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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
1
A long prose piece blends a father son lullaby with reflections on home life in rural America. It contrasts farm and city living, urges nurturing homes, and notes contemporary legislative and social issues while mixing personal letters and community observations with wartime letters from Jefferson City and France.
A double wedding occurred in Green City on Sunday February second. Miss Opal McCollum wed Mr. Jay McGhee and Miss Nona McCollum wed Mr. Oka Milhousin. The McCollum brides are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J McCollum, noted in the community. Mr. McGhee is a young farmer near Shelby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will McGhee. The Milhousin groom was raised in Virginia and has lived here for several years and will take his bride to housekeeping nearby.
On Wednesday January 29 at five o'clock in the evening at C. E. Potter's residence Bryan Knifong wed Miss Bessie Jones while Glen Bausweil married Miss Eva Jones. The brides are described as modest farmer's daughters with homemaking traits. the grooms are promising young farmers living on the farm. Nearby friends wish the couples a happy, prosperous life. Earlier, Nova Morris northeast of Browning shot and captured a gray eagle after a close chase with his horse. the bird measured seven feet tip to tip, the second of two eagles seen in the area, the first killed near Shelby.
Mrs L R Dell and her daughter Mrs John Burwell traveled to Milan Sunday to spend a few days with Mr and Mrs Thos Moretock.
In a December 15 1918 letter from Waxweiler Germany Pvt Harry Nickell of the 89th Division reports feeling well after the Armistice ends fighting. He describes near misses in battle near the Rhine and Meuse regions and hints at possible return home while thanking his mother for support.
A historic reflection on newspapers as the most potent element of civilization. It notes their vast reach beyond schools and public speakers, shaping minds across all classes and regions, remaining a constant companion even when books fade.
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