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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
3
A new spring device is described that launches fishing lines farther than manual casting. The invention uses a coiled mechanism to propel the reel line with increased reach. The report notes potential advantages for anglers seeking longer casts.
In a Pittsburgh Gazette Times excerpt, Mr Chudleigh awkwardly flirts with Cornelia's elder sister on a screened porch. Her sarcasm and misread signals lead to a comical reveal that no real confession occurred.
Popular Mechanics Magazine discusses a plan to use large oceangoing barges to transport freight through submarine zones. The barges would be towed by armed tugs, be decked to appear invisible, and require no crews.
A doctor notes war conditions push nations to value less food while health improves. He adds that much fat in middle aged women comes from overeating and urges eating only what is needed, exercising, and staying mentally active.
A local paper carried an advertisement titled Youth wanted placed by a woman seeking a page boy. A prankster friend sent her a wrinkle remover fairy bloom teeth and a flaxen wig, turning the notice into a lighthearted farce.
A dinner mention notes fried chicken as the special dish with leftovers saved for later. A cat helps itself from an open refrigerator door prompting a gentle removal by mother. Ralph pleads the cat has feelings if not thoughts. Hugh L Frayne is named as a war industry welfare official.
Local resident Mrs Gertie Ebhardt writes from Kewanee Illinois that after taking six bottles of Peruna for a cough she is well. She recounts visiting a bar where a half bottle eased symptoms and led her to continue using Peruna.
A remark about a godmother in a child’s naming causes a shock to the officiating minister. The archbishop of York, ex-Doctor Lang, known for witty anecdotes about labor, recalls a tale of a godmother who eagerly claims to renounce the devil and all his works while being ready to “recommend them all.”
A literacy slum visitor asks a tentant if she periodically soils discipline her children. The settlement worker translates the question as whether she ever wallops her kids.
A playful exchange between husband and wife about a dog that refuses water, paired with a wry line about remorse and penitence.
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