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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes recount Mrs Long praising Dean's Kid ney Pills for back pain and urinary issues in 1903 and a 1907 remark about relief. The text includes garbled dialogue and stray phrases about a boy, home, and penalties, with no clear narrative or outcomes.
Boston reports the Canal street fire station cherishes a unique trio. Dick the cat, Jeff the horse, and Captain Frank H. Walker form a famed unit, with Dick sliding 19 feet down the pole and occasionally riding on the engine to fires. Dick learned the move by watching the crew and now naps aboard the horse when off duty.
A Montgomery City report notes an early stage coach driver once carried Senator Benton as a passenger. The town boasts of the oldest living mis born resident and highlights local heritage.
SarTON GALL a celeel stage driver Hamy ton Ball relates his colorful past from St Louis to Lexington Missouri more than a year ago He recalls riding with Thomas H Benton Missouri statesman and recounts stopping a passenger to administer a meritorious flogging to avenge a family injury as a lad Ball details his boyhood vow and a Hickory whip confrontation on the Boons Lick road near Jonesburg and Danville in Montgomery county
J A Dinwiddie of New Market Tennessee reports washing ten white chicks for a show with 20 Mule Team soap and borax. He notes his birds appear perfectly white and credits the product for easy cleaning. Pacific Coast Borax Co. advertises 1 and 5 lb cartons with samples and a booklet from Chicago.
A garbled description from the Los Angeles Express outlines youths at a county fair, mentioning a new 808 suit, a roadster with a red ribbon, blue grain bands, and a chaotic catalog of items and prices. It hints at a playful scene with friends, a side show, and casual slang from the era.
A Philadelphia prose extract contrasts the long warfare between spiders and flies, noting the home front toll on humans while praising spiders for reducing fly populations. It frames insects as natural enemies of mankind and hints at human delight in pest control.
A colonel mocks the heat while a speaker touts a southern scene with 80 hot weather, describing cane juice turning to molasses and mingling with popcorn as the finest summer treat, sab. The anecdote ends with a bold claim about extreme heat.
Readers are urged to trust Postum as a healthier alternative to coffee after a testimonial about headaches and nervousness caused by coffee. A Wisman recounts morning headaches linked to coffee, switched to Postum, and reports full health improvement. The ad-like letter ends with a tagline promising a reason and noting new letters appear periodically.
A fragmentary column recalls strict colonial era rules for boys including standing for visitors, not shouting or idling, and even jail for headstands. It shifts to homemaking advice praising Defiance Starch for fabric stiffness, laundry tips with Red Cross Ball Blue, and light jokes about ads and machines.
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