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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
4
Advise a cure for coughs influenza bronchitis and pulmonary diseases. One dose at your grogshop or druggist for 25 50 cents and 1 dollar Whaley and Son offer Ballard’s Horehound Syrup as a positive remedy.
H Clay Jones, Browning business pioneer since 1895, now occupies 6139 feet of store space and is praised for fair dealings. A street conversation about a teen, a Christian Scientist, and Mrs Eddy illustrates odd beliefs encountered in town.
The advertisement touts one of North Missouri's largest goods stocks offered by Gibson and Pulliam. It claims they lead in introducing new items, with bargains on everything, urging readers to read the ad for an idea of their immense stock and cheap prices.
Public auction to be held on the farm two and a half miles south and one mile west of Browning and two and a half miles north and one mile west of Purdin on Thursday December 27. Items include four brood mares four milch cows twelve steer calves seven heifer calves one brood sow one farm wagon one set work harness nearly new one set single harness one buggy one new steel harrow two plows one corn shelter one cultivator one Jenkins sweep rake four hundred shocks of fodder twelve hundred feet native lumber and other items.
J B Waterman of Watertown writes his daughter was cured of epilepsy by Dr Kings New Life Pill and has had no attack for over two years. The tonic pill is sold for 25 cents at H E Eppersons drug store.
Binghams reports a large shipment of fine china received this week, expanding stock for customers seeking porcelain dinnerware and decorative pieces. The arrival signals refreshed inventory and more choices for houseware shoppers.
A civic appeal urges readers to patronize local merchants to strengthen schools churches and roads. It warns against mail order catalogs and Gigantic corporations, urging residents to keep money in town, support home businesses, and build community wealth.
A Pennsylvania couple touts Electric Bitters as a miracle cure for their child’s years long eczema, saying improvement began after the second bottle and full recovery followed after seven bottles. The ad markets it as a modern medicine and body building tonic, priced at three dollars, sold by E Epperson's drug store.
Spelling contest at Walnut Grove crowned Miss Della Steele best speller and Miss Virginia Stanforth first in spelling. Readouts note teachers, visits, and trips to Lincoln and Chicago as locals share news of church events and kinship.
Mr and Mrs George West gate of Linneug were guests of J S Purdin and wife last Wednesday. Harry Wyett is spending a few days at home. Mrs Forshea is visiting in the country. W G Beckett returned from Texas last week. Garnet Street and sister Thora left Tuesday for a visit with relatives in Kansas. Mrs John Milton, confined to her room with paralysis, is slowly improving.
Winigan residents Seymore and family take over the Pure All hardware store and settle in. W N Ceeley returns from Bucklin with his family. Burns visits Green City on business. Christmas Eve plans include a tree and supper at Spencer hall. Roscoe Baker recovers as the Bakers visit Brookfield. Fay McCarter visits Lilly Spencer. The M E Pastor holds protracted meetings at Mount Hope with no service Saturday night. Elmer Harmon and Charney Smith travel to Oklahoma for visits. Bertha Yokum visits sister Mrs Moffit. Jeff Long shreds corn for Tom Crist. An advertisement touts a tonic, Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea, 35 cit Vieley & Son's.
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