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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
1
In a small town, fashion shifts away from heavy skirts while rents rise in cities and labor debates linger after the war. A reader laments profiteers, while a Christmas plea urges goodwill, early gifts, and the Golden Rule, as New Year reflections question hope and renewal.
The passage quips about studying bulky horse traits to dodge a bill and mock bill collectors, suggesting a laugh at creditors. It warns that telling children Santa may strike would cause panic, using playful social satire.
Calhoun and Thornton advertise a long list of farms for sale with favorable terms. They promise low interest on loans and invite buyers sellers traders to contact them for financing or exchanges.
Notice is given for the annual meeting of Farmers Bank of North Salem Missouri to be held January sixth, 1920 at 10:00 a.m. at the bank office. The meeting will last at least three hours to elect seven directors for the coming year and for any other business. Attest Dillard V. Mardis secretary E H Moore vice-president.
A sailor writes from the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, then Haiti border, about campaign duty to protect cane crops, rough weather, and life on a sugar plantation island. He mentions a large tree Columbus slept under, a Ray who married, and wishes for a merry Christmas and happy times.
Notice to taxpayers that J. A. Buswell will be at Brown ing Savings Bank on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays in December to collect Benton Township taxes.
The region endures extreme cold that worsens a fuel shortage though a coal shipment arrived with limited supply. Locals hurried to obtain coal while some relief is expected if more cars arrive. The cold has yielded unusually fine ice, and authorities urge idle people to work outdoors to stay warm, stressing work or freeze as a slogan.
Mrs Eunice Dickinson hosted Chapter V of P. E. O. with a report by treasurer Lala Williams showing 23.10 paid to Browning school board from cake sales at the Electric Theatre to replace lost high school library books. Autographs, visitors, a parlor play, and a luncheon followed, with eighteen members present.
A four word OCR fragment notes a cash rental offer for a farm of about 240 acres located six miles northeast of Browning Missouri, owned by Nelia Bundridge.
The Electric shows selected pictures during the holidays with multiple dates listed including December 22 24 25 27 29 31 and January. Attendees may visit on any night for a good show.
Rayns Carter has workers at a house owned by G F Peters and plans to fill a large southwest house from a lake of ice. Monday ice measured about eleven inches thick and very clear. He aims to store enough ice to meet demand during next summer’s heat.
The community reports regular train service and a Sunday train and mail run returning after a long pause. Local business leaders welcome the service and praise the postmaster James R. Williams for bringing Sunday papers from Laclede last Sunday for residents.
A reader is urged to gift a yearly Leader-Record subscription as a lasting present. The message argues it keeps relatives informed across the year, sharing news and memories from home and far away and surpasses a simple letter in conveying personal regard.
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