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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
4
Local items report visits from Brookfield Linneus and Pur din residents. Notices note sales offers farm loans and eggs cash trades plus births and a new baby. Several townspeople travel for visits and business and shop ads tout Turner cleaners and dry goods.
Sickness, chiefly lagrippe, is widespread in the Cross Roads area. Roy Knifong was in the community last week. Geraldine Almond shows some improvement. Rev. Jobe Hanley preached at Cross Roads Saturday night and Sunday. G M Spencer visited Galt on Sunday. Alf Dillinger and wife spent the week with Lewis Goodwin and wife. Miss Ruth Shipley, teaching at Cross Roads, returned home Friday. J D Elliott called on C C Dodson Wednesday evening on business. Sidney Glidewell and wife visited around Milan late last week. Lewis Goodwin delivered hogs at Cora last week. Miss Gladys Lawrence stayed with her sister Mrs James Morris near Browning last week. Alvin Shipley was here Friday evening. Mrs W P Nickell and daughters Waneta visited Mr and Mrs Cecil Dodson on Wednesday.
Jimmy H Slater born December 30 1914 passed away January 27 at 3 15 due to a disease complication aged 2 years 28 days Funeral services were held at Jenkins school house conducted by Elder B D Bolling and interment followed in the nearby cemetery The Slaters receive sympathy from family and friends.
A newspaper notice advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a universal cure for catarrh through internal treatment. It asserts constitutional causes and promises restoration of health by addressing systemic weaknesses. The misspelled prose exaggerates the cure’s effectiveness and urges reader confidence.
The article highlights a Saturday opening at the new restaurant with a well received chicken dinner. Messrs. Ferguson and Curtis report strong compliments on their first public meal and attentive service noted by patrons.
A candle in Healy jewelry store window burned 74 hours 39 minutes 25 seconds. Prizes went to James Oaks 74 40 10 F G Peters 74 38 13 Ray Bennett 74 37 13 Paul Kollasch 74 35 50 and Katie Oaks 74 33 40.
We thank friends for acts of kindness shown during the sickness and burial of our son Jimmy H. Slater. Mr and Mrs Slater express gratitude for support and sympathy received.
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