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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
3
A man weighs leaving on a trip against business obligations and family pressure. He fears losing $1000 on a deal if he stays, while a partner urges delaying. He mentions a railroad ticket that expires tomorrow and a required directors meeting.
A father questions Margaret about a well off broker who calls on her. She confirms his success and independence but the father asserts his own authority, telling him the household ends at ten o clock and visitors must leave when ordered.
Ray T. Baker, warden, claims to abolish brutalizing rules and run a healthy, industrious facility. Prisoners study and work, then pursue honest labor after release. Baker contrasts his institution with a reform school he once visited, recalling an inmate who reformed in 1889 per a New York Tribune quote.
A playwright recalls the opening night while the critic confirms leaving after a late curtain call. The conversation notes the final curtain exactly at 10 31 p m and a moment of oversleeping by the critic.
A youthful student asks how the prodigal son went broke and Farmer Cornfoesel muses that the spendthrift squandered his fortune in town while discussing how to uplift the farmer.
A brief rural conversation contrasts past and present borrowing. Farmer Countessel notes borrowing today is seen as unlucky, whereas in the past simply securing funds for a place was considered a lucky feat. The exchange casts light on changing farming finance attitudes.
A new Irish employee in a lumber office is left to handle calls while bosses visit a drug store. He tries to take an order for one thousand knot holes but the punchline reveals the knots are sold to a brewery for bungholes, prompting a humorous misunderstanding.
A passerby contemplates a crowd gathered at a moving picture show advertising a film about a modern society woman feeding her own baby. The onlooker fears danger while a companion stays with them.
A series of dramatic headlines recount local misfortunes. A river reshapes the land displacing Farmer Lushwell into a dry county, a heavyset rider faces a broken bicycle derailment, and a clumsy incident with a moving picture machine stirs trouble.
Two East side men discuss a neighbor's child’s shrieks and joke about filing a court action under a city ordinance banning open mufflers, as quoted from the Kansas City Journal.
A dialogue questions how tall a skyscraper would be if houses scaled to the same proportions as a termite dwelling. The professor is asked to compute the proportional height, comparing tiny cottages to colossal structures.
A Michigan Gargoyle quip from a recent up state county local option campaign mocks saloon closures. The exchange asks what happens if all the taverns sink and answers that many people would drown.
A wife suspects her husband of theft after he secretly kept fifty cents from his pay, trying to brush it off as a mistake. The exchange reveals a domestic scene of mistrust and humor in a newspaper anecdote.
A thirteen year old asks about dating and theater trips with an older girl. The response warns against going out alone at night with boys and forbids kissing, labeling such conduct common and ill bred and advises stopping association with the boys who press it. It upholds parental disapproval as reasonable and emphasizes respectable behavior.
The note explains that RSVP means a reply is requested. In English it says The favor of a reply is requested if you please and in French Repondez s il vous plait. Respond to the host whose name leads the invitation, indicating regret or acceptance.
A young woman offers a frugal yet warm idea for a bridal gift. She suggests friends host a dish towel tea for the bride elect, with a marked towel, tea tray, two kinds of sandwiches, candies and salted nuts, creating a cozy, affordable celebration at about five o'clock.
A Constant Reader asks if the groom’s attendant should deliver the wedding fee to the pastor at the time the marriage certificate is given or after the ceremony. The paper advises giving the minister the fee when the business is settled, just before the ceremony, as there is usually no good opportunity afterward.
The article notes silver and linen often bear the bride’s initials. Friends sometimes use the bride’s first name or a pet cognomen on personal gifts such as silver picture frames, which commonly hold the husband-elect’s photograph.
This passage advises addressing a man as Mr Blank and signing Sincerely yours. It weighs whether an elderly man can give a costly gift without jewelry and notes the decision is for the writer and family. It also suggests writing to a sad friend after he initiates contact.
An old advertisement extols kidney health and warns backache signals, claiming Dean's Kidney Pills quickly relieve weak kidneys without poison or habit forming drugs. A Chicago testimonial says six boxes cured severe pains, dizziness, and fatigue, with lasting results.
Dialogue between characters Tom and Tabby reveals a comic brave stance with a mock vow of self sacrifice, underscoring humorous bravado in the scene. The exchange parodies heroic sacrifice as the banter escalates with playful hyperbole.
A publicity notice promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap as the best treatment for itchy scalps dandruff and hair loss. It describes applying ointment to the scalp in partings over several areas, wearing a pillow cover, then shampooing with soap the next morning. Samples offered via post card.
At a Princeton luncheon a bishop was criticized as worldly. Dr. Henry Van Dyke replied, asking which world was meant, the present or the next, turning the remark into a sharp retort.
A Muncie bride of two months visits a city department store to buy four pairs of socks. When asked for his size she says he wears a 14 collar, prompting amused clerk dialogue quoted from the Indianapolis News.
A fragment lists a man with an umbrella at a ball game as a sign of pessimism and includes ad copy for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. A quote about love and suspicion ends the snippet.
Lawrence editor J. D. Bowersock relates a Kansas editors week tale about the Dutchman on Decoration Day. He notes the irony of decorating graves while the graves he favors are not yet dead, underscoring a humorous take on remembrance and timing.
A large-dressed woman at a theater refuses to remove her hat after an attendant requests it. She calls the complainant a diminutive man behind her and then retorts that it would be easier to remove him. The episode showcases vanity clashing with courtesy in a public seating dispute.
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the Fitch signature, noting it has been in use for over 30 years. The dubious statements about Fletcher's Castoria and hunting claims are discussed alongside misleading quotes about self defense.
A brief exchange shows a coal loader arguing that a price has risen from a quarter to fifty cents due to coal prices increasing. The clerk explains the higher charge as a response to market changes while sounding bemused at the customer’s remark.
When shoes pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder shaken into shoes. Also marketed for breaking in new shoes. Sample offered free from A. Olmeted, LeRoy New York. Do not accept substitutes. Also a closing proverb about choosing to imagine another's situation.
A compact regional notice lists alfalfa at 6 dollars and Timothy and Clover mixed at 4.50. It also advertises farms for sale and rent in an Iowa locale near Bionx City, la, under a generic real estate banner.
A proverb notes that a girl deemed unsuitable for a poor man would be a poor wife for a rich man. It also says a man who refuses to see his errors travels farther toward reform.
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