03 May 1890
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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1890
Page
1
A fragmented railway ad describes trains leaving at 740 and 945 schedules toward Lexington. It mentions passenger routes from Richmond, Kongo City, and Merehinnenel with ticket prices and rates. Agent John Taubman handles bookings at station locations including Miamville and Waverley.
Fragmentary OCR notes list several dates and names in a mixed April March February sequence. It mentions a Barataalaer Coma and Getolwer with unclear roles, and a name Miwhate GCaulr-Sroonl alongside Daniel. The text lacks coherent details or outcomes.
A devotional meditation asking forgiveness for mankind and pleading for revelation through Christ. It reflects on unworthy humanity, the image of God blurred in us, and the need for divine cleansing by Jesus blood at Calvary to heal and redeem souls. It invokes Jehovah the Omnipotent and confronts the adversary with faith in triumph.
A long column of editorials and anecdotes from Missouri papers urges Democratic unity to defeat Republicans in the next legislature and nominates worthy county candidates. The piece also covers fishing reports on Black River, a bizarre horned rooster tale, postcards and stamps humor, and a rambling student’s view of different kinds of history.
Weekly furnished abstract lists recorded deeds from Lafayette County Recorder of Deeds, detailing grantors, grantees, lots and tracts with acreages and prices. It includes notices of conveyances in areas like Higginaville and Mayview, plus editorial notes on tariffs and political figures.
Fragmentary text lists scattered place names and numbers without coherent events. Readable items include partial city names and times, but no identifiable action, date, or key person. The piece lacks a clear news item or report.
Fragmentary text appears to reference people, times, and places but lacks coherent events or details. Entities and intervals are unreadable, producing an unusable summary candidate.
From the Ladies' Home Journal a lyrical reflection on May when birds sing in nests among daisies and buttercups. Vivid lines describe tiny homes, eggs, and the arrival of sweet May through poetic imagery of birds, sunshine, and blossoms.
Poetic fragment describes May skies and the breath of south winds. It imagines the spirit of youth waking the valley as bright ones awaken from slumbers to music and awakening in spring.
A fragment describe motion through dale and bourne with swift passage over meadow. It weaves singing mourning whistling signing near a grassy river, evoking a flowing, murmuring landscape and a sense of quivering filaments.
At St Louis last week the grand commandery elected and installed officers led by Sir Walter J Hlilton as right eminent grand commander and Noah M Given as vice-eminent deputy grand commander. Also named were David W Wallace grand generalissimo James C Hearne grand captain general UC Woods grand prelate and others across Missouri towns.
From the Gallatin Democrat a tale of three aspirants for the same office unfolds at a sale. One offers a cigar with a match missing, another claims a match for Steve's watch, and the third boasts a ready light from his pocket.
Elin Wheeler Wilcox writes in Ladies' Home Journal about mothers sacrificing for daughters in education and attire while daughters neglect them. She argues the American girl is raised as a princess but should learn to be a queenly figure and commanding in life.
Excerpted from Eliza Rohamal Scidmore in St. Nicholas April issue, the piece contrasts Western and East Asian dining customs. It notes Europeans’ and Japanese Chinese knife and fork use, chopstick etiquette, and practices in Chinese restaurants and Japanese feasts, with sensory details and cultural observations.
The article surveys varied spellings of the Shakespeare name from 150 to 200 years ago. It notes forms like Shakspear Shakspere Shakespeare and Shaxpere among others and cites signatures reading Shakspere while four of six genuine signatures show eleven or twelve letters. It suggests pronunciation Shak-sper or Shax-per influenced later spellings.
The unified report urges an international monetary union for the Americas. It calls for a uniform international coin, a Washington commission to study currency details, and a presidential invitation to convene within a year after adjournment.
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