Old Dominion pledge and commencement news from Lexington
A speech praising heritage and leadership opens with calls for civic virtue. The Huntington era events report diplomas, scholarships, and drill medals won by graduates including Leroy Lates of Cairo Silions, Ernest Weems, Oscar Sugart, Roscoe Groves, and others. Commencement visitors and local notices list numerous residents attending, traveling, or returning from Missouri University and Kansas City trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bincolo
Lee
Jackson
Grady
Mel Kinley
Gol
Hoge
Leroy Lates
Cairo Silions
Ernest Weems
Oscar Sugart
Roscoe Groves
Lexington
Burchfield
Pateillo
Frank Pattillo
Milton
Ira Lute
Cairo
Til
Wai. Mason
Kansas City
Campbell Chapman
R D. Mize
Independence
Albright and Galliger
Fort Leavensworth
Kans
McPherson
Tarkie
Ed Tinker
Pawhuska
Okla
A B
Albro
Washington, D. C
Margaret, Chamberlain
Helen Trige
Margaret Belt
Rose Emerson
Higginsville
Milton Welsh
Randolph
Clay Randolph
St. Joseph
Mary Hickman
Card of Thanks for Mother Obituary Period
We extend our heartier thanks and gratitude to our many friends for their sympathy kindness and assistance during the last illness and at the death and burial of our beloved mother. Mrs Wm H Chiles Mrs Jno T McChew Anna Belle Graves Mrs Bird H Campbell. Will Gain and Ernest Kriehn returned from Kansas City. Mrs M I Kelley called to Higginsville Thursday by the serious illness of her mother Mrs A Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fletcher
Mary Taylor
Kansas City
High Rogers
Missouri University
Warren Sherman
Missouri University At Columbia
Aula
Blanche Brelsford
Lexington High School
Mary Hickmasti
Independence
Maj
B.A. Hickmas
City
Marshall
Charles Simpson
Misa Nora Simpson
Linn Co
Edgar Sullivan
Wansay City
Woodmen
Christian Church
Ella
Peg
Warren
Margaret Chiles
Vickars Chiles
Algginaville
J. S. Vickars
Sunda
Judge Bott
Otto Nolte
Alggineville
Larinia GC Chiles
Uol.h. C. Chiles
Mayview
Paul
God
Christ Jesus Our Lord
Edmond Vughan
Waverly
H. L. Worbin
Bently
Corder
Jesale Hitt
Willie
Lexington
Robert Webb
James Corbin
Collin Davis
Stark Eppes
W. Vaughan
Coleman Chamblin
Page City
J. N
Robert Holman
John Cooper
Mary Lee
Bigginsville
Wm. Cook
Pleasant Hill
Will Neer
Margaret Neer
Jackson County
W. G. Harwood
Ben Boone
Carnagie, Ok
John Longest
Mattiew B. Cole
LaVerne
Here
Wi Neer
W. 5. Heck
Martin Phillips Carriage Committee
B. W. Vaughn
Walter Beatty
Lee Slusher
S. E. Vaughn
Jessie Hitt
Robt
Hoeficker Jas
M. Winn
Webb Cole
Martin Phillips
Pine Dysart
Henry Wigs
Wm. H. Chiles
Jno
T. McChew
Anna Belle Graves
Bird H. Campbell
Will Gain
Ernest Kriehn
Kansan City
Ir M.I. Kelley
Mra
S.A. Field
Dogs Worthy of All Honor and Victorian Devotion
The Dawn extols dogs for superlative devotion surpassing mankind and cites historic acts of loyalty. It recalls Schopenhauer’s remark on trust, a stray dog guarding a beggar’s ragged remains, and Greyfriars Bobby who slept by his master’s grave for 12 years in all weather, honoring canine fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schopenhuuer
Greyfriars Bobby
Edinburgh
Flood Damages Lead to City Settlement for Coughlin
A Missouri man recounted a tale of Coughlin living in a shanty by the Kansas City highway. After a water main burst flooding the cellar and drowning hens, Coughlin secured a 25 dollar settlement. He quips that he will spend the money on twenty five dollars worth of ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Coughlin
Kansas City
Tye
Trishman
Silk Scarves and Luxuries Appeal on Western Reservations
A reporter visiting Nandau ay a describes Indian women trading at a Western post for silk and satin and canned goods, with silken scarfs about 18 inches square selling for 1.50 to 2 each. The scarfs are worn as a fascinator, often used with fine attire, and seen on many squaws, though the effect dulls the goods’ beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nandauaaya
Ancient Cloisonne Enamels by Laborious Craft Methods
An ancient artist created cloisonne enamels through a detailed process. Outlines were cut in metal to leave narrow surrounding ribbons, the interior grayed and roughened, then colored paste was applied in hollows and fused in a muffie until polished smooth.
Betting Hen Killa Snakes on the Ogee
Willie Spencer and his family report a remarkable scene as Betti the hen defends a nest on the Ogee by killing two slack snakes measuring three and four feet. A third snake attacked the hen and coiled a farmhand, who dispatched it with a nick. The hen returned to her eggs after the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job Spencer
Spencer
Willie Spencer
Caldwell
N. J
Philadelphia
Reflected Sentiment in Auditors Remark
An admiring auditor notes that when that man speaks it reveals exactly what he thinks. A cautious person admits not wanting to say so but agrees his thoughts mirror what his constituents want him to think.
Not So Much A New Baby Comes To Our House
A terse exchange about a newborn arriving at a household. The speaker dismisses the event as common, remarking that their washerwoman already has a baby, implying the arrival is unremarkable and routine.
Burning Hair Near Gas Jet Sparks Narrow Fire
A dramatic incident on Mount Royal Terrace ends with a quick save when a woman fixes a glove near a gas jet. She notices her head catching fire and, by pulling off her hair she saved herself. The tale ends with a grim moral about the dangers of false hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Royal Terrace
Inez
Indead
Fale
Trony of Marriage Book Sparks Gentle Controversy
A humorous critique titled The Trony of Mar riage provokes discussion in England with claims that humor signals maturity in a wife. Tozer notes many bicumorous women, while a literary figure recalls meeting only two with a sense of humor, one of whom he married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Gutnor
Pasi Toser
Mr. Tozer
Pacific
Thia
Yokohama
Peter
Compare Ancient South American and American University Histories
The article notes that Spanish settlements in South America predate English ones in North America by about a century. It cites Harvard as young beside Peru’s University of San Marcos, older than Cornell, and Lima’s university history approaching four centuries while Yale and Columbia are compared by age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
North America
Plymouth
Chicago
Harvard
University of San Marcos
Peru
Cornellls
Cornell
Yale
University of Lima
Columbia
Thrifty Pyrenees Giant Tallest Man? Senor Arrudi
Senor Firmin Arrudi of Sallent in the Spanish Pyrenees is said to be seven feet eight inches tall. He toured South America earning more than 93000 in one year. After amassing wealth he returned home to retire, married, and lives off interest as a pathfinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Firmin Arrudi
Sallent
Spanish Pyrenees
Senor Arrudi
South America
New Work for Women in Law Offices
The article notes women are now considered eligible for law office roles as clerks and stenographers rather than lawyers. It emphasizes the demand for meticulous attention to detail in tasks like punctuation and record keeping, arguing women are often better suited than the average young man.
Now, children what la We want fost In this world to make us perfeotly happy
A teacher asks the class what would bring happiness and a bright boy in the back answers with a defiant demand for things they do not have. The fragment hints at a classroom exchange and a humorous or puzzled mood.
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Temple Payne
Concordia
FP. T. Bates
Ben Wiley
Baton Rouge
Louis Mre
Lucy Page and Son
Buler
Robert Taubman
N. E Wasker
Katinas
Tertessne
Mayview Notes
Fannie Wilmot
BR. G. Whitsett
Odessa
Ernest Schowengerdt
Guy Greene
Misa Mabelle
Charlies Anderson
Eon Robert
MtHebron
Billy
Jack Webb
Webb Chinn
Prank Howman
Whursday
Howard Wilson
Alster
Nannie
Broele
Kanaas City
Theresa Kappell
Marabial
Martin Negéner
Martha Mine
Louis Legat
Waterloo
Mansell
Stanwoo
Kaas City
Harriet B. Miller
Ramias City
Mise Georgia Hanting
Dover Notes
al Lewis
Clarence Vivian
Lesington
Pattilio
Pyrenees
Kodol
E.C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago, Til
United States Court of Claime
Leen Thoranary
CIA Jaton
Sihubens Te International Dictionary
Woru
G. & C. Merriam CO
Springfield, Mage
Ser Wonsteas
Lexington Savings Bank
Levington
Missotia
Lafayette
Walter B. Waddell
Waddell
A. D
Uary Stanie F. Ee
Wallrock
Notary Public
Nicholson
HooKrees
Coe
COL
Ta sSsbpcaeneren
Aeere Estates
Toutike Ling
Iran
Labilitier
Daaty
State Bank
Dover, Dover, MO
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