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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1931
Page
2
Advertising copy urges immediate relief from headaches and neuralgia with Bayer Aspirin. It advises carrying a pocket tin for on the go and keeping a larger bottle at home, claiming proven directions for pain.
The Nation's fuels in 1929 show water power at about one thirteenth of mineral fuels. An thracite coal and natural gas surpassed water power, oil at 314 times, and bituminous coal 7% times as much. Including windmills animals wood and other fuels, water power falls under 7 percent of total energy.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills from sixty years ago, claiming they regulate the liver and bowels.
The Wisconsin Bar Association condemns letters from collection agencies that imitate court summons. The commission will campaign against the practice and warned prosecutions may follow if abuse continues.
Stomach sickness leads to fatigue and nervousness says the ad. Daniel Vinciguerra of Philadelphia reports no dizziness or headaches since using Tanlac. The tonic, made from roots and herbs, claims to restore appetite and vigor, costs under 2 cents a dose, and offers a money back guarantee.
Three hydraulic turbines of 33 700 horsepower each placed in position at the upper Rhine Albbrauch station. They are claimed to be the largest of their kind. Each turbine uses nearly 77 000 gallons of water per second at full capacity.
An old patent medicine ad touts LYKO as a general tonic that quickly cures low energy. It claims to recharge a weakened system and banish a daily fatigue feel, urging readers to buy a bottle today at any drugstore.
A brief aphorism from Cap per's Weekly notes truth's value, cautioning that honesty misused as deliberate provocation causes damage. The line emphasizes integrity over malice in speech.
The remark frames a view that people dislike not work itself but tasks they dislike. It suggests a general perspective on motivation and job satisfaction.
John R. Rostmeyer of the Baltimore safety council argues there are no comparable statistics to claim women are worse drivers. He notes mixed scientific findings, cites limited practice among women, and praises interfleet truck contests showing no recent accidents or fatalities among 1,600 drivers.
A Popular Science Monthly sketch explains a method to start screws in hard to reach spots. Place the screw point through a torn rag center, push the blade through the head slot, and pull the cloth back to grip the screw on the blade until threading starts, then pull the cloth over the head.
The article warns that battery vent caps are fragile and should not be pried with metal tools. It urges motorists to firmly grip the cap and move it with their hand to avoid breakage.
A federation survey finds American boys turn to indoor outdoor play due to lack of fields and equipment. Even with clubs, Ruth remains the hero where baseball thrives, while Lindbergh leads in cities without play spaces. The Boys' Club Federation of America supports local clubs for underprivileged youths.
Cotton Tierney assistant manager of the 1931 Kansas City Blues endures a rough day with the Boston Braves era. He loses a collar button, goes 0 for 4, errors, nearly chokes on steak, loses money at poker, and watches his watch break as his team leaves town. He jokes about tying himself to the berth to avoid falling off the train.
Dr. James Naismith of Kansas declares that Amos Stagg, while great in many sports, never mastered basketball. He notes Stagg attended Springfield YMCA college where the game began and criticizes his overzealous style as the idea of the sport.
A 1930 survey shows U.S. gasoline consumption at 310 million barrels and gasoline cheaper here than elsewhere. While farm horses decline for five years, tractor registrations rose, with 1929 totals of 18,905,000 horses and 846,162 tractors. The piece urges car owners to fit and regularly check fire extinguishers for safety and life protection.
Johnny Weismuller of Chicago defeats Roy Charlton and Ernie Borg in a 400 meter freestyle race in a 165 foot tank at the Olympic Games in Paris. He finishes just ahead, claiming the greatest thrill in sport as American hope and national pride rise with his victory.
A collage of sports blurbs covers boxing football golf and rowing trends. Highlights include Len Harvey from Cornwall with 200 knockouts in 350 fights and Ohio State hosting its relay carnival May 1 2. Harvard oarsmen prep for six eastern colleges and Yale in New London June 19 1931.
Ross Robinson, a 24 year old speed skater from Toronto, captured the North American senior men outdoor speed skating championship at the Lake Placid meet in New York.
Aged veteran Daniel C Dakeman, the final pensioner of the Revolutionary War, died April 5 1869 at age 109 years eight months eight days. Other last survivors include Hiram Cronk of the War of 1812 who died May 13 1905 at 105 years six teen days and Owen Thomas Edgar the Mexican War pensioner who died September 3 1929 in Washington.
The narrowest street in the United States is Treasury Street in St Augustine Florida, about 6 feet 1 inch wide. It appears on the 1737 St Augustine map and earned its name from the adjacent old treasury. Carriages once passed through it, with a stone placed at the Bay Street entrance to stop traffic. the old treasury building still stands.
The article describes how in the United States forts refer to permanently garrisoned places. Fort is used for works entirely enclosed by defensible parapets while fortress denotes a fortified city or town or any strongly fortified ground capable of resisting an attack.
Pathfinder Magazine notes John Quincy Adams earned Old Man Eloquent while in the U S House of Representatives and Milton applied the phrase to Isocrates who supposedly died of mental shock after Chaeronea Philip of Macedon defeated Greek allies.
George Rogers Clark rests in Cave Hill cemetery Louisville Kentucky. He founded Louisville in 1779 after his Northwest expedition and spent his later years in Louisville and Clarksville across the Ohio River. Clarksville was also founded by him.
In his teens the English emigrant Mr. Clark left the coast for South Africa and vowed never to view the sea again. He settled in Boshof Orange Free State where he built a large general dealers business and amassed a substantial fortune by his death.
A millinery shop scene shows a wife adoring a hat she loves most while conceding to her husband’s preference by choosing both hats to please him. The lighthearted exchange highlights domestic humor and fashion details from a bygone era.
The phrase mutual admiration society is likely coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes and appears in his work The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. Holmes popularizes the term while using it to describe a networks of flattering individuals around him.
A reflective line notes that true happiness comes from inner peace rather than rank or status whether king or peasant. The idea emphasizes contentment found within home life.
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