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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
2
The Fulton populace approved ending the legal sale of intoxicating liquor for beverage in Fulton by an unofficial total of 887 votes with 528 for prohibition and 169 dry majority. The vote total was reported quickly with early turnout. the result was read aloud at Henderson & Maugh's store. Many locals, including both sides, worked hard to secure the result.
The Taft boom sagged as expected after a forceful launch and fanfare. The piece casts Taft as a limited figure beyond Ohio birth and size, notes labor hostility and opposition within the party, cites Roosevelt and the Brownsville case, and criticizes tariff stance shifts ahead of the next election. It also covers Missouri Pacific freight-rate changes and calls for rail reform backed by Roosevelt. The Warrensburg Standard Herald notes public fairness and criticizes small-minded railroad management.
The Ledger advertises a large picnic by the M. W. A. at Odessa on Saturday September 14. Big bills and thousands of small notices promise the event as the picnic of the year in the area and an opportunity to meet friends.
The Oak Grove Banner notes Millet reaches nearly seven feet in a Clay Township field. Ben Gilles grows corn and a millet stalk measured at nearly seven feet, sent to the banner on Tuesday. The district is praised as fertile and progressive, comparable to any state region.
An old advertisement touts Kodol as a cure for sour stomach indigestion and related debility. It claims the product uses natural digestive juices and toning reconstructions to cleanse and strengthen stomach mucosa, with testimonials from S. Ball of Ravenswood and sale through Leroy Farmer in Chicago.
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