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Newspaper

Lexington Intelligencer

Location

Lexington, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1913

Page

6

Local visitors return home. spelling contest trip noted

Mr and Mrs William Palmer Sr returned home Saturday evening from Kansas City. Miss Genevieve Russell and Miss Laura Drumm went to Jefferson City Monday for a spelling contest. TLF Blackwell left Sunday morning for Birmingham Alabama on business. Miss Pauline Ligestt, visiting Miss Margaret Bates, returned home to Slater Monday, with Miss Bates staying briefly.

Willian Palmer, Sr Kansas City Genevieve Russell Laura Drumm Jefferson Tlf Blackwell Birmingham Alabane Pauline Ligestt Margaret Bates Slater Miss Bates

For Sale Buff Rock Cockerels by Mrs John Ainsworth

Wanted ad lists buff rock cockerels for sale with contact phone 568 by Mrs John Ainsworth. Bargain seekers invited to inquire and arrange pickup or delivery as available.

Fishermen Pictured Off Portig Springs Dawn

A. Sawyer, Hopkins and Keith observed at sunrise near Portig Springs while it is believed they went fishing. Miss Winifred Winn departed Monday for New York to visit her sister, Mrs. J. A. Urtinge.

T. A. Sawyer Be.n. Hopkins OA. Keith Winifred Winn Monty New York J. A

Castoria Reference and Local Visits Mentioned

A fragment mentions Castoria, a signature line, and local visitors Mrs. Ryland Todhun and Mrs. Anta Wilker arriving in town. It notes Tigginaville travel, garden plants for sale, and requests for order placements, alongside listed farm products and contact hints.

For Sale Lots 107 and 201 Eatill Heights

Real estate listing notes sale of two plots in Eatill Heights Lexington Missouri. Auction details and terms are not specified in the fragment. Listing mentions parcel numbers 107 and 201 and the location in Lexington.

Eatill Heights Lexington, Mo

North Pole Flour Ad Promise and Phone Number

A local advertisement urges trying coffee ground to taste and promotes North Pole Flour as the best on earth. It guarantees every sack and provides a contact phone number 17 for orders.

Dave North Pole

Notice to Trespass in Bunker Hill Pasture

Notice warns that ball playing or trespassing in the pasture known as Bunker Hill is forbidden and prohibited to the public.

Bunker Hill

Uncertain fragments from Kansas City travel notes

Fragmented notes reference Sunday travel, Kansas City Monday morning, Leavenworth, Basins, Dion and Alex Graves, with unclear destinations and people. The text is garbled, offering no coherent event, dates, or outcomes to summarize.

Bey Whitewort Kansay City Ho Dowle Leavenwearth Kansats Dion Alex Graves Kansas City

Arnica Salve Promoted for Skin Ailments in Ad

An advertisement touts Bickhen’s Arnita Salve as a universal cure for skin diseases, boils, and inflammation. J. T. Sossamen, publisher of News of Cornelis, claims one box aided his severe skin ailment after other remedies failed. Priced at 25 cents, the product is recommended by Crenshaw & Young.

Bickhen J. T. Sossamen News Cornelis N. G Crenshaw & Young

Mrs. L. W. Alexander Returns Home From Visit

Mrs L W Alexander returned to her St Louis home Friday after a visit here with Mr and Mrs Robert A Wilson Misses Trene and Ruth Ashurst went to Blackburn Saturday for a few days visit

L. W. Alexander St. Louis Robert A. Wilson Misses Trene Ruth Ashurst Blackburn

Ty Kings New Lifes Relieve Constipation Claim

Sanbury resident John Supsic touts Ty Kings New Lifes as a remedy for constipation indigestion and liver complaints. The ad claims improved bowel health and urges use with a price of 25 cents. Crenshaw and Young endorse the product.

Kings New Lifes John Supsic Sanbury Crenshaw & Young

Jefferson City residents visit kin and return home

Mrs. C. D. Groves returned to her Jefferson City home on Friday. Mrs. C. T. Ryland and Mrs. B. M. Little traveled to Kansas City on Saturday for a several day visit with relatives.

C. D. Groves Jefferson City C.T. Ryland B. M. Little Kanns City

For Sale Choice Boone County White Seed Corn

For sale select Boone County white seed corn. It won first prize at the Missouri State Corn Show in Columbia in 1913 and second at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia in 1912. Price is $1.50 per acre for seed wheat. Invest 25 cents more per acre for good pure bred seed corn. Information by writing or wiring Milton Phaus in Concordia Missouri or call phone 404.

Joseph Myers Walter B. Wradiigh Sci Boone County Vines Columbia Sedalia Milton 'Phaus Concordia

Kans City Visitors Vacate After Weekend Business

EM Terlman visited Kansas City Saturday for a day of business. W Z Mitchell traveled to Higginsville Saturday for a day’s stay. Dr and Alys Hyde returned to their Kansas City home Friday evening after.

EM. Terlman Kansas City W. Z. Mitchell Higginsville Dr. and Alys. B.C. Hyde Kansas City

Rhythm in Music Across Eras and Peoples

Redfern Mason in the Atlantic notes how music mirrors character and culture. From Italian pastoral rhythms to German revels, the piece compares Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven, observing how dance, mood, and national temperament shape musical expression across centuries.

Italy Theocritua Buch Handel Beethoven Goethe Mozart Padre Martini

Her Winter Gown Noted For Noted Compliment

A reader recalls wearing a new winter gown that drew sincere compliments. The restaurant proprietor offered praise and suggested the gown would lend tone to the eatery near the window.

Far From Here Man Who Put Town On Map

The exchange recalls a figure said to have put the town on the map by showing it can live on ten cents a day in Tahiti. Skeptics doubt he was a politician or a baseball pitcher and question his claim.

Tahiti

Club aims to entertain literary lions with first guest choice

The club president, exhausted from choosing a hat, asks which literary lion to entertain first. Her weary remark, I don't care, targets anyone who doesn't eat with his knife, underscoring a playful, inside-joke mood.

King Menelik’s Staunch Death Is Counseled by Practice

A quip notes Menelik’s long dead status being aided by practice. The exchange suggests confidence that Menelik can remain dead for months without it proving fatal, reflecting a humorous take on endurance or resilience in the era.

Menelik Meneli

Civic Pride in Town’s Hustling Streets Debate

Citizens insist streets are driven by local hustling people not by road design. Townsfolk defend the lively pace as a sign of civic vigor and everyday progress.

Ordinary Debate Sparks Feature Story Idea

A quiet civic debate provokes thoughts on turning routine council discussions into a feature story. The exchange riffs on why such proceedings might offer human interest beyond the ballots, with participants weighing outcomes and perspectives.

Hard to Find Woman's Packery Phrase Unearthed

A garbled OCR fragment hints at a difficult search for a specific woman's packery phrase. The unreadable text includes partial quotes and stray letters, leaving the core event unclear but suggesting a linguistic or archival retrieval task.

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Laweth Atves John Ainsworth Dr. King Colushs Coryvatonts Munn & Co New Fork Waakingtoo Bee L. E. Mark Main Street Catron Taubman Haerle Plate Glass Insurance Main St Castoria Ryland Todhunter Tigginaville Anta Wilker Areved Orpington Formston Richard Field Long W. Evans Danville Probate Court Laafay Rite County Missouri Probare Hinesley Kenney Bros Castory FacSinile Signature of Bears Winkler Furniture Co Man Pictorial Review West Sith Street New York City Rhode Island L. A. Roy Lexington Wash, Ave
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