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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
4
The Lexington Intelligencer announces weekly editions with weekly mail rates and print communications. This notice indicates subscription details and delivery terms, emphasizing proper postal handling and the official publication title for notices and correspondence.
Frank J. Sasey, editor of the Palsayra Spectator, asks to be named Internal Revenue Collector for the Eastern district of Missouri. He asserts no one else is more deserving or capable for the important office.
The Forty-Seventh General Assembly earns praise for productive measures, with strong support for an intelligent road system led by the State Highway Commission. Debates on womens suffrage, pardons and parole, and prison labor reforms are highlighted, while new financing for state funds and a rival public works program proceed under Governor Majer. Capstone plans include the State Capitol project with bids set for April 21 and construction to finish within three years.
The Lexington Mo post office lists unealled letters dated Friday March 28 1918. Names include Mary Coates William Cross Robert Churchill and many others with several double entries. Postmaster John K Taubsen instructs that items marked was advertised.
The grocer emphasizes a full stock of groceries and fresh meat, pledging cleanliness and low prices. Customers are invited to place orders with Jos L Long, who guarantees rapid delivery to any town area.
The article weighs surface planting against furrow planting, noting furrows aid weed control and root depth but worsen after heavy rain. It discusses cross plowing, leveling ground, and drilling as alternatives, and emphasizes matching seed type and spacing to soil quality, with caution against thin soils and overly large varieties.
A nostalgic note extols California's romantic past and invites readers to the Princess tonight to experience a vivid love tale. The piece promises vigorous youth and a captivating mood, mentioning the Palace and a grand sense of history in a breezy, promotional tone.
The Best Indication that FT ALLEN BROS CO is wing to mike wool at Wright's Grand next week is that they are working hard every Wins potting ready. Lexington is the home of three of the company and if there was any doubt they would pick another spot. If they fail Monday night, the Grand may close the show. Mic prices set at 10 20 and 30 cents. Seats on sale now at the box office. At Day's Book Storm Friday morning.
An Orpheum program promises hypnotism by Hight and an energetic ad for Long and Shinn promoting green vegetables. A poultry feed pitch via P. Mixed Feed for chickens appears, with telephone contact 179.
Don’t wait to miss the laugh worth sharing. See hypnotism tonight at the Orpheum for a lively act and plenty to talk about.
advertisement for Boone County White Seed Corn claiming first in class at the Missouri State Corn Show in Columbia in 1913 and second at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia in 1912. It urges planting seed corn at $1.50 per acre and promotes investing 25 cents per acre for pure bred seed. Information via Milton Uphaus, Concordia, Mo. hone 404.
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