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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
1
A lyrical reminiscence by E P yearns for returning to a beloved rural scene. The speaker recalls a grassy yard, winding lane, willow bordered pool, spring hills, pine scented air, wheat seas, shady orchard, rose hedge, mossy wall, and a blooming pear tree by the gate. Night falls with stars, winds murmur a song, and the south land calls the speaker home.
The piece argues sleep is essential for moral health and efficiency, listing benefits from curing irritability to restoring vigor. It emphasizes a clean bed, exercise, air, clean conscience, and avoiding stimulants as keys to overcoming sleeplessness, especially for overworked individuals.
A wartime tale contrasts a Canadian bride who enlists her husband with a baby born during the conflict. The mother sails to the front leaving her child with a grandmother, a choice framed as noble sacrifice yet questioned as patriotism versus enthusiasm in this moral reflection.
A reflective note extols imagination as a powerful, accessible educator. It praises imaginative work for shaping thought and speech and guiding readers toward worthy, beautiful ideas.
Last Thursday morning three women identified as Mrs. Ben Mairs Mrs. Leon Powell and Mrs. Frances McGill killed a house snake that had swallowed its young to protect them. Upon killing the mother snake they found about thirty live young snakes over a foot long nearby.
We offer quick, well secured farm loans with prepayment privileges. Save time and money by contacting Burwell and Porter in Milan Missouri before you place a loan. They promise prompt closings and favorable terms for well managed properties.
The Browning Farm Club will hold a public meeting at the Electric Theatre on Friday night August 19 with T. H. DeWitt and others speaking on Farmers Cooperation. All are invited by the committee.
Save money on Prest-O-Lite batteries with a real guarantee. Prices listed include Ford 83.00, Chevrolet 35.90, Buick 3500, Overland 35.90, Oakland 33.00, Bridegmaker 86, Buick long 36.00, Overland long 86, Dodge 44.00. Repairs on all makes with genuine parts. See Creason's Garage Sayers Battery Service Station Milan Missouri.
A diary entry chronicles Slats' plan to run for mayor amid village chatter. The piece blends humorous anecdotes about family, school, a gypsy fortune, a dispute with Mr Higgins, and a mock editorial voice criticizing local reporters for not naming a man’s deeds or their own.
Dan Bramhall urges customers to stockpile coal now as prices rise soon. He notes coal will sell at 5.50 dollars per ton on the car or six dollars for delivered in town with Tillimois coal coming in a few days. He claims Iowa coal is superior and urges fast action to lock in lower future costs.
A donations notice lists contributors toward repairs at Grove Church. Names include Tom Jennings five dollars Haskell Hollon five dollars W P Nickell five dollars Fred Bouzell six dollars Sam Knifong five dollars James Nickell and Mrs Robert Stephenson one dollar each and Das Pipes one dollar. Treasurer James G Nickell invites further gifts.
A reader cancels his newspaper subscription citing repetitive stories about the same people and expresses frustration with ongoing national troubles. The brief note reflects reader fatigue and demand for fresh coverage.
Nancy Elizabeth Vanbeber died August 8 1921 at age 63 years 10 months and 23 days. She married April 14 1874 and had eleven children eight living who visited her bedside. Funeral August 9 at 3 pm at home was led by Pastor J W Drinkard, burial in Hooker Cemetery. She joined Valley Church in 1907 and is mourned by husband children and many friends.
Fragmentary passage discusses mood endurance and resilience, urging cheerful spirit amid hardship and suggesting two ways to face experience. The text emphasizes acceptance and making the best of restraints.
Johnson's Home Bakery bread will be offered every Sunday at Myers Restaurant, providing diners with fresh baked loaves as part of weekly specials.
About eighty friends gathered at a rural home near Laclede to honor A. W. Taylor on his fifty first birthday. A long noon table under shade trees offered a full cafeteria style feast, followed by conversation and music. Earl Stinson traveled from St. Joseph for the celebration with his wife and baby visiting relatives nearby. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Peters and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bingham departed for Sedalia after the event.
Chas W Reeves announces access to 6 percent farm loan money for farmers in Sullivan and Linn Counties. He invites those nearing loan expiration or seeking new financing to visit his office at 1st Floor 1st National Bank Milan MO or contact by phone or mail for a call.
Rev. R. F. Jandon of Tabernacle Baptist Church Kansas City leads 8 o'clock nightly services with assistance from C. W. Walkhem, a former vaudeville and stage performer. Splendid preaching and good music promised. Harry Clause, Pastor.
At a mass meeting August 9 at the Electric Theatre ex service men organized a local American Legion Post naming it Claude Myers Post after the first local casualty. The Missouri department constitution was adopted. D B Hunter elected Post Commander with Carlos Knifong vice commander and other officers named.
Friends of J. A. Brookshire report the Lamar business leader died Sunday morning July 31 1921 after prolonged flood cleanup duties at his North Main Street basement. Overwork and exposure to water and mud led to an acute kidney illness and his death.
Lamar native and long time Brookshire Trading Company executive led a garage and auto agency on North Main Street. He married Bertha Le Grande last October and is survived by his widow, his mother, and one brother. Funeral services were conducted at Hogsett and Kibby chapel with Judge J C Horn and Mrs Charles Langdon performing. Members of Prowers Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles attended in a body. A large auto procession accompanied the burial at Riverside cemetery, Lamar.
Browning patrons students and prospective patrons are invited to gather at the school building on Thursday August 25 for a joint session. The high school auditorium will host a 2:00 am student meeting to discuss work for the year followed by a patron business session to form a local Parent Teachers Association chapter and a picnic supper on the grounds.
J. D. Burwell of Browning Maine advertises city property bargains priced from 800 to 10000 dollars and offers Old Line Life and Fire Insurance as well as farm land loans. He invites buyers and sellers to visit for prices and savings.
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