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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
3
The Milwaukee Journal notes twilight’s emergence as crickets, frogs, and fireflies mark the approaching night while a lone man builds a fire and contemplates nature. He fears yet respects the mysteries of the dark fringe, seeking rest among trees and rekindling ancient ways.
Local chatter questions Old Captain Braggit's military pride as he repeats boasts of overseas service. Neighbors doubt his stories, noting inconsistencies as he recites grand half-truths about distant journeys and battles.
North Dakota school children plan to fund release and purchase of historic Fort Maidan site where Meriwether Lewis and William Clark wintered. Superintendent Me Cardy ready to mobilize county districts for a statewide push to stage a dramatic retelling and turn the fort into a park.
An unstable skirmish erupts with loud gunfire and a sudden crash. A motorist exits a car and confronts a passerby, prompting a baffling exchange as both sides consider the purpose of their brutal encounter and the possibility of a staged confrontation.
A fragmented Lokal Anzeiger note signals a surge in marriages across Germany as social clubs and miner families increase unions. The item highlights new partnerships and the spread of wedding customs amid changing communities.
The savings division of the United States Treasury notes that five states have made thrift instruction compulsory by legislative action.
A Lexington notice reports Mrs Paul Frischer of 11145 W Boulevard credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relieving back pains, dizzy spells, and nervous trouble after two years of kidney weakness. Ad cites Crenshaw Young's Drug Store and Foster Milburn Co as sources. nearby real estate and a senator Harding reply are mentioned in brief.
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chillicothe Missouri says Chamberlain’s Tablets cured her indigestion and liver issues. She also notes relief from chronic backache and dizziness and states she will always speak well of them.
An older recruitment blurb notes that average young women earn only immediate wages after a few months of stenography training. It warns that self imposed salary limits hinder advancement and cites General Hospital in Kansas City Missouri at 24th and Cherry as the location.
A local advertisement promotes the John Deere Spreader as a top machinery investment. It claims reduced labor and time, improved manure distribution for higher crop yields, low down payment, front to rear loading, light draft with high drive wheels, roller bearings, and minimal maintenance. The ad invites readers to visit in town.
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