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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
3
An advertisement extols Resinol ointment as a universal emergency remedy for burns cuts wounds and various skin conditions. It claims instant itch relief and notes no harmful ingredients with Resinol soap as a complementary cleanser. Opal jars priced fifty cents to one dollar available at druggists from Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Md.
A Walnut street savings fund bank teller corrects a young German woman's mistake in a check payable to Gretchen Schmidt and endorsed Gretchen Smith. She blushes and withdraws to add her age, replying in German.
In New York a preacher advocates men should sew cook wash dishes and make their own breakfast. The exchange with Jim suggests evolving gender roles and implied social change.
Distemper in horses and dogs treated with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Over 600,000 bottles sold last year. Bottle guaranteed. Available at druggists or directly from Spahn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana. Gents wanted as agents. Prices fifty cents and one dollar.
A child pleads for a rocking horse, promising change in family ties if bought now, while a parent suggests patience for next Christmas. The text cites faith as active through deeds and quotes C. W. Wendte on spiritual life. Garfield Tea advertisement closes the snippet.
A historical clipping notes a judge described as Geraldine with a remark about being twenty two and mentions a verdict that was later set aside. The fragment hints at a legal reversal affecting the case person identified as Geraldine.
Washington plans by the department of justice to challenge the so called money trust a coalition led by Morgans Kuhn Loeb Co and City Bank of New York. Officials say recent mergers in New York concentrate vast investment power and position the group as the dominant force in national finance.
In Albany investigators uncover thousands of bound books and intact records from the War of 1812 beneath rubble in the west end of the state capitol. Librarians plan rebinding to recover treasures while lawmakers consider a $100,000 appropriation for the extensive cleanup.
Detroit Michigan. United States government urged to address demands of railway mail clerks to avert a nationwide strike. P J Scharat, vice president of the Railway Mail Clerks association, says clerks have reached their endurance limit and distrust slow post office concessions. A strike could paralyze service and business unless action is taken.
Chicago doctor D K Pearson of Hinsdale will mark his 91st birthday on April 14 by distributing 300000 to schools and religious organizations. This brings his recent year total to about 5 million, much of it going to small colleges.
Miss Mary W. Kerr of Harrisburg Pa spoke to the Women's Foreign Missionary society in Washington on Frenzied Finance in Missions noting that for every 3000 dollars given to charity 17000 dollars are spent on chewing gum. The remark drew muted attention amid calls for greater charitable support.
Mrs H Albrecht of West Point Nebraska reports her three year old Gilbert suffered severe eczema. After two doctors failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used, improving his skin in four weeks. She endorses the remedies and offers a free skin health booklet from Potter Drug & Chem Corp. Boston.
The remarks imply a man’s character shifted with wealth and loss. The first line labels him as a bad egg despite riches, while the second notes his decline after bankruptcy. The exchange contrasts wealth with integrity.
Italy has appointed port examiner boards to report arriving tuberculous emigrants from America. Those found ill are kept under observation where they settle to curb spread. New sanatoria and bed capacity for consumptives rise across the country.
A string of wry lines advertises household detergents and tonics, jokes about language limits, and sport chatter. Defiance Starch promises nonstick ironing, Red Cross Ball Blue brightens whites, Garfield Tea laxative sells through druggists, and a quip about a man of few words rounds out the column.
Advertisement for French bean coffee promoting a healthful drink that can be grown in a 10 by 10 patch yielding 50 pounds or more in Wisconsin in 90 days. It offers culture directions and a mammoth seed catalog for 15 cents or $1 for 10,000 kernels of vegetables and flowers from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
Authorities of Elming New York plan a school boys garden next year. Last summer about one hundred boys proved successful as farmers of vacant lots. The city would place most unused property under cultivation with public school pupils as gardeners and beneficiaries of the profits.
A minister and barber exchange lines in a humorous skit about a nap during a sermon. The barber insists it was a fair return for the quiet refreshment, while the minister concedes sleeping through the sermon. An ad for Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets promotes easy to take granules for stomach liver and bowels.
Stella comments on a flat as Ella questions what to expect from it. The dialogue frames a humorous clash over perception and space.
An old promotional notice urges readers to try Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a permanent remedy for constipation. It claims many users nationwide and offers a free sample by mailing name and address to Dr W B Caldwell at the Caldwell Building, Monticello, TL.
A. W. Hawkins an express messenger with Wells Fargo was captured at Autlaw along with a Mexican named Arguelles. Hawkins had been missing since last week amid the disappearance of an express package containing 50 000 in new bank notes.
A pair of dinosaur footprints was purchased by the Field Museum in Chicago for 500 dollars each. The footprints lay embedded in limestone for centuries and will be transported to Chicago after they are hewn out. Seller Almer Herrill, a homesteader from Big Park country near Grand Junction Colorado, made the sale.
The Grant Construction Company was fined $45,000 under the contract labor law by the Arizona supreme court for importing Mexican workers. The ruling marks the largest penalty ever imposed under this statute.
Shanghai reports to Victoria that the Chinese government has ordered construction of several merchant steamers in Germany to begin multiple Pacific steamship lines.
El Paso Texas reports the dove of Mexican peace struggles as arms sales to revolutionists continue briskly across the border with insurrectos nearby.
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