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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
6
A historic menu excerpt lists oyster cocktails with horseradish sauce and lemon, plus grapefruit with bar le duc and sardine cocktail. It offers mint and fruit cocktails, and several sandwich ideas including hot cheese with tomato sauce, cheese raisin and nut, toasted cream cheese and pecan, pork tenderloin, scotch bannock, and hamburger sandwiches.
A group of newspaper correspondents met Admiral Peary after his polar return. A New York columnist sought a dramatic issue on Peary's achievement amid the Cook controversy. The moment closed when Peary asked what question he wanted and the correspondent asked for a match.
A folk tale fragment traces curious names like Exey Eczema Hallowed Harris and Rover Over tied to a mangy dog in Georgia. An old man explains biblically inspired nicknames and humorous origins rooted in language and faith.
An Afro American storyteller recalls a violent incident told by a colored man who describes a workplace confrontation. After a quarrel with another man, brass knuckles injure his lip and ear while a stomping assault leaves him sickened by the term nigger and the brutality he endured, as recounted to Mr. Watkins.
A 1925 publication presents a crossword style puzzle with many two word clues and answers. The grid references common terms such as to, total, total, organ and notices. The solution appears in the next issue.
Instructions describe filling white squares with dictionary words. numbers label definitions for horizontal and vertical entries. first letters correspond to clues. black squares separate words. no letters go in black spaces. Abbreviations slang initials and technical terms may appear in definitions.
Dean Thomas Arkle Clark uses a boat voyage scene to urge courage and ambition. He argues that hesitation harms both oneself and others and cites Newton as an example of missing opportunity due to fear. A student who moves forward seizes time and leaves the crowd behind.
A rich portrait of Margaret Doane who balances love and duty across generations. The piece contrasts her devotion to mother and sister with the burdens of duty performed without gratitude and the courage it tests.
The Kansas City Star notes changes from old skating days to modern times. It recalls paying 10 cents or a quarter to skate and the risk of falls, breaks, and injuries, contrasting with today’s newer devices and dangers on roads and ramps.
A fragment notes a buyer remarking on furniture and distributor regret, with a proverb about honest enemies proving a man’s best friend. The text shows casual dialogue and scattered opinions.
An advertisement touts Day Mentha Pepsin as a cure for gastritis indigestion and stomach misery. It claims high effectiveness with a money back guarantee if no relief and cites a testimonial about relief from chronic indigestion and dyspepsia.
A village postman, famed as a gossip, reads postcards meant for delivery and tells neighbors. A doctor warns him: I would tell you more, only I know the postman will read it. The card is sent and delivered. the old lady answers angrily that the doctor should stop telling him.
A physician's prescription suitable for home use promises relief from croup in 15 minutes without vomiting. It touts quick aid for coughs colds and whooping cough and urges households with children to keep a bottle of Dr. Drake Glessco remedy priced at 50 cents.
A reflective line credits Goethe with a meditation on death as the mingling of eternity and time and notes eternity peering through the mortal moment.
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a fabric safe for home use that whitens clothes without harming fabric and is available from all good grocers. The passage also reflects on noise of the world and inner voice, and on life as memory.
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