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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1903
Page
7
A humorous scene unfolds as an optician helps a woman choose eyeglasses. After hours of trial she settles on bold round lenses in a heavy rubber frame, though she frets they are unflattering. The optician defends practicality while she fears public mockery.
In a New Island City case, Justice Kadien presided as New York and Queens County Electric Light and Power faced a consumer suit over a power bill. Lawyer Schoonmaker explained that a watt measures combined pressure and volume, clarifying volts and amperes before a court adjournment.
The custom arose when knights wore full armor in public and would remove their helmets indoors to signal safety. Over time lifting the hat became a formal sign of acknowledging a friend’s presence, a refined act of courtesy traced to the age of chivalry.
The piece notes compulsory elementary schooling in France since 1882 and shows that while literacy is widespread, many conscripts lack knowledge beyond reading and arithmetic. A captain’s test of 44 conscripts revealed few knew about Joan of Arc, July 14, or the 1870 Franco-German War, prompting skepticism from authorities.
Coroner Nevitt reports recent sudden deaths prompting certificates for burial permits as police notes often state death occurred without physician aid. A Washington Star piece quotes officers and the coroner debating whether a death can be said to involve a doctor. The exchange questions responsibility and wording of such reports.
In Laffincott near the Tamar an agricultural labourer sat in the church porch on a Sunday and collected half-crowns in pennies from the congregation. The thirtieth donor gave a silver half-crown and received 29 pence in change. A ring to be made from the coin is said to cure the collector of fits.
Insurance ad offering farm property coverage in a New York town within a county. Claims of personal inspection and rate setting on application. States policy covers any property and directs to contact the Lexington office for details.
Real estate listing notes farms for sale and houses to rent in Lexington. An office offer invites property sellers to place listings with no cost if no sale. Indicates Lexington office handles real estate sales and rentals.
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