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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
Joseph Nickell reports a lucky find as J C Evans in Clay county grows 200 bearing persimmon trees from a Wild Eastern Jackson county sprout. The fruit, large and flavorful, sells in Kansas City at 30 cents a basket, yielding about one dollar per tree annually.
An 80 acre farm located 1 to 2 miles southeast of Reger offers a four room house, barn, henhouse, crib, orchard, grapes and fruits, good cistern, and stock water. 30 acres meadow, 15 timber, rest pasture. Sold at once on reasonable terms. Inquiries to LEADER-RECORD office.
Mrs McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi writes she suffered three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble. After two doctors failed, Foley's Kidney Remedy relieved her and she feels like a new person. She urges other sufferers to try it.
All bills due the firm of Mrs. E Kimber not paid by January 1 1909 will be placed in the hands of a collector. You can pay Mrs Oxley and she will give you a receipt for same. Very Truly Mrs E KIMBER.
H. T. Murrain, collector, announces weekly tax collection stops at Savings Bank Browning on Saturdays and at Bank of Purdin Purdin on Tuesdays and Thursdays to collect Benton township taxes.
Clyde Thomas’s horse and buggy vanished then reappeared at D. H. Stoddard’s hitch post after he forgot to hitch the horse. The Monroe City Democrat notes the playful tale of the obedient horse and Clyde’s hurried return home.
Ra Brantner raised in this county south east of here was arrested by Sheriff J A Swearengen at y Iowa and brought here and lodged in jail where on Tuesday he was released on bond to await trial. Milan Republican. Hot coffee pie and ham or chicken sandwiches at Cotter's.
An Edison Phonograph is urged as a gift that outlasts ordinary presents, offering ongoing pleasure beyond Christmas. The ad argues phonographs provide more value and year round delight, tying in seasonal sentiment with continued use and happiness. It also promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a trusted health product for kidney and bladder issues, claiming restoration of vitality and wellbeing.
Seeking dependable salesmen to earn steady weekly pay selling Stark Trees. The ad promises easy sales, an 83 year strong reputation, and free order-getting gear. Location targeted includes Louisiana and Missouri.
A local message urges readers to try Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. It claims forty years of cures and warns against unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs, signed L. C. Lantz.
A dealer touts solid gold rings as a lasting investment, contrasting with cheaper filled or duplex rings that may last only a year. The firm promises first class quality and a lifetime durability at a comparable price.
A reader compares passing counterfeit money to substituting an unknown worthless remedy for Foley’s Honey and Tar, a famous cough and cold remedy claimed to cure obstinate coughs and heal the lungs.
E M Wilson R H Riddel J E Thomas and A E Welty traveled from Laredo Saturday to attend lodge gathering and returned Sunday morning.
Tax collector will be at Haseville on Wednesday December 30 and Shafter on Tuesday December 31 to collect township taxes. A small cash receipt and a $50 gift incentive are offered until January 1909.
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