Browning's Progress Marks Townsmen Building Boom
The Browning community reports widespread improvements this summer with residents remodeling homes and adding features like cement walls porches walkways fence and new residences. Notable figures include W P Carter J A Calhoun John Gable Clay Gooch S L Gibson and many others who have enhanced properties and streets as the Browning Telegraph Exchange and local businesses expand.
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Browning
W. P. Carter
J. A. Calhoun
John Gable
Clay Gooch
S. L. Gibson
J. J. Smith
Range Carter
F.A. Fleming
H. C. Bailey
W. E. Davis
George Ross
B.D. Bolling
Pink Gooch
Chas. Haggard
R. W. Russell
M. Burwell
John Fosher
G. F
Peters
F. J. Alexander
J. D
Browning Telephone Exchange
Farmers Exchange Bank
Harvey Duncan
H. Clay Jones
R. W. Whaley
Epperson
Mairs
Wm. Harvey
Cliff Peterson
John Mairs
T. W. Vanseggan
Brookfield Fair Draws Large Crowd Despite Rain
Excursion day brought 500 plus passengers on a special train from Unionville to Brookfield. Rain cleared by noon as 10 coaches filled with visitors swarmed the grounds, with an estimated 10 000 on Big Thursday scale. Racing was fast, three hundred horses on site, and floral hall displays notable amid high prices and scarce food.
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Brookfield
Mother Nature
Unionville
Sheriff Anderson
Floral Hall
Linn County
Palmist
Rush for cattle reverses as buyers flood Kansas City
The article notes a market shift with buyers rushing into Kansas City to secure cattle rather than sellers driving in with lots. Rain boosts pasture regrowth and corn roughage, sparking a renewed demand for cattle as farmers anticipate higher winter prices and potential profits similar to last fall.
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Kansas City
Cemetery Cleanup Meeting Notice
All interested parties in the Schrok Cemetery are invited to meet on Saturday in August for the purpose of cleaning the grounds.
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Schrok
Street Fair meeting set at Farmers Exchange bank
Officers and all interested in the rewing Street Fair association will meet at the Farmers Exchange bank Saturday afternoon at 2 30 A M Turner Sec y
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Rewing Street Fair Association
Farmers Exchange Bank
A. C. Turner
Sec’y
Browning Street Fair Seeks Strong Participation and Exhibits
The article urges preparation for Browning’s street fair highlighting corn crops and quality livestock care. It praises last year’s event, notes broad farmer support, and invites locals from distant farms to contribute to the upcoming free fair in North Missouri.
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Browning
North Misssour
C B Q Rail Improvements Report Expanded Track Work
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad is upgrading the line this summer with ballast completion and a one mile extension of sections. Bridges are being rebuilt for heavier trains and a driver crew has advanced north toward Carrollton, signaling through trains soon.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R
Carrollton
Silos for Missouri: two new silo bulletins issued
The Agricultural Experiment Station at Columbia Missouri releases Circular No 48 on The Plastered or Gurler Silo and Circular No 49 on The Reinforced Concrete Silo The Gurler silo suits areas with native timber and is blasting as a design note for Missouri farm storage of grain and silage.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia, Mo
Missouri
Concrete silo built for durability and low long term cost
Concrete silos with iron rods or wire through the walls resist cracking and suit any region with sand gravel or crushed rock. Due to longevity they are likely the cheapest over time. For details on plastered or solid concrete silo construction write to F. B. Mumford Director Columbia Mo for free bulletins.
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F. B. Mumford
Columbia, Mo
A Good Rain Boosts Crops and Prospects
Sunday night a heavy electrical storm followed by rain improved corn pastures and upland crops. Apples and peaches look better, alfalfa seed is being planted, dry hay remains scarce with good prices, and farmers expect strong yields from fields ready for plow and sowing fall wheat.
Taking Vacations for Rural Mail Carriers
E. M. Neely and F. J. Alexander rural carriers on routes 1 and 2 are on annual vacations. substitutes J. W. Brassfield and George Alexander cover the mail. Alexander and Neely have served many years, while W. W. Hatch recently vacated and now uses a new auto buggy on his route, visiting Brookfield one afternoon.
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E. M. Neely
F. J. Alexander
J. W. Brassfield
George Alexander
Messrs. Alexander
Neely
Uncle Sam
W. W. Hatch
Brookfield
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Browning’s
Brookfield’s Fair
Chillicothe
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