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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
4
The readable text is severely garbled with partial phrases and no coherent facts or entities to anchor a news item. No identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations are present to summarize reliably.
Readable bits show a fragment mentioning a Kansas location and a potential plan or action. Entities are unclear due to damage but imply a local matter with minimal context or date.
In a New Republic essay analysts question whether Germans can maintain disinterest as they face global enmity directed at Germany. The piece asks if German policy has earned widespread hostility and whether any permanent gains justify such universal opposition.
The proper food for one man may be all wrong for another. Those with weak stomachs should eat slowly and chew thoroughly. Keep bowels regular. when constipated or dull after meals, take Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and move the bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect.
A peculiar exchange ends with a customer asking a butcher to cut off his hand to match a price on sausages. The rest of the item then shifts to a barrage of local ads praising Sanol for kidney and bladder relief, skin tonics, and various quick cures, mentioning several residents and trips to nearby towns.
In Washington on April 30 the Senate and House approved the administration draft bill by strong margins. The final roll calls shifted several lawmakers from the volunteer plan to support the draft. The Senate 69 78 vote against the volunteer plan and 81 1 for the bill. House 312 109 against the volunteer plan and 397 24 for the bill. The draft set ages 21 to 40 in the House and 21 to 27 in the Senate, with differences to be settled next week. War Department plans are ready for immediate action.
A severe storm swept Southern Oklahoma and North Texas causing heavy rain wind and lightning. North Texas damage likely in the hundreds of thousands with Denison reporting 25000. Dallas saw torrential rain for about thirty minutes though no lives were lost.
Misses Verna and Dora Kull spent Sunday in Wellington. Chas. Chrisman of Nebraska, a guest at Hugh Spears’s home, went to Waverly Sunday morning for a visit.
Be amiable and cheerful to boost happiness though constipation can hinder it. Take Chamberlain's Tablets to move the bowels improve appetite and strengthen digestion. Names mention Herbert Mayer Oscar Andreen and Leslie Kraeck travel to Kansas City on business Monday or Sunday.
Mrs J B Roberts of East St Louis says that last winter her boy recovered from whooping cough after taking Chamberlains Cough Remedy She kept his cough loose and relieved the spells and trusts this medicine for colds and croup as well
Dr E C Gordon preached the Sunday sermon at the installation service for Rev R L Cowan and left Monday for his home in St Louis.
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism. Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatism. You will find Chamberlain's Liniment a great help. The relief which it affords is alone worth many. Limes its cost.
Miss Selma Kemner and Chas visited Higginsville on Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Kemner.
In London, Admiral Lord Beresford condemns missing garrison data and says losses are appalling. He suggests risking penalties under the Defense of the Realm Act to inform the public himself. A second update notes the death of Reverend T J H Taggart in Oklahoma City, head of a church and university board role. Formal plans for Marshal Joffre's tour of the Middle West include Kansas City as a stop, announced by the State Department.
Notice that A. B. Clark’s interest in Clark & Leiter plumbers is sold including books and unfinished contracts. The business will continue under the same plan at the same location and asks patrons to maintain support.
An advertisement touts Sand Eczema Care as a remedy for black heads pimples and rough skin claiming to cure eczema and leave skin smooth. It urges a trial at the drug store with a woman figure mentioned as a user or seller.
Miss Mayme Holwell of St. Louis arrived Saturday to attend the funeral of her uncle.
Mrs Claud Vrooman of St Louis, guest of her aunt Mrs A Kriehn, traveled to Jefferson City on Saturday for a visit. Also listed is Mrs Joe Neet and her daughter on a visit.
A brief notice notes that a sow of the Poland China breed raised by A. P. Young near Prairie Church is due to furrow around midsummer, outlining the upcoming farrowing timing and ownership.
Representative Kahn of California introduced a proposal in the Howes for the Adlitary Droft bill advocating a ten or more Segimante of Indian cavalry to be designated as the North American Indian Cavalry in a debated argument.
May Term 1917 probate docket lists numerous deceased individuals with executors and administrators named, spanning May 1 to May 28. It records guardians, curators, and minors in proceedings, reflecting extensive estate administration actions filed in Lafayette County Missouri during the May term of 1917.
A public appeal urges ending manufacture of luxuries and nonessentials to free 2,750,000 workers for food, ships, and war materiel. It argues daily auto and gadget output drains manpower needed for army, navy, and essential goods, calling on citizens to curb nonessential purchases until victory.
Removal notice states doctors N B Payne and B T Payne physicians and C W Johnson dentist moved from over Stalling's Bakery to front rooms upstairs in the Hix Building at the corner of Twelfth and Main streets.
Notice offers cement masonry brickwork cistern excavating and well work with contact RK. T. Howard at phone 3758 for services.
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