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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
2
A string of satirical remarks covers Mark Twain on Mulberry and legal fees, open doors in Morocco, China, and France, plus jokes about elections, deserters near Metz, fashion and divorce, a Chicago teacher robbed by pupils, and a mad dog in Winsted, reflecting light chatter from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper.
Louis and Pearl evade Bill Hawks gang after a gun battle beside a race track. Lang lures pursuers while Pearl drives to safety toward a north fence opening. They swap horses, outrun the mob, reach a railroad crossing, and telegraph for help to Chicago as the money moves to safety.
Mrs Russell and Mrs Henrietta Rugeeil recount a family tale about Aunt Charlotte an Alabama enslaved woman. Charlotte dismisses formal schooling arguing she teaches by daily tasks and ear for language while joking about letters and navigation in a homespun way.
An 1900s style advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for fatigue weakness and skin issues. A testimonial from Mrs Clara Wilde describes restored appetite and color after taking the pills, while the ad promotes Defiance Starch as a non sticky laundry starch and urges shoppers to demand it.
A Virginia man who was shot then agreed to swear the shooting was accidental if the shooter would spare the victim’s family. He fled, and the shooter was acquitted. The Philadelphia Ledger calls this perjury a gentleman’s act as an example.
Dr. R V discussing a natural extract from native roots and American forests claimed to cure blood and stomach disorders. The advertisement touts Golden Medical Discovery as purifying blood, aiding digestion, liver function, and alleviating indigestion, biliousness, coated tongue, and related symptoms. It markets the product as superior to others and cross-promotes Pierce’s Pleasant Pills.
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