22 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1890
Page
1
Omnibus will leave the hotel in the city for BR and L Junction making connections with trains going east and west north to Weiland and Richmond. Returning will arrive at 26 tw. John G C Young, Superintendent.
A fragmentary poem speaks of withholding passion and lingering in waiting. The speaker questions fidelity and the future as time passes toward the evening of life, urging restraint and reflection amidst uncertain devotion.
Furnished record from the Lafayette County Missouri recorder of deeds covering March 8 to March 16. Entries list several property transfers including Burden to Lexington Coal Company, Carneal to C J Medracken, and Stallfoot to Stallfoot with described tracts and prices. notes that no instrument will be tied and the fore is pole.
The Missouri Republican papers boast about a rumored 832000 shortfall in the state treasurer accounts. They claim the GOP will gain future offices, while urging calm, law-based action and insisting no Democratic peril exists before official remedies are applied. The piece argues to let the law work and protect the public treasury.
The Kuboka Gazette-Herald reports on a Missouri defalcation scandal within a Democratic era in which a state officer elected by 114 votes is implicated. It argues swift punishment is due, contrasts Democratic and Republican eras, notes historical debt, and questions accountability under prior administrations.
A farmer sits at his door counting crops and debt, lamenting taxes, mortgage, and rising costs. He recalls protectionist rhetoric and concludes that the tariff functions as a tax, reshaping his wealth and burdens.
Jefferson City report details a $32,745.69 shortage after an audit of the Missouri treasury as of March 4 1890. The committee finds $1,517,394.13 on hand and outlines bank and draft discrepancies tied to E T Noland. Governor Francis demands settlement. certificates of indebtedness affecting state funds are itemized.
The Kansas City Star reports former President Cleveland, interviewed by a Baltimore paper, stressed that ballot reform is right regardless of partisan impact. He said he has never considered whether reform would help or hurt the Democratic Party and urged adoption to remove voter trickery. The piece notes a rising sentiment among independents prioritizing right over party.
A quip on how a man living quietly in a community for a year earns trust and how familiar newspaper advertising builds recognition. It notes the risk that ads may be seldom read yet keep a brand in readers’ sight, aiding business stability.
A reader reports spotting a man with multiple women in a park prompting Mrs Gadabout to react, noting the scene involved one woman and questioning loyalty while dismissing other gossip.
The text argues for thoughtful teachers and a capable county superintendent. It outlines weekly duties from school visits to evening parent meetings, money oversight, and certificate exams. A humane, reforming leader should inspire trust, avoid pomp, and pursue best plans for all districts. The community must elect a diligent, duty minded official.
Kansas City and Chicago capitalists study a Sedalia to Kansas City railroad passing through Pettis and Lafayette coal fields. Surveys extend from Sedalia toward Kansas City and plans show the line may run to St Louis via connections near Ravens City, with strong capital backing and expected dividends for stockholders.
A reader denounces George H. Wallace as Missouri wool grower representative alleging he has little real backing among members. The letter cites sparse attendance at meetings, questions his pastoral qualifications, and asserts past misstatements about pasture yields, arguing true Missouri wool output is high enough to sustain multiple sheep per acre and supporting local breeders like G B Bothwell of Caldwell County.
In a December 26 letter to a leading Montana Democrat West urges the legislature to elect two senators on the same day the Republicans do. He predicts a heated fight, vows to pressure the Republican senate, and denounces Harrison as mean and unhonorable, claiming the people must rescue the government from his congealed mass of meanness.
Chicago Herald recalls Luther Dearborn once a prominent Alton road attorney and energetic political talker. In 1872 he spoke in Bloomington before a Democratic convention inquiry, stayed with a farmer, and amid dinner talk the farmer asked who would be nominated. Dearborn guessed Davis, while the farmer warned against Jeff too early.
Gainesville Texas March 17 Farmers report near total wheat crop failure in Cooke County due to an insect named oats louse. The pest gathers on young wheat, stripping roots to top, destroying fields of wheat and prompting plowing for corn. Similar damage appears across the county in one of the state’s top wheat counties.
The Burlington Free Press captures a light exchange between residents of New Jersey and Rhode Island with humorous exchanges about greetings and a quirky tomato remark. The brief item highlights regional banter and amused reactions from readers.
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