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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
1
A satirical riff on funding a newspaper, arguing money corrupts the editor and that readers should withhold funds. It mocks reliance on patrons while praising journalistic independence and community role despite financial pressures. The piece emphasizes reader support through non monetary means and warns against paying for editor favors.
A Sunday drive ended with a joyous house party for A. R. Linhart also known as Uncle Adam. Relatives and neighbors gathered to celebrate his eightieth birthday with a feast phonograph music and warm wishes. Attendees included Oscar Linhart Madison Fleshman Hapes Schweppe Ingraham Creason Dell and Creason families.
The reading contest at the opera house Friday night drew a good crowd. Contestants included Agnes Sayers Clyde Burner Dorris Lantz Hazel Fields Charlotte Moore Orryl Adams Veda Garrett Forrest Palmer Marjorie Rinehart Guilford Woodward Gladis W Gale Thurlo and Sylvia Martin. Judges awarded the medal to Marjorie Rinehart after deliberation.
Scab spreads to clean soils via infected tubers. Use a crop rotation that returns potatoes to a field only every three to four years. Disinfect any seed showing spots before planting. One method is to soak the tubers before cutting in a
A Missouri naturalist from Kansas City describes preserving potatoes by immersing them in formaldehyde solution. Mix one pint of 40 percent formalin per 35 gallons of water, place potatoes in coarse bags, then submerge in the barrel. After soaking, rinse with clear water to improve handling.
The opera house filled with pupils from the public schools for a spelling contest in which Geraldine Prather and Hilda Fields competed. After many rounds Geraldine Prather missed and Hilda Fields was crowned winner amid tense, hushed attendance.
The Browning School District Board of Education will meet on April 28 to elect staff for the next year. Positions include superintendent principal assistant grammar department first intermediate second intermediate and primary teachers. Applications directed to J D Burwell Clerk Browning Mo.
Advertisement from C McNeiley seeks painting decorating and paper hanging work offering reasonable prices and customer satisfaction guaranteed by the contractor.
Thursday night at the opera house a group of citizens formed a commercial club with Hon. J. M. Wattenbarger of Milan assisting. Twenty four joined and plans for a permanent organization were set. The meeting fueled enthusiasm and the membership quickly more than doubled as locals pledged to boost Browning and area progress.
A Thursday wind, rain and hail storm caused a cloud burst over the area. Main Street flooded as sewer tiles failed to carry the downpour, washing away fresh plowed hill ground and damaging several roofs and properties.
A convalescing boy named John suffered a severe attack of tonsillitis and, after doctors Whaley Ingram and Hunter were summoned, an oxygen machine was used. Despite heroic efforts by Dr. Hunter and others, the narrative ends with the patient reviving briefly after Moore’s intervention.
Washington editor notes Taft's health after Georgia golf outing and return to New Haven. Discusses Morgan's death impact on anti-trust policy, proposed income tax 1 to 4 percent, tariff bill direction with Wilson influence, and patronage pressures in Congress. Walter Page named Ambassador to Britain. suffrage groups urge federal action. Also coverage of flood relief response, navy officer training, and President's Fort Myer horsemanship exhibition.
A reflective piece on funeral rites and the solace flowers provide to the living. It contrasts the quiet path of the deceased with the lack of comfort and aid given to mourners, noting the relief that now comes as the final rites conclude.
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