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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
1
A reflection on the mother's tireless role in farm families detailing her daily labors from chores to canning. The piece notes her vast duties from cooking and sewing to preserving produce for winter, while praising her contributions alongside the busy father. It mentions visiting ladies and lists names of attendees at the event.
A brief notice lists priced glosses from $3 to $15 with locations in Milan on September 3 and Linneus on September 4. The fragment hints at a small commercial posting with two town dates and a price range.
The Busy Bee Sewing Club held its year end meeting at Mr and Mrs H F Kille home. Lora Stufflebean won first prize, Dorothy Arnold second. Prizes were given by leader Marjorie Stufflebean. Vera Kille and Mahala Kille also notable. Contests followed the business session with Mrs H Stufflebean and Mrs J T Bennett winning.
J. D. Burwell offers to swap a modern Browning residence for a small farm. Trade details appear in a local notice seeking a property exchange agreement.
Emerson Cattey age 11 writes of attending the Missouri State Fair at Sedalia with Linn county peers in August 1928. He details travel from Bucklin to Sedalia, camp life led by Prof. W. G. Dillon, daily lectures and ushership at Grand Stand, a storm that tested his tent, and return trips via Marshall Keytesville and Marceline with family.
Advertisement seeks a Missouri farm for sale from the owner. Desires bargain price and full description. Respond to F. B. G. Co. Box 495 Olney Illinois.
L G Taylor advertises fresh sorghum in Browning on Saturday. He promises fine color and quality, thick and clear product, and a large quantity available.
Doctor Palm will fit glasses at the Stanley hotel in Milan next Monday and at the Commercial hotel in Linneus on Tuesday. Avoid headaches and tired eyes with better value and guaranteed service.
The C B and Q railroad added motor cars to replace steam trains and suffered two fatal accidents last week. A northbound car near Centerville killed four, and a Carrollton to Burlington run claimed two near Hale, delaying other trains. Warnings urge drivers to stop look and listen at crossings and press for mandatory crossing stops.
Rooms with modern facilities and furnace heat available to rent. Board optional. See Mrs. W. E. Davis for details.
Thomas David Cady born in South Purdin on June 28 1912 died August 25 1928 at age sixteen. He leaves a father mother two sisters Mrs Evelyn Hamner of Purdin and Mrs Stella Gooch of Chillicothe Mo an aged grandmother of Meadville Mo six uncles and an aunt Mrs Henry Bivens of Loveland Colo and many relatives and friends. Known as a lively pupil in school and Sunday school his teachers and classmates will miss him. Funeral services were held at...
The Church of Christ funeral service Sunday afternoon officiated by Rev. M. A. Hale with fellow students acting as pallbearers and flower girls. He was laid to rest in the Purdin cemetery.
Mr and Mrs C Lantz entertained at their home Sunday with a generous one o clock dinner in honor of Mrs Dorris DeWitt of St Louis. Other guests included Mr and Mrs J J Knifong and Mr and Mrs J W Cordray. The guests say the host and hostess are ideal entertainers.
We thank friends for kindness shown at the death and burial of our husband and father and for the floral offerings. Mrs. L. W. Bingham and Children.
Mr and Mrs George Crist of near North Salem visited Saturday to attend to affairs at their home They recalled how his wife urged him last spring to clear an overgrown acre and plant corn He noted seven corn varieties grew on the plot and one early shock had been cut and shocked The yard kept in good order with corn showing promise on the forty acre field.
The notice urges installing telephones in every schoolhouse for quick contact with doctors and parents as the new term begins on September 3. It cites safety and communication benefits and mentions the Central West Missouri Telephone Company with manager C. B. Chenoweth.
Special offer on quart cans of peaches at Dickinsons Friday and Saturday priced at 18 cents each.
Miss Knola Shanks and Prof. Robert Elwood wed after obtaining a marriage license in Linneus and being united by Rev. Funk. The couple plans a honeymoon in the Great Lakes region and will reside in Wyendt Ill. The bride, daughter of J. H. and Mrs. Shanks, taught at Kirksville State Teachers College and served as a popular primary teacher. Elwood, Kirksville graduate, has taught and was named principal of Wyanet High School. The Leader-Record offers best wishes to the newlyweds.
An informal diary fragments a week of domestic tensions at Slats home. Fragments describe quarrels between Slats' Ma and Pa over humanity and marriage, a failed romance with Jane, a chicken meal, and idle talk about a river trip and politics with neighbors.
A late edition recounts a heated online rumpus at a Bull site in Spain and a domestic moment as a mother scolds a son. The dialogue hints at shifting attitudes toward American girls and a humorous mismatch in tone.
R. Hu Warren notes three rooms over the Farmers store were suitable for offices, describing available space and potential use for tenants.
Mr and Mrs Nova Mundell and their children Helen George and Lloyd of Treumeari New Mexico arrived Saturday night to visit Mrs Mary Mundell and other relatives. Nova surprised his mother by driving to the parental home and recognizing her only after a hearty laugh revealed his identity.
The Browning Street Fair Association will hold its annual meeting at the Electric Theatre on Tuesday night September 4. A large attendance is expected with J. J. Smith as President and Joe Nickell serving as Secretary.
Marceline fair boosters arrived Tuesday in about fifty vehicles to tour the county in support of the fair. They held a parade with music, spoke briefly, and visited local restaurants, drawing a lively crowd of adults and youths.
Word reached here last week of the accidental death of Chas McCalmont of Phoenix Arizona on Sunday August 19 while drilling for oil. While en route to California for repair machinery he collided with a car on the wrong side of the road and was killed. He married Miss Ollie Hooker of this city and they had four children Edwin Helen Raymond and Florence. Interment was in Arizona. The bereaved extend many friends and sympathy.
Oshkosh overalls priced at 1.98 dollars for the Best On Earth brand offered at J. J. Smith's. Local shoppers alerted to low price and store promotion.
At a Board of Aldermen meeting in the city on Monday night J. E. Marvin was selected as Police Judge. He was sworn in and began duties, with the board confident he will set a pace violators may not like. A small fine now and then will guide the best of men.
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