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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
5
An elderly sailor in port on a bike collided with a female cyclist. He apologized in nautical terms, claiming signals were blocked by fog and substandard steering. He offered to help tow her craft to the dock for repairs amid a curious crowd.
A reflective essay traces the farmer’s rise as a professional and political force, contrasting old and new farming, praising agricultural schools, co-ops, railroads, and trusts, and noting the farm’s role in American identity. It weaves in William Evarts as a legal luminary and wit, with anecdotes of Yale Greek, Tilden’s house, and bar humor.
Harriet Quimby notes that travelers visiting Cairo from Alexandria often mistake a brief view for the entire country. She contrasts Cairo’s tourist gaze with Upper Egypt’s lifeways, arguing real modernization remains distant beyond Luxor and Kom Ombo where English ventures pursue sericultural experiments.
The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals ruled that American Can must compensate Vulcan Detailing for using a rival’s trade secret methods in tin can manufacturing. An employee left Vulcan, joined American Can, disclosed the techniques, and American Can adopted them. After years of litigation, the court found American Can had no right to use the rival’s secrets.
In intense heat a young captain recalls boo hoo fever a mild fever among soldiers in the Philippines. It grows steep and active when heat spikes causing delirium and weeping as the boys cry hoo hoo and talk of hospital wards in the tropics.
The text describes the Selfiah Two-Step as a social pleasure emphasizing individual enjoyment and minimal direct contact. It contrasts this with older forms like the square and ring dances, noting they are folk formats reflecting communal joys and interests.
A stout passenger quarrels with a streetcar conductor over fare. After heated words the man declines to pay and refuses to exit. As the conflict nears, the conductor asks about a past incident and the man reveals he spent six weeks in the hospital from a prior trouble.
Elegant women in gowns rush from Exchange Place to Pennsylvania Station as a peddler’s sale and a bridge gate clash create a comic, frustrated scene. A passenger sighs at missing calleos on sale for three cents a yard, planning a dress for Archibald.
An advertisement-like piece touts a platinum smoke absorbing ring that rests on a lamp to burn red hot and allegedly neutralize tobacco smoke and odors. The salesman claims it lets a smoker light up anywhere without leaving any smell in the air.
The Boston Transcript notes Western farmer boys entering naval service often fail to endure sea life. They are labeled tenderfeet, prone to homesickness and desertion, particularly those with no prior saltwater experience before training ships.
A weary man alights from a train and climbs stairs to a waiting room. A kind stranger offers aid as the tired traveler explains he is exhausted from returning from holidays and may recover in a week or two.
Nell the pony saves 14 year old Mandy Begg from four highwaymen at One Hundred and Fortieth Street in the Bronx. Begg is son of Ernest Degg, Beye Iron works proprietor. Nell kicks, rears, and bolts, leaving two attackers fleeing while Begg sustains a forehead bruise and arm bruise.
The Pipe Line Walker Jack Hovey has traversed a 145 mile stretch from Rixford in McKean County to Williamsport continuously for 26 years at about 21 miles daily. Carrying a 60 pound tools kit including a telegraph instrument, he ties a camping wire to relay updates to headquarters in Williamsport during the trek. The path traverses hills valleys and dense counties with sparse settlements along 40 miles.
A Hindoo charged with spreading a plague denial was jailed for two years after authorities found he claimed the English poisoned wells to reduce the population. An accomplice assisted by placing balls of Nour and other substances into tanks and talns to support the false tale.
In a brief field exchange Wilfred reports watching Farmer Crosby open an incubator and his mother asks if anything hatched. Wilfred confirms the chick emerged and Crosby chased them away, a curio from The Circle.
Roscoe Franklin of St. Joseph visits. many locals attend gatherings in Kansas City and Wellington. Mrs. DeBolt hosts. cemetery upkeep and a fire at T. G. Sanders’ home draw town response. School preparations, openings, and local travel noted. several residents plan moves or joins real estate work.
Dover notes list residents and visitors across Kansas City Lexington Excelsior Springs Fairfax and New Mexico. Names include William Dysart J Plattenburg Vivian Carter Webb Cole and many local families with movements to Marshall Fairview and Aveley Michigan among others. The August meeting closed with fifteen additions and Miss Harwood hosted a sociable gathering with a lemon lifting contest and refreshments.
Insurance for all kinds of Fire and Tornado risks both City and Country. Hay and grain coverage at tight prices. See W. V. Cuntis for details.
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