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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
3
The Lexington Intelligencer lists A. W. Allen as editor and publisher and notes weekly Friday issue. Subscription is $1.50 per year payable in advance, with second class mail status and address details for notices and communications to be printed.
A Democratic slate lists presidential candidate James M Cox with Franklin D Roosevelt on the ticket alongside Breckinridge Long for U S Senator John M Atkinson for Governor Carter Buford for Secretary of State John L Sullivan for Supreme Judge John I Williamson for Judge County Court Eastern District James L Bray for Sheriff Leslie Mitchell for Prosecuting Attorney C A Keith for County Treasurer J C Shelton for County Assessor Clarence L Kenney for County Surveyor Charles H Swift for Public Administrator W J Sydnor for County Coroner F W Mann for Constable Lexington Township J F Cagley.
A clipped note points to Johnson as a major factor behind Senator Harding’s faltering campaign. The brief item suggests internal concerns and political missteps affecting his path to re election.
Marshal Stimson of Los Angeles, longtime campaign manager for Senator Hi, exits a key position amid shifting political alignments. Details indicate restructuring within the California delegation and upcoming fundraising events in the region.
Mississippian voters learn that Ram Johnson backs Cox Roosevelt and the League of Nations while Senator Harding rejects a debate with Governor Cox on the League. The senator’s manager calls the challenge absurd and questions his debating prowess.
The piece notes prominent progressives like Ickes Parker Lindsay Heney Rublee and Hale aligning with the Democratic option in 1912 over Harding. It argues Cox as Ohio governor stands as the clearer progressive, citing laws on women and children protections workers benefits reform and budget reform as proof. It asserts Cox's election would advance progressivism and warns against a Harding victory for the nation's swing away from progressive causes.
Juat received a complete line of porcelain nickel trimmed gas ranges and black enamel models plus a hot plate. See Economy Furniture Store before buying. Tel 416 1104 Franklin St.
Tickets for the Gunsaulus lecture at Murrell Auditorium on Wednesday October 27 are available at Crenshaw and Young's.
An English inventor named Mr dear vie Smith proposes a photochemical process to reproduce plates and engravings from protected books. A coated cardboard, sunlight or electric light, and a dry photographic plate create a new impression on the engraving after 18 minutes to an hour, while the book remains undamaged within a brick cloth wrap.
A dispatch reports Henry IX funded a policy for the stallion Kiplow, with Thurman of Mem. pits as beneficiary. Mrs. Mitchell seeks Kniplow be placed with Troop to state guard, Thurman died overseas and the surplus after keeping the horse goes to Mrs. Mitchell.
A dialogue style fragment shows an employer urging Silas to attend a speech and cue laughter and applause. Silas protests signals and jokes about someone taking a drink on water, indicating tension between performer and audience cues.
A suffragist vented frustration with a quip comparing the senate tossing a glove into the advancing wave of equal rights. The remark, among campaign humor, reflects the fiery tone of early 20th century debates over women’s voting.
Harry and Araminta stroll through a perfumed meadow where a skittish bull approaches. He urges Araminta to help him climb a tree, prompting quick action to escape danger.
In Ross Herefordshire a pair of sturdy elms rise from ground at the base of a churchyard wall. Local tale says they sprouted from a grave of a royal 18th century celebrity, though others think they are shoots from a root entide carried by masonry. The trees flourished for years, later affected by nearby building work. now they are leafless with one said to show life.
A joint survey by the United States forest service and New York state college finds that by 1912 there were several cane and umbrella handle manufacturers in New York, but now none remain for walking sticks or whips and only one umbrella handle maker remains in the state.
Ethan Allen was not technically a citizen at birth due to a New York Vermont boundary dispute and joined the Union only at his death. A redblooded fighter, he led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga after a long, imperfect path to nationhood. Born January 10, 1737 in Litchfield Connecticut, he died February 13, 1789, lauded for his principles while facing legal limits on his European rights.
An editor recalls William Dean Howells joking about the latest styles. A minister made a witty remark in a sermon as a reference to style. Howells mentions a young woman in New York who asks about the note, and Mrs. Howells confirms the remark about Revelations.
Mrs Meekton confronts Leonidas about reading politics aloud to him. He admits he fell asleep, claiming his mental faculties were so dulled that he saw no reason to retain personal consciousness. The exchange hints at philosophical dialogue on awareness and selfhood.
A brief exchange quotes Whistler about how others see people and the irony of self perception. The Boston Transcript note captures the remark as a reflective, period voice on vanity and art.
Fragment of uncertain OCR text discusses meaning of being defended and treating others as you would like to be treated. Sources unclear. may reflect student or philosophical note with garbled punctuation and quotes. No clear names, dates, places, or events to anchor a full article summary.
A brief cartoonish dialogue where a child quips that his mother wants a government shift due to the income tax. The father notes the tax as the sticking point, humorously claiming it causes his installments to fall due whenever he spends on new clothes.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a discussion or note about a lesser evil and a baby’s cries, with garbled lines suggesting later notification or action. Details unclear. main entities and events not fully readable.
A playful exchange references the term proletariat in jest. One speaker questions the word found in the papers, while the other jokingly defines it as what cowboys use to catch wild horns, highlighting rural humor and misreading.
A brief roadside claim touts cellar warmth with the phrase Nothing but real. The wording suggests a promotion or slogan emphasizing dependable warmth for the upcoming winter season.
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