05 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
1
A midwestern column exhorts men to improve homes with simple comforts and to curb fretting. It stresses recognizing children as individuals, guarding family secrets, and honoring mothers through observances. It recalls Ella Wheeler Wilcox on a successful husband and frames neighborly cheer as a measure of home life. The piece ends with letters from World War I era and reflections on motherhood and memory.
A. G. Artz of Roger learns his two sons George and Walter served in France after joining Illinois units in 1917. George left in September 1917 with an artillery company, Walter followed the same month, and on September 26, 1918, the brothers finally met in the field, unaware of each other’s location beforehand.
The quiet marriage last Sunday of Mae Summers and L H Schweitzer in Homestead surprised many friends in Florida City. The couple, residents of Florida City, were married by Justice of the Peace Livingston. A gathering at their home followed with refreshments and cigars as guests arrived.
A satirical notice decries influenza and related illnesses as unwelcome visitors overwhelming the community. It notes school closures and public gatherings restricted by quarantine, with shops closed and the town pursuing solitary confinement to curb the spread. The piece mocks the spread as indiscriminate and invasive.
In St Nazaire France on November 10 1918 a soldier writes of mud lined camps six inch water pools no drainage and many German prisoners to feed. He notes potential battle continuation and a post surrender celebration with a long parade and bands while awaiting news from home and receiving letters and papers.
A brief patriotic piece highlighting Missouri as a fried chicken state and a regional bank state. It argues self-respect and ambition fuel pride and that today’s green boys will be tomorrow’s leaders, framing youth as the nation’s future.
William Maker Lewis of the national committee of patriotic societies outlines U S flag rules. He covers saluting etiquette for moving flags, standing for civilians, proper display and decoration, parade positioning, and sundown observance. He notes flags should not be used in merchandise and memorial day half mast practice.
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