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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
3
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a quick remedy for colds and grippe. It claims relief from nasal congestion headaches and feverish symptoms after two to three doses, tasting pleasant and costing only a few cents with no quinine.
A passerby notes a neighborhood with remarkable culture per square foot provoking pride and a sharp jab at others who dismiss it. Residents boast about discussing Shakespeare as if the playwright were still alive.
An advertisement claims hair loss can be halted and dandruff removed by using a small bottle of Danderine. It asserts that after several applications hair stops falling out, dandruff disappears, and hair grows strong, thick, long, soft, glossy, and abundant.
An odd exchange discusses the unreliability of figures noting they sometimes don’t lie and sometimes they won’t stand. The quip contrasts truth with stubborn data in a humorous tone.
An advertisement claims Cascarets restore liver and bowels by morning, easing indigestion and sallow skin. It states other laxatives like Calomel, Salts, Oil, or griping pills are harsher, while Cascarets work quietly while you sleep.
McNutt states the auto collision left him satisfied with the outcome and no further damages sought. He remarks the matter is settled to his content.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness roughness or itching. It advises touching the skin with the ointment then bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust with Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, priced 25 cents each.
A concise adage notes that a person rarely risks resources until value fades, suggesting caution in judgment about hesitation and timing. It frames prudent action as essential before opportunity loses appeal.
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind. The claim notes every woman who has used it knows its quality, while suggesting some men feel entitled to more.
The Third Congressional Convention selected Capt. J. L. Milligan of Richmond as the Democratic nominee on the 302nd ballot to fill the seat vacated by Joshua W. Alexander. Milligan's backing came from ex service men with 6,000 district soldiers eligible on election day. If the soldier vote leans to Milligan, Democrats predict a 4,000 majority. A separate item notes Gardner restoring Clayton R. Woodward’s citizenship after a jail term for embezzlement.
Jefferson City Missouri The state board of charities and corrections in a report to Governor Gardner commends conditions at state charitable penal and eleemosynary institutions The board says conditions were never better and notes strong organization with few upheavals or dismissals in the past three years
Paul Garrett & Company, a new firm, begins a $700 000 grape wine alcohol removal plant in St Louis to produce non intoxicating drinks with alcohol used for extracts. A similar plant operates in Brooklyn New York. The St Louis plant aims for readiness before the next grape harvest.
Lebanon Missouri Capt D D McDonald announces candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Sixteenth District. He opposes the League of Nations.
Howard Bailey of St. Louis purchases over 400 mules from Centralia area parties. He pays an average $300 per head totaling about $120,000 for the stock.
George B. Parsons 67 longtime Sikeston city attorney and former Illinois legislator who helped elect Palmer to the U S Senate died. He previously published a Shawneetown newspaper and was twice the Democratic nominee for Illinois state auditor. The Masons led his funeral.
John B. Newberry aged in his 70s died at his home east of Butler Missouri. A pioneer of Bates County he served as captain of Company F 60th Missouri Infantry in the Civil War and later held public roles as sheriff state senator and representative. He leaves a wife and two children and had resided in Bates County for seventy years.
Chillicothe Missouri residents organize the Livingston County Memorial Association to erect a building for the Fall Farm Congress. Officers elected include C. F. Adams as president and T. C. Peasley as vice president with R. Warren Ro as second vice president and Joseph Stewart as secretary treasurer. Farmers and businesspeople in Ash Grove report daily passes to shoot timber wolves menacing the area. Dunklin County Missouri voters approve 1 200 000 in road bonds by 3 297 to 1 040 with three precincts yet to report. all but one township vote yes by a large margin.
William F. Shepherd of Mexico reports a hen lay rate yielding 131 eggs in 10 days from 15 hens. The record highlights poultry productivity and farmer observation in local agriculture notes.
Macon Missouri Dr. L M Thompson age 61 father in law of Congressman M A Romjue was buried here.
In Joplin Stotesbury State Bank was robbed of 4500 in Liberty Bonds when motor bandits blew the vault early today. They could not access cash inside the vault as the inner safe refused to yield. In Sedalia John M Hall, 64, was killed by a Missouri Pacific train on his birthday while boarding to go to work at the shops.
President Wilson via Secretary Glass renews appeal to Congress to grant credits of 150 million dollars for Poland Austria and Armenia to avert moral and material chaos. He argues delaying relief worsens starvation and urges immediate action to aid the stricken parts of Europe.
Harvard University professor Albert Hart warned at a Harvard Club talk that a major European war could erupt in five to six years. He urged the United States to build an army of trained officers and men and warned it would be criminal not to prepare. He suggested a new alliance of Germany Japan and Russia and doubted Italy would side with France and England again.
Chicago report says Irene McAuliff former Franklin Park postmistress and her accomplice Merrill Inks were traced across St. Louis Hot Springs Cincinnati and Cleveland before capture. Authorities return them to Chicago to face embezzlement charges involving about $13 000.
Chicago health officials report rising deaths from influenza and pneumonia while new cases decline, expressing confidence the epidemic is under control despite the mounting toll.
Paris reports President Poincare and Premier Millerand have departed for Belgium to award the French war cross to Furnes Nieuport Dixmude and Ypres before their return.
The author recounts honeymoon travels in Arizona when a real photo moment arose with an Indian woman seated on a sidewalk. The store proprietor suggested asking permission while the squaw spoke in clear English, stating she did not wish to be photographed.
A concise adage notes that a business earns its name through the influence of its controlling figure. The statement implies that the leader's vision and authority shape the company's identity and success in the market.
A seller describes a bizarre condition called collaritis tied to selling linen and flannel circles. The narrator notes circular thoughts and walks, imagining streets and stars as rotating collars, and dreams of a giant collar box in the sky while a cartoonish vendor jokes about laundering the buyer’s “aa.”
Reading notes capture a poet serenading his beloved with a lyric about drinking with eyes. The remark humorously blends the line with the idea that she possessed liquid eyes.
A fragmentary line suggests an undertaker becoming involved with a person just before a man achieves all his desires. The text is incomplete, with unclear details about characters or events.
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