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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
3
A letter from Johnson, Scottville, Mich describes dramatic health recovery using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The writer praises the remedy for irregularities and general well being, claiming it cured a long-standing female illness and endorses the product's safety and effectiveness.
On the San Francisco cruise a Massachusetts Naval Reserve man on watch cried light ahoy and reported a distant moon. The officer balked at the joke, then realized the moon was not visible. The would-be tar apologized and repeated Moon ahoy.
A local ironworker who had long wished to name his first son Mat after a friend’s suggestion ends up with a prank name Mattress. The exchange occurs as the worker and his wife welcome a baby, and the friend’s smile turns to surprise at the actual name.
Frank goes to the hardware store for a thermometer and asks for the biggest size to warm his bedroom. The clerk asks about the intended use and Frank confirms its purpose.
A man questions cheaper postage saying he focuses on his own interests. He notes he rarely writes letters and sees no need to ease costs for those who send him bills.
Miss Fitton the dressmaker is awakened by a knock at midnight from a pushy urchin claiming help for his mother at No 14. The boy insists the mother is wearing a hobble skirt and needs aid, despite the doorkeeper’s denial.
A teacher recalls a pupil Pedro who was absent after getting wet in the morning and drying in the afternoon. The note from Mrs. Cologne explains the delay and absence with a humorous schoolyard tone.
A humorous exchange reveals Mr. Singleton’s sadness stems from married friends recounting their troubles, while Mrs. Wedded teases his bachelor status. The dialog hints at social pressures around marriage and the contrast with single life.
In a backstage dispute the advance agent demands 20 supers for act three while the manager at Yaptown town hall pleads for a smaller number. The agent insists, warning it will crimp box office receipts.
A humorous exchange features a boy claiming his father knows more than George Washington. The grocer questions, and the boy recalls his father punishing him for lying, invoking Washington’s fabled honesty and asserting his father can tell a lie the instant he hears one.
A witty exchange ponders the widow’s fate after a domestic dispute. The humor hinges on a pun about a Reno widow and a joke about a bal-joonatic husband. The piece frames a light domestic misunderstanding as playful dialogue.
A shivering lodger complains he must crack ice from the water pitcher each morning. The landlady replies with concern and promises the handyman will crack it for him.
William Southern Jr enters a barber shop for a haircut and asks if he must remove his collar. The barber replies he need not remove his hat or collar, noting the polished dome.
Fragmentary note describes a test involving a brother and “guides” with heavy compromise across many families. The tone hints at conflict over actions and social expectations within a community.
A fragmented stage direction scene depicts a clerk answering a bell and a bellboy set to alert the hotel staff for a demanding, unnamed lady. The dialogue implies a tense service moment and the hotel’s response to her command.
A patient tells Dr Overdose he followed strict diet advice but remains ill. The man parsimoniously recounts eating apple cores, burnt match ends, boot buttons, and a small coin over the last day, prompting the doctor to insist on simple foods.
A guest asked for a room without a fire-escape, arguing it saves him from a near freezing incident when a fire escape earlier thawed him. The proprietor responds with a pragmatic yes but the exchange underscores safety versus comfort in lodging.
A literary club scene yields a witty exchange when a charming member, newly wed to a successful author, meets a gushing stranger. The visitor praises both writers. the bride clarifies the husband is not a writer but in the coal business.
A sick man tells a doctor his nerves are in bad condition. The physician notes the patient ignored year and a half of regular statements, implying the nerves are fine and the issue lies elsewhere.
A playful boxing banter exchanges sharp lines about a cunning mustache. The exchange features quips like Oh what a cunning mustache and Well don't knock it while it's down, adding humor to the matchup.
Silvans questions whether Ruckert is kind to animals. The dialogue suggests he would sacrifice his closest companion if it could spare starving tigers, illustrating a test of compassion for beasts.
A dialogue laments a man whom society applauds now yet will denounce soon. The speakers note the difficulty of adjusting to shifting public judgment as praise turns to censure.
A fragmented dialogue notes babies loving teddy bears, with remarks on sales delays and the adults’ attitudes. The odd exchange hints at consumer interest and parental hesitation in a domestic scene.
Grow this bean in a 10 by 10 garden patch to yield 50 pounds or more. Ripens in Wisconsin in 90 days and sold 15 cents in stamps. Mail order package with culture directions and seed catalog from John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin.
A domestic exchange suspects a leather scent while a pie joins the oven. The couple jokes about the aroma and attributes it to the pie crust rather than leather.
A Peoria, Illinois buyer Frank P. Lewis has secured twenty four carloads of the finest fancy grade tobacco for Lewis Single Binder Cigars. The stock is said to be the largest lot ever held by any U S factory and will supply the plant for over two years. An extra price was paid for the selection.
The late Hugh J. Grant of New York praised a noted corporation lawyer at a political banquet calling him the most tortuous mind in America. He joked that if the man swallowed a nail he would bring up a screw, illustrating the lawyer’s intricate thinking.
Notice urges mothers to use Cc Oria safely and carefully for infants and children and to ensure proper administration. It stresses caution with dosages and seeking medical advice if needed.
A plea from Health Hints editors to solve reader questions on curing chronic constipation. The note claims a reader’s success with a non-salt remedy and offers a fifty cent bottle or a free sample from Sodan Gatag Goan at Caldwell building in Montt.
In a humorous exchange Wobbles teases Binks about chicken business profits as Binks confirms earning ten thousand dollars from it. Harper's Weekly notes on laundry starch promoting Defiance Starch for home ironing with sharp finish and less wear.
An unexpected effect of the Portuguese revolution was illness among the Lisbon zoological gardens animals. Alarm from bombardment caused them to refuse food and drink, leaving caretakers concerned about their health.
A critic notes that a pessimist misses pleasures like apple blossoms due to focus on possible stomach aches. The quote contrasts grim caution with the joy of nature, suggesting worry can dull everyday beauty observed at night.
A sermon stresses that true ministry requires more than soft talk or sentiment. It calls for action, service, and steadfast faith in daily duties.
An eclectic mix of old time shop talk and social maxims appears. References to Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product 5 cents at grocers and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup 25 cents for teething are interspersed with a cautionary quip about honesty and debt.
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