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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
7
Monsieur de Tarde, famed sociologist, humorously questioned a tattered tramp who claimed to be a poet. After hearing his verses about homeland, the judge gave him a substantial payment and a tagon, noting the poet’s true domicile is the open road and sky as roof.
The cost of killing a soldier grows as lead and metal prices climb. Cartridges for British war office contracts will be revised, with lead up over six months and nickel casings, brass, and other base metals higher. Sporting cartridges now range from 8s to 16s per 100 as prices surge.
The piece argues the Steel Trust bribed politics under Theodore Roosevelt by absorbing rivals and funding campaigns. It alleges legal violations, cites Perkins and Morgan associates, and condemns Roosevelt while praising road funding. It claims lawmakers favor roads over naval expansions and cites cost comparisons for road versus rail shipping, urging farmer benefit and political impact.
A Lexington reader testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved kidney illness poisoning and swelling, restoring strength and health after other remedies failed. She credits Foster Milburn Co and Buffalo as the sole U S agents and urges others to ask about the remedy.
Long's Meat Market advertises buying hides at the highest market price, inviting sellers to bring pelts for appraisal and cash payment. The brief notice emphasizes prompt offers and local trade in animal hides.
A notice invites women of the Methodist church to share dinner and supper on the first Monday in May, joining fellowship and community service activities.
A quotation from F. W. Stack in The Magazine Flowers extols teaching children to study wild flowers in their natural haunts. It argues nature study fosters pleasure, outdoor life, affection for nature, and healthier dispositions, cheeks, appetites, and homes for every child.
A reader questions a dispatch about a prominent man purchasing Angora bitters. The dialogue speculates whether the reference is Angostura bitters or a typo for Angora goats, leaving the exact meaning unclear.
War correspondents dispute the timing of a Wangdoodle city burning during the war. A reporter brags of rushing to beat rivals to the telegraph with the alleged scoop from a Tzegang river skirmish.
A notorious aviator famed for brief flights allegedly attacked a bystander, nearly beating him to death after a bystander called him a fall guy. The incident drew scrutiny over the aviator’s temper and erratic behavior.
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