W Potter and F G High went to Sedalia Friday evening on business.
A composite from The Minneapolis Journal recounts a mayoralty anecdote, a long fragment on public order and punishment, and a series of local notices. Names include Dr. Charles C. McIntyre, J. C. Shelton, and families traveling to Kansas City and beyond.
A light dialogue frames a joke about Pegasus the horse becoming a car. The second poet jokes that the Pegasus must be an automobile, fearing breakdown if speeded, while the first ponders the mythic Pegasus in modern disguise.
Apparatus has been ordered from the United States for wireless installation at San Pedro and linked with stations at Santo Domingo and La Romana. The Dominican government operates the system and wire life messages are accepted, with Europe and the United States routes via La Romana to Syn Jinan. Poet Hien.
Ireland's farmers accounted for about 24 percent of the population in the 1911 census, totaling 4,890,21 individuals. Of this group 810,503 were male and 2,735 were female.
A Chicago druggist, George T. Mayr, touts a pure vegetable oil remedy for stomach liver and intestinal troubles. He claims cleansing and soothing effects on the bowels stop fermentation and allow food to pass, with relief within 24 hours. The remedy is sold nationwide and in Lexington Missouri by Westerman Rankin and other druggists.
Seattle Post Intelligencer reports a quirky note about Cholly aiming high in a local tale. The item mentions viparette coupons or an automobile as targets, reflecting a playful urban anecdote.
A wary statement notes he has money, yet won’t start bonfires. Another says smoke hurts his eyes, reflecting cautious attitudes toward outdoor burning.
British colonial and military engineers contemplate constructing a dam across the Blue Nile in the Sondin area to irrigate nearly four million acres. The project envisages extensive infrastructure to support farming across a vast region under colonial administration.
A Texan ranger confronts a Mexican suspect in a terse exchange. The phrase Tam not belligerent is corrected as Tam a musician, prompting the ranger to retort You’re a brass-bandit, highlighting a charged scene of suspicion and cultural tension.
Mrs. Graham, near Odessa, Texas, bravely waded into a nest of seven and six foot snakes discovered feasting on fish in a field. She killed and measured them, proving the danger and her courage in the encounter. Also a local laundry ad urges Palm Beach suits cleaned to keep them looking well. Crawford's Laundry offers services.
JAS. GLADISH of Higginsville Missouri offers choice stock in season. The catalog highlights Mammoth Bronze Turkey against White Leghorn males as premium breeding stock for poultry operations.
Boost your garden with reduced price plants at Eggleston's Firehouse. Choose fine cabbage and tomato plants, Astor plants, hanging baskets from $1.00, and other selections. Call to make your choice today.
A shopper describes visiting Wilcoxon’s cleaning shop where he had a single suit pressed. He was asked to wait in the waiting room and was offered pressing service as requested.
Farm Progress published at St Louis Missouri calls itself the best semi monthly farm paper in the great southwest. It is well printed illustrated and full of practical helps for practical farmers.
The Kansas City Weekly Star promotes its status as a long running weekly with a broad readership in the southwest. It touts weekly news service and a range of literary features appealing to hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Historical notice describing Today's Magazine from Canton with 40 to 60 pages for 50 cents a year. Finely printed on book paper, featuring stories by best authors and matching the look of pricier magazines. Each subscriber receives a May Manton pattern.
The magazine highlights include seven to forty eight pages per issue, annual price of 25 cents, and publication of serials and short stories. It showcases practical household departments and is promoted as a favorite in a million homes.
The Woman's National Monthly presents a special feature on fancy work and includes a publisher’s note with several short stories and serials. The issue highlights crafts, patterns, and creative designs alongside literary pieces from noted contributors.
The Chicago based publication, priced at 35 cents a year, features 72 pages and 52 pages of illustrated content. Marketed as a clean, high class family magazine, popular across classes, and described as the magazine of two millions readers.
Col Sandford Sellers arrived in town after a visit in Kansas City and planned meetings with Mrs Ed Aull and Mrs 8 P on Friday morning. He returned Friday morning, lingering over the day.
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