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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
3
A five year old boy and a cow spark a playful garden scene while a teacher recalls Moses breaking all commandments in one moment. The dialogue blends childlike chatter with a moral framing from a period publication.
The fragment notes popular author names Ralph Henry Barbour and W Denslow with plans for works in 1809 style juvenile literature and verse. It mentions Roosevelt as classmate president reference and a new receipt for girls instruction by Charlotte Ver Jordan. A humorous line from The Cozy Cook Club appears with an ostrich biscuit joke.
A 1908 notice previews Polly of the Circus a Frederick Thompson play based on Margaret Mayo with Miss Taliaferro in the title role. The Century Magazine plans a 1909 edition featuring Alice Hegan Rice projects and German city interviews while noting charity and public interest themes.
George V. Kelcey recalls Artemus Ward recounting a night with roaches in his room. Ward's playful anecdote describes a roach boat made from a walnut shell and toothpicks, a hair fishing line, and a humane ending that left Ward’s home full of roaches.
A Concord New Hampshire man recounts a severe two month bout of itching and swelling on his limbs gone after applying Cuticura. He says remedies failed for weeks and that relief came immediately with the first use.
A conversation shows a fortune teller warning of death within a year while the client questions the specific year, prompting a cautious reply about uncertainty.
Quote attributed to Henry Ward Beecher discusses conscience as a diffuse, constant presence rather than a dramatic, concentrated force. It compares variable use of conscience to dew and rain, noting it pervades the whole person and life without rising to a dramatic peak.
The British Architect notes that many enterprising firms with great resources do not produce affordable artistic pottery. He argues art with a big A is priced too high by shopkeepers, hindering broad adoption and market development.
A Tennessee woman recounts health improvements after stopping coffee and using Postum. She calls herself a living advertisement and credits Postum with weight gain and recovery from indigestion and insomnia. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek, endorses The Road to Wellville and the slogan There's a Reason.
Secretary Garfield officiated at the dedication of a new federal government laboratory and testing station in Pittsburg with John Mitchell and other officials speaking. Demonstrations included artificial mine tests using safety powders and coal dust. a severe blast proved the danger of mixed black powder and mine dust, while Draeger apparatus enabled rescue operatives to work amid toxic fumes.
The federal council of the churches of Christ in America opened its business sessions in Philadelphia. Bishop E.K. Hendrix of Kansas City was unanimously elected president, representing the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Kansas City Kansas City man Charles Stevens, identified as a negro pouch thief, was sentenced by Judge Pollock to five years on two counts and fined or ordered to pay $40,000 for stealing $50,000 from a registered mail pouch on June 6. The term is to be served at Fort Leavenworth.
The new Young Men's Christian Association building in Seoul was formally opened Thursday by Prince Ito. The opening resembled a state occasion with imperial princes and Japanese and Korean officials, plus foreign consuls in attendance.
State Auditor J. M. Nation announced new rules restricting state officials from auditing bills for meals on dining cars to 75 cents per meal unless dining on the car is proven necessary. The change tightens allowances for meals while traveling.
J H Coby a wealthy ranch owner from Denver was knocked down by a street car in Washington DC Thursday night. He suffered injuries but they are not considered serious.
Raleigh report says Southern Railway engineer J A Holt was shot to death in his cab in Durham suburbs. No clues yet found for the murderer.
Charles Bass, superintendent of mines at Coalmont about 40 miles south of Birmingham, was held up by a negro in the camp early Thursday evening and fatally shot.
An explosion at the King coal mine in Norwood West Virginia claimed two lives and fatally injured three workers. Eight others escaped the blast as rescue teams arrived to recover the dead and treat the injured.
Chicago records show Peoria county Illinois led in divorces. From November 1 1907 to November 1 1908 one divorce proceeding filed for every four and two thirds marriage licenses.
Governor Curry of New Mexico arrived in Washington on Thursday to renew the push for statehood for New Mexico and Arizona. He conferred with the president to advance the bid.
Eight years of severe kidney trouble and back pain eased after starting Dean’s Kidney Pills. She reports daily pain subsiding, irregular secretions normalizing, and relief from headaches and bloating. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Humorous column playfully argues that a man avoids a centipede fate while coping with foot trouble. Local wit jokes about anatomy and resilience, using lighthearted tone to amuse readers.
Sir Robert Anderson describes two photographed faces shown to Max Nordau. One image was of Dr Temple archbishop of Canterbury in repose with a sinister look, the other of Raymond the prince of criminals with a kindly intelligent expression. Nordau declined to judge which image belonged to a public English figure.
The article extols Defiance Starch for home laundry, noting that others require heavy starch that hides fabric beauty and worsens wear. Defiance allegedly allows thinner application due to greater strength, improving stiffness without sacrificing appearance.
Congressman Champ Clark cites a county fair advertisement promising highly amusing donkey and pig races. The notice restricted competition to county citizens, prompting surprise among observers.
Internal remedy to cure catarrh claims blood and mucous surface action. Marketed as a regular prescription by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The passage notes that citizens of Mexico prefer spot cash to issuing checks for amounts under $1,000. They argue cash is easier to handle and can speed business, as smaller payments of $50 or $100 are seen as more advantageous when cash is visible.
Ed Geers calls Bpohns Distemper Cure the only remedy for all forms of distemper in horses. He has used it 12 years with success and says it prevents disease in stable horses. Available 50c and 1 per bottle from druggists or Spahn Medical Co Chemists Goshen Ind.
A Washington Herald quip notes a friend at the literary club mispronounces Les Miserables and awkwardly backs it as Victor Herbert's work, mixing misread author with a musical namesake.
The notice urges careful examination of every bottle of Castoria for infants and children to ensure it bears the signature and the claim of use for over 30 years. It emphasizes the product as the kind mothers have always bought.
In a heated exchange a speaker derides the elected representative’s abilities while asserting his voting power despite perceived limitations. The remark underscores tensions between constituents and their chosen official.
A newspaper ad promotes a cold cure with one ounce each of Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla and Toris Compound and a half pint of whiskey. It claims a 24 hour cure for an acute cold with doses every four hours.
A collage of ad lines and quotations appears, promoting laundry starch, fur buying, nursing ambitions, and various patent medicines. It references Rockefeller and Westminster letters, Red Cross Ball Blue, and foot powder, ending with a quotation on gratitude.
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