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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
7
A recent college graduate visits an office and asks the manager about openings. The office boy replies humorously that there might be a vacancy if the boss does not raise his salary to three dollars a week by term iffer night.
Obituary notes the death of the inventor of the first player piano at age eighty five. The piece offers peace to his ashes and a call to forgiveness for unintended effects on nervous urban residents.
An old saying notes that the average woman can do anything with a hairpin except sharpen a pencil and she can do that with her teeth. The quip reflects practical humor about improvised tools.
A reflective aphorism contrasts fame with effort, suggesting fame favors those who actively create opportunity rather than rely on luck or idleness.
William J. Burns denounces dropping his name from the police chiefs honor list as evil graft exposure. A cartoonish anecdote about pants shrinking leads to a dealer promising capital guarantees, while noting only three fire hoses could not soak them.
George Wolters of Little Falls reports his sick child suffered fever and widespread bleeding sores. After treating with Cuticura Soap and Ointment the boy recovered in about three weeks. The ad claims Cuticura products healed him and offers a sample via Boston.
The actor Fred Kerr performed at Ranelagh and borrowed eight balls from the lake after exhausting his supply. In a broken voice he spoke to the old pond and walked home, left with no balls remaining.
In a brief exchange the question asks how Percy De Soft helps ikie time and the reply denies any improvement.
Bloomington Republican leader recalls Adlai E Stevenson noting party adherents cling to absolutes. He contrasted fixed ideologies with finding the right path by many routes, using a classroom joke about six plus four to illustrate flexible reasoning. The anecdote underscores Stevenson’s call for open-minded governance.
In a rustic exchange, Parson Black sternly asks Bruddeh Bingy if he obtained a water-meter honestly. The Melon’ Toter confesses daily for nearly two weeks, revealing a recurring dispute or shady dealings.
The piece contrasts class labels based on income across nations. It notes that in England a man earning $800 yearly is called a gentleman, while in America the same earning qualifies him as a gentleman.
In Siberia a conversation reveals a plan for a knouting as a form of punishment during a pleasure party. The exchange features a Cossack inquiry about a so called pleasure gathering and a confirmation of the intent to administer a knouting.
An ad touts Postum as a safe table beverage replacing coffee which it claims causes headaches nervousness insomnia and other ills due to caffeine. A user testimonial from Philaman describes relief after switching to Postum, noting better mood appetite digestion and general health over 20 years.
A cigar shop customer hears a seller critique a rival clothes shop and extols newspaper advertising as the cheapest, most effective way to reach thousands. The piece argues ads must target readers with buying power, and that windows and showcases should highlight sought goods.
Advertising builds goodwill and resilience, acting as a seed and insurance for a business. It multiplies a merchant s value beyond the owner s presence, sustaining profits and even wealth after death, while detaching customer trust from personal personality.
A quirky description of a newspaper shop window turned traveling exhibit. The piece likens the paper to a large shop window carried about the town for readers to inspect at their convenience, noting its plate glass-like clarity and constant presence in thousands of homes.
An ad expert argues advertisers confuse amusement with persuasion. Humorous copy may attract attention but fails to deliver sales compared with convincing, clinching arguments. Publishers provide the same audience. results depend on copy quality and appeal.
The article notes minimal growth in raw silk production worldwide while Japan shows growth offset by other silk-raising countries. Wool is steady or falling, angora breeding rises yet mohair remains unlikely to lead textiles soon. Global population grows and individuals demand more clothing, increasing reliance on cotton. Southern plants are prepared to meet the growing demand.
The author recalls a childhood moment at age five when a wrong seatmate choice left a lasting disappointment. He emphasizes how misjudgments in early schooling shaped his outlook and regrets, noting feelings of betrayal and a lasting sense of remorse.
A playful scene centers on a young woman who is engaged to one of twins but cannot tell them apart. The two brothers pursue her, creating a humorous dilemma as she navigates their striking resemblance.
Henry returns from dinner to brag about a speech that provoked immediate laughter and thunderous applause. His wife gently notes a wardrobe slip, suggesting a waistcoat under the dress coat with a dickey for next public speaking.
A Louisville Sunday school convention session hears a Texas delegate claim the first white Texas woman is alive and 3 million strong. A gallery voice shoots back that she should be sent to Idaho to help meet a need.
A wry dialogue mocks women serving at the front in wartime dialogue. One speaker asserts women will never be soldiers, citing a humorous stereotype about stopping to powder their noses amid combat. The exchange satirizes gender roles during conflict.
A playful exchange recalls a gift of a donkey given by the wife’s husband at their marriage. The child asks for a donkey and the mother confirms the husband provided one as a wedding present.
A historic toll shows fires claim 1500 lives and injure 5000 across the United States each year, underscoring the need for stronger prevention measures and fire safety awareness nationwide.
Paris correspondent in New York reports Mikoff Metchnikoff, famed for sour milk, approaching his seventieth birthday in Paris. He notes no aging since his sixtieth, credits frugal eating and vegetarian fare, and cites his advice to a birthday committee on benefits of abstaining from alcohol and meat.
A reporter asks if the remarkable case holds any special meaning. The bank president replies that the episode reveals a broader lack of implicit trust in the cashier, who stole $17. The exchange emphasizes the tension between trust and vigilance in a financial institution.
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