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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer header lists A W Allen as editor and publisher. The weekly Friday issue appears with subscription and postal information, including office location and printing details, but the OCR text is garbled and partial.
The county unit bill is shelved until November 1 1914 after a referendum petition gathering 47000 names from most Missouri districts. State Superintendent of Insurance C G Revell issued four citations to insurers that have ceased business in the state to explain by July 1 why licenses should not be revoked. The governor has been cited to account for not acting on the matter as questions arise across the state about relief from the insurance muddle.
A disputed statement from a political figure prompts discussions of a party nominating him for California governor. Unclear term usage and potential party dynamics raise questions about future candidacy and legitimacy.
The text notes President Wilson intends respectful hearings and rejects delays in criminal prosecutions, even when culprits have influential friends. It contrasts with Teddy and Willum who supposedly favored extending delays through their influence.
Warrensburg editors debate a libel law issue this week. The writer condemns editors who bend truth or misrepresent facts for readability and calls for accountability for any deviation from absolute truth in print.
Cedarville New Jersey dispatch reports Henry Duffield, Civil War veteran, famed as a premier turtle hunter. He has captured two large snapper prizes weighing 15 and over 18 pounds. His mud probe method locates the turtles, which he then wrestles from the bogs. His cellar holds about fifty turtles, from five pounds upward, as they battle at night in the cramped quarters.
University of Missouri offers a special short course in country problems this summer. The program runs July 22 and aims to provide ministers with practical insights into agricultural issues and rural life.
A reader from Columbus, Ohio, writes to praise an article titled Medicine and Relation. She notes its timely synthesis of Christian Science, new thought, and mental healing, and urges broader distribution. She declines comment on Peruna yet promises to consider it if needed and to recommend it to others. The letter ends with a drug company notice offering KA-TAR-NO and a free book.
An August summer session offers courses tailored for country ministers covering agribusiness, rural economy, animal husbandry, fruit growing, and crop prediction. Demonstration lectures on dairy cattle health hog cholera prevention poultry raising and farm product marketing will be held. Additional studies focus on rural society and sociology and social and economic issues in rural life. Attendance is expected to be large.
For sale a Buff Rock cockerel listed by Whn Ainsworth contact via phone 503.
A dialogue shows boarders at Mrs Borden Lodge demanding strict leftovers rules. The speaker criticizes the need to rework scraps before dining, preferring to eat as served. The exchange hints at household tensions over managing meals and fussy guests.
A dialogue from an early magazine pokes at the tidy standard in New England farms. A farmer asks if the wife has wiped the sink dry yet and she replies she has. He notes he can wait until morning for a drink, hinting at the other side of domestic neatness.
A farmer quips with his neighbor about a missing dog unable to read. The exchange shows a humorous line about advertising a dog that cannot read, reflecting lighthearted rural banter from a compiled volume.
A dispute frames a punchy exchange about fairness in sport. One man claims he was thrown down. another retorts that a square deal from a rounder is unlikely. The dialogue hints at deceit and conflicting expectations in a tense encounter.
A brief excerpt notes startling developments in an amateur photographer’s work as details emerge about a curious use. The exact context remains unclear, but the dialogue indicates surprise over a new application or technique tied to photography.
A brief quip reveals a frazzled father who cannot wait to be relieved of his parental duties as his daughter prepares to wed. The exchange hints at friction and humor surrounding the wedding arrangements.
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