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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
6
Public notice announces a foreclosure process in Lafayette County Missouri. Judge orders publication in The Lexington Intelligencer to inform defendants and landowners of delinquent installments taxes interest and costs on property descriptions in sections townships and ranges within the county. Proceedings require response by the set date or face judgment by default.
Local briefs note visits by Lyon and Buford Gordon in Dover and Clorence Vivian in Higginsville, with reminders about DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for kidney and urinary issues. Miss Meta Pirner visited from Kansas City. Pat Lyong and Miss Alice Spencer made recent trips. Also a sale ad from Lexington Drawing Co. prompt as cheap cash offer.
Advertising copy promotes a pneumatic clothes washer that eliminates hard wash work. It claims the pump handles the task, halves the time, and offers a near free trial for thirty days with a $1 payment and optional express shipment. Descriptive pamphlet available from Flerce & Baker, 64 Washington Street, Buffalo, N.Y. Also notes visits from Mrs. Margaret J. Walker to Kansas City and Mrs. Grover Ayers arriving from Kansas City.
A brief notice describes a patent remedy promoting prevention of appendicitis by stimulating stomach liver and bowels to avert constipation and related ailments. It notes 25 cents at Crenshaw with Mr and Mrs Iona Taubman and daughter Laura visiting Kansas City on Sunday.
A Henrietta Massachusetts mother forwards a claim that her five year battle with eczema and poisoned blood in her son was ended by Electric Bitters. She says bottles cured eruptions and lung damage, praising the remedy’s power for blood disorders.
A fragmented newspaper snippet offers sparse readable facts. The lines hint at orders and antiseptic themes, with mentions of names and entities that remain unclear. The piece reads as a partial archival fragment without a clear narrative or event.
The Holy City oratorio directed by Miss Mattie Leo Catron of Central College will be performed by a college and town chorus on Tuesday March 16 at Morrell auditoria. Soloists include Miss Forsythe Miss Palmer Mr Bultz and Dr Banta with an orchestra accompanying. The event aims to draw a large audience and showcase a complete unified performance.
An advertisement warns of a prevalent disease and kidney related issues. It promotes Swamp Root as a remedy for bladder and kidney troubles, claiming quick health improvement. The copy urges readers to request a sample bottle and free booklet from Dr Kilmer and Co. and to mention reading the offer.
The State of Missouri through Lafayette County Circuit Court informs defendant Gordon that a suit seeks judgment for special assessments, interest, and penalties on real estate in Lafayette County, drainage district No. 7. Property described includes Township 90 Range 25 in Lafayette County. Delinquent taxes from multiple years total due, with costs, and the court may order sale of the property to satisfy the judgment. Defendant urged to answer by the next term or default will be entered. publication in Lexington Intelligencer for six weeks.
The Circuit Court of Lafayette County Missouri orders publication of notice to the defendant that plaintiff seeks judgment for delinquent taxes on described real estate in Missouri. It states the tax amounts due, the property location in Lafayette County, and that failure to plead will result in default and judgment. A real estate sale may occur to satisfy the tax and costs. The notice directs appearance at the next term in Lexington before the first day of the term, with publication in a weekly newspaper for four weeks.
A court order directs the sale of land in Lafayette County Missouri to satisfy a partition decree. The description covers 100 acres and several partial tracts in the north half and southeast quarter, with a public sale at the courthouse on a specified April term. Land lies along Lexington to Greenton road and involves multiple named parties and a trustee.
Local page tease urges readers to catch the Evening Star edition tonight for river route coverage and westbound Hew features, signaling fresh dispatches and spotlight pieces.
Al Weer presents paper manging and fainting displays, samples shown at Nome event, contact number 600 for details. Ott inquiry noted as Al Weatric.
Jones forgets tickets and money for an opera. A thief appears to steal them, leading to a wild pursuit and a mistaken arrest. In the end he realizes the missing tickets and cash lay where he left them, prompting a tense domestic reveal.
A Saturday night event at the Silver Tip Schoolhouse in Montana transformed the dark hall into a lively dance space. Twenty five couples danced until after midnight while a coffee boiler and improvised meals kept revelers fed. Old-fashioned quadrilles mixed with waltzes as the building, once a learning space, proved a fine makeshift dance hall.
Ekokombi, calling himself detty, has appeared among the Mongo and Ngombe in the Congo region. He orders the destruction of all charms and fetishes under threat that any found will be tortured or killed by his messengers. The edict has unsettled many, causing widespread belief in the potency of charms to waver and many to destroy them.
A review of Japanese electric enterprises notes authorized capital figures in 1903 and 1907, with 1903 lighting and railway work key to expansion. It cites Tokyo and Osaka lighting needs, growth in lights from 4 to 8 per town, and a rise in railway electrification projected to continue through 1909 and beyond.
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