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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1906
Page
6
A Brooklyn couple recounts a banking near miss when a check written with a window pen caused a forgery scare. The wife mistook a signed check that later appeared forged, but the difference in handwriting and the pen used exposed the error, ending with a lighthearted club joke.
A comic slip shows a five year old boy reciting a prayer with mispronunciations while a minister hides to avoid levity. The second item discusses compulsory voting as a policy practiced in Switzerland and notes a bill in the federal legislature penalizing registered electors who do not vote. A brief classroom joke exchanges about a rare MB receipt rounds out the page.
An educated Russian woman socialist recalls her St Petersburg prison experiences for the Chicago Daily News. She details hearing news through iron bars, witnessing soldiers, appealing to troops to join the people, and an amnesty release at last tied to a red banner signal of new life.
Dr Thayer a central Massachusetts minister long known for his journeys by horse in Lancaster and nearby towns. One day he grew deeply absorbed on a drive and asked a boy for directions only to find no one at the crossroad. The boy pointed to a road sign saying ministers tell others where to go but do not go themselves.
In Yonkers Statesman commentary riffs on a remark attributed to Prince Henry about a foreign power invading New York with its “battle whip” and the City’s fate. The piece adds a Gotham aside about Henry changing his mind after receiving a dentist’s bill.
Dundee Advertiser reports on excavations at the Roman fort of Newstead Melrose under the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Finds include bronze vase, two chariot wheels, a skull, and a well preserved Roman brass helmet with inscription. many pits yield decomposed matter preserving artifacts.
A terse joke from Journal Amugant features a speaker urging silence to avoid waking his wife who, he jokes, spends no money while asleep. The line frames domestic economics with humor and a sharp, recognizable voice.
A philologist notes many everyday terms are misnamed revealing that shoehorns are not made of horn, milestones aren’t wooden, pens aren’t steel but feathered, cowboy words mislead about origins of a dozen items from galavanized iron to India ink and salt.
A playful fragment shows Cholly asking Mr Jones to marry his daughter. Jones declines. Cholly replies with a cheerful insistence that he will propose borrowing a future chance to wed. The brief exchange hints at social norms and humor in a domestic scene.
British scientist Hon. R. J. Strutt presents findings from extended tests on rocks worldwide estimating radium content in igneous rocks. He places crust thickness around 45 miles, notes lower radium in basalt, and aligns with Milne and Pickering on subsurface properties and Moon volcanic energy.
G B Winter, a London tailor who designed new army uniforms, praised American clothes in Philadelphia. He called them as fine as London garments, noting pure soft fabrics, proper cuts, and a distinction in wear. He also retold a humorous anecdote about a dinner apology and gifts left behind.
A friend in South America gifted Binge-Jones a dog. The name he chose, reportedly, echoes a playful mispronunciation linked to the pet. Local observers note the unusual naming recalls his persona and humor.
A fragmentary note recalls a shark caught off the pier and a lobster seen with Edith, asking if the reader knew the person involved. The terse item hints at a local seaside incident and social chatter about who was present.
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