Lexington Tigers Over the Top Against Cubs in Baseball
The Lexington Tigers defeated the Lexington Cubs in a high scoring game with a large margin. John Graves spent the weekend in the country with Clark Neale Edwards, Mrs. G W Gunn and son, Hubert Homesley, who left this morning for a visit in Columbia Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. B B Ireland entertained Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W Edwards and children, and Mr. and Mrs. B B Prager.
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Lexington Tigers
Lexington Cubs
John Graves
Clark Neale Edwards
G. W. Gunn
Hubert Homesley
Columbia
B. B. Ireland
Jesse W. Edwards
B. B. Prager
Mass meeting at court house tomorrow afternoon
A mass meeting is announced for Saturday at 4 o clock 15 minutes in the courthouse. The notice also mentions a price reduction on automobile casings and tubes of all sizes.
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Court House
Elks Meeting Notice at Lexington Lodge No 749
Regular meeting tonight at 8 oclock of Lexington Lodge No 749 8 P G O E Initiation BR T Payne and BR F ty Young Secretary
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Lexington Lodge
BR. T Payne
F. Ty. Young
Ford cars dominate American roads in 5 million usage claim
The notice claims more than 3,000,000 Ford cars are in daily operation in the United States, amounting to about half of all motor cars in America. It urges orders now due to limited production, from John Morrison & Sons, authorized Ford agents.
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FORD
United States
America
John Morrison & Sons
Reefer's Ready Relief for chicks sold with guaranteed cure
Reefer's Ready Relief claims to prevent and cure white diarrhea in baby chicks. Sold under an iron clad guarantee. Agent listed as Thos. Geraughty with R. FLD. 1 and telephone S6F15.
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Thos. Geraughty
R. Fld
Administrator’s Notice of Estate of Jackson Arnold
Letters of administration granted May 1919 by the Lafayette County Missouri Probate Court to A. G. Phetzing as administrator. Creditors must Exhibit claims within six months or be precluded. if not exhibited within one year, claims are forever barred. Witness dated May 20 1919 as attested by Judge Stephen N. Wilson.
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Jackson Arnold
Probate
Lafayette County
Missouri
A. G. Phetzing
Stephen N. Wilson
Edward V. Williams
Probate Court
Margaret A. Williams
Stephen N. Wilton Jude
Notice of Sale of Saline Lafayette Levee District Bonds
The Saline Lafayette Levee District in Saline County Missouri offers for sale bonds totaling 50000 dollars to fund a levee system. Bonds in 500 dollar denominations bear 5 percent interest paid semiannual and mature yearly starting 1022. bids due noon May 24 1919 at Harvey Bellamy Marshall Missouri. Levi Kramer secretary warns right to reject bids and requires bid security with a 40 dollar certified check.
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Saline Lafayette Levee
Circuit Court
Saline County
Missouri
Levi Kramer
Board of Supervitors
Snid Levee District
Malin Tend
Harvey & Bellamy
Marshall
Suling County
Administratrix Notice for Edward V Williams Estate
Margaret A Williams administratrix announces letters of administration were granted May 7 1919 by the Probate Court Lafayette County. Creditors and claimants must exhibit their claims to the administratrix or as required by law. Attested by Stephen N Wilton Judge of Probate.
Fragmented World War II Echoes From a Far Field
A disjointed extract from Avlantic Monthly describes eerie battlefield sounds and sensations. An officer dismisses activity after a tense fifteen minute listening period, noting the quiet and the distant percussion of weapons.
Grabb ers The Reformer Debate on Statesmanship Decline
The Politiion argues no American statesman would decline, while The Reformer questions whether statesmanship in the country is in decline, sparking a bold exchange on leadership.
Soldiers enjoy improvised quartet in Eis Hochella France
Fresh proof of American soldier ingenuity in France stirred a La Patrice Y M C A hut audience. When a train failed to arrive an improvised quartet used two paper pieces, tin, an automobile horn, and a leg as a chanter to play the popular tunes, drawing laughter and amusement.
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France
Eis Hochella
Jae Bane
United States
BUSTING THE MINES Dear Old Lavy-So You're on a Mines Sweeper
Fragmentary verse lines describe a scene with a minesweeper, mentioning cautious actions and round tops. The excerpt references Loullon Roweon and Tit Jade in a hazy, stylized dialogue. The text presents a playful, unclear wartime or nautical motif without a clear event or outcome.
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Lavy
Loullon
Fray the uafloene safer duels in moving-pretiite life
A garbled OCR fragment mentions safety in duels and moving pretiite life. Names and clear events are unreadable. The passage appears to discuss flu symptoms and endurance but lacks coherent subjects, dates, or locations to identify a concrete news item.
Uncle Khan Decries Watermelon Prices In Ledger Speech
In a clipped, rough-voiced remark Uncle Khan claims the government will force payment of the full value. He complains this year’s watermelons are eight lyars per avocado time, signaling steep cost pressures and broad discontent.
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Dhe
Uncle Khan
Henry’s Return After Boasts Met With Double Crosses
In a sharp aside from a reader’s note, Henry returns and boasts prove hollow as he faces multiple double crosses, revealing a tangle of deceptions around his claims. The exchange underscores a pattern of bravado followed by betrayed expectations.
Golfers and Millionaires Shape a Desert Winter
A Detroit Free Press piece imagines golf players amid wealthy companions, mocking their routines and the allure of wintering in the South to play golf. It questions the motives of players who travel with wealth and suggests a critique of golf culture among affluent circles.
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Werner Mate
Italy
Apa
tHivy
le Mill
Vrit
South
Detroit Free Press
Has New Decorative Idea for Health Colors in Britain
Kemp Prosser, famed English color specialist, conducts experiments on health colors to guide British reconstruction decor. He claims sunlight yellow and airy blue rooms with fruit bowls and embroidered cushions lift mood by bringing outdoors inside and making interiors happier and healthier.
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Kemp Prosser
Prosser
Finding of the Dawn
A war time dispatch from Worcester recounts a writer in the towall defense corps praising dawn's light. The piece lauds dawn as daily fuel for spirits and courage, claiming it inspires soldiers amid hardship and urban grind.
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Towall Defen Corps
Worcester
London Ieniay News
Waris
Disrav
Wwe
Delicate Topics Weigh In On Law And Society
Fragmentary notes describe a debated legal and moral issue involving community standards and personal rights. References mention key figures and locales, signaling a public discussion or court setting. Further context is unclear due to damaged text.
Untitled fragment quotes Kinoklon Pintle on wartime thrift
Fragmentary quotation from Kinoklon Pintle complaining about shortages and clothes during wartime. The text expresses frustration at limits on purchases and the need to reuse or improvise garments. Contains unclear spellings and garbled phrases.
Walking the Floor in a Fragmented Local Column
A garbled OCR fragment presents a dialogue about moving to a landland save and a flats issue. Pio and an unnamed speaker discuss a possible solution, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear context or outcome.
Notes on distinguished service and bravery in the war
General Perelings notes highlight notable acts of bravery by fallen servicemen. The official records describe thousands of acts of valor and sacrifices, with several performances of heroism listed from the war departments.
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Perelings Stat
Miller earns Distinguished Service Cross near Argonne
Maj Miller led his battalion in a hard push through Argonne forest past Gesors, directing artillery and inspiring troops amid heavy fire. Wounded in the leg, arm, and abdomen, he refused to fall back and urged a final advance before dying a few days later. His widow resided at 1727 West Fifty First Street, Los Angeles, CA.
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Maj
Miller
Aelion
Geenes
France
Paysien
Argonne
Emmy
Gesors
Montexhaimbedt
Perenni
Effeer
Bis
Conspicuous gallantry earns DSM for Private Costen
Conspicuous bravery during a platoon advance amid heavy fire led Private Costen to expose himself to rifle and mortar fire as he attempted to seal a nest and aid wounded comrades. He died from battle injuries sustained in the effort, his actions cited as instrumental in the fighting near Bale de Con eenvone Feiner and 18TR.
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Bale de Con
Orie
Ala Wounils
Costen
Witaw
Maen Avenue
Cap Chars
Private Jesse N. Funk in 354th Infantry Tale
Fragmentary wartime note mentions Jesse N. Funk Private First Class Co. L 354th Infantry. Text garbled with multiple misspellings and broken phrases. Contains references to military life, place names, and possible unit actions but no clear event, date, or outcome.
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Jesse N. Funk
Firat Clase
Co. L
354Th Infantry
Unclear military action record involving Private Joseph A. Buffalo
Fragmentary OCR text reports Private Joseph A. Buffalo of Company F, 258th Infantry, with scattered names and battle references. The readable portions mention engagement timing, small party leadership, and enemy opposition, but many words are garbled, limiting precise events, dates, or outcomes.
Clifford E Mellen Private of Company A 104th Infantry
Clifford E Mellen a private in Company A of the 104th Infantry appears in a distorted notice. The text references his safety, duty, and a medical or disciplinary context with phrases about danger, service, and an enemy. The legible elements point to a military enlistment or discharge style card with personal and unit identifiers.
Fragmentary Notes On Privite Phan And Gle Fhetilgenve
A garbled passage mentions Privite Phan and Gle Fhetilgenve section with references to tenure, distance, and Helisevege Peg. It includes scattered names like Pete, Wiley, Lacey, and Cit agi, with unclear events and timing.
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Rbarre
Patan
Denis
DU Wiley Cite
Lacey Eceiniem
Pete
Bieem
Lee
Privite Phan
Weber
Shattered Tragedy At Bindon Mine Warns Of Fatal Accident
In December 1895 at Bindon mine a worker known as Shinker was killed instantly by a failed blast and a protective wire opening. The incident left his widow Hvez and other relatives facing the aftermath as investigators review the blast sequence and safety lapses.
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Crp
Alexantor
Wits Dertitien Ia
Cartier
Wille
Hvez
Liowk
Private Garrity Receives Bravery Award in France
Private Patrick Garrity of Company 334th Infantry earned a decoration for conspicuous bravery near Fremenville France on November 1 1918. His unit faced an open enemy machine gun from the left front as advancing armor drew fire. Garrity and two comrades leaped forward, engaged the Germans, and captured them with their weapons after a fierce exchange. His home address is 2741 Kenmore Avenue Chicago IL.
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Garrity
Crriaplowes
Fremenville
France
Garrite
Mlvanial Aloe
Cerrity
Old Reas
Kenmore Avenue
Chicago
Medal for Gonaphions andhnter in action in France
Robert TL. Blackwell decorated for valor in action near Saupier France in October. His platoon faced intense enemy fire causing injuries and confusion as they evacuated wounded under shelling. A brave volunteer attempted a hazardous retreat through heavy fire to reach safety.
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Robert TL. Blackwell
Saupier
France
Enmy
Ugo
Gallon Walker
Binokwel
Fragmented verse and chatter in chaotic OCR tumble
A skewed, largely unreadable OCR passage mixes names and lines about a chicken, doctors, and a party scene. It reads like stray dialogue and partial phrases with little clear narrative or context.
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Db. M. Stoll
Thos, Geraughty
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Avlantic Monthly
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Kinoklon
Pio
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Oscar F. Miller
361St Infantry
Henry G, Coston
18Th Infantry
Prevate Funk
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119Th Infantry
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Papi
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Jennie Mae Stack
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