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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
4
The Browning Leader-Record of Brown ing Missouri prints a column of maxims and reflections from Joe Nickell. It covers themes of virtue, work, language, wealth, and patriotism with humorous and moral observations.
A brief lament about wishing to leave town prompts advice to choose one of many roads out. The remark frames urban restlessness and a sense of immediate options for relocation or change.
A playful line compares joke writing to pitching in baseball noting the curve, up-curve, and drop that trick the batter and mislead the reader with a pun. The analogy highlights punning as a craft in humor and storytelling.
A reflective piece questions whether a successful knocker truly has a chosen path. It suggests many so-called knockers lack a defined vocation, often relying on inherited wealth. The author contends you cannot disparage a hometown and hope to prosper elsewhere.
A historical legend portrayed labor as a punishment sent upon man to admonish him to save work, likening it to a convict urged to praise the scaffold on which he will hang.
A witty line lists maidens met early in a man’s career as Miss Understanding Miss-Take Miss Calculation Miss-Step and Miss Fortune, playing on common phrases.
A speaker notes that public uproar cannot reveal a person’s moral action as either side may offend. The quote reflects hesitation to publicly take a stand on a contentious issue amid noisy reactions.
A reflective remark notes that fifty years ago bad roads were blamed on national poverty, but today the country is rich and still faces poor road conditions due to ongoing neglect rather than lack of funds.
Weather was fine with prior rain last Thursday and Friday. Mrs Will Pulliam returned from Ganr Valley South Dakota after visiting daughter Eva Steen. Joe Creason and wife visited A W Cotter of Purdin. Everett Jenkins and wife visited sister Jesse Woodside. Wess Riddle and Brother Lawrence left for Canada to attend to business. Henry Bivins and wife plan to move to Colorado. Walter Patterson and family visited brother Rob Patterson in Laclede. Henry Patterson and Louise Mairs attended Bear Branth church services. Neighbors attended Green City fair. George Pulliam Josh Bumgarner Dr Dryden and Myles Hetchinson from Purdin went to Los Angeles where Myles will reside. wife to join later. Add Grillem.
Allen Sill and mother visited Bill Turners on Sunday. J B McCollum bused in Brown ing on business Tuesday. Wilbur Cahoun and families visited, as did Rolla Bailey and wife. Many in the area rejoice over recent rains and several attended the Green City fair. Edwood Thodiom and wife and McCollums visited Green City Sunday and others called on Arthur Catteys. Mrs Drier is able to be up after illness.
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