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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1902
Page
5
Businessmen trust a self assured young man taking out life insurance. His decision signals a drive to succeed and belief in his ability to win. He chooses The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a well established firm, reflecting sound judgment by a hopeful entrepreneur.
A jumbled local item list shows names, places, and deeds with dates and real estate transfers. Mentions include Lexington Missouri area residents, political candidates, hotel and store updates, and scattered family notices. The text references warrants deeds, parcels in Lexington and Odessa, and social visits across several local households.
Henry Wolke visited friends in Napoleon on Sunday and Mayor W J Carpenter was in Kansas City. Various residents from Waterloo Shackelford Odessa Independence and Norborne traveled for business or church. The M E Church South repapering finished. Local sales, auctions, and community visits fill the week with many names and places including Lexington Dover Marshall Higginsville Breckenridge and Kansas City.
The Government has granted permissions for the Pacific Cable project. Laying the undersea link from San Francisco to the Sandwich Islands and the Philippines will begin within months, taking two years and costing about 10 million dollars. The effort is described as twice as long as any single cable attempt before. An annual meeting invites all Old Men's Club members in Higetnsville today with President Jon E. Ryland calling for attendance.
To the public I announce the sale of my livery stable on Pragkilu Street 40. Messrs Gorton and Firman White say I will retire from the buses. I thank the public for generous patronage during my years in business and commend the young men who succeed me to their favor and confidence.
Lexington dealer S P Silver promotes Missouri land sales as buyers seek farms at auction and private sales. Farm listings and land lots attract attention from local investors and out of state purchasers amid rising interest in agricultural property.
White's Island Fishing and Hunting Club in Waverly announces a new hotel at White's Park. The facility emphasizes fine flaking and bunting and promotes itself as a good vacation spot. Manager R0dkwml $8.7, Wurre.
A Herald reporter recounts a ride on a Sixth Avenue elevated train where street clocks misled a traveler about arrival time. Despite fluctuating readings from Cortlandt to Rector Street and beyond, a final check at Grand Central confirmed the reporter’s watch accuracy and safer passage.
A Chinese prince’s imperial visit to Brussels triggered amusement over the repeated playing of a tune misidentified as the Chinese national anthem. Brussels officials admitted they had no anthem, while a smuggling tale of a so-called anthem profits from its performances drew laughs and chagrin among locals and hotel staff alike.
A young Nasalis larvatug male from Borneo is newly housed in a prominent London collection. The animal, first described to science in 1781, adapts slowly to captivity, feeding on rice water and marsh plant foods while its distinctive long fleshy nose draws scientific interest and public curiosity.
Modern chemistry enables color changes in stones and minerals to imitate gems and raise value. Onyx can be converted from dull white to brilliant hues through chemical processes. White stone portions may turn red black yellow or remain white, while agates can be made into onyx like substances used by lapidaries.
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