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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
2
A brief notice from the Lexington Intelligencer editor A W Allien states the weekly Friday issue schedule. It lists subscription at $1.50 per year payable in advance and mentions second class mail entry at the Lexington post office. Communications should be addressed to the newspaper.
The excerpt cites political jabs by Senator New and Democratic quotes from Franklin D. Roosevelt, criticizing Republican rhetoric and alleged campaign financial dealings. It notes Cox’s prior statements on the phony list and accuses Upham and Hays of evading truth in Senate testimony.
The senator speaks boldly without prior consult to Hays Penrose or the campaign committee. He asserts in clear tones that the history of civilization is a very interesting story, delivering a conviction and thrill to listeners.
A fragment suggests a conspiracy to keep the GOP from learning the position of their candidate. The text hints at obstruction of information and partisan maneuvering to limit Republicans access to important details relevant to the race.
The piece argues Senator Harding speaks in a coded language only his senatorial backers understand. It describes him as a blank check for the party's bosses and names Penrose Lodge Smoot and Knox as endorsers. It suggests progressive Republicans are obliged to defend their candidate yet again.
A reprint from the Harrisburg Patriot and Union dated November 24, 1863 mocks President Lincoln after his Gettysburg Address. The piece notes critics spoke without sense or restraint, urging the Nation to overlook hostile remarks for the sake of national honor. It compares past enemies to present critics and suggests future generations may deem today’s criticisms foolish.
Mrs A H Hall of Caseville Michigan reports Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy saved her baby this summer and Mrs Mary Carrington also of Caseville says it has long given prompt relief. The Higginsville municipal power plant is causing trouble and the council will negotiate with Missouri Gas and Electric Service Co of Lexington to supply electric power noting the Higginsville plant is a losing proposition.
Despondent sufferers feel recovery impossible from indigestion but Chamberlain's Tablets have permanently cured hundreds. The pills strengthen the stomach enabling natural function and better appetite. If you have not tried them do so at once.
The Spokane Spokesman notes a decline in English style from the past century as steam and cheap postage spur terse prose. Citing Cobbett Coleridge and Maxlitt, the piece laments rapid, flashy writing and ornate phrasing yielding weaker combined journalism.
Herbert Adams Gibbons argues in Century Magazine that Clemenceau Lloyd George Pinehurst and Balfour gave no informed or clear reasoned view of Russia policy after the revolution. The speculations are seen as unfounded, and few if any had a real understanding of what may pass in Russia post revolution.
Lavangville elementary schools engage children with phonograph guided listening. Each piece includes title composer and simple analysis, followed by a music memory contest with prizes for correct identification to boost incentive.
The fragment recalls cars and Prominence, with a humorous chatter about cars moving slowly and later a shift to a vase and airplanes. It hints at old attitudes to automobiles and progress, noting a contrast between past poking along and air travel influence.
Stamps issued by the newly formed states of Europe symbolize newfound freedom. The Caecho-Slovakia stamp shows a lion tearing off fetters, while stamps from Latvia and Jugos Slavia carry similar symbolic imagery.
The French Academy of Science offers a $20,000 prize for the most suitable means of making a sign to a heavenly bowly wrt wetting an an sar.
The Big War’s toll is tallied by Homer Folks former Red Cross worker in his new book. He cites ten million homeless, forty two million subjected to invasion slavery, nine million soldiers killed, two million maimed, fifteen million two hundred thousand widowed or orphaned, ten million homes childless, and disease deaths. The note adds other local items about Violet Shelton Frances Donovan visiting Independence Missouri City.
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chillicothe Missouri writes that Chamberlains Tablets relieved indigestion toned the liver and ended backache and dizziness she had suffered for some time. She adds she will always speak well of them. Also notes guests Misses Neil Virginia and Annette Hart of Kansas City visiting Mrs N E Baskett and travels for Rebekah District Assembly in Odessa with Lafayette and Saline counties involvement.
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