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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
4
Readers learn that RAYS edited Browsins Missouri edition with publisher roles noted as second class mail status on July 4 1897. The brief item records printing and mailing details typical of small town newspapers of the era.
An editorial urging youth to avoid grumbling and easy pleasure, advising steadiness and duty. It critiques early folly, praises delayed rewards, and stresses perseverance in work, noting progress in country newspapers and the need to build skills and character before seeking larger success.
A Washington Letter examines the varied, stratified social world beyond the White House. It notes rich senators, Representatives, and diplomats mingle with “boarding-house” families, clerks, and rising figures, while exclusion and selective access shape invitations, clubs, and charity circles across the capital.
A local ad extols Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a ready cure for coughs and colds stored in medicine chests to prevent severe sickness. Dr Whaley & Sons sell it. A New York paper notes John D. Rockefeller's son is a persuasive speaker, with critics calling him oily tongued.
A California resident, Charles Walters of Alleghany Sierra County, boasts of quick healing from burns sores wounds and piles with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The product is guaranteed by Dr H E Mpperson’s drug store. The piece references the then current two billion dollar Congress era.
A fragment reports John Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana recalling a lesson from six years ago and praising Dr King s New Life Pills. The ad claims the pills please everybody and are guaranteed by Dr H E Epperson, druggist at 25 cents. It invites readers to place want ads to sell exchange or pay.
A Buffalo Times excerpt argues that good manners matter as much as brains for career success. It says employers judge applicants by manners, not depth of intellect, and that a favorable first impression can determine hiring and advancement.
Mrs Eva Uncapher of rovertown Stark County Indiana reports her severe cough and weakness after months of illness. Four one dollar bottles of King’s New Discovery completely cured her. The product, praised by Dr H E Epperson, is sold 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle offered. Captain Hobson notes a push for church organization as a separate item.
The geological survey estimates 1905 mineral output at 1.624 billion dollars, with farm products near 7 billion and manufactured goods around 15 billion. Pennsylvania leads in coal, while Sylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia also show large mineral, coal, oil, and ore production. Colorado and Montana are notable gold and silver producers but not top wealthers.
A congressman who opposes tipping seeks legislation to prohibit the practice and to regulate or ban both giving and receiving tips. The move aims to standardize pay and curb gratuities across services.
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