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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
7
Mothers urged to check labels on ASTORIA for infants and children. The ad touts a 30 year history and bears the signature of Karty Tidakit. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A dialogue shows Scrib son and a caustic friend debating which magazine would publish his story. The scene includes a joke about old-fashioned modesty and a quip about a brazen creature, ending with a wry observation on out of breath modern dress.
A brief dialogue from the Boston Evening Transcript depicts a beggar asking for change and a passerby refusing. The exchange highlights daily urban mendicancy and a stubborn refusal to assist. The two characters clash over money and work, illustrating city life and attitudes toward poverty.
A reflective remark notes that history often repeats, suggesting patterns that may console a grieving widow. It frames cycles of events as a source of consolation rather than lament.
An old physician’s tips urge keeping kidneys in order by sweating through skin and intestines, eating milk and vegetables, limiting meat salt and alcohol, and drinking water. A product called Anuric, advertised by Dr. Pierce, claims to dissolve uric acid better than lithia and offers trial mail-order.
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes Guess Flubdub may not seek a country board post next summer due to his high profile in the egg boycott, risking entanglement with a farmer on his homeland.
A comic dialogue shows Mrs. Homer lamenting a cook who cannot read English while Mrs. Neighbors challenges whether she can even read bargain advertisements. The scene contrasts practical daily needs with language barriers.
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming immediate cleansing of dust and oil, removal of dandruff, and eventually new soft hair growth all over the scalp. It urges readers to use a 25 cent bottle to achieve lightweight, wavy, abundant hair like a young girl.
A quip contrasts cynicism with modern trends as a cynical remark about wells and housing echoes a social vignette. The exchange hints at scarcity and shifting times, using a witty dialogue to critique stability and old comforts.
In a short exchange Patrice calls a woman an anti suffragist and notes a harsh prejudice. The quip mocks her stance by saying she will hang only the left stocking on Christmas Eve.
Mrs. Gadder hosted friends for an intimate music evening showcasing performances. Mr. Gadder contributed by relinquishing an easy chair for guests, underscoring his quiet support and hospitality.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is promoted as a universal remedy for women's ailments including functional disorders and fatigue. The ad claims it aids young girls and overworked women, and mentions Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and liver relief. It also offers a free medical adviser by mail for health and beauty guidance.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance explains wooden birdhouses better suit birds than metal or clay. It details venting, drainage, cleaning access, paint colors, and durability, with specific dimensions for housings for swallows bluebirds wrens flickers woodpeckers chickadees and screech owls.
The article explains when wild fruit supports fruit eating birds, emphasizing late winter to early spring scarcity and the value of persistent fruits like juniper bayberry holly snowberry and related species. It notes cultivated fruit losses due to cultivation and suggests wild fruits such as mulberry wild blackberries serviceberry wild cherry and elderberry to protect birds and crops.
In reminiscences of Oxford, Rev. I W Tuckell recalls that Christ Church dean was nicknamed Presence of Mind Smith. He explains the origin from a boating mishap when a friend named Jones fell overboard. Smith’s quick action with a bite on the head with a beach hook saved them both, though details end abruptly.
The United States Bureau of Biological Survey outlines coastal plant choices to attract birds. On rocky coasts with ordinary soil wind-tolerant trees and shrubs like juniper barberry and crabapple help, while sandy shifting soils suit beach grasses and other shore friendly species.
In a Saturday Yale Bowl scene two figures, a Harvard graduate possibly named Harold and a young person, comment on a tense play. The dialogue hints at a controversial call and a key touchdown by Jane Day Natheen, amid confusion and strong emotions from the crowd.
A physician questions a job applicant about nursing experience. The applicant replies that nursing is the sole work since childhood and jokes about nursing trouble as their specialty.
A famous actress shares a homemade gray hair formula using water Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and directions in each Barbo Compound box. The preparation darkens faded gray hair without coloring the scalp and leaves hair soft and glossy.
A brief proverb from L Estrange on gaining wisdom through loss. It notes that losing something and learning from it yields personal gain rather than pure harm. The statement emphasizes moral growth from adversity regardless of the item lost.
An old advertisement describes Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads then Cuticura Soap for five minute washes. It promises quick results with morning and night use and offers a free sample by mail. Also notes a gas jet uses oxygen and mentions British women growing herbs.
Leavenworth Kansas druggists Mehr and Schott gave Ed F Arland a jar of Vicks Vap-O-Rub for trial and he reports it replaces many remedies, works as a salve for throat and chest, and helps clear air passages at night. Three sizes sold 25c 50c and 1.00 with a free trial package.
An October 3 1916 ad from Owl Drug Store cites Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a top kidney liver and bladder remedy. The dealer reports satisfied patrons and strong faith in the medicine.
A quip about epitaphs notes most begin with Here lies and the phrase He never heard. Austrian women join trench digging on the Galician front. China imports four million dollars of leather goods annually.
United States coal and coke production hit new highs in 1916. Coke output reached 54,300,000 tons, up 30 percent from 1913. Total coal output climbed to 597,566,000 tons, topping 570,000,000 tons in the prior peak. Bituminous coal mined stood at 509,000,000 tons, up 15 percent from 1915. Pennsylvania anthracite yielded about 312,000 net tons, down 600,000 tons.
A fragment describes the sailor’s life as demanding with strenuous labor yet paired with moments of gaiety. The text notes the heart’s burden turning toward social pleasure amid arduous duty at sea.
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