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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
6
A collage of historical clippings notes rash cautions about dangerous acts from lighting fuel to live electricals, with satirical quips on temper and restraint. It mentions Polish voters split over Harding and the League of Nations, alongside brief local social notes on residents visiting or returning home from travels.
A U S telegram describes an American newspaper man in Europe covered in orders and a large star on a yellow ribbon. A chief chamberlain scolds him to dress properly for royalty, warning that another appropriate visit could earn him a decoration.
A misleading patch of clay from Pembrokeshire inspired a Yorkshire sheep farmer in New Zealand to use it as a wool scourer. He patented the process, imported ten tons of kwolin clay to Europe, and West Riding textile firms widely adopted it. War halted imports, now resumed for household and toilet use. Society ladies favor it for gentle cleansing and silky wool care.
A group of automobile men travel around Indianapolis area when an elder driver joins and recaps early conditions. He notes the White River banks once thick with wilkies and that residents disturbed by nightly crawkings along the riverbank, as the city began to form.
News from Holland reports the Goermann have built submarines without periscopes. Each side features a lens arrangement with mirrors to enable necessary observation. The setup allows surface and underwater viewing without a traditional periscope.
Nearly 26 colleges across the SOUNTrY are conducting campaigns to build endowments for higher professor salaries and new facilities. BR outlines a target of 100,000 as part of the effort.
A fragmented excerpt suggests a scene where generosity is shown at the races as a husband’s finances are discussed. The dialogue mentions a young man named Tor and a statement about giving money away, implying an offhand display of wealth or charity in a race setting.
Frank Solomon, a Black private in the 534th Engineers during the war, is now studying tailoring under the federal vocational education board. Once stone deaf and illiterate, he is a remarkable lip reader who can follow Mark Twain. After France he could not speak or write, but at Cape May Army Hospital a teacher helped him learn three words and write a simple sentence. He later learned to read, do basic arithmetic, and understand Jip reading, marking a significant education development from one month of schooling at age fourteen.
Dialogue excerpt shows a speaker recounting a moment with young Jorking who was told to polish his understanding. Jorking responds by asking whether the polish referred to intellectual shine or shoe polish, highlighting a pun on words and a clash of meaning.
A visiting Englishwoman recounts a wartime London dinner where a guest shouted Made in Germany after seeing a plate, tumbled it, and a chorus of guests followed suit. The host later proved only one plate was marked thus, and he calmed the crowd by naming a far higher price for the marked plate.
A village church music festival featured a small orchestra including two elderly bass violoncellists. During the anthem the sopranos repeated a line and one bassist muttered a crude joke about the King of Glory, prompting amused reaction from companions.
A weights and measures official in Bridgeton, New Jersey, found the store using a candle as a weight to measure items. The woman proprietor explained that 16 candles weighed a pound and she used one or two candles to provide an ounce or two, a makeshift system until proper regulation weights were obtained.
A man with a wild look touts a mechanical applauler as a great invention that could make his fortune. He explains it can be set to applaud at chosen times without wearing the voice or hands.
Seville awakens in spring with blooming orange trees and vibrant streets. The city blends Moorish ironwork with bright houses as festival crowds fill the avenues. Holy Week procession marks the season, followed by bullfights near the cathedral, illustrating Spain’s blend of religion and leisure.
A local dentist hid a bottle of wine given by a patient in his cabinet for reference. The bottle exploded, alarmed the dentist, who lied about the noise as denatured alcohol mishap. The visit exposed a casual disposal of wine by a friend.
Lieut. Comman reports to the National First Aid Association of America on ancient dentistry. He cites evidence of dental surgery in Egyptian mummies and skulls from prehistoric times, noting gold or silver dental prostheses and toothpicks as early practices. The earliest written record of tooth treatment is linked to Egypt around 1450, with references to gum inflammation and toothache in ancient texts.
A Kansas paper by the State Horticultural Society estimates a population of 256 million birds in the state, consuming about 576 million pounds of insects annually. The report notes these birds could fill 24,000 train cars with insects and would stretch from Oklahoma to Nebraska if lined up.
A North Carolina inventor patents a compact system to reclaim golf balls by cleaning repainting and reenameling. The device targets damaged used and recovered balls offering a method to restore surfaces and extend ball life.
A fragmented note states fire losses in the United States that year and references a per capita figure of 5.08 with an unclear mention of a global leader or benchmark. The garbled text suggests a misread statistic tied to welfare or wealth indicators and a misnamed entity.
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