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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
2
In a festive issue the editor urges self reliance and union in a booming town. Merchants advertise bargains while praising live prices and new goods as readers learn who to trust for fair deals. The piece notes an upcoming Christmas week break and calls for community harmony to boost prosperity.
Local notes report Buxton’s store promotions and baking powder offers with a free dish, travels of residents to Alliance Beat Rice Seattle and Oklahoma for visits or jobs, and social events. Families, candy sales, Christmas oranges, and wedding attendances appear alongside town commerce and fare.
An OCR filled page fragment mentions Rocky Mountain Tea allegedly for indigestion and other ailments, a 35 cent box price, and Buxton’s branding. It also briefly notes a special election in Buxton with 63 vote margin for Circuit Clerk, a tied first election, and multiple local social notices including visits and market items.
Rev Sparks delivers a Sunday sermon on Acts 3 1 20 showing the healing of the cripple at the BeautifulGate and condemning the crucifixion as the blackest crime while urging repentance and forgiveness through Christ with reference to Bartholomew s Day and Caesar.
The Farmers Store began in 1902 under Fields Crookshanks Mundell. In 1903 Crookshanks sold to Wm Fields, later Fields Mundell ran it until Mundell retired. Victor Fields now manages the store which offers a large general merchandise stock at low prices.
An advertisement urges readers to ask for a free trial box of Dr Shop s Catarrh Cure. The pitch emphasizes relief for nasal and throat catarrh and invites action from contacted readers.
Last Sunday evening December 16 Mr Lafe Riddle and Miss Meta Connor were married at the residence of Squire J R Creason with the squire officiating. Riddle is the son of Lewis Riddle formerly near Browning and Connor is the daughter of H W Connor a prominent farmer west of town. The Leader Record extends congratulations.
A. A. Healy advertises to readers that since arriving a few months ago he has earned a big reputation for fair dealing and now carries a large stock of the best and latest goods to serve all customers.
Advert for Hol lister’s Rocky Mountain Tea by Whaley & Son claiming it makes weak men and women strong and healthy at 35 cents.
J J Smith promotes a large clothing sale this week in a bold advertisement. The notice highlights discounts and a storewide event aimed at attracting shoppers.
Mr Solomon Bu died at his home north of here on the prior day morning from stomach illness. He was 7 years old and a large part of Sullivan County mourns his loss. The body lay in state at the Kaifong cemetery the following day as Rev conducted the service.
Fragmented poem like shop sign or humor piece listing vows to honor the horse shod by W. T. Moore. Text garbled with misspellings and broken phrases, mentions keeping memory, not killing in bad money, stopping, regular shoeing, and protection for the shoer.
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