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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
2
Dr. H Bordier of Lyons France advocates using electric heat applied at the sides of the nose to treat colds. Metal plates deliver heat to the inner membranes with the outer skin spared. He reports several remarkable successes after only minutes of treatment.
Laura asks Lena if she told their father about a kiss from Mr Willing after breakfast. Laura claims Lena warned that if he kissed again she would inform their father and asserts he did kiss again.
Recipe for an upside down cake in a skillet using butter brown sugar cherries and cake batter. Preheat, layer ingredients in skillet, bake about 60 minutes in a moderate oven.
A Montreal Star fragment notes Pa had the last word in an argument with Ma, and as usual he apologized again, closing the domestic moment with a sigh and a repeat of conventional roles.
A fragmentary note contrasts bathroom charm with spotlessness and mentions Red Cross Ball Blue keeping whites bright until worn. It cites Adv to claim practical fabric care. Ruskin warns that clever arguments conceal truth.
The piece notes that hard concrete courts boost speed and accuracy, aiding U S players like Miss Mary K Browne and Bill Johnston. It cites France and California as centers with elevated use of concrete surfaces, including schools and parks, with MIT recenty adding hard courts for advanced play.
King Winter will not get any more of a grip on your radiator than you allow him to. The severity with which cold weather taxes the efficiency of your car depends entirely on the measures you take to fortify yourself against operating troubles. Water freezes at zero Celsius, or 32 degrees Fahrenheit. When water freezes, it expands, and it is this expansion which cracks the radiator and other parts of the cooling system. Although some newer cars have radiators that can stand a slight freeze without damage, it is not good policy to neglect precautions in cold weather.
The article contrasts Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a lively batting duel. Manager Miller Huggins notes five differences in approach, including Gehrig’s flat footed stance and Ruth’s wind up. The friendly rivalry mirrors Alphonse and Gaston as both players joke about who might top whom.
The United States Navy develops a multiplex radio reception system allowing an antenna to receive and transmit signals across varying wavelengths simultaneously. This advance comes from the naval research laboratory in Bellevue, Washington, D. C.
The half pound soldering iron is too large for fine radio work. Recommend a quarter pound copper with an extended tone point. One side of the point should be one quarter inch wide while the other side is slightly narrower.
A Radio Broadcast Magazine summary outlines various A battery charger types for trickle and high rate charging. It notes electrolytic rectifiers and dry crystal as trickle options, Tungar for higher currents, and three high rate types: Tungar, vibrator, and Raytheon cartridge. It argues trickle charging requires less attention but risks over or under charging, while high rate charging needs larger storage capacity but offers longer battery life as charging rate tapers with fullness.
The column lists varied sports notes including the New York City Billiard Room Keepers’ Association with 1000 members, Edward J. Burke as Navy 1928 football captain, Florida seeking a 1928 game with UCLA, Mike McTigue’s career earnings, Muriel Amy Gunn as a top long jumper, Poe family football legacy at Princeton, Eddie Collins’ World Series runs record, a long standing Johns Hopkins versus St Johns football feud, Dummy Taylor and Johnny Risko anecdotes.
Joe Stecher defeats challenger Jae Ganon in a 45 minutes 25 seconds bout to hold the heavyweight wrestling championship amid a held pose photo finish.
Mrs M Riessmeer of Cleveland Ohio says after her first child she lost weight and grew sicker despite efforts. A neighbor advised Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound which she took for four bottles, regained to 116 pounds, and can do housework easily. The ad frames health as riches and promotes Pinkham’s remedy as a life improving fairy.
Gen Hugh Drum criticizes World War I writings for clichéd maxims and sentimentality likening them to an idle excursion train stalled in a field. He mocks soldiers' "object of a commander" and "time to attack" lines as trivial. The satirical comparison highlights a longing for substantive insight over platitudes.
Comic exchange notes Bill’s stock market bets and a brutal punchline about him being bare after the deal. The quip relies on a pun about being stripped of clothes and money in financial speculation.
An old advertisement touts Laxative BromO Quinind Tablets as a safe preventive for colds flu and influenza with a box signature by E. W. Grove. The ad notes 30c price. The reader is urged to trust the product despite a mention of a man with a bad reputation hinting at a moral aside.
A father wishes to name his son after a friend, making the friend the middle name. The idea raises questions about family tradition and naming conventions and how relatives react to the proposal.
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