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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
3
The Public Utilities Commission orders engineers to value property held by St. Louis Water and Light Co as part of a drive to reduce rates. The firm reports net earnings of 137,778.21 for the current year with growth from prior years, and a plan to appraise assets to support consumer requests for lower charges.
A $5000 shortage in J. Harry Edwards accounts, covered by Treasurer James Cowgill since March 1913, was entered in official records with John A. Lee directing details. Edwards long served as chief clerk under Sam B. Cook and Cowgill since 1909. Thanksgiving at the state penitentiary featured a turkey dinner and moving pictures. churches held union services with prayers for peace in Europe. Gov Major and officials spent the afternoon golf at the country club.
Gov Major supports a bill to create a state procurement commission for 25 institutions and bar officials from other occupations, claiming about 100000 dollars yearly savings. Separately, Springfield Gas and Electric seeks a restraining order in U S court to block Missouri Public Service Commission rate cuts.
A bulletin on diagnosing foot and mouth disease in cattle and methods to prevent and eradicate it is being prepared for free distribution by Dr. J. W. Connoway of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture. Other items note Swift & Co denying rebates in Missouri dairy and poultry trade, nurse board reappointments, a Thanksgiving crop report showing gains, and Kansas City election commission appointees.
A patient credits Ananias with being the first dentist after a tooth extraction. The dentist denies sensational advertising and insists his modesty prevents naming himself. A friend confirms the tale, but the patient skeptically claims Anant was the first dentist.
A famed judge, known for humor, admonished witness Mr. Gunn with the line don’t hang fire. After he finished, the judge ordered Mr. Gunn discharged, provoking barroom mirth in the Case and Comment report.
In a humorous exchange a man defends offering his seat to a stout old lady while a neighbor claims the deputy crowded him. The judge interjects noting the retort courteous. The caption captures a lively courtroom moment on civility and propriety.
In none, mad am the professor states that a girl born in any month is fond of dress. The amusing exchange appears in the New York Weekly with Professor Longhair astrology presented as a playful quip.
Giddings notes the See America First push since the European conflict began, while Padsworth quips that his finances force him to see America first, last and always. The exchange highlights tourism attitudes shaped by wartime costs.
A vivid anecdote recalls a ministerial figure warning a visitor about dogs at a gate. The man fled rather than seek a handout, illustrating tense moments at a public gate in a southern setting.
The quoted speaker doubts a crew member’s shipwreck tale arguing disbelief about his presence on a wrecked vessel. The subject insists he grabbed a plank and stayed afloat until rescue.
A Great Event is examined as a question about plans and habits. The speaker notes that despite not buying an overcoat in five years, a purchase is anticipated this year. The brief lines hint at change and future intent.
An advertisement extols Western Canada as a solution to postwar hardship for Americans. It highlights free 160 acre homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia and park country land ideal for wheat oats barley and flax. It notes easy settlement, non compulsory service, and opportunity for US businessmen to move farms with low prices. The piece ends with a racialized dialect anecdote about a enslaved girl and heat.
The text states compulsory education extends to about a million children in public schools and notes this mirrors the proportion seen in United States public schools.
A short exchange in Boston discusses odd life moments. The speaker notes meeting a man who lived two years in Philadelphia and never heard of scrapple, highlighting regional food awareness gaps.
In Newcastle England a vast coal deposit is said to hold about five billion tons sufficient to last the world roughly 800 years. The claim highlights the scale of the seam and its potential impact on future energy supply.
A brief exchange highlights the appeal of a blank book for jotting ideas. One suggests the blank notebook as a simple solution, inviting readers to consider a minimal writing companion.
World linseed oil production reached 3 260 000 tons in 1913. The current year crop is estimated at 2 700 000 tons.
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