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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
8
James Robinson, 54, was ordered by a local court to pay Miss Margaret Thomason 250 in damages for failing to honor a marriage promise. He had given gifts including roses, a diamond and ruby ring, and chocolates, and pledged to marry once he sold land in Alberta before abandoning the arrangement.
In Jefferson City Missouri Circuit Court H P Lauf slapped Cole County Sheriff L C Withaup after accusing him of accepting a diamond ring as a bribe. Sheriff Withaup had been fined $500 and jailed 30 days in federal court for coddling prisoners, sentence stayed.
Peter Paquin a fisherman is alive after being carried on a two acre cake of ice twelve miles into Lake Huron near Sault Ste Marie Ontario. His friends Jack Vizenau George Dunn and Robert Hammel organized a rescue using a boat and motor after a long cold search.SYSTEM
Miss Elsie Peltier, toll night operator, acted quickly to halt a burglary at Reis Mercantile Company in Mt Clemens Michigan. She alerted police after noting four men in a car near the central office. two suspects were captured while two escaped.
In Atchison County, Kansas, Fred Smith cranked his car causing the engine to backfire. The crank struck a revolver in his pocket, firing a bullet into his side. The bullet was removed and Smith was described as an Atchison County farmer.
A hand crafted clock on show in London is believed to be unique. Every part is hand made and engraved. It chimes every quarter hour on eight bells and plays a tune on 14 bells at the hour. Tunes include Auld Lang Syne and Scotland’s national anthem. Made in Glasgow, it took two years to construct.
A mother declares she will make her son an artist though he can go three days without eating, sparking a wry exchange in the Boston Post.
Bright little baby clothes stay fresh and white with Red Cross Ball Blue. Safe and streak free for delicate fabrics. Sold by all good grocers.
A loan widow refers to a person who has money lent out and earns interest. The term describes an individual who provides loans and collects interest as income.
Young-You bought a new car and planned to fix the old one but faced unaffordable repair bills, forcing a rethink about vehicle choices and finances.
Mrs A D Smith recounts how Dr Pierce favorite prescription and Golden Medical Discovery plus Pleasant Pellets relieved stomach trouble nervousness and life saving. She urges others to use the medicines noting druggists supply them and warning that in buying poultry the good die young.
Dr Caldwell emphasizes natural methods for constipation and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, non habit forming remedy. He claims it cleanses bowels promptly without griping and urges readers to request a free sample bottle by writing to Monticello, Illinois.
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