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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1923
Page
8
Dayton News notes a 1922 survey showing about 5 million dollars spent on home building this year. The piece frames housing as a stabilizing national issue postwar and predicts continued progress and momentum in construction beyond 1922.
Concrete steps are manufactured in interlocking units forming a solid stair flight. Each unit has a tread and riser, reinforced by one-fourth inch rods, light enough for two men to lift, with a gritty granite surface for slip resistance and a curing process for added durability.
Citizens should prevent fires by ensuring flues are clean and in good order and rubbish is removed. Autumn risks arise from neglect in homes factories and apartments. Damp pipes rust and drafts can trigger blazes. seasonal safety inspections avert many fires.
The revival in home construction has spurred efforts to make these homes better and brighter. A well designed house in the right location, conforming to modern housing standards, adds beauty and value, while a badly designed home is a doubtful investment.
A $650 mortgage recorded November 8, 1845 against the Haagen farm in Beech Creek township was paid at the Register and Recorder office in Lock Haven. Original holder William G. Jackson later moved to Nottingham, Virginia. The mortgage was settled within a year, but the record was never cleared.
Western Electric promotes a farm plant backed by 54 years of electrical experience. It lights buildings with clean electric light and pumps water in any location. It also runs an electric iron sewing machine washer wringer and vacuum sweeper, in Humphreys Missouri.
Trustee will sell at Browning Missouri front door from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday April 21 1923 the real estate Lot 11 and Lot 12 Block 18 original Browning town Linn County to satisfy unpaid note interest and costs under a March 23 1920 deed of trust by E B Thompson and Grethel Thompson to you as trustee.
On Madura in the Dutch East Indies young girls marry early. A bridal gown, woven from silk, is the start of a long process. Embroidery follows with thousands of stitches and colors. Final decoration adds gold appliques and filigree, a six year task by mothers to craft one dress.
The Literary Digest notes debate on whether ancient scribes used glass tools or stone. It highlights a new fountain pen with a glass point, skying ink flow through exterior flutes, a durable nickel nib, replaceable glass points, a self filling barrel, rubber ink bag, and a safety cap design.
About forty years ago Alexander Bell sought to popularize the telephone by public demonstrations at a charity fair and the Masonic temple. Mrs. W. J. Coyle, then in Baltimore, recounts how Bell explained a plan to charge ten cents to try the experience, raising only a small amount of proceeds.
The Nile valley and delta form the only settled strip in Egypt, about 12 226 square miles, housing roughly 14 million people. If as dense as New York State, New York would hold 60 million, the UK 140 million.
A Van Buren County Arkansas Democrat article warns the fur industry will shift toward large scale ranching for skunk, possum and coon as demand grows. It argues pelts must improve in quality, or the sport’s adventure and spectacle will fade.
In a humorous exchange Newrich laments society barriers, says they cannot enter, while his wife notes wealth may help them. Mr. Newrich counters and insists time will improve status as the couple jokes about wings and money.
H G Swartwout of the University of Missouri horticulture department notes grapes adapt to arbors and can reach forty feet. He lists best early bearers Purple grapes Moore Early and Concord green grapes Winchell Diamond Niagra red grapes Brighton Catawba and advises buying one year old plants and planting in spring in a shallow trench around the arbor.
At planting the vines are trimmed to two buds with all injured roots removed and remaining roots cut to about six inches. After the first year growth the vines are pruned to two buds again, with second year training up the arbor. Once established, prune out old wood as much as possible. Grapevines should be sprayed three times a year. before bloom, after fruit sets, and about three weeks later. Lime sulphur should not be used. Bordeaux and lead comprise the preferred spray.
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