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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
3
A collage of disjointed lines includes a baby eczema cure testimonial for Cuticula, comic snippets about arson and a bar counter encounter, assorted ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and Brown's Bronchial Traches, plus generic moralizing lines and stray product pitches. The text shows era-typical newspaper miscellany with varied topics and dubious clarity.
The piece lists professions of Senators and Representatives beyond Congress. It notes 64 lawyers in the Senate and 225 in the House, plus bankers, farmers, merchants, editors, and others. It catalogs notable names, their extra jobs, and tallies net worth, totaling about 293.5 million among 46 lawmakers.
The Supreme Court declares that women may have stronger protections than men under certain laws. Justice Brewer notes that legislation protecting women can be sustained even if not required for men, and that women are not to be treated as weaker vessels. The decision centers on the eight hour day law for women and a factory case where a Oregon employer paid women less, leading to legal action.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia attacks a recent wealth list labeling members of the Senate as multimillionaires. He coins figures for peers such as Gusge Khalm from Colorado and Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin, estimating wide ranges of fortunes and urging correction of the estimates.
A magazine article notes oddities in Capitol rotunda paintings. Two children beside a heroic father appear with extra limbs and hands. a girl is described with five hands. Pocahontas baptism scene includes an Indian with six toes, raising questions about artistic choices.
The article reviews Peruna ingredients Hydrastis Canadensis Corydalis Formosa Copaiba and others. It cites the United States Dispensatory and authorities Bartholow Scudder Millspaugh to argue Peruna treats mucous membranes, nasal catarrh, dyspepsia, bladder and bowel catarrhs, and chronic bronchitis. The claim stresses high medical authority backing.
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