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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
4
The State Board of Horticulture requests a $1,000 two year appropriation to pilot sending easy horticulture lessons to rural teachers. The effort aims to reach 5 000 to 8 000 teachers, with costs mounting from questions sent by mail. Senators and representatives are urged to vote for the appropriation.
The Missouri Corn Growing Contest expects more than 1000 entrants in 1909, with two age classes from 10 to 16 and 16 to 20. Prizes include cash awards and two large silver trophies at the State Fair and Missouri Corn Snow in Columbia. Participants provide name age and address to the Secretary of the Missouri Corn Growing Association in Columbia. corn seed and full rules available on request.
Quack remedy advertisement warns that pneumonia often follows grippe but not after using Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package. The notice urges refusing any imitation and credits Lantz.
At the country home of Mr and Mrs Booker Murrell the marriage was performed for their daughter Clara to Grafton Kingsolver with Rev Lee D Sayers officiating. Clara is a leader of the Epworth League and a promising local farmer and community figure. Friends extend congratulations.
Tom Elliott lost a three year old mule and a black yearling calf last week. Scott Browning shipped cattle to Chicago on Sunday. Nellie Johnson and Ava Gibson visit Mrs. Lizzie Johnson. Ralph Leonard and family led guests of A B Lamberts. Harris families and Cotter families visited Henry Harris and Noah Cotter. The infant of Mr and Mrs Caleb Kui'ong was buried at Grove Cemetery last Monday.
Anderson the piano man advertises savings of 50 to 100 dollars on pianos. A. A. Nickell sells wall paper and paint cheap. Ned Williams and Atkins visit Sumner for Rebecca Atkins illness. E. A. Jones and daughter Mary travel to Kansas City to buy buggies. Jones promotes lumber doors windows lath cement stock for builders.
W F Thompson travelled to Nebraska to survey moving prospects. Clarence Becker and wife returned to Gifford after assisting during Mr Hersman’s illness. Ed L Arnold, rural carrier at North Salem, sent LEADER-RE to his brother M E Arnold in Chaney Oklahoma. New Century riding cultivators and Brown pivot beam cultivators advertised by E A Jones. J W Smith preached from Thessalonians Sleep In Jesus. John Deere and J I Case implements highlighted by F A Fleming. Fleming and wife visited from Linneus. Fleming reported a sale at Walter Dunlap’s with fair turnout despite train issues.
Neighbors and friends are thanked for kindness and help during the illness and death of Mr. G. G. Hersman. Relatives note Mrs. G. G. Hersman and family express gratitude. Mrs. Alice Herald and daughter Mrs. Golda Link visited her brother C. M. Gardner and family and returned to St. Louis. they had not seen each other for twenty five years.
Roy Taylor delivered fifty surkeys and gang plows at this place Tuesday. He sold 63 head of cattle to G. E. Allomong of Tina, averaging 980 pounds and selling for 4 12 cents per pound. A quarterly conference was held Tuesday and Wednesday at the M. E. Church with Rev. J H Poland unable to attend due to bad weather. Dr. Smith occupied the pulpit Tuesday night.
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