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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
1
A reflective piece discusses finding humor to ease pains and stresses. It argues humor lightens burdens, warns against excessive self pity, and urges balanced parenting guiding children through responsibility and freedom. It contrasts frugal older life with the trap of nostalgia and wastefulness.
J A Buswell announces he will collect Benton township taxes at Brown ing Savings Bank on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays during December. He lists himself as the collector and urges taxpayers to attend.
L. W. Bingham returned from Kirksville after showcasing his Rhode Island Reds at the Adair County Poultry Show. He boasted winning birds and hinted he had prize winners ready for buyers, matching last week’s prediction as he displayed strong results.
A pie supper at Climax school on December 3 drew a large crowd and an excellent program by district pupils. Thirty pies and a box of chocolates brought in $66.85 total, benefiting the school taught by Mrs. Verda Potter Dell. Mrs. Roy Simpson visited the Potters early in the week.
Dr. V C Bartlett of Willow Springs Mo advertises farm land available in many shapes and sizes from 40 to 3000 acres. Prices start at 5.50 per acre and up. Correspondence invited for suitable parcels.
In Lamar Colorado on November 23 1919 a letter recalls Thomas Richardson Sevier born in Boyle County Kentucky near Harrodsburg. He moved to Missouri at age six and lived a long life of nearly 87 years. He died June 8 1906 and is remembered by J R Sevier as a father awaiting reunions in heaven.
In a December letter from Willow Springs Missouri V C Bartlett extols the region as ideal for dairy poultry and fruit, noting fertile grasses and mineral-rich mountains of the Ozarks. He cites land prices from five fifty to sixty per acre, growth of population from nearby states, and major developments including Frisco railroad plans. He lists local institutions and businesses such as seven churches ten teachers twelve grades two banks creameries and assorted shops, ending with a note on coal and wood costs affecting farmers.
The piece suggests December 17 may end the world but promotes a Dec 15 showing of The Other Half at Bl Theatre. It touts a humane take on Capital and Labor and notes admittance from 25 to 35 cents at Electric Theatre.
Notice is given of the annual stockholders meeting of Farmers Bank of North Salem Missouri to be held January 6, 1920 at the bank office in North Salem. The meeting convenes at 10 a m and lasts at least three hours to elect seven directors for the ensuing year and transact other business. Attest Dillard Y Mardis Secretary E H Moore Vice President.
Dr Brumbaugh sold his Milan dental office to Dr Roethkift and will retire with his wife and two sons. They plan a winter in California, seeking sunshine and oranges. A longtime 25 year Milan dentist, he served under Dr Fox and is viewed as a fixture in the community.
A fragmented report describes pervasive government paperwork for Qi business licensing and statistics. A journalist notes a clerk spending excessive time completing mandatory government filings, illustrating bureaucratic strain.
A Sedalia Democrat letter argues that expanding government licensing for autos and taxes, plus new inspection regimes, imposes high costs on the public and business. While some fear a widespread licensing regime, the piece urges careful cost-benefit analysis before broadening regulation.
Notice to taxpayers of Duncan township. The collector will be at Cora’s Citizens Bank in Reger on Friday and at Browning Savings Bank on Saturday each week in December to collect taxes.
Farmers should haul away brush and straw piles to stop soil washing. Straw can be used as livestock bedding or spread on fields, but mixing straw with brush as a dam yields better erosion control. If gullies exceed a foot deep, use brush and stake it. plan future field work to plant across slopes to reduce run-off.
Logan Truchot Nuptials join Ada Barnett Logan and John Porbes Truchot at a noon home wedding conducted by Rev. Harry T. Stong. The couple plans a honeymoon in Oregon and California with a Portland family reunion on Thanksgiving. They will reside in the Hobson addition after March 1.
Fallen leaves should be raked off the lawn and piled in out of the way place to decay. They are useful in the garden when well decayed and can be worked through the compost heap or used to protect tender plants from cold. They have little fertilizer value but are valuable resources.
Earl Robinson and Anna Boyer were married in Helper on Wednesday November 26. A Thanksgiving dinner honoring the newlyweds was hosted by Mr and Mrs Dr. Robinson with guests Mr and Mrs Ray Spence, Earl Robinson, and Jay Boileau and family in Ft Scott Kansas.
Mrs Effie Fields and Mrs Gertrude Fields hosted a Wednesday afternoon sewing club. The guest of honor was Mrs Charney Carter of Billings Montana, with a two course luncheon and assistance from Mrs Eunice Dickinson and Miss Allilee Fields. Additional guests included Mrs Lou Carter Mrs Flossie Carter Miss Maude Fields and Mrs Hermia Adams.
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