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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
4
Brownings town bulletin reports winter weather arrival and ongoing farm activity. Turkey sales rise as North Salem dealers handle a large crop. L C Temlin buys 26 sheep from W Langdon. D G Havens ships hogs from Cora. Fanning visits Milan. Jimmie Compton and Rama Riddle visit neighbors. C C Dodson and wife spend weekend with Langdons. North Salem plans a Christmas tree program by local grade and high school pupils.
The report notes no further snow storm and roads remain nearly impassable. Local notices mention marriages and visits: John B. Talman wed Della Jackson last Saturday. John A. Raver and family visited their daughter's home, Philip Bailey and family. Herbert Pepser made a business trip to Marceline last Tuesday. Bill Burkholder installed a new radio last week. J E Thudium and family visited Albert Dodge and family last Sunday. Orville Thudium rented Bona Miller's place for the coming year. Mrs Mierie Ried returned home Monday after visiting her daughter Mrs Lee Spencer of Detroit Michigan.
Sunday visits accompany weather problems as residents meet relatives and friends. Dr M R McCellum of Kirksville visits North Salem. families gather at Smith and Fanning households. Snow and ice cause injuries and travel changes while plans shift as John Baker moves to New Boston for a new line of work.
Local residents report visits and business in Purdin Linneus Brookfield Cora and nearby towns. Names include W F Stone M Maxey Otto Browning Bev Franklin and Uncle Dan Brinkley. Radio gear and Christmas displays at Bailey Hardware. Snow drift half a barn depth cited by Uncle Jake Lantz.
A five year old boy Lynden Morris writes from Brookfield Missouri on December 9 1925 asking Santa for a tricycle an Indian suit a ball a bell nuts candy and fruit for himself and requests his brother and sister be remembered.
Doctors recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or curb grippe symptoms. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water purports to purify the system by morning, with no salts or nausea and no impact on appetite. A family package with directions costs 35 cents at any drug store.
Mickie recounts a lively weekend with notes on Milt Greenfield visiting his parents and mischief as a thief steals his magazine. He recalls a funny sighting of Mr. Gilles and jokes about a traffic cop with a tall tale. The entry ends with family chatter on Sunday.
A student recalls the Hanging Gardens as a place where talk of criminals and executions occurred. The narrator mentions today’s history lesson about Sir Walter Raleigh and what was learned about him.
Letters of administration granted to H. A. Warren by Linn County Missouri Probate Court on November 12 1925 regarding the estate of Hugh C. Warren deceased. Claims must be exhibited within six months for allowance or be barred after one year from letters. Attest Arthur L. Pratt Judge of Probate. Contains unrelated diary excerpts about daily life and events.
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