04 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
1
A reflective piece urges appreciation of humble origins in genius citing historical figures born in modest settings. It warns that small harms and minor sins can ruin lives and extols motherly devotion, cheerful homes, and daily kindness as bulwarks against vice and gloom.
A Browning family shares World War I letters from Lieut. R. C. Williams in France describing winter snows, mud, and line work disruptions. He praises the Y M C A for comfort, notes Chateau De Blois, and mentions nearby American officers, local foods, and difficult conditions. Funeral notice for Mrs. Rinehart concludes the item.
Mary E Armstrong born March 17 1843 near Carmi als Green County Penn. She passed away after a long illness leaving a husband and several children. Funeral arrangements are pending with local church and burial in the family plot.
Linn County has a quota of 385650 for the Third Liberty Loan drive aiming for a 3 billion dollar total with oversubscriptions anticipated. Quotas are set nationwide and counties pledge to take their assigned bonds as part of a nationwide coordinated effort to show patriotism and support for the Allies and the war effort.
Reuben Jacob Brantner born May 10 1868 in Sullivan county Missouri died after an acetylene light plant exploded while he was placing carbide in the ground on a Wednesday morning. He was married to Ida E Christy and they had ten children, eight living. He was a son of Jacob and Mrs Brantner.
From Paris on February 20 1918 Charles F Peters of Company C 18th U S Infantry writes to Mrs Essie Brassfield Browning Missouri. He notes a mild trench experience minimal excitement a near miss from shrapnel and sends Christmas boxes news of letters and papers and a pledge to beat the Kaiser before returning home.
James Lewis Lee born September 21, 1842 in what is now Rowan county Kentucky. He moved with his parents to Linn county Missouri at age 14 and resided there 62 years. He served in the Confederate Army under General Price for three years and ten months.
He joined the M C in 1868 and lived a devoted Christian life. Married Lena Street on November 3, 1879, four children survive. Moved to Purdin in 1912. Suffered heart disease for two years and died March 27 at age 75. Funeral March 29 at M E C S Purdin with Rev Parvin and Rev West Sayers officiating. Burial in Purdin cemetery.
James H. McClintock, son of Mrs. Dave Brown, born in Sullivan County April 5 1898, enlisted in the National Army in May 1917. He died March 23 in Kansas City, while en route home on furlough to Marceline, of pneumonia. He leaves fiancé Miss Anna Werkman of Kansas City, his mother and ten siblings, and is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery after funeral services at the Methodist church led by Rev. Mark R. Dougherty.
A letter from W. F. Lyon in Vancouver Washington asks for an Express Order of seven dollars and a four dollar A F and A M due payment, urging brethren to write back. A second letter from Mrs. M. M. Robinson in Vancouver describes address changes and admiration for local shipyards, noting busy river activity and large ships under construction.
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