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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
3
Professor McGarvey announces withdrawal from Broadway Christian Church of Louisville Kentucky, arguing his convictions oppose organ use in worship. He cites desire for peace in old age and says he would rather leave than remain in a church that uses the organ while seeking unity among believers.
Saturday notes list spouses and relatives visiting Lexington and nearby towns including Mrs A E Asbury in Higginsville Mrs T B Smith visiting Kansas City and others from Page City Leavenworth and Odessa attendances marriage license issued to Jo M Wilkinson and Viola S Fitzgerald Benedict property barn destruction and pension granted to W Boon Major fur Miami resident Dan Morgan funeral in Odessa and other local movements including travel to Los Angeles and Long Branch for future residence.
In Boone county a general election measure proposed altering the boundary between Callaway and Boone for school needs. The proposition received 2080 votes for and 499 against. It would annex a Cedar creek area near Clayaville to Boone, aiding Cedar district children who struggle to reach the Callaway side during high water. Final approval requires Callaway county concurrence per the Falton Gazette.
The will of Alexander Breckinridge endowed land for an Orphan School of the Christian church of Missouri, later redeemed by William Woods College for 16060 dollars. The funds fund a new Breckinridge Fund, with interest to aid destitute orphans chosen by the college president and directors.
Congressman George W. Smith of Illinois is likely to chair the House committee on post offices and post roads in the fifty-eighth Congress. Stith’s bill to reduce letter postage to 1 cent may receive a favorable committee report, though Chairman Loud opposes it due to post revenue concerns. Postmaster General Payne’s coming report is expected to show a modest deficit near one million dollars, with a recommendation to consider the reduction next session.
An advertisement touts Bullard's Horehound Syrup for coughs colds and throat irritation claiming immediate relief and urging readers to purchase at Cronshaw Young's priced 50c 0 and $1.00. Nearby items note Mr E J Westerhouse returning from Mexico with a government post in the Philippine Islands and a Manila departure planned December 14 aboard a Pacific crossing from San Francisco.
Marconi reports perfected apparatus enabling open ocean communication without cables. The Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto completed a transatlantic voyage maintaining shore links from Cornwall to Nova Scotia. Signals exchanged between the Marconi station at Poldhu and the ship throughout the crossing.
James H. Farrel of Chicago a prominent Democratic figure and longtime marshall of Cook County Democracy Marching Club is noted as the oldest Illinois state representative member since 1887. At 59 he remains influential in Illinois politics and runs a Chicago real estate business. A March 4 1901 letter extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as an effective remedy for indigestion and related ailments.
A Scotsman recounts an encounter with lions near a black settlement. Feverish and watching from a hut, he describes lions moving through scrub, a terrified retreat by the boys, and a fatal close call as one hunter remained unharmed while another man narrowly escaped a lion’s grip.
Mr R J Thompson of Toledo recounts attempting a memory aid by writing himself a postal card to jog his recall. He sent it to himself with a note about an important engagement, but still forgot the appointment, illustrating his frustration with absent mindedness.
A quirky local note reports a miser-like figure who stops talking about coins after petting astranas, with minor humorous observations from Chicago community pages. The item reflects whimsical urban chatter and a playful tone from the Loaily News bureau.
A garbled line appears to discuss aggressive charitable giving and beneficiary discomfort in a Chicago Daily News fragment. It lacks clear names, dates, or events but signals tension over philanthropy and public reception.
A Washington physician told a Star reporter that nail biting is hereditary, citing his own nails and those of his mother and grandfather. He argues the habit persisted despite all prevention attempts and notes French studies on schoolchildren. He adds nails are easier to curb in children under maternal control.
A Paris ballet museum displays objects from skirts to toe casts of leading dancers. Among the items is a foot cast of Mine. Vestris, valued at a substantial sum, reflecting the era and fame of Terpsichoreans.
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