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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1904
Page
6
William Penn describes Indigenous people as tall and well built with swarthy skin. He notes their strength, walking with a lofty chin, generous hospitality, and communal sharing. He praises their language as lofty and concise, and remarks on their liveliness, sociability, generosity, and lack of greedy property enforcement.
A historical note extols coffee as a potent fumigant capable of cleansing rooms of offensive odors more quickly and thoroughly than other methods, highlighting its strong odor-eliminating properties.
A historical article discusses Japanese contributions to chemistry blending originality with practical application, noting Tokyo University facilities and Japanese fellowship in the English Chemical Society. It also reports on coffee as an odor absorbing fumigant, detailing experiments where burning coffee eliminates unpleasant room odors faster than sulfur, with evidence from a meat odor test and observations of odor dispersal.
A terse provincial note claims Canada’s population and Lake Superior figures. It states Lake Superior's population was 6 600 000 today with a 25 percent foreign birth rate and references a five year prior comparison. The text is fragmented and lacks clear sourcing.
A fragment discusses why many households set clocks ahead by 15 minutes or a half hour. It cites the New York News on laziness and notes a watchmaker’s view that fast clocks mislead people about wake times and could cause missed trains, arguing it does more harm than good.
In Australind a Western Australia writer describes horses adapting to drought by diving in pools for succulent weeds. An old mare taught foals and yearlings to feed underwater, a habit passed through generations, suggesting a new amphibious horse variant may emerge to survive severe droughts.
A brief cartoon gag from Cincinnati, a quip about value and affection. He asks for thoughts, she fears full value for money, and the punchline centers on thinking of "you" as the item. The exchange plays on bargain humor and clever wordplay typical of the period.
A hotel breakfast scene prompts a waiter switch to the buffet. The returning waiter explains men tip less on average than women when dining alone, while with women they tip generously for better service. The exchange frames a sociological view of tipping habits.
A candid remark about a politician seeking only one term is met with a wry quip from Senator Sorghum. The exchange appears in the Washington Star as a light political aside reflecting on ambitions and expectations in public life.
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