Vacation tips and community notices set in a bustling town
Advice on daily vacations, labor and cooperation, and social scenes fill a local column. Notes include a Clean-Up Day plan at the school, a surprise birthday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Warren with family in attendance, and a cinema listing featuring Gladys Walton in The Secret Gift at the Electric Theatre on Saturday night August 6.
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H. C. Warren
Mr. Warren
R. G. Dray
Linneus
Wallace Lovell
Roger
Hugh Warren
Fred Dell
J. D. Lay
Roy Keithley
Fred Tunnell
R. H. Warren
Clyde Warren
Robert Tunnell
Help Needed to Fill Low Ground Friday August 5th
Men invited to bring shovels to haul dirt and fill a low place west of the building. School grounds can be beautified if the community helps. By Order of Committee.
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Hepl
Annual Meeting at Hoover Cemetery Aug 27
Special notice announces the annual meeting to be held at Hoover Cemetery on Saturday August 27. Attendees are asked to bring well filled baskets and participate in afternoon preaching. R A Creason secretary.
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Hoover Cemetry
R. A. Creason
Secy
Measurement expert at Smith's Store for fall 1921 woolens
A special representative from Chicago Kahn Bros. will be at Smith's Store next Monday with a large line of woolens for men's fall 1921 suits and overcoats. Stop in to have your measurements taken by an expert in the business. J. Smith.
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Chicago
Kahn Bros
Smith's
J. Smith
Chicano Kahn Bros
Smith
J. J. Smith
Smith’s
Submissions and payments for the Leader Record from Missouri readers
Letters from Joe Nickell in Browning and Mrs Mary Dilliner in Chillicothe request continued delivery of the Leader Record. They enclose checks and drafts totaling 1.50 dollars, noting the paper feels like a home missive.
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Kansas City
Joe * Nickell
Browning
Joe
E. P. Harvey
Chillicothe
Leader
Mary Dilliner
Tailormade Suits Arrive at Smith's Store Next Monday
Chicano Kahn Bros will showcase a wide woolens line for men's fall 1921 suits and overcoats at J. J. Smith's Smith's Store next Monday. Expert fittings available.
The Secret Gift on East Side Screenplay
A film titled The Secret Gift screens next Saturday night at the Electric Theatre. Scenes depict New Yorks east side foreign population and mansions on Fifth Avenue with colorful Long Island views credited to Harold James in a favorable light.
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New York
East Side
Electric Theatre
Fifth Avenue
Long Island
Harold James
Boy diary shows weekly mischief and daily chores
A fragmented diary recounts a boy’s week of playful mischief at home. Episodes include winning a baseball prize, golfing brag, skipping Sunday school, fishing with father, candy gifts, a bully incident, and a comic pitchman scene with a hat shop headline.
Save on Batteries with Prest-O-Lite Guaranty
Money saved on battery purchases with Prest-O-Lite promises savings near ten dollars per battery. Prices listed include Ford 33, Chevrolet 35, Buick 35, Studebaker 36, Dodge 44, and others in proportion. Repairing all makes with genuine parts. See Cregson's Garage Sayers Battery Service Station Milan Missouri.
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Ford
Chevrolet
Buick
Overland
Oakland
Studebaker
Dodge
Cregson
Sayers Battery
Milan
Missouri
The Secret Gift at Electric Theatre Next Saturday
New Yorkers on the East Side praise romance in "The Secret Gift" a film feature showing next Saturday at the Electric Theatre. The drama presents both middle aged and youthful loves with equal appeal to audiences.
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New York
East Side
Electric Theatre
Get Your Measurements Taken business
A brief note highlights a business named Get Your Measurements Taken by J. J. Smith offering measurement services.
Lure of the City Warns Young Men of City Costs
A column urges youths not to chase city life, warning of expenses from theater tickets to taxis, car rides, candy, and dancing lessons. It notes the lure of bright lights but concludes city living leads to heavy spending and dependence on home support.
Look In The Glass Reflection Teaches Self-Reflection
A reflective essay urges readers to look into a mirror when irritable to see themselves as others do. The piece argues the glass magnifies mood, transforming grumpiness into a momentary smile and reminding that joy can begin with self awareness.
We All Alike and The Clothes We Wear
A fragmented column lampoons fashion and editors as it notes locals at a game, mentioning a boat and craft in peril. The piece blends social critique with casual humor and regional color.
6 Percent Money for Well Improved Farms
Advertises loans on well improved farms with 6 percent interest. Promises quick closing, prepayment privileges, and fast processing to save time and fees for borrowers.
The Meanest Man in Town Described in Detail
A harsh portrait of a husband and father derided as the meanest man in town. He fails as provider, spends on tobacco and selfish pleasures, neglects his wife and children, and shows a harsh temper. His daughter battles tuberculosis while the family life deteriorates, and the piece notes his neglect and dampened hygiene as tells.
Aladdins Lamp Lights A Moonlit Beach Romance
Minna Irving narrates a playful verse about a moonlit night where Aladdin’s lamp spirit transforms sand to gold and common objects to gems. The piece celebrates summer romance as couples share quiet moments under the moonlight.
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Aladdin
Moon
Minna Irving
Two Weeks Vacation Cannot Replace Yearlong Habits
The piece argues that a two week vacation cannot repair decades of unhealthy living. It urges readers to avoid relying on two weeks to reset habits and compares this to expecting the body to skip food for fifty weeks and feast for two.
Effects of Stress and Inaction on Health
The text argues that insufficient exercise and freedom from worry can damage the body, and when breakdown occurs it is as lasting and serious as that from hunger. It emphasizes how ongoing neglect of physical activity and mental ease harms long term well being.
Real bargains in Browning property and loans
J D Burwell of Browning Missouri advertises Brownings residence property for sale and exchange with farm items priced from 800 to 10000 dollars. He also offers Old Line Life and fire insurance left for sale and loans on farm lands, promising savings to buyers or borrowers.
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Browning
J.D. ‘Burwell
Browning, Mo
Basket dinner at Kaifong church August 7 1921
A basket dinner is planned at Kaifong church next Sunday August 7 1921. Preaching will be at 11 a m 2 30 p m and 8 p m at Browning. J D Shook Pete
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Kaifong
Browning
J.D. Shook
Pete
Green City's Annual Fair Promises Bigger Program
Green City hosts its annual fair August 16 17 18 and 19 with bigger exhibits better premiums race horses stock shows and free attractions daily. Blanche McKinny-Hunter Combination provides daily free attractions. Calf and pig feeling contest returns with enhanced participation.
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Green City
Blanche McKinny-Hunter
Liberal Reward Stolen or Strayed
English Letter dog with large nose liver and white fur missing from area. Liberal reward for information leading to recovery. Maurice Williams listed as contact.
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Maurice Williams
Purdin Chautauqua Tickets Sold by Local Committee
City boosters announce Purdin chautauqua next week with a season ticket program. Local committee urges residents to buy season tickets to enjoy a varied lineup of programs and support the event.
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Purdin
Browning Triumphs Over Marceline In Rainy Contest
Browning beat Marceline 7 to 4 in a rain shortened game. Browning’s lineup included many players from last season plus new additions, delivering another victory as a small crowd watched. Marceline was accompanied by several fans and orders were offered for delivery from Clay Jones through Clay's.
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Browning
Marceline
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Weaver
Elbert Hubbard
Long Island Sound
Gladys Walton
Universal
Enny
Aed
Clay's
Clay Jones
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