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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
3
The article notes animals feigning illness or coughing to obtain rewards, cuckoos lying in nests, bees hesitating after theft, and a monkey stealing while pretending to sleep. It argues animals show covert behavior and remorse, suggesting conscious deceit across species.
Navy radio electrician Robert Ausburne went down with the transport Antilles after it was torpedoed or sunk. He warned fellow MacMahon to get to a life preserver and saluted him as he stayed to man the radio key, vanishing as the ship sank.
Kansas judge Ruppenthal, compiling a regional dictionary, notes over 1000 western terms not in other dictionaries. He says Standard and Webster fail to include terms like Roosevelt’s "Jugo Slavic" and the army "barrage" in their latest editions.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal remark foresees that the hobo transportation problem will elude control by McAdoo as hobos travel freely where they please, a finding reflecting the era's transport concerns.
A quirky quotation about happiness and sunshine highlights that a good mood can lift the day. Saintliness is not required to spread smiles and merriment.
Four convicts discuss their crimes in a jailhouse scene. The first killed a man, the second framed another, the third pursued multiple spouses, and the fourth, a sanctimonious gambler known as parson, refuses to reveal his offense. He explains he drew punishment for not building a church despite a congregation funding it.
Professor Gil H. S. Jackson recalls a Midlands barber misjudging the British Association. The barber asked what the society was, with the barber assuming it was a football team. The tale highlights the low regard sometimes shown for scientists.
A Chicago Tribune item recalls Harold being kept at his aunt Edith's house during a snowstorm. When asked to say his prayers he replies he is unsure if he will sleep there tonight, highlighting childlike uncertainty amid travel disruption.
Had a better one, Little Lillian and her mother paused at a doll counter. She declines a baby doll for a friend's birthday saying the friend already has a meat baby at home.
A proverb about wealth and prudence notes that someone without debt experience may undervalue borrowing. The remark underscores caution in finances and the lessons learned from lender interaction and credit usage.
The article praises a chiffon velvet dinner gown with a tufted sash and lace underbodice while noting the moral appeal of simple, dignified design. It urges grownups to review spring styles, and highlights dresses for little girls in gingham chambray and cottons with practical touches like pockets and removable belts.
A child reports Hazel Smith and her brother Jimmie disagree on how many sisters they have. The boy says Jimmie claimed two sisters while Hazel said only one, creating the implication that one of them lies. The mother corrects talking about the matter as improper.
Green's August Flower is marketed as a long standing household remedy for constipation, indigestion, liver trouble, and low spirits. The ad claims a few doses will relieve symptoms and describes it as a gentle laxative available through druggists in civilized countries.
Mr Justice Bray notes bigamy is widespread and the food controller clarifies no sugar ration for more than one wife. The policy targets head of household households to prevent multiple ration entitlements amid a public concern over shortages.
The Boston Transcript quotes a remark comparing a writer to an educated pig, noting the author’s odd manners and suggesting he is a literary lion in public.
An old advertisement notes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and liver regulation pills while satirical lines suggest a judge fox and a goose on trial with no earthly show. The piece mocks judicial action using playful allegory.
A Portland Press quip contrasts a dehydrated vegetable with a dry town where water is the only thing left, using a dry town pun to lampoon scarcity and dryness. The brief wordplay plays on food processing and municipal drought.
A quirky note combines a humorous recipe for gray hair with a maxim about liberty. It echoes a playful proverb voice, linking a cheeky kitchen line with a line about doing right as the highest liberty.
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