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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
1
Miss Julia Lathrop urges action on child welfare at a conference. She stresses that today’s children become tomorrow’s citizens and warns that “Nobody's boy” harms society. She calls for active homes, community institutions, and supportive mothers to nurture cheerful, trained youths.
Fannie G Love Watkins born Sharpsburg Kentucky October 3 1855. She graduated Christian College Columbia Missouri June 1873 with first honors. She married T Watkins June 18 1884 and had two sons William and Keith. She joined Christian church in Columbia and lived a Christian life until death July 16 after months of illness. Funeral July 18 at Mt Zion church conducted by R W Blunt with burial at the new cemetery.
A Brookfield reader expresses gratitude to the newspaper for continued home paper delivery and kindness from Editor Nickell and Browning, Missouri, dated July 23, 1919.
The Brookfield Fair entertainment committee books the Blanche McKenney high school horses with chariot races and a trained dog troupe, plus Major Gordon Bennett as street attraction and announcer. Race entrants are arriving as 1918 promises the biggest, best fair yet.
John Nelson received a letter from his daughter in Denver Colorado recounting a cinema show she attended. The note mentions a three act film with the Governor and others at the Pershing home and a band escorting the Governor and party to the reviewing stand.
A large crowd filled the stand and theatre to witness the day’s proceedings and hear speakers as a St. Louis film operator captured the parade and events. The town’s pride rests on Pershing’s birthplace status, ensuring lasting historical significance for Laclede and its people.
The Green City Press has been sold to Fred Norwell of Green City who has served as foreman for years. Franklin, praised for building a creditable paper, plans to move west seeking success. Nowels is described as an experienced newspaper man, with hopes the Press will grow and prosper.
Sullivan county highway engineer Herbert L. Knight paused bridge work west of town on Wednesday and Thursday to coordinate repairs. The Broyles farm bridge and a new cement bridge at Bee branch are slated for quick action once Linn and Sullivan counties align on funding, likely next Monday. Local residents along County Line road near Bee branch have contributed over three hundred dollars for grading as plans proceed toward a connected road to Winigan and North Salem.
The Bureau of Naturalization warns no papers or filings may be issued in naturalization matters during the thirty days before August 6 primary and November 5 general elections of 1918. This restriction, issued by H. Lamb, Circuit Clerk, aims to avoid inconvenience at the clerk's office.
A fragment describes a fatal incident on rail lines near Milan, mentioning a woman named Restonger who was killed and a person named Creason living south of Milan. The note places Mr. Creason two miles this side of Milan.
Mr. Creason born January 3 1847 in Boone county Missouri moved to Sullivan County years ago and lived in the area for several years. He was a father of seven with sons Joe and William Creason near Purdin. Funeral services were held Sunday July 28 and he was buried at Mt Olive cemetery near Pollock.
Calhoun and Thornton advertise a Missouri focus seeking farms and other property for sale or exchange in Illinois and Iowa inquiries. They promise buyers with ready capital at low interest and plan to contact later.
The Bucklin Herald notes a Tuesday night theft at A B Carter's smoke house. Two hams weighing about twenty pounds each were taken, suggesting the thief lives nearby and knows the town. The writer calls for investigation into locals lacking visible means of support.
Don't sow just any wheat use good variety Poole and Falstaff are best. Plow seven inches deep for full crops and early. avoid shallow plowing. Use proper fertilizer and avoid risks like Hessian fly and chinch bug. We can provide sources for good seed wheat Ross Nichols, County Agent.
Mrs G W Lark of Norwood Missouri writes from on Lake Erie aboard the City of Cleveland after leaving Buffalo at six this evening. She notes a heavy gale cold on the bridge and describes watching the sun setting behind a great body of water for the first time.
A sailor writes to his mother from the U. S. Ship Ohio describing life at sea. He notes eight hour work shifts, days at sea, and tiring night watches, with furlough hopes, pictures to mail, and a longing to go ashore in eastern towns. He mentions white uniforms and intense washing, and records about twelve days at sea and a big ship at first glance.
A Saturday morning incident left T. J. Seaman involved in a gun accident while attempting to shoot a rabbit. The event occurred as he picked up a shotgun and prepared to fire, causing a reckless discharge. Further details on injuries or outcome were not provided.
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