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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
7
In a New York livery stable tale, Old Make-Good the distinguished workhorse faces ridicule from a buyer and a cruel keeper. A kind teen buyer saves him briefly with sixty dollars, but the loft beam collapses, killing the horse and vindicating Old Make-Good’s lifelong claim to doing right by his duties.
The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor ranked the 100 most distinguished knights in British history for the new Knightage edition. Notables include Drake Sidney Grenville Raleigh Frobisher Hawkins and Shackleton enhancing the illustrious company.
In front of a regiment’s guard room a sentry hit the gong at noon and mistakenly struck 13. The corporal orders him. Tim then reverses the blow and explains he is knocking one back.
Julia Bottomley surveys spring fashion focusing on new coat silhouettes, colors, and fabrics. Neckwear dominates finishing touches with linen lace silk sets, jabots and collars, plus embellishments like embroidery and fringe.
A reflection on woods mishaps notes that most deaths from outdoor solitude are preventable with basic gear like compass and matches. It describes the psychology of a lost traveler, from confusion to panic, and the exhausting chase between rescue and fatigue that ends in tragedy.
A theatergoer ruined a silk hat and, amid the incident, the other quipped it might have been worse he could have sat on his own hat. The Yorkshire Post relays the humorous exchange from the performance.
In dialect reminiscence, a veteran called Mose Yas is contrasted with Ebenezer and Sha drach, noting Mose was a veterinarian in the horse doctoring branch. The speaker rejects big words and insists on plain veteran status.
A humorous exchange about a five letter word meaning domestic happiness ends with the wife tossing a dictionary at her husband when he refuses to suggest the word. The joke relies on wordplay and timing.
A couple converses as she works on a jumper, insisting she must finish before the wool runs out. He nudges her to talk, while she stays focused on the knitting task through the evening.
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes a popular pulpit orator asked if he electrifies his audience. He replies that preparation affects giving. a man ready to put a quarter in the box does not raise his contribution.
A poetic line extols youth as the fairest flower and a young mind unfolding to divine wisdom like heliotrope turning toward the sun, attributed to J. E. Smith.
The aphorism warns that seeking outcomes without evaluating their true value leads to greater disappointment than pleasure once achieved. It stresses careful assessment before pursuing hoped for results. It emphasizes prudent judgment and tempered expectations.
Fort Leavenworth in Kansas traces its origins to 1827 to protect Santa Fe trade from hostile tribes. It became a key Army base for the West, a departure point for Kearney’s 1846 march, and later the seat of territorial government. It also housed hosts and prisoners, including the Sioux surrenders, and served as a stage-line terminus offering refuge to travelers.
Fort St Philip in Louisiana and Fort Jackson, built along the Mississippi, withstood a five day British bombardment after the New Orleans victory and later fell to Union forces in 1862. Farragut’s fleet passed the forts after heavy shelling, leading to New Orleans’ capture and the Confederate surrender of the two forts on April 28, 1862.
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