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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1903
Page
6
A New York Commercial piece explains the artificial flower trade, its scale and skills. Paris dominates design, New York handles cheaper grades, and workers like designers and dyers earn higher wages. Wholesale lots of American Beauty roses sell for 18 dollars a dozen, while fashion dictates demand and uncertainty.
Jim Crowley a New York City passenger train conductor recalls aiding a veteran of the Civil War after seeing him in distress aboard a southbound train. He arranged a bed, sought a physician, and ensured care at Grand Central, only to find the old man later leave for a saloon, leaving Crowley with an unexpected bill. The tale underscores his costly act of generosity.
A German inventor reportedly traveled 100 miles on the Danube using cylindrical aluminum water shoes several feet long. Propelled by a treading movement turning four oar-shaped wings, he claims speeds triple his land speed and safe movement on rough water. He envisions these shoes as part of life-saving stations.
Observations show steel corrodes an inch in 82 years when in sea water and weather, while iron corrodes the same amount in 190 years. In fresh water with weather, steel lasts about 170 years and iron about 680 years before an inch of metal is lost.
Prof Frederick K Hutton recounts a Philadelphia judge who preferred driving to court in pleasant weather. A bundle under the seat proved a bandbox. The robe the judge had lent to mend was inside the box, hidden when the coachman urged to proceed.
The article notes homemade butter production in the Northwest Territories of Canada has nearly doubled over the past decade, highlighting a significant rise in local dairy activity and self-sufficiency.
The article notes that gray hairs appearing at an early age are hereditary in certain families. It suggests a genetic pattern where men with dark hair marrying women with dark hair across generations leads to early graying.
A German doctor who studies aging reports that most long-lived people favor late hours. In a sample, eight of ten individuals over eighty never retired before midnight and woke late in the day, suggesting a link between bedtime and extreme age.
Directory and court notices list numerous local officials, clergy, and organizations for Lexington, detailing Criminal, Probate, County, and City roles. It announces upcoming court dates, officers, and public notices plus church listings, lodge activities, and bridge bid invitations with dates and responsible officials.
Letters of administration on the estate of Mary Flainkhart were granted April 11 by the probate court of Lafayette County Missouri to Martin V. Reed Oliver, administrator. Creditors must file claims for allowance within four years from the letters and prove within two years. otherwise they may be barred from the estate. Dated April 7, 1908.
The probate court of Lafayette County Missouri granted letters of administration on the Mth day opelle 196. All persons having claims against the estate must present them for allowance to the administrator within one year after the letters date or be barred from recovering any portion. Baldwin HN M1 is named administrator on the 2th day Mt Cape Las.
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