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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
2
A fragment from a Lexington Missouri paper promotes subscriptions and lists varied content. It includes rates, postal details, and sample trivia about figs and bees, alongside a marketing pitch for The Youth's Companion and McCall's Magazine with pricing and contact lines.
A Lexington resident Mrs. Henry Brasch reports long standing bladder and kidney trouble relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills after trial at Cren shaw & Young's Drug Store. She reaffirms ten years later that the remedy saved her life. Also noted is a Louisiana salt island discovery and the Avery salt deposit.
The body of James Milan, killed on the battlefields of France, was brought from Leh Summit Friday afternoon and interred at St. Marys cemetery. Born in this county near Odessa, he is survived by his mother and one sister.
Miss Edith Davis of Kansas arrived Saturday evening for a few days visit here with relatives.
An editorial discusses the tension over talking machines in tenant leases and government policy. It contrasts harsh bans with advocates like Mr Hays who urge understanding of others’ views while praising music masters and the humane use of music in society. It argues leases should treat talking machines as legitimate cultural devices.
A waiter assures a diner service will come soon amid anxious talk about prices rising again. The brief scene conveys tension over costs and timing in a crowded restaurant.
A humorous, unsigned line from the Indianapolis Star mocks hot weather by claiming a comic bringing Earth too close causes heat. Two women debate climate, one insisting papers link the heat to a comic and promising cooling when it passes. A passing car cuts the chat.
The Ochmichen helicopter, described by European contemporaries, shows several successful flights. The machine uses a gas bag with a suspended framework and two large horizontal screws. The gas bag is used only in tests and may be removed as pilots gain flight experience. In its seventy fifth flight it traveled 25 yards against the wind.
An Indianapolis youth on a Toledo street car spots a billboard showing a canvas with two men in Oriental dress and exclaims about the “Three Wise Men.” A nearby woman comments on the sign’s religious imagery during a Sunday outing.
A Washington Star item recounts a rural scene where potato bugs swarm a field, driving the crop into panic. A postmaster, visiting the head of the field, uses a brush to thrash rows, scattering bugs westward as they flee through the rows.
In a fragmentary reminiscence, the writer recalls Sant-Saens praising a duet by Rossini and contemplates the duet as a living, imagined part of the piece. The master’s interaction with admirers and his intense focus on the music are described in a reverent, if imperfect, voice.
A distorted report notes the Harvard Glee Club avoided a cheerful display due to a European trend toward restraint. The piece suggests locals welcomed a shift to a milder, quieter merriment and references a dictionary definition for merriment.
Fragmentary report describes Kathieen and a child near her mother named Wasehell. The text mentions pens, an itch, and a pen eaten by Sulton. Railton and Par Trane are referenced in unclear dialogue. Summary preserves limited names and odd phrases from unreadable OCR.
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