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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
7
A lifelong throat and chest ailment ended after three bottles of Peruna. The speaker recounts severe coughs at night, past doctors' failure, and renewed appetite and rest, urging others with similar symptoms to try the remedy.
A Washington Star excerpt recalls T. P. O’Connor urging kindness to the Irish cause. It recounts Thirsty O’Grady who played a corpse to beg for a coffin 60 to 70 years ago and faced frugal donors who skimmed his pennies.
A teacher seeks silence as pupils chatter so loudly that a pin cannot be heard. The class responds with a teasing suggestion to tie a dumbbell to the pin, highlighting lighthearted mischief in the back row.
A passerby recalls a cautious official who left a partly smoked cigar in an office, then sent his clerk to retrieve it, prompting questions about his habits and thoroughness.
A brief theater note in Baltimore American jokes about needing an actor for a minor role. The line suggests the electrician might fill the part, reflecting casual backstage humor.
A Boston educator recounts recovering from nervous exhaustion after leaving teaching. She credits daily use of Grape-Nuts with alleviating constipation and related illnesses. She describes a breakfast of raw egg beaten into Grape-Nuts with hot milk or water and recommends reading a small book for further guidance.
In Missouri a battle within the Ozark Fruit Growers association centers on moving the convention from Springfield and reelecting officers. A shareholders meeting is planned to challenge former members and new officers amid plans to manage the apple crop across the Ozarks.
A Christian Herald meditation urges unceasing gratitude to God and contentment. It contrasts grateful living with ungrateful worry, shares a Nashville grave story of a donor who died for another, and cites Paul urged thoughts to avoid evil. The piece champions divine gratitude as daily fealty.
A Northwestern Christian Advocate quotation reinterprets the torn temple veil as a sign that sacred life fills the world. The sanctuary expands beyond walls as every creation becomes part of the church and exclusive priesthoods fade away.
In a paradoxical drought period around Rich Hill a spring has appeared six miles southwest at the William Yates farm. Water now flows forming a small stream where none existed, while nearby wells and stock ponds that were dry are gradually refilling.
The University of Missouri will install an electric steam laundry at Parker Hospital on March 1. Funded by a two year old legislative appropriation, the project provides facilities for student experiments in the School of Engineering.
At a Liberty meeting of the state board I O O F decided to erect a sanitarium costing 30 000 to 50 000 in connection with the state home. The home is self sustaining and funded by annual tax against state members. The acreage of the home totals about 100 acres.
Wolves in northern Saline County raise alarm as livestock losses mount near Marshall. Farmers organize a posse to hunt the wolves after nightly howls heard within six miles of the town.
Gov Hadley appoints former Prosecuting Attorney John Nebel of Montgomery City to fill the unexpired term of Carl Dungan as Montgomery County public administrator. Dungan resigns to devote full time to duties as claim agent for the Wabash railroad.
Former probate judge Leslie Ellis announces he will start a new Republican paper on March 7 to replace the Tribune, which has been sold to Howard Ellis of New Florence Leader.
Uncle Sam gained $14 067.45 from the 2 cent tobacco tax rise last month in St Louis according to Capt. E B Allen. The total tobacco tax for the period was $451 850.71 on 6 648 159 pounds.
The 16 mile electric interurban railway now runs regularly linking St Joseph and Savannah after years of advocacy for intercounty transportation facilities between Buchanan and Andrew counties.
A devotional reflection on the primacy of inner being over outward deeds. It argues that existence aligned with truth purity and justice brings closer to God. Being Christian yields more Christians than merely preaching the gospel, emphasizing inner virtue over external action.
The fat male movement in Callaway county continues with 441 head shipped this week. Sales total $67,242.50, about $217 per animal. This year’s mules are on track to surpass all former records, already exceeding the half million dollar mark.
James Buston aged 84 died of miner's asthma after an illness of one day. He lived in Bevier forty five years and was one of Missouri's oldest miners. Mrs Buston observed their 59th wedding anniversary January 31.
The Jackson Herald, a weekly Republican paper, moves from Jackson to Cape Girardeau and is renamed the Cape County Herald. It is owned by County Clerk Goyert.
Commissioner J C A Hiller highlights Missouri’s strength in corn and wheat production. New 1911 Red Book data show Missouri ranks among the ten leading wheat states, with 1902 as the peak wheat yield of 56.27 million bushels and 1910 corn reaching a record 273.9 million bushels.
Due to a new ruling, Missouri will play no major games in Columbia except the Thanksgiving Day clash with Kansas, with other contests moved to college grounds. The change concentrates high profile football at sanctioned college venues.
A University of Missouri experiment station report with the US Department of Agriculture cautions that Missouri must adopt a new policy to preserve forests. It warns that valuable timber especially short leaf pine may be gone in years and asks stricter enforcement against timber theft and destructive logging practices.
William Van Norman of St. Joseph has become a father at 79. His wife is 40. The newborn is the ninth child and all previous siblings are alive and well.
The experiment station report supports a four years course in forestry at the University of Missouri and recommends the study be established there.
The year ends with strong yields across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba despite pockets of drought. Reports cite high bushel per acre averages for oats and wheat. notable growers include J B Peters 12 800 bushels from 820 acres and W A Rose 6 000 bushels from 240 acres.
Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta extend offer of free homesteads of 160 acres to settlers. Authorities encourage qualified individuals to apply and settle lands across the prairies.
Nothing at all. A clipped remark suggests no one knows much about horse racing. The wry line reflects disbelief in insider knowledge.
A Baltimore recommendation leads Rev. H. C. Jones of Extension La to praise Resinol Salve as a remedy for a 15 year scalp eruption. He reports substantial improvement and believes the trouble is nearly cured.
A friend tells a weary city dweller to seek fresh air in Montana and shoot mountain goats, while the other scoffs that he already knows a goat in Newark. The exchange captures humorous urban chatter on escaping city cares.
Dustin Stax, once a water carrier for elephants, now hauls diamond necklaces to opera singers in a tale of dramatic career shift and enduring labor.
An offer from Art Post Card Club of Topeka Kansas invites readers to send for five free flower and motto post cards. The advertisement highlights colorful designs and attractive images.
A brief exchange has a caller asking if the husband plays golf. The woman replies no he goes out for it.
A 16 oz package of Defiance Starch is sold widely for 10 cents, advertised as not sticking to irons and reducing ironing day worry.
A compact reflection on how a healthy dullness and cheerful insensitivity avoid the distress of grief and the pressures of excitement, quoting Thackeray to illustrate detachment in troubled times.
A medical note touts a Pleasant-core remedy aimed at treating root causes of constipation and claims cure of related diseases. The advertisement emphasizes ease of use and rapid relief without side effects.
A fragmented quote from Harper's Bazar discusses sound and silence in a playful exchange. It presents a witty contrast between ball culture and hallways of experience without detailing events or persons.
Untested claim promises refund of money if the laxative fails to cure. Each box offered for purchase.
A reflective note on societal advancement emphasizing cooperation over rivalry. The idea highlights collective support as a driver of human progress rather than individual ascent.
A damaged OCR line hints at a cryptic message with unusual spelling and spacing. The readable portion references a fragmentary phrase and names are not clearly identifiable.
A witty remark notes that a woman's ideal financier is a man who can straighten out her expense account.
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