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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists a subscription rate of 11 00 per year in advance and states the paper is entered at Lexington as second class mail matter. It includes the editor Z N Hopkins and business manager Neale with a dated line showing May 9, 1903.
A historical overview of the Mormon church at Independence Missouri outlines two sects the Salt Lake and Independence groups and their disputes over revelations polygamy and leadership. It notes their shared belief in continuing revelation and unity of church state and business and argues the Independence faction emphasizes thrift temperance industry and economic activity.
Eastern papers discuss Ex President Cleveland as a possible 1904 Democratic standard bearer. He hints at no clear stance, with many seeing no reasons he would accept a nomination, given his age and desire for retirement in a college town. The piece weighs risks of public life against personal peace and party unity.
The piece notes renewed praise for Mr. Cleveland despite party tensions. It argues Roosevelt’s missteps could widen party rifts, yet Cleveland’s Exposition dedication speech is praised as philosophical and admirable. The author describes Cleveland as aging into a measured, academic view with prudent, moderate actions.
A professor criticizes football injury statistics and the sport’s value, arguing fatalities and harm are overstated. He contrasts football with other activities, calls it a crowd-driven spectacle, and questions the logic of using flawed data to condemn the game.
Mrs Naomi Obinn and her small dog Quis ter returned to their Mayview home Wednesday following a week’s visit to her daughter in McF. G.
Country newspapers flood readers with Hearst literature as a Democratic presidential bid gains promotion. The article traces Hearst's origins in Missouri links to Kansas City, noting his San Francisco birth, Harvard education, and rise through the San Francisco Examiner New York Journal and Chicago American. It details his Civil War era advocacy for U S involvement, wartime actions aboard his armored yacht, charitable gifts including relief trains to Galveston, marriage to Milliscent Wilson, and political ties with William Jennings Bryan. The piece cautions about sensationalism in his papers and clarifies Bryan’s stance on Hearst’s candidacy.
The Philadelphia Press criticizes a recent Supreme Court ruling on Alabama disfranchisement as discouraging while contrasting with Abbott Root and others. The piece argues constitutional limits rarely deter Americans, citing Jefferson era land deals and territorial changes, urging that active virtue backs laws, rules, and methods.
England declares any naval base or fortified harbor on the Persian Gulf an unfriendly act and vows to resist with all means, citing threat to the Suez Canal route to India. The stance invites parallels to Roosevelt's Monroe Doctrine and to broader European signals against rivals.
Iduna Literary Society presented an engaging program Friday evening May 1 at the opera house in Lexington. The audience of about 40 enjoyed a varied show featuring piano solos, vocal numbers, readings, and a two piano march. Notable performances included Miss Janet Westgate on The Faust Cycle and Miss Pearl Wilkins Keep of the Grass, with strong readings by Milas Westgate and Miss Selecman. The program closed with the Eastern Temple Drill and a final aria by Miss Edna Grinstead, earning fresh applause and praise for the society.
The last Congress authorized an increase of twenty-six to forty civil and assistant civil engineers for the Navy Department. Civil engineers enter as junior lieutenants at 82,700 per annum, rising to 5,000 after five years and 5,500 after ten. Assistant civil engineers start at 1,800, rising to 2,100 in five years. Corps rank spans from junior lieutenant to captain with the chief.
The Bureau of Yards and Docks seeks candidates for a competitive examination for promotion to rear admiral with a yearly pay of 6200 dollars. The exam is set for June 4, 1904, at the New York Navy Yard. Applicants may obtain prerequisites and data by writing to Hon. C. W. Trammell, Congressman, Springfield, Missouri.
Announcement cards invite attendance at the week of exercises May 21 to May 28 1903 at Wentworth Military Academy. Twenty four candidates from six states listed by name, with field days military drills a baccalaureate sermon by Rev Charles H Plattenburg and a commencement address by Hon Milton Remley.
A newspaper notice asks readers who have used Green's August Flower for indigestion and liver trouble to share results including sour stomach headaches and sleeplessness. It invites correspondence and offers a free book, with the 25 cent bottle newly introduced alongside a 75 cent regular size sold by Leroy Farmer at 428m1.
W. M. A. beat Richmond 22 to 6 in a lopsided game marked by numerous lineup changes on Richmond and a shift of Wentworth players toward track training for the upcoming inter-scholastic field meet. The previous encounter 4 to 2 was praised as one of the finest games on the W. M. A. field.
Mrs Frank Obissson of Patterson Louisiana writes June 8 1901 claiming malarial fever improved after using Herbine from Obrenshaw & Youngs. She bought two bottles after four samples and reports a complete cure and gratitude. Notice to Lafayette farmers and village residents to try a 250 dinner at Commercial Hotel run by I M Coon proprietor.
The readable fragment hints at Atintiog tables offering interesting Mertie ions on trending removal and mentions months ending in March 1902 rather than March 1909, suggesting a misdated or garbled historical reference. The text reads as an OCR artifact with unclear structure and missing context about events or figures.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a safe home treatment for catarrh. It warns against stomach dosing and claims coughs and nasal congestion improve by breathing the inhaler four times daily. The complete outfit costs $1, with refills 50 cents, and a money back guarantee is offered by seller Chas. W. Loomis.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York offers a free linen bound booklet titled Gare of it valids. It spans about fifty pages and covers bedding chamber utensils cleanliness disinfectants drainage food light nurses rest temperature ventilation and sound hygienic laws in plain language. The book is practical and useful for all readers and will be mailed at no cost upon request.
An article notes spring ailments with reference to sluggish liver bowels and kidneys and a tonic remedy at Crenshaw Young’s. It also mentions Missouri political brawls, Governor Van Sauers clash in Minnesota, and speculation about Republican majorities in Missouri, plus John Price returning to Kansas City Thursday.
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