Benevolence as the heart of true womanhood in society
A 1919 article extols benevolence as the defining virtue of women, contrasting a loving, charitable heart with selfishness. It urges youth to act for others, condemns idle gossip, warns that harsh words wound, and praises sympathy used wisely. It closes with reflections on motherhood, guidance for public life, and a short ownership notice for the Leader Record of Browning, Missouri.
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Sheridan
Winchester
Leader Record
Browning
Joe Nickell
Missouri
Jesse D. ‘Burwell
N. P
Missouri Legislation and League of Nations Talk Highlight Session
Sunday remarks by Hon. Frank H. Farris in Representatives Hall praise for the League of Nations. Missouri House passed women's suffrage for presidential elections. Salary raise for circuit judges from 3200 to 4700 with emergency clause. Highway board probe deemed whitewashed by some. House adjourns for lack of quorum amid late-session tactics.
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Frank H. Farris
Rolla
House
Senate
Representatives Hall
League of Nations
Farris
House of Representatives
Missouri
State Highway Board
Hawes
John C. Dyott
If One Browning Merchant Adopts A Plan To Attract Trade
The article argues for merchants to keep neat stores and advertise weekly with large ads to draw customers from other towns. It compares advertising to planting more corn, urging a sustained, prominent display for at least a month to secure ongoing trade.
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Evry
All Troops Home By Fall
Approximately 120 ships are engaged in returning American troops from overseas with more vessels fitted out to raise homeward movement to 300000 or more men monthly. The last Expeditionary Forces could depart Europe by late summer depending on Peace Conference developments, using commandeered ships and German liners seized in American waters manned by American crews. A note mentions a negro boy from Milan being locked up and later returned home with Milan relatives.
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Washington
Europe
Hamburg
Letters From the Boys From Germany Describe Home Plans
Two letters from Earnest L Havens and Andrew J Havens report wearily optimistic notes from Treves and Cobelanz Germany in February 1919. They mention delaying homeward timelines, seeing relatives like Tim and Len, and recount a medal of honor story tied to General Pershing. The letters reveal hope, wartime camaraderie, and ongoing postwar assignments in France and Germany.
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Treves
Tim
Cabelauz
Germany
Cobelanz
John
Walter
South
Pershing
St. Mihiel
Missouri
General Pershing
Legion
Earnest L Havens
Andrew. J
Havens
Hospital
France
World Bolshevism Fear Essays Warn of Looming Turmoil
The piece argues Europe’s disorder risks Bolshevism as nations reel after dynastic collapse. It predicts future upheaval, urges readiness for action, and ties support to the Victory Liberty Loan to fund Allied efforts and postwar stabilization.
Clothing Campaign Donation From Browning Branch
During the Clothing Campaign Browning Branch collected and sent 400 pounds of clothing and 30 pounds of shoes to Brooklyn New York. The committee thanks Browning and nearby supporters for liberal donations to the war torn world awaiting overseas relief.
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Browning
Brooklyn
N. Y
Browning and
Browning School Board to Hire Teachers Friday Night
The Browning School Board will meet Friday night April 18 1919 to hire teachers for the next school year by order of the board dated April 4 1919 J Dy Burwell secretary
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Browning School Board
J. Dy Burwell
School Board
Fire damages home of Mr and kitchen occupant
A fire burned parts of a residence described as the home of Mr and kitchen. Officials reported damage to the interior with no immediate word on injuries or cause.
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Mr. and
Kitchen
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