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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
3
A vintage ad claims the “Favorite Prescription” cures long standing female diseases and digestive disorders. It invites women to consult by letter with the Buffalo based Pierpont Dispensary Medical Association, offering the 1000 page Medical Adviser for sale by mail order with prices and postage details.
Oscar Weetermann spent Sunday in Wellington and Dr H M Lissack in Kansas City. Mrs Maude Hagood visited Higginsville. Miss Margaret Aull and Gruber traveled to Kansas City on Saturday. DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve advertised, Bees Laxative Cough Syrup praised for cough relief. John A Thompson and Miss Ola Reynolds wed at W C Shipman’s home. Eyane siblings arrived from Independence to visit grandparents Judge and Mrs Richard Field.
Shoop Health Coffee gains popularity for taste healthfulness and economy. Ad touts “Made in a minute” claim and urges trial at grocers, noting Jos L Long as seller. Local items include travels of Capt Plattenburg and visits of Miss Ludwigs and Rev Cobb, plus a for sale Pony by F W Coover in Higginaville Mo.
The ad promotes Ballards’s Herbine to cure head aches described as a big Mead and sick head ache by acting on the liver. It claims absolute relief and notes Crenshaw & Young as sellers. Also mentions local social notes: Join Chamberlain returned from Kansas City and Miss Annie Marrs from Warrensburg.
An old advertisement touts White's Cream Vermifuge as a safe remedy for worm-induced weight loss in infants, priced at 26 cents and sold by Crenshaw & Young. The fragment also notes social visits and travels of local residents including Karleen Flournoy, Nadine Steele, Guy Morrison, and W A Hinsley, with brief travel and visit details.
The ad claims attractive women inspire envy and that weak, sickly women show pimples and a foul complexion from kidney poisons. It touts Electric Bitters to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify blood, strengthen nerves, and improve skin and breath, crediting Cren shaw & Young.
Mis Eva Prick returned to Kansas City Saturday after a vial visit with Dr J J Fulkerson's family. Joseph McManus arrived Friday evening for a visit with aunt Mrs William Welsh. Mrs Alice Fitzgerald and Mise Susie Alford revived Saturday after a brief wait in Kansas City. Miss Mary Ridiogs came down from Kansas City Friday evening to open the summer with relatives. King Cornelia Craige returned Saturday in teaching for Joe Tunstall of Kansas City spent Sunday at the home of Mie departure. He was accompanied by Miss Mary Fawards.
A Lafayette county seller advertises remaining farms for sale at reasonable prices. Prospective buyers may view available properties via Grats Bros or contact E. B. Vaugin at the listed phone, with additional outreach through phone numbers 21 52or 272 W. Vy Curtis.
The German Methodist church announces a sale of homemade cakes light bread rye bread coffee cake cream pulls and more on Saturday June 28 at 11 a.m. in the Greer building.
We promise top quality concrete work including walls foundations and footings. Our crew emphasizes reliability and care, delivering sturdy structures for homes and buildings.
A mobile ice cream seller advertises daily wagon service in town offering fresh pure cream. The vendor invites orders from individuals or societies and requests stopping the wagon or calling a telephone number for arrangements.
This peculiar line suggests a promotional or satirical note about meat slicing capabilities tied to an American Slicing Machine. The fragment hints at a product claim or joke without clear context or accompanying details.
Miss Arline Harrison Burden and Mr. Lewis McAdow wed last Saturday at Judge Jobs E Burden’s home 1417 South Street in a small ceremony attended only by family and Sigma Pal sorority members. The bride, praised for grace and talent, is the youngest Burden daughter educated at Lexington public schools and Central College. The groom, a Virginia Military Institute alumnus and former Philippine Constabulary officer, taught at Wentworth Military Academy this year. They left on the 4 10 train to Chicago for their future home.
Judge Richard Field received a telegram announcing the sudden death of his brother Judge Emmet Field of apoplexy in Louisville Kentucky on Monday morning. The brothers were lifelong law partners in Louisville and both were elected Circuit Judges in 1886. Emmet Field served as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and fought at Lexington. He was 64 years old.
A Lexington reform column reports a Monday vote by the transportation committee to accept Capt Belt’s proposal. The plan would raise 875000 from Lexington and Odessa residents to grant right of way for an electric or motor line, money due on completion. The piece urges local support and treats the project as a chance to place Lexington on the map.
Those attending the Christian church Sunday were charmed by the newly redecorated auditorium after storm damage. The room now features green and yellow tones, an updated organ, and rearranged lighting, producing a striking, modern effect praised as highly creditable to the pastor and church members.
One of the county’s oldest residents Capt. G W Sumner died at his home in Odeman Sunday evening. He was highly respected in the community and a long time member of the Jessa lodge of Odd.
An advertisement promotes Kodol digestive aids from E. R. DeWitt & Co. Chicago. It asserts rapid digestion start and natural stomach support, claiming harmless composition and suitability for general indigestion. The copy mentions brand origin and affordability with a fifty cent bottle offer.
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