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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1915
Page
7
Careful choosing sorting and cleansing of vegetables should come before cooking. Medium-sized vegetables are preferred. wilted produce may be salvaged by washing trimming and cooling. Use minimal water to avoid nutrient loss and reuse vegetable water for soups. Strive quick cooling and proper storage to keep 24 48 hours in cool weather.
A reader submits a quirky letter from a new Italian restaurant proprietor describing his marketing boast and dining experience. The note hints at artful dishes and intellectual clientele while inviting editors, critics, and artists to visit the table at a New York City venue.
A 1896 report highlights skunks as effective natural enemies of army worms. It notes the common, wheat head, and fall army worms threaten corn, grasses, and small grains, causing heavy farmer losses while skunk predation aids control. Research from Pennsylvanian colleges records farmers' observations on this beneficial role.
A garbled report describes events around a physical trainer identified as Mr. Jones. The text hints at a confusion or conflict involving a left hand stab gesture and wakefulness, with questions noted and time running short before the hour ends.
At Jefferson City the April term opens with Judge Wm. C. Marshall presiding for the family in memory of Judge EB. B. Ewing who died during his second term. The Missouri artist Bingham painted the portrait, one of the few left in the state. Ewing once served as secretary of state and later attorney general before joining the supreme court.
State Auditor John P. Gordon certified a tax rate cut from 19 to 18 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The 48th General Assembly set the state interest rate at 1 cent per $200, guiding school and seminary bond charges. Gordon projects a $3,500,000 capitol bond retirement in nine years. A 2 cent levy was approved to cover interest, while Senator William J. Stone pursues a new residence.
Travelers from Tek East will pass St Louis on the way west using north central or south cross state roads. The journey can take four to six days depending on speed, with options to continue west from Kansas City or St Joseph. A reciprocal state law lets out of state tourists use local thoroughfares without licenses for up to 30 days.
Portia’s mercy plea from The Merchant of Venice helps William W. Smith win release from a two year term for bigamy in St Louis county. Mrs Francis M Smith of Cuba Missouri appeals to the governor and pardons board citing Portia and Shylock. Smith had married a St Louis girl in youth and lived apart about two years before the Clayton bigamy, paroled to Sarpy J Noonan of St Louis.
State Auditor Gordon asks Attorney General Barker for an opinion on the authority of the general assembly to use its contingent fund in advance to cover per diem and expenses for investigations. The dispute centers on a $27,300 advance drawn before adjournment for a special investigating body and committees, including $10,000 by the House and $17,300 by the Senate.
The Missouri state board of equalization will convene April 19 to fix taxable values for railroad bridge street and electric railway telephone and telegraph properties for the current year. The board includes Gov Major Secretary of State Roach Auditor Gordon Attorney General Barker and Treasurer Deal with Major as chairman and Gordon as ex officio secretary. Assessments likely announced in late August after several months of work. Also notes a request from Dean Walter Williams for an old fashioned dipper gourd and a quick response from J F Short of California Missouri.
A petition filed with the Public Service Commission requests the St Louis Terminal Railway to build a depot valued at $500,000 at Broadway and Carr streets in compliance with its franchise terms.
For the fifth time the Htization to break the will of Millionaire James Campbell is before the supreme court. No action was taken by the court on the application of the attorneys.
A spring weather event in Central Missouri caused roofs to be torn off and homes damaged during a night of wind and rain. The report also notes a Missouri Drum committee gathering in mid May and mentions a cholera decline compared with last year.
A recent fiancé browses a jeweled belt in a fashion shop and asks for a yardstick to measure his fiancée’s belt size. He uses the ruler to measure from shoulder to wrist and declares “Twenty inches” after a brief moment of doubt.
A manager of an intelligence office and a woman discuss a hoped for easy job. The cook lady imagines a place where she can have anything she wants with little effort and no supervision, but the manager clarifies this is an employment office, not a matchmaking service.
A caller asks to speak with the manager. The assistant says he was just called to the telephone and will be back in about an hour, while his wife says she only wants a brief moment on the line.
A man says he cannot afford a $5,000 racing car and buys a cheaper vehicle to evade collectors. He plans a fast enough car to keep ahead of debts and pursuit, illustrating a desperate financial choice amid pursuit.
A fragment from Nebrasa Awgwan humor shows a speaker asking if others noticed a handsome man in a red necktie and tan suit with a pompadour. The line playfuly characterizes a stylish figure and prompts disbelief.
A dialogue scene shows a young man declaring love for a daughter and praising her as adorable. The father quips that the suitor aims to be her subject, and then concedes, declaring she is now his.
In a college life vignette, a student group jokes about a fraternity home ritual where dishwashing is used as an initiation. The banter highlights social dynamics and humor over house duties.
A terse record notes a person declining risk and scrambling under employer liability. The fragment hints at workplace risk and potential liability issues without clear names or dates.
Readers learn that supply bottlenecks from Austria are easing. firms report sea-borne bottles of equal quality and price can be secured. Public concern remains over British-made bottles costing 20 percent more and of inferior quality, per the London Globe.
Cuticura soap baths offer comfort for infants and children and aid rest and sleep. Sample requests can be sent by postcard to Cuticura, Dept. Boston, with payment and address details. Sold widely.
A lawyer accuses a waiter of accepting a tip. The waiter denies it and explains the observed payment was a retainer, not a tip, clarifying policy at the table.
An old advertisement notes Castoria used for infants and children with the signature claimed as in use for over 30 years. The piece includes dialogue about the French, work, and employment, embedded in a courtroom scene dialogue between characters Wasshan Carly, Fletcher, and Judge.
A brief, humorous dialogue turns on a pun about “climbing a bill” versus “climbing Alpa” abroad. The exchange frames a financial joke as a vignette of travel talk.
A brief quip notes the wise man calmly endures his wife’s two week trip, remaining patient and steadfast during her absence. The light humor hints at domestic dynamics and long-running patience.
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