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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1907
Page
7
A playful dialogue from Londos about visiting a music hall on Sunday. One man questions the other’s week end plans and fears laughing at the Sabbath, highlighting social expectations and restraint in leisure.
An advertisement touts a universal remedy named Caterrh Cure claimed to cure constitutional catarrh by cleansing the system and rebuilding health. It asserts success through testimonials and offers a money back guarantee if it fails, with F J Cheney Co of Toledo listed as the distributor and 750 Balls Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
A brief, vivid note describes a nurse near a steam radiator and a baby turning red white and blue as rescuers rush him to safety. The scene emphasizes the baby’s status as a genuine American child amid concern and quick action.
A reader from Tippecanoe Indiana recalls severe lumbago and chronic affliction for over two years. He tried doctors and home remedies without relief until using Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent which provided immediate relief and rapid return to health. The letter contrasts with old fashioned treatments of soaking feet plastering herbs and bed rest.
A garbled OCR passage from a local index notes H. Rose of Ixington Avenue Indiana describing an eye injury and long term pain. The text is unclear and fragmented, with damaged names and dates.
Michael Dalton aged from 423 East Sixteenth Street faced a Yorkville police court on intoxication charges. He recalled adventures with Hollister's bull and orchard apples to justify his drinking and received a lenient dismissal from the magistrate.
A well known Boston area contractor’s youthful son, who has run away since age twelve, telegraphs for $79 to return. The father replies by wire with the curt: Eat the hog, after receiving word from Hastings Ned that he is on the hog. The exchange ends a long pattern of escapes and evasions.
A junior house discussion reveals remarks about Miss Hanson and Miss Ascum. Miss Newitt defends Hanson as graceful and muscular while Miss Jilter teases with a remark about his stoutness. The chat ends with a rejection of persistent dating.
Three listeners heard a local church dispute as a preacher quit mid service amid unclear circumstances. The report notes tension at the meeting place and references witnesses near the pulpit. Further details remain uncertain from the fragmented account.
Robert Scollan seventy seven years old of 56 Gardes St Seneca Falls N Y works in his garden and credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relief from a severe back pain and says his friend was cured by part of a box. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
Prof. George W. Jones head of mathematics at Cornell University will retire at year end. The board of fees will seek a pension from the Carnegie endowment fund. Jones joined Cornell as department head in 1877 and has served since, earning status as one of the oldest faculty members and author of several treatises and textbooks.
Do you know you can secure irrigated land in the Big Horn Basin for little more than water cost. If interested, learn about opportunities in this new country with reliable crops and a growing home market. Homeseekers' excursion Victoria on sale the first and third Tuesdays monthly. D. Clem Deaver, Genl Agent, Land Seekers' Information Bureau, 1004 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
An article explores peculiar English phrases that challenge foreigners including sentences like It was put in case in case it should rain and The first one won one sovereign. It notes how German speakers struggle with metaphors such as Being unhorsed he dogged his mas and soon had him cowed.
The piece urges women to seek health by using Brandreth's Pills nightly to regulate the feminine system. It claims headaches backache and tiredness stem from modern living and that the same dose works consistently over time. Brandreth's Pills have a century of use and are sold broadly in plain or sugar-coated forms.
The Toronto Globe urges caution against speculative ventures but states Canada enjoys broad prosperity based on healthy trade and industry. It notes extensive railway expansion, growing agriculture, timber wealth, and mineral potential, with population gains from American migration and US contribution of 63,781 of 216,000 added in the past year.
Linwood boulevard patrons faced delays as a Kansas City Star report details a milkman delivering late because his baby was dying. After breaking down, he explains he left home to attend to his child and later says they buried her. Neighbors show understanding, not anger.
A discussion on forming a hostess' trade union of society women to uphold self respect and discipline men to courtesy. It notes the challenge that many women do not respect themselves, hindering union formation and social influence. Also mentions starch use for shirtwaists and a humorous alumni anecdote about a student named Field using a rival as an eraser on a classroom blackboard.
A fragment asserts a guiding influence from a motherly figure shaping children through care and protective affection. The text hints at experiential learning and supportive parenting as central to child development.
An unnamed home remedy advertisement urges readers to mix a simple preparation to force the kidneys to filter uric acid and toxins from the blood. It promises relief from backache and weak kidneys and claims the concoction is harmless to the stomach and inexpensive to make.
An amusing collage notes Putnam faceless dyes priced higher than rivals with brighter, faster results. It mentions laxatives, tonics, and Garfield Tea claiming cleansing and purification benefits, plus Sotheby’s London sale prices for Charles I and Oliver Cromwell tokens. It ends with Defiance Starch promising savings on ironing.
In a playful note a young poet thanks a creditor for a bill revealing she found inspiration to write a wonderful thought. The exchange frames a light humorous moment as she treats the intrusion as a serendipitous arrival of creativity.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a powder that cures painful smarting feet and ingrown nails. It claims to make shoes feel easy and treats sweaty feet. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package available from A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy, New York.
Jerusalem reports excavation at Perzamos graves reveals gold necklace and wreaths in oak leaf form. A gold wolf’s head along with farming tools swords and other weapons are recovered. Antiquities sent to the Museum of Constantinople.
In 1006 a year of abundant harvests prompts a postcard style promotion from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin. They offer 12 cent postpaid seeds including Garden City Beet Blue Dey and Berliners Earliest Cauliflower with a free catalog and nursery stock if six cents is sent. They promise free seed and tools and reference Auerbach.
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