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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1927
Page
3
Mary Baldwin travels with her husband Rolf to a luxury bungalow hosted by the Hilton pair. Dinner reveals a scheme by Doctor Orr and partners to sell fake oil stocks. blue flowers lure Mary away to expose the plot. She keeps the flowers as a souvenir.
Carel Capek argues in his writings that mother in law and hen pecked husband jokes span ancient literature from the Vedas to Egyptian inscriptions Edda and sacred texts. He notes these jokes originate in male dominated societies and persist in men’s clubs, while women tell fewer humorous tales and often repeat masculine themes.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports vast lava sheets across Washington and Idaho, deposited ages ago with no precise dates likely millions of years past. Fossil remains found in the lava show animals extinct long ago, suggesting a world altering event.
Four French aviators and Lincoln Beachey achieved looping stunts in early aviation. Pegoud flew a loop in a small engine plane with large wing surfaces at about 45 mph. Beachey later completed a 100 degree loop at 75 mph in a Curtiss machine in Los Angeles on November 19, 1918, and was killed during a flight from the Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds in San Francisco on March 14, 1915.
A University of Illinois bulletin reports on Dr. W. B. Nevens's self feeding trials with dairy cows. Cows selected feeds from multiple options, with some feeds eaten more than others and preferences persisting. Although intake increased and milk did not rise, constant access to varied feeds raised feed costs and influenced palatability findings.
The article notes water consumption depends on cow size, feed, milk output, weather, and other factors. It cites Professor Eckles of Minnesota, showing cows producing 27 pounds of milk daily drank 77 pounds of water, dry cows 15 pounds, and a cow over 100 pounds of milk used about 250 pounds. The inferred average is around 25 pounds of water per pound of milk.
The article discusses dairy farming practices where farmers separate calves from cows early to optimize milk value. It notes calves stay with the cow for about 48 hours to aid digestion unless weak, but longer contact makes teaching the calf to drink harder.
A magazine description outlines a conical milk cooler sold at a low price. The unit features a conical section with a water space and a receiver at the top. Small holes in the cone allow milk to flow over the surface for cooling using the circulating warm water.
In southern Oregon the famed Lycan marsh white wolf, a notorious stock killer, was killed by Elmer Williams, a biological survey hunter. The creature terrorized ranchers for 12 years, causing estimated losses of $15,000 across cattle, horses, and sheep. Williams reported the kill to Portland, noting the wolf as white and male, ending a legendary run that inspired many tall tales.
The first volume of a large Egyptian dictionary edited by Prof Adolph Erman and Prof Hermann Grapow marks 28 years of work on over 1.5 million texts and inscriptions. Acknowledgments name Prof J H Brested of the University of Chicago and financier John D Rockefeller Jr for international cooperation and funding.
A conference of local education authorities debated a resolution to teach pupils to laugh. Introduced to counteract perceived sobriety and sedateness, the proposal was referred to a committee of teachers for action.
At a Columbus dinner Pretty Selfish Pill Tilden condemned a wife who ruined her husband with extravagance and eloped with a rich neighbor. He said she was worse than the girl who told a friend she had thrown Tom over. His remark referenced a crooked nose caused by a tennis racket to explain the injury.
A buyer and a stranger share a mood of revenie as the new owner recalls a farm past and a dog burial beneath the site. The man reveals the buyer purchased the property for half a million, prompting the stranger to insist on the truth.
Australia shifts from viewing rabbits as a major crop pest to a source of export fur. An active program of trapping feeds demand for skins, especially from the United States, as trappers work to harvest value from the population.
Ten-year-old Richard Wesson of Boston stays calm while others argue over flies and worms at Ba hoosie lake. He prefers firecrackers. A cracker explosion startles a pickerel leaping for the bait, stunning it. The Wesson campers host a fish fry with pickerel over a foot long.
The piece argues lighting boosts safety noting four injuries per minute and two deaths per hour due to poor lighting. It estimates 100,000 workers out of work continually from such accidents, totaling a national loss of 100 million dollars annually at one thousand dollars per person.
The practice of tattooing turkeys has begun around San Angelo Texas after a spike in thefts. A Paint Rock produce dealer has patented an electric needle method enabling easier branding. Turkey raisers are registering their brands with the county clerk.
A racing pigeon with a strong homing instinct returns to its Bath loft after an absence of three years. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the humorous tone of the story and recalls human pigeons known for similar homing abilities.
A lively gossip item quotes conflicting messages about a secret marriage. Mabel reportedly wed yesterday and denies revealing details, while others claim direct confirmation from Mabel herself. The piece captures rumor, confirmation, and social curiosity.
A fragment from The Outlook quotes a traffic cop encounter and contrasts witty talk with claim of persuasion. The item shifts to advertising lines urging use of soft coal for laundry, Red Cross Ball Blue for cleanliness, and a warning about get rich schemes.
A fragment from a column or poem notes skin and beauty fading with time, implying aging and changing appearances. The terse line evokes mortality and the notion that external charm diminishes as years pass.
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