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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
1
A local lecture extols building character through daily deeds to form a lasting personal temple. It warns against dishonorable acts, praises optimism, prudent roads, and strong community values, and notes how good highways support education and church life. It closes by inviting readers to the town.
Agnes C Batters born in Ontario March 9 1849 died July 25 1916 age 67 years 8 months 16 days She married A M Hunter Sept 10 1864 in Illinois and had Chas A Dr D B Bertha Ada May Henry B Nellie F James A Lucy M They joined Methodist Church in Warren Illinois in 1867 and lived in Linn County since 1868 After paralysis and complications she passed Tuesday evening Funeral at Granteville by Rev E L Rutlege with many relatives and friends burial in Purdin cemetery Mrs Hunter praised as devout Christian wife mother and neighbor Sympathy extends to Mr Hunter and children.
The text praises laws and school privileges and notes the moral element is sustained by the people. The fragment suggests a confident view of civic virtue and governance supported by public sentiment.
Martha Caroline Head of North Salem Linn County Missouri born September 23 1868 died July 26 1916 aged 47 years 10 months 3 days. She married Emery Patrick July 4 1885 and had one child Charles Alex. Survived by husband one child one grandchild three brothers four sisters and many friends. Funeral at home northeast of Purdin with burial in Grantsville to await the resurrection.
Clay Gooch leaves with his mother Mrs. Caroline Gooch for Chicago where he will take employment in a garage. Miss Caroline is accompanying him and will visit relatives for a period.
Missouri State Board of Agriculture releases Rural Progress In Missouri by W. L. Nelson Assistant Secretary praising Missouri as a center of farm homes ownership low rents strong hog and corn production and lean disease livestock with vast public schools and growing farm values noting Missouri as a heart of the corn belt and livestock centers and reporting high literacy and clean animal health standards across the state.
A historical piece highlights Missouri as a leading farmer state with strong livestock breeds and fruit production. It cites Apple and Peach output, top berry standings, and Hereford and Shorthorn sales records, while contrasting Missouri with smaller states and other regions. It also notes a widow’s obituary and funeral in Sand Springs.
A clipped paragraph from a Des Moines paper narrates a rumor about a woman exchanging a kiss for a Kissell automobile, a Silent Knight, under the moon and while travelling overland. The piece questions how the man could afford the Saxon and notes skepticism toward such fast cars and sensational female figures in the papers.
Argina Browning born in Knox County Tennessee on March 23 1824 died July 18 1916 aged 92. She married John W. at age twenty two after her father's death in Tennessee.
Enrollment day scheduled for Browning public school Saturday afternoon August 12 from two to four to determine needed text books. High school texts include Hawkes and others in algebra and English, West history, Brooks English, D Ooge Latin, Brigham geography, and more. Mabel Rose Kraft, Principal.
A fragmented letter from Sinclair Illinois dated July 2 1916 addressed to Mr Joe Nickell of Browning Maine begins with an apology and confession of shyness or embarrassment, showing personal grievance and emotional tone. The readable portion reveals a domestic style missive likely to a former acquaintance or relative and hints at unresolved issues.
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