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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
3
A Georgia representative Tom Bell keeps a Newfoundlander named Ragsthat for guard duty. His ten year old nephew asks for the dog, but Bell refuses and the boy questions if prayer could change that. The reply leads to a humorous exchange about praying for another dog.
The passage recalls an insurance agent warning Noah about risk aboard a ship built on dry land. Noah dismisses the concern, claiming 600 years of longevity and predicting the agent’s demise before the earth. Noah reportedly lingered 350 years after the incident.
A witty exchanges between a rich old husband and his charming young wife. He taunts her about her ancestry while she explains she uses the contrast to make him feel older.
Farmer Corntessel quips that the legislature is too industrious, able to think up more laws than citizens can obey in a lifetime. The remark highlights tension between lawmaking zeal and practical compliance.
A fragment notes a folk remedy for sore throat using a wife’s stocking wrapped around the neck and contrasts it with new open word treatments, indicating unfamiliar or evolving cures in a historical context.
Mrs Ravengelp plays a sound record to her husband Henry to reveal how loudly he snores, comparing noises to a buzz saw, slide trombone, and siren whistle. The humorous exchange ends with the revelation that the recording was made in their bedroom to prove his snoring.
Sambo explains Pete's bulldog went mad and swallowed his watch. The dog is still acting surprised, insisting the watch is the issue, while Rambo questions the bizarre scene.
In a humorous exchange a husband asks where household funds went. The wife replies the money was sent to a laundromat after a visitor claimed to run a money laundry. The man pledged to wash disinfect and press the funds with electric machines used by the U S Treasury before returning them.
Mr Heftus argues with Mr Skimpers on a wide street. Heftus, angered, steps aside to wait for his car at the next corner while Skimpers remarks on the space around him.
Mrs Beacon Hill recounts moving from Boston to New York to raise Emerson. She says a New York teacher insulted him by asking if he wanted to join one kindergarten class. Mr Beacon Hill agrees they must return to Boston.
A sketchic line captures a thief plea as Mrs Johnson-Jes hides money in a Bible. Mis Jackson reacts with shock noting her husband’s pious habit of reading the Bible twice daily, framing a tale of rural humor and moral irony.
A crude exchange centers on Casey instructing Hogan to breathe through the nose while teaching swimming. Hogan retorts with a taunt about other breathing methods, using strong dialect and insults.
A Mrs Wombat grows highly indignant after her house is robbed, with reports the next night a burglar returned and stole silver plated ware. The incident is described with local color and a sense of ongoing grievance.
A brief dialogue notes a hotel claiming to house 200 guests, while a second boarder argues that accommodation excludes comfort. The exchange underscores differing standards of what counts as lodging.
A recent bride hosts a garden kitchen shower on the lawn of a historic home. Guests enjoy fruit punch and wrapping gifts, with the bride cutting down parcels labeled with donors. Supper at six includes attendees and dancing, reflecting tea dance traditions and garden party etiquette.
Archery returns as a popular pastime at eastern resorts alongside croquet and tennis. Girls wear middy suits with colorful blazers while hostesses arrange match games with prizes and picnic refreshments. Saturdays attract men off work for open-air entertaining.
Mid-summer social events feature telephoned invitations and small groups. Women wear lingerie style outfits and men appear in flannels or duck trousers with pongee suits. Tea and ices are served in a relaxed, informal setting.
A Newport hostess hosted a Mother Goose party inviting guests to dress as characters from the beloved book. The centerpiece featured a large Jack Horner pie with 24 celluloid birds around the edge and tarts and honey sandwiches on the menu. The author of Mother Goose is noted as buried in a Boston cemetery.
Madame Merri describes a party game variant where players sit in a circle, a blind man sits center, and each player receives a word from a well known song. On begin the top player sings their word, the teacher guesses who is who, using disguises and up to two guesses.
Crepe de chine waists remain practical and popular with easy care. The double frill endures while narrow frills and front pleat outlines persist. Button through collars and cuffs, long shoulder lines, and wash silks in stripes and various colors define the mannish style. Unlined net and lace waists also offer easy laundering and cooling comfort.
A description notes thin white cotton crepe fabric for children's dresses with inserts of baby Irish lace medallions, creating a delicate garment style.
Describes a ladies outfit with a plain skirt and trimmed bodice featuring foulard or brocade. Details include a tabard neckline trim, satin bows, tucked net collar, soft satin hat with bows and flowers, and quantities for Delph blue check fabric and blue coat cloth plus buttons and trimming.
President A Lawrence Lowell of Harvard told a Chicago dinner that early marriages are best for individuals and communities. He warned late marriage can form bad habits and cited a humorous anecdote about a husband resenting his wife’s cigarette while he smoked heavily.
Mrs Bertha Underwood of Sunfield Michigan describes a scalp eczema that spread across the body causing itching bleeding and sleep disruption. After six months with no relief she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and within a month was completely cured. Free samples offered with Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A small Chicago boy, confident beyond his years, tries to interrupt his father at the table. Angered by the lack of attention, he raises his voice and mimics his father, asking, Papa, will you kindly close your little trap for just one moment while I get in a word.
A terse exchange centers on raising a baby with modern improvements. A practical doctor denies any real modern advantage in the child, underscoring a tension between sentiment and conventional care.
A man asks for books on fishing as he enters a bookstore. The clerk replies that they have many works of fiction, implying a broad catalog beyond fishing titles.
Irritating summer skin troubles such as hives poison oak chafing sunburn and eczema are quickly relieved when Tyree's Antiseptic Powder is used. 25c at druggists or sample sent free by J S Tyree Washington D C Adv.
A fragmented dialogue notes a woman not recalling a face while remarking on luck. An advertising line touts LEWIS' Single Binder as high value. A moral aside links egotism to dull talk and comments on a girl's ankles and feet.
An advertisement argues Coca-Cola creates a habit akin to drug addiction, claiming physicians never see Coca-Cola addicts in treatment. It compares Coca-Cola consumption to beefsteak and ice cream habits and suggests dependence arises from taste and advertising.
A sharp exchange of lines between a woman and a man ends with his tact saving the situation. The woman's remark implies disappointment while the man reframes the moment, averting a harsher confrontation.
A suffragist mother questions the phrases wages of sin in a grim domestic scene. The small boy crouches over a large book as they discuss pay, noting anything under eight dollars a week is unacceptable.
A fragment quotes a town doctor advising a family to relocate to a place with only one team to worry about. The exchange hints at sports fever shaping local life and choices about where to live.
Carefully inspect each bottle of Castoria for Cosazy TIAIERDE signature. Used for over 30 years, it is promoted for infants and children. A humorous exchange about a cat boat concludes the fragment.
A dialogue notes that Montana has a Clock river and filosofical musings on reputation. The speaker suggests a fool’s nature shapes life and that appearing smart is easier than earning respect.
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