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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
9
Property owners and renters are notified to clear out the area in front and at the side of the realty and city crews will haul away the same along the street and alley. The notice emphasizes removing debris to comply with municipal clearance rules.
The Missouri State Fair will follow major circuits in the Midwest promising the best speed program yet. Top trotting and pacing horses from the United States are slated to race in Sedalia, with big wagers and standout contestants projected. Ticket details reference travel from Lexington to Kansas City and other local commerce notes appear among the racing talk.
Advertises paper hanging painting by Al Weber with samples at home and phone contact. Mentions 4 Hrs Agent for Spaldings base balls and croquet sets, E G Loomis ice cream wagon and farm service, Advent music books, and a night school for shorthand and typewriting beginning Oct 1 with contact phone 111.
An advertisement urges saving the stomach by choosing Chase and Sanborn high grade teas and coffees from E B Vaughan rather than wrappers. The line signals a promotional pitch highlighting product quality and brand names available through Vaughan.
Land and money notices claim Lafayette county farms remain for sale at reasonable prices with land and city lots available. Advertises showing properties by Candee and Grats Bros, with contact details for Vaughn’s Hood Flor home and local phones.
Yale President Hailey urged that ridicule could spur idle rich undergraduates to industry, but noted modern wealth with motor cars and bulldogs resists mockery. He recalled a Philadelphia poet mocked marriage yet moved young listeners, while a wholesome novelist teased the poet with a quip about sitting taller when seated.
The exchange centers on a lawyer demanding full disclosure of remarks between the speaker and Mr. Gibson. Gibson retorts that nothing in the business shames him and warns against any snooping lawyer seeking the full story.
Dr John Duncan Quackenbos, famed New York hypnotism expert, discussed the silliness of dreams at his Lake Sunapee estate. He cited a half awakened man who rushed into his wife's room in terror, claiming a blotting paper chased him endlessly in his dream.
The Missouri State Democratic Committee asks county press to solicit funds for the 1908 campaign. Subscriptions start at one dollar, with names and amounts published, contributors urged to include drafts to the Southern Hotel. Readers may leave money with the Intelligencer for forwarding to the committee.
The Chicago and Alton lines offer daily sales through September 30 2008 of tourist tickets at greatly reduced fares to East West North South and Southwest points with long limits and liberal stopover privileges. For more information contact the carrier.
A sea lion shows skilled hunting as it divers, surfaces with its nose just above water, and uses a rotating motion to lure gulls. The unwary bird alights to seize the bait, then the sea lion sinks and bites, swallowing the screaming prey in one gulp.
A Harper's Bazar note describes removing ink from sheer pink silk waist with peroxide of hydrogen. The remedy involves wetting the stained area and sunning briefly, claiming the ink fades while color stays intact. It notes hydrogen peroxide also works on fine white lawn waists.
A youth named Harry Jordan at an eastern college learns exam results and telegraphs home to his father. The father reads the hymn book and finds the verse Sorrow vanquished, ended, Jordan passed, offering comfort.
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