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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
8
An 80 acre farm located 1 1-2 miles southeast of Rever, 2 miles from a new schoolhouse. It includes a four room house, barn, henhouse, crib, apple and peach orchard, grapes, meadow, timber, and pasture. Sold at a bargain with reasonable terms. Inquire at the Leader-Record office.
A defendant was found guilty of counterfeiting in a local court. The trial centered on circulating forged currency and presented testimony from witnesses regarding the vendor’s suspicion and the counterfeit tokens. The jury returned a verdict after brief deliberation.
All bills owed to Mrs. E Kimber must be paid by January 1 1909 or placed with a collector. Payment to Mrs. Oxley yields a receipt. Ex Sheriff Dave Buckley, now connected with Missouri penitentiary management earning over $100 monthly, may resign with the outgoing state administration. local residents express welcome for his return to Linn county.
An Edison Phonograph is promoted as the ultimate Christmas gift inviting shoppers to invest for lasting pleasure beyond the holidays. The ad touts the Edison Phonograph as a smarter choice than trifles and highlights the Swiss Bell Ringers act in the Ole show. The piece notes Opera House Browning’s appearance on Tuesday December 15th.
The meeting led by Rev J K Deery of Kansas City continues at the M E Church South with growing interest and two decisions for Christ besides the church’s good work. A reception and baptism are planned after the 11 o clock service Sunday. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertisement promotes kidney and bladder health.
A group of Sumner merchants met at Sumner Exchange Bank to discuss a wagon bridge over the Grand River west of Sumner. They agreed to form a representative meeting on both riverbanks and appoint U A House to draft a subscription to raise funds for the bridge plan.
L. C. Lantz urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble over unknown preparations of uncertain safety. He notes forty years of cures and claims no extra cost.
Mortlay held a stock day in Browning with eight cars shipped to St Louis. The consignment included L. M. Kenley two hog cars C. E. Rinehart one cattle car C. G. Cutberth one cattle car Fields and Carter one horse car J. H. Knifong three cattle cars.
The Milan Republican notes a local advertisement offering top market rates for good corn and invites farmers to sell there. It also praises Guthrie for improving the paper’s appearance with a new dress of type and his high regard for reader quality.
The Bayway New Jersey refinery project by Standard Oil employs about 2700 workers. The complex will resemble a self contained city with streets and shops, making its own materials and repairs. Refinery output targets export trade.
Trustee F A Fleming will sell at public auction on December 19 1908 at the Browning post office door between 10 am and 4 pm. The sale covers J L Kille's lot 8 and half of lot 9 in block 22 original Browning to satisfy a debt secured by deed of trust dated March 10 1907.
The Linneus News released an illustrated edition on Thursday December 3 with many local business advertisers. The edition was neat and up to date and the newspaper staff earned praise for the special edition’s success.
Mrs M McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi suffered three months in bed with kidney and bladder trouble. Two physicians offered no relief until she began Foley's Kidney Remedy, after which she felt renewed energy and relief and urges other women to try it. L C Lantz.
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