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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
8
A terse line portrays a marriage driven not by love but by money, suggesting the union was tainted by financial motive rather than affection. The phrasing hints at social scandal or moral judgment typical of a society column or gossip snippet.
The world champion pool player Thomas A. Hueston retorted to a toast on The Spring at a New York dinner. He relays a story showing a neighbor dispute where Smith admits telling Jones the three feet of disputed ground belonged to him but adds the April lawnmowing detail as a defense.
Dr Charles Chand and Columbia University instructor kept a 100 mile telephone chat with his Boston bull pup Sport between New Hartford and New York City. The dog heard his master and mistress, barked with joy, and recognized Mrs Chandler’s voice during the exchange at their summer home in New Hartford.
Mark Trwain recalls a Virginia City reporter memory about a doctor named Sawyer. He wrote a brief obituary line praising prompt and skillful treatment, but the doctor was not pleased with the wording. The anecdote highlights how obituaries can provoke mixed reactions from physicians.
Frederick A W Gaffron cashier at a Kansas City restaurant was born aboard the USS Constitution in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans on August 18 1845 or 1245 as per a baptismal certificate. He recalls parents were refugees from New Orleans amid a yellow fever outbreak and later returned to Bocholt Westphalia.
Editors recall Archibald Clavering Gunter and a sharp bribery story about a railway watchman. A tramp seeks mercy on a stormy night and offers a swig of whisky to prove duty, and the watchman softens thinking the beggar is in earnest, revealing a pointed moral on ethics.
Local readers warned that many consider themselves perfectly healthy yet suffer indigestion and related symptoms. The ad touts Miona stomach tablets as strengthening digestion to prevent pain and distress, with Crenshaw and Young offering a money back guarantee if it does not cure. Also an employment notice seeks a traveling person in home territory at 3.50 per day plus expenses.
The article touts vast fortunes from raising sunken logs in the Mississippi and Great Lakes region. It claims pine logs resist water damage for long periods and timber submerged for decades stays intact. It mentions old legends about petrified hickory and boys taught white and slate sides of whetstones come from heartwood.
Two owls display affection as they inspect a setting with confetti. One notes their fondness and the other confirms they are on their honeymoon, highlighting a playful scene between the birds.
A disposed domestic crow, found in a Jersey marsh, grew into a keen sailor. The bird rode with a small boatman through a narrow swash channel beside a long sand bar, cawing loudly when danger or bottom was near. The crow even directed maneuvers, insisting on proper timing for jibes and sail handling, as narrated by the owner.
Canada plans show 75,280,000 acres allotted in the west with 14,180,000 remaining. In 1906 Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta totaling 7,283,719 acres of crop land served a population of 806,928. Much of the land is controlled by syndicates and companies aiming for higher prices rather than farming.
About 500 Euche Indians in a secluded Greek region cling to their own tongue and custom. After conquest by Creek Indians more than two centuries ago many Euche marry within the tribe. Some Euche men speak Bach language to their father while speaking Creek to their mother, a bilingual family pattern persists.
In Canada, Trench settlers continue to bake with large outdoor brick ovens of French origin from 250 years ago. Despite modern stoves, many insist no wood baking beats these ovens. Fire with hard wood heats, ashes are raked out, leaves laid inside, bread forms a thick crust and dark color as all grain elements stay in flour.
A woman asks a dentist to hypnotize her ailing husband. The dentist initially balks, noting the patient is not within his scope, and questions arise over how hypnosis would be applied before any treatment could occur.
A witty exchange recalls a misstep when Bagley wandered into the wrong house after a banquet. The humorist notes he has sold a story about the incident to a comic paper for nine dollars.
Dialogue captures a tense moment as a woman refrains from playing the piano while a man urges her to perform. She questions the value of playing, and he concedes that any piece will do, highlighting a subtle clash over artistry and obligation.
Soker I wins 860 from Bings in a poker game. Joker asks if Bings knows how to play. Soker replies not yet. Lippincotts.
A youth sues another newsboy over a street corner. The newspaper sends a lawyer to defend the defendant while the plaintiff presents his case. Amid dockets, the boy blurts an objection and insists the court is on his side before the case moves forward.
This passage hails small duties as the essence of human obligation, urging doing what one can through heartful, selfless effort toward God and neighbor. It defines service as daily acts, not just work, and highlights busy affections and daily Christian love as the path to divine approval.
A plucky interviewer finally meets the head of a great oil trust. Genial John, with a wig stroked, declares he is not opposed to government ownership. The exchange hints at a practical openness to state control, framed in a humorous, old-time tone.
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