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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
7
The piece links excess uric acid to premature aging and gray hair, noting a lean, haggard face and early wrinkles. It advises drinking pure water between meals and taking Anuric double strength before meals to expel uric acid and relieve backache, lumbago, rheumatism, and gout.
A Kansas City mother praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a spring tonic and aid for her son’s frail health. The herbal remedy, sold in liquid or tablet form, contains printed ingredients and can be mailed directly from the Buffalo NY address with standard pricing.
A humorous exchange questions what asteroids are while recalling a rough childhood tale about removing objects from a child’s nose. The dialogue hints at science confusion and a vivid memory of a parent or elder explaining a strange idea.
Advertisement promises a 10 cent Cascarets box will cleanse the stomach and bowels, remove sour undigested food, clear the head, and regularize the liver and bowels by morning. Claims include relief from biliousness, sick headaches, and torpid liver with a night of sleep.
An extravagant man repeatedly tells his wife about why economy is necessary, framing thrift as essential despite his lavish lifestyle.
A narrator recalls a scout asking about success on a voyage and a reply that emphasizes returning with the entire supply of bulle t wheat. The exchange hints at humor and a vegetarian habit through a playful mispronunciation.
An advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup for coughs bronchitis and lung trouble claiming fifty one years of use in the United States Canada Australia and other countries. It offers trial size 25 cents and family size 75 cents and urges sale in towns nationwide.
A strong-minded woman depicted as unflappable despite a startling lapse. The dialogue hints she may leave home without her cherished powder puff, revealing resolve and quiet self-possession as she confronts the unexpected.
Advertisement notes women take pride in home upkeep and early laundry, urging use of Red Cross Ball Blue for bluing with emphasis on cleanliness and order.
Clara returns home hungry and cross as her mother jokes about a rumor from a day away. Clara retorts that having a good time means not knowing which is the multican and which the divider while the teacher fusses over the mix up.
Tremors were felt for several seconds in St. Louis and across a wide area including Cairo Illinois Poplar Bluff Missouri Hannibal Missouri Bloomington Missouri and Murphysboro Illinois. The 2:52 p.m. first tremor and 3:00 p.m. aftershocks were recorded by the St Louis seismograph with damage including broken windows and toppled chimneys.
Charles W. Fear of Joplin presides over a call for a conference of all A H T A lodge members from Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri to meet in Asbury Missouri on Friday April 27.
A defective switch at Dean seven miles north of St. Joseph caused a northbound Chicago Great Western freight train to derail, burning four oil cars and two coal cars. Seventeen cars derailed in the incident.
George H. Scruton editor of the Sedalia Daily Democrat has been commissioned by President Wilson as a captain in the Officers Reserve Corps of the U S Army.
Lewis Thompson a 40 year old resident of Oskaloosa Iowa who has been in a private treatment facility in Nevada ran amuck with a stolen revolver killing his attendant W C Jones formerly Nevada's chief of police and wounding janitor John Cooper and staff member Prof J O Crone. He was captured by Chief W H Kennedy and jailed. Separately rail lines and express company orders in local option territory refuse liquor shipments and deliveries.
Jerry R. Clapton, 18, a Dade County youth, quit work after hearing of the war and walked fifty miles to Springfield to enlist. He passed the physical and was sent to St. Louis for processing.
St Louis celebrated Loyalty Day with a monster parade and mass meeting as thousands gathered in the Coliseum and German-Americans cheered to The Star Spangled Banner. Governor gave the keynote, while a dynamite charge case tied to William Gibbons sparked legal action in Springfield. Ernest Ralph Blair, 72, longtime Sedalia banker, died after a long illness at his home.
Dallas County court may hold sessions in the woods this spring after a federal court action in the bond issue cases involving Dallas and St. Clair counties. A writ to levy 7500 dollars to pay off the LaClede Fort Scott railroad bonds was issued in 1912, and federal judges gave the new county court sixteen days to show cause why a further writ should not be issued. A note from a loyalty meeting at the opera house shows strong war support and calls for universal military training.
Relatives announce a suit to annul the death bed marriage of Amanda Austin to Dr. E Lee Allen and to break her will naming the California physician sole heir to a $30 000 estate. The bride died March 25 after returning from Paris. the mother’s estate and other heirs are named. Officials say mental incompetence is alleged. Also reported are new officers named for Nevada State Hospital for the Insane No 2.
Deaths are reported for Capt N B Potts of Warsaw aged 82 and John Taubman of Lexington aged 70 with old city roles noted. Col William T Jenkins of Platte county and editor of the Close Down Fifty Coal Mines is mentioned amid a strike-related mine closure in Kirksville.
A fragment discusses a bal loon rifle concept and a joke about firing guns from a balloon via parachute. The dialogue hints at a contrived method without detail or verification.
An advertisement urges smoothing pimples with Cuticura Ointment and washing with Cuticura Soap in five minutes. It recommends daily use for skin care and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet from Boston. The page also includes a humorous quip about a husband telling fairy tales to his wife.
Nostalgic appeal compares old fashioned purgatives with California Syrup of Figs a fruit laxative praised as mild yet effective. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels soothe the stomach and prevent illness with a 50 cent bottle and clear dosing directions for all ages.
Publisher reports conclude Scribson is moving from writing to seeking editors. He believes he has produced sufficient literary work and now focuses on securing editorial partnerships.
A Missouri promotional letter campaign offers $100 to prove genuineness of mothers reports about Vap O Rub. The ad urges open windows at night for fresh air and rubbing Vap O Rub on throats and chests to guard children against colds and croup.
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