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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
3
A wartime block party trains neighbors along a block to raise flags and host a dance. A procession, impersonations, decorated truck horses, and a flag raising to Over There mark the event. Proceeds fund Red Cross Y M C A and smoke relief, while patriotism and neighborly ties are promoted.
Wayne county house at Eloise ends its era of hosting hundreds of wayfarers as baths and prohibition deter the wandering poor. In 1916 over 1,700 visitors were cared for, now about 12 monthly. daily per inmate costs rose from 54 to 71 cents, and 1917 total maintenance nearly $86,000 higher than 1916.
Sherman era humor rails at Fifteenth division orders requiring two hours daily horsemanship practice for officers. The piece quips on the horse saddle rider dynamic, notes officers of the Fifteenth division endure the exercise with oaths and witch hazel as they retire after the session.
In Milwaukee a maid Mrs. Helen Pearson employed by H. Franke is arrested after being seen with a purple silk umbrella near the Franke home. Jewelry valued at 1500 dollars went missing following a house rummage. Pearson, a Chicago resident, is held after Miss Gertrude Franke and Mrs. L Guenther reported the tied clues and police traced the robbery to her two weeks on the job.
The article traces early burial practices at cross roads where divine services occurred before churches were built. It notes the treatment of self murder as a crime, the use of crosses and roadside graves for convicts and suicides, and the shift from Christian consolation to legal indignity imposed on the dead.
A woman communist argues for equal wealth in Petrograd. A man offers seventy five cents, then doubles it to share equally, and finally takes ten dollars from the open purse containing twenty dollars before leaving.
Eight month old Edith Gruenberg from Philadelphia mimics quail calls from cradle as birds answer. At two she names colors, at three and a half can recognize 100 tunes. By four she correctly pronounces Tschaikowsky Wagner Liszt Puccini Beethoven among favorites.
Two French war dogs honored for valor with names and numbers posted at army kennels. Their keeper stayed behind to guide them back with a crucial message and escaped German fire by swimming the Marne tied to the dogs, dragging them to safety.
Jean Henri Fabre explains cloud heights vary widely from 500 to 1500 meters with some fogs near ground level and others trailing mountain slopes or crowning summits. Rare cases reach nearly four leagues, after which calm and eternal serenity prevails.
Beet sugar by product yields cement from scum by mixing calcium carbonate with clay and firing. About 6,000 tons of carbonate of lime are collected from 100,000 tons of sugar beets. The resulting cement is described as very good.
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children with signs like coated tongues and fussiness. It promises gentle cleansing of stomach liver and bowels within hours without griping and touts its pleasant taste and universal use from babies to adults, warning against counterfeits.
A terse exchange shows a boss admitting discharging an employee for incompetency to cripple a rival’s business. The rival pressures for a favorable letter of recommendation in exchange for a position, while the boss contemplates aiding him.
When meals hit back and your stomach is sour and bloated, you feel heavy pain or headache from indigestion. Advertises a tablet offering instant relief for dyspepsia and digestion discomfort.
A public ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a pleasant harmless tablet that stops dyspepsia indigestion and stomach distress immediately. It claims quick relief and low cost at drug stores, presenting the product as a reliable remedy.
A light cartoon caption features a boy Jimmie debating senses with his father. He cites a six senses joke where one sense is the war tax. The humor centers on tax burdens during wartime.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap daily and occasionally applying Cuticura Ointment to soften and heal. It offers free samples by writing to Cuticura Dept. X in Boston and lists Soap and Ointment prices for druggists or by mail.
A brief quotation from the Boston Evening Transcript contrasts social expectations with individual character as one person seeks congenial work but is told none exists for him.
A claim notes the Black Death, once devastating China in 1546, is reportedly breaking out again across Asia with renewed disease fears and headlines.
A vintage ad claims Danderine removes dandruff and itching within ten minutes and, after weeks of use, reveals new fine hair all over the scalp. It advises applying with a cloth strand by strand for light, fluffy, lustrous hair and suggests buying Knowlton's Dandeline at drug stores for a small cost.
A wartime reflection extols mothers who train sons to brush teeth amid rear area chaos. It notes soldiers carrying toothbrushes after dawn and highlights the rifle shovel and toothbrush as enduring tools of the advance.
The department of agriculture urges communities to run old clothes clinics to save rather than spend during the war. Home demonstration agents supervise repairs and remaking of garments as part of a wool-con serving campaign, with Iowa taking a strong lead.
A brief quip highlights the convict’s appearance and the remark that he has just been ironed, implying a jailhouse or disciplinary context. The exchange emphasizes a light taunt about cleanliness and order in a penal setting.
The sentence notes that England imports 650 tons of ivory annually and that Sheffield consumes about one third of this total. It highlights the city’s substantial use relative to national imports and situates Sheffield within the broader national trade.
An old home remedy piece outlines using May-apple aloe jalap mix called Purgative Pellets and Anuric Tablets to flush kidneys during influenza. It advises bed rest, warmth, hot drinks, and a regular simple diet with ice cream, followed by iron tonics like Trontic and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery after the illness to rebuild strength.
A discussion on the postwar period suggests it is too early to predict how victory will affect women and their lifestyle. A couturier foresees elaborate fashion as a symbol of victory and a means to lift the nation’s spirits amid social healing. English women are noted for avoiding mourning and adopting a brighter, gay note in London.
An old home remedy marketed as a universal cure claims to ease pain and urinary issues, touting centuries of use. The ad promotes convenient single-dose capsules, sold through drug stores and laboratories, asserting wide effectiveness for ailments from rheumatism to gall stones.
At ls Were the remark calls the turtle unsociable and notes it speaks little, reflecting on social behavior in a Louisville context.
The report notes that Chinese people generally do not appreciate foreign confections. Consensus suggests limited demand for imported sweets due to local tastes and cultural preferences guiding snack choices.
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