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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
3
San Francisco Argonaut warns that a federal health board threatens individual liberty and promotes one medical school. The piece argues such a board would suppress unorthodox cures, curb personal medical choice, and resemble an established religious sect.
A brief line from Youth's Companion is quoted where a boy asks his grandfather if the black man kills a lady every night after seeing Othello. The exchange highlights confusion over tragedy and race in a theater experience.
A brief comic exchange where a daughter questions lawyers’ temperaments after reading many newspaper reports about cross examinations. The joke hinges on a child interpreting complexity of legal inquiries as evidence of temperament.
A rugged exchange between Plodding Pete and a woman shows mutual care as she frees Towser and offers a meal she herself lacks, reflecting stubborn resilience and shared hardship. The scene conveys warmth amid scarcity with a biting humorous tone.
In Macon Judge Shelton grants parole to a defendant after a mother pleads for her son on Christmas Day aided by Roy Strese and John Vail who deny criminal intent. Vail and Strese were linked to store robberies in Excello. Vail is an old offender while Strese faces first-time charges.
Willis C. Goodson the referee in Macon reports a judgment of ouster against the Clover Leaf organization for abusing its charter as a fraternal benevolent group. The report claims the main purpose was to provide a venue for members to obtain intoxicating liquors in dry counties.
The 1911 Canadian wheat season shows Western Canada fared better weatherwise, with July growth strong but August ripening poor. Canvassers estimate production costs including freight at 68 cents per bushel, yielding a profit of about 17 to 19 cents per bushel on low to high grade wheat, barring price declines.
A taxicab in St Louis struck a northbound Eighteenth street streetcar and pushed it into a southbound car injuring fifteen people. Secret service man William Pulliam was hurt perhaps fatally and chauffeur John Tucker said a brick hit him moments before the crash.
E. W. Stephens A. A. Speer and Theo Lacaff of the state capitol commission inspected Warrensburg sandstone quarries and were surprised by their size and stone abundance. The commission agreed no outside Missouri sourcing is needed to build the capitol.
Ely Hufford of Liberty indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Robert Wilhite near Smithville. He and Prosecutor James S. Simrall urged immediate trial, but Judge Trimbale continued the case to March 4 due to other business.
The Mississippi Valley Transportation Company merges with the planned St. Louis Gulf Steel Barge line after creditor approval. Business groups including the Business Men's League and Real Estate Exchange back the consolidation to boost river traffic between St. Louis and New Orleans.
Davis C. Rixley, 40, a Cosby area farmer, accidentally shot himself while climbing a fence. His 10-year-old son witnessed the event as the gun discharged when the trigger caught in the fence, the full charge striking his stomach.
In a Springfield hotel a pistol fight broke out between a Black porter and Dollie Huitt a white woman. Harry Fox a roomer looked from his door and was shot in the left arm. Huitt says the porter insulted her. All three shots were fired by each side with no accurate aim. Fox was wounded in the arm.
N. L. Ross and J. F. Alexander, managers in an oil business at Clinton and a coal oil stove ignited leaking gasoline as they unloaded tank cars. Both were badly burned while working on a new plant project.
Gordon Kyles, an Black ex convict, led a 50 block pursuit through Chillicothe pursued by an angry mob. He surrendered 100 yards from where earlier that night he wounded Thomas Watts with a butcher knife.
In Liberty circuit court, Dr. Amory Smith and Dr. D Nelson Smith admitted guilty to 14 of 47 remaining cases after a fight by the Clay County Medical society. They pledged to withdraw from practice thereafter.
Johnson County officials enlist Dr. D. F. Luckey, state veterinarian, to use all means to eradicate a deadly hog disease plaguing the county. Hog raisers say the illness is not cholera as hundreds of hogs have died.
In Liberty a foreman named Joseph Hall, about 30, shot himself during breakfast at a grading camp. A woman in St. Louis, with whom he corresponded, had letters still burning when his body was found.
Elms hotel project at Ex celsior Springs halted as contractor Godfrey Swenson quits after unpaid balance. Work paused with no resumption date until accounts are settled.
A trainload of dressed turkeys moved through St Louis bound for New York. Six refrigerator cars carried 25 000 pounds each. The train departed Lebanon on the passenger schedule.
The University Medical school of Kansas City may become part of the University of Missouri. President Flavel Tiffany met with Dean C. M. Jackson and President Hill in Columbia to discuss access to large city hospitals as a key point.
The St Louis Book and Flower Guild will donate face powder toilet waters perfumes and delicate soaps as Christmas presents to residents of elder homes. The effort reflects a belief that a woman's wish to please the eye lasts throughout life.
C M Barnes of Marston takes the seat formerly held by R A Young of Alton on the state board of agriculture at Columbia for a three year term.
The Retail Grocers and Liquor Dealers associations plan a campaign to push a constitutional amendment to eliminate lid clubs and allow saloons to open on Sundays. Merchants urge voters to back the change across the state.
Minnie Callahan who confessed to robbing the Kirksville post office with three men and had been jailed since November 7 in default of 500 bond was released on bond signed by her brother in law 8S Hollinger a farmer near Trenton.
A 14 year old named Charles Mendenhall was accidentally shot and killed after leaving home with a small rifle. He was later found in the barnyard with a bullet hole in his head near Thayer.
A branch office of the state food and drug inspection department will be established at Springfield January 1, according to Dr. W. P. Cutler, head of the commission.
In Judge Amick's circuit court division at St. Joseph a jury found that a man who gives his sister a wedding gift forfeits any further claim to the property.
Directors of the St Louis St Charles Northern Transportation company at Middletown re elected all officers. The meeting reported good prospects for financing the proposed electric line.
Abe Nowlin aged 87 was found dead in the woods about three miles from Warsaw. Authorities believe he froze to death while walking home from Warsaw where he lived with his son four miles farther on.
Striking jurors produced a verdict opposite to the court order. The St. Louis jury returned the verdict in the Farrington will case and Judge Withrow accepted it, altering the expected outcome.
A jury awarded Josiah Boul ten thousand dollars in a $25 000 damages suit against Henry Laubach for alienation of Mrs Boul s affections. The verdict split six thousand dollars for actual damages and four thousand dollars for punitive damages.
Dale Thornburg, age 53, died in Moberly leaving a widow and nine children. His brother George Thornberg serves as county assessor.
Two East Eighty sixth street girls Virginia Clough and Clairie Feldman pretend to be bad by silently swearing into slips of paper. They each utter a curse word and report no dramatic consequence, then resume play with light disappointment.
A Baltimore waiter told a patron he was studying French for a potential Paris hotel job. The patron doubted Parisian competition, but the waiter insisted the hotel needs staff fluent in Baltimorean French, not standard Parisian speech.
A brief vignette depicts Dr. Boyd Carpenter of Ripon meeting a bashful young man and maiden asking to see Mr Carpenter who calmly replies I am Carpenter and joiner revealing a humble self description.
A health warning notes that chest tightness signals a possible lung infection. It cautions that neglecting a cold could lead to consumption or pneumonia and recommends seeking remedies or medical advice.
A proverb suggests a woman may gain more by pouting in courtship than by shouting after marriage, reflecting a social mindset on behavior and marriage prospects.
A man charged with stealing a sheep owned by Sir Garnett Fitz Maurice claimed he found the animal wandering and drove it home. Sir Garnett asked if he could read, and the man replied yes, noting the brand G F M on the sheep, which the lord interpreted as Fat Mutton, provoking a humorous exchange.
A New York editor calls Arnold Bennett the greatest living English novelist, while noting a critic once told a boastful young writer he “reminds me of Arnold Bennett” because he stutters.
A three year old boy kissed a girl of the same age and the girl rubbed her lips. The mother cautioned against such behavior while the boy claimed she was rubbing it in. The exchange highlights childhood boundaries and misunderstandings about affection.
Jack rescues Mrs. Wiles the young widow from dangerous surf. His aunt reacts with surprise and hints at future action as the Boston Transcript notes the incident.
A humorous courtroom snapshot shows an usher asking a groom if he is the friend of the groom while a madam replies she is the bride’s mother. The judge oversees the exchange in a light moment during a wedding setup.
A witty exchange unfolds as a woman declines marriage for a husband who has known sorrow and wisdom. The dialogue features a counterpoint about whether accepting him would have fulfilled her requirements. The tone stays light yet pointed in a discreet domestic fashion.
A quote notes that true discretion appears when a man admits others may differ without calling them fools and warns that fashion can make many women look like freaks.
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