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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
6
F M Curtis traveled to Jefferson City on Saturday for several days of business. Rev and Mrs FB Gordon left for Kansas City on Saturday to spend the day. Miss Nel Ress visited Kansas City for a short stay.
Mrs D L Mayme and daughter Miss Edna of St Louis arrived Friday for a visit with the Misses Marath. J G Worthington returned Friday night from Kansas City, Miss Alive Peak returned Friday evening from a visit in Kansas City.
A quirky tale from four centuries past describes starching as a royal vogue. A Dutchman’s accidental starching tip supposedly amplified a queen’s attire provoking lavish gifts and a rise for the starching craft, later spreading through noble society amid fashion rules and penalties for violators.
A Texas trial ended with a color jury told to render a verdict. The twelve men looked everywhere in the jury room drawers and behind objects but could not find a verdict. The open and shut of drawers and doors drew commentary as the jurors returned empty handed. Separate bits note Mrs Ben Steele traveling to Kansas City and Mrs John Taubman Sr with Laura Taubman also visiting Kansas City for a day.
An old newspaper ad promotes renewing The Intelligencer at one dollar per year with an offer to add Woman's World Farm Life Bree’s Fruit Grower and Home Life for an annual price. The snippet implies a promotional term for subscription renewal and additional magazines bundled with the main paper. The exact figures are partially garbled but convey a bundled renewal offer.
Fragmentary text references the world telegram laws and farming newspaper status. No clear event, date, or named entities to summarize into a full news item.
For sale an assortment including one separator two traction engines a cook shanty a water tank and wagon and a clover huller. Inspect by appointment at the farm yard. price negotiable to quick buyers and terms may be arranged.
The Lexington Intelligencer combines with Woman's World Home Life Green's Fruit Grower and Farm Life for a bundled one year rate of just 1.18 dollars. The offer aims to expand readership and deliver diversified content across regional topics. Subscriptions appear to be available immediately with no stated expiration.
Studies from the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station recommend a staged feeding plan for newborn chicks. Begin with warmth and no food for 48 hours, then provide a dry litter mix of wheat corn and oats, plus access to sour skim milk. Offer rolled oats or a second mix twice daily, include charcoal and green feed, and adjust to four weeks with finer to coarser grains. Provide constant access to a dry mash and fresh water, with gradual transition to cracked corn and wheat. Ensure clean, simple rations, shade, dry quarters, and pest control for successful brooding.
H L Kettipster argues eggs lose three to four billion dollars annually in Missouri due to embryo decay and roosters in flocks. Government estimates show five percent of eggs hatchable, three percent are rats, and infertile eggs save profits. Missouri College of Agriculture urges farmers to sell or separate roosters after hatching.
A reader recommends trying an ice cream soda at Stallings and promises it will be liked. The note emphasizes enjoyment and a simple, positive experience.
Miss Byrd Stasher and Miss Florence Dillard visited Kansas City on Friday while L A Roy spent Friday in Marshall. Delia Crowder with Mary Spurlock visited Wichita on Saturday and John Wilmot went to Kansas City. Rev F B Gordon traveled to Independence, as did Capt Ryland Todhunter for business. J N Hopkins returned from Jefferson City on Friday. Oscar Andryen and Mr Mrs Lehmann of Philadelphia along with Florence McAdow visited Judge John Burden’s home in Mayview, Missouri.
The Post Office Department and Forest Service plan intensified measures to prevent fires in rural areas. State and federal officers will expand coordination, train carriers, wardens, and patrolmen, and hold meetings to improve reporting and suppression across twenty states with active forest protection systems. The effort targets new national forest areas in the southern Appalachians.
Farm Progress, published in St Louis Missouri, promotes itself as a semi monthly farm paper for the southwest. It highlights practical farming help, clear illustrations, and solid printing aimed at real growers.
The Kansas City Weekly Star promotes its long history and broad reach with subscriptions in the southwest. It blends concise weekly news service with literary features to engage hundreds of thousands of readers.
The notice advertises Today's Magazine Canton Ohio a monthly illustrated publication of 40 to 60 pages priced at 50 cents yearly. It promises fine book-paper printing and stories by top authors, matching the look of pricier magazines, with every subscriber receiving a free May Manton pattern.
Mrs. Palmer Sill traveled to Kan ang City on Saturday to spend the day, enjoying the outing in the regional town.
Chicago Monthly presents practical household departments and engaging serials with short stories. A popular magazine listed in a million homes, highlighting illustrated pages and regular features across 24 to 48 pages.
The Woman's National Monthly devotes a special feature to fancy work and prints numerous engaging short stories and serials, offering readers a rich mix of crafts and fiction from the era.
The monthly Chicago publication Woman's World is advertised with 52 pages at 85 cents a year. Described as polished and well printed, it targets a broad female audience with clean layout and reliable content.
Mrs E Holiday departed Saturday for Billings Montana for an extended visit.
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