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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
7
The other morning Willie’s mother finds him on a high stool by the bed with feet on a pillow barely covered. She asks if he is crazy and he answers that his feet have gone to sleep.
A new English mirror for military purposes uses glass with embedded wire netting, offering greater efficiency than metal mirrors and near equal durability.
Touching, burning skins. It not only soothes but heals. Bathe with Cuti cura Soap and hot water, dry gently and apply Cuticura Ointment. For free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adyv.
A Kansas City Star anecdote features Watts McNutt explaining he swears after losing two front teeth. An elderly woman chides him kindly, and he admits the slips come naturally. The brief vignette notes humor in a fault line of speech and childhood missteps.
Bobby and his friends move into Chicago home but furniture delays spark playful roaming. After delivery, the house is restored yet Bobby sighs that they cannot visit, saying they have come back to civilization.
An advertisement notes a long tested kidney remedy praised by druggists. It highlights Swamp Root as a tonic aiding the kidneys liver and bladder and attributes strong results to Dr Kilmer’s formula.
A witty exchange on a car’s nickname frames the joke about reliability. The owner explains the name The True Love because the vehicle never runs smoothly.
The text argues that overthinking drains vitality and delays action. A banker converts to faith when a pastor stops thinking and invites immediate step. It cites pride in human plans and suggests embracing God’s thoughts to relieve anxiety and renew resolve.
The quote argues that suppressing part of the truth hardens prejudice and turns truth into falsehood. It warns that listening to only one side undermines truth and erodes its persuasive power, urging balanced consideration.
A reflective aphorism notes happiness appears where not searched, suggesting contentment arises in unexpected moments rather than pursuit. It emphasizes a paradox of fulfillment born from letting things be rather than chasing them.
Blended lines present a garbled poem and stray text about fireside warmth and winter joy, with a stray quote from Frank L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution. The readable fragment mentions New York and German teachers being dropped from grade schools.
A Chicago American writer recalls a chance meeting with a derelict described by actor George Tully. In a pocket coin moment the actor asks if the man has had breakfast. The derelict replies with a vow of no drink, saying Not a drop on my honor.
In Town Topics a comic exchange shows Jenny skeptical of Benny’s sudden piety while Benny hams up religiosity under the flattering attention of young men.
The piece notes soldiers returning from foreign fronts may carry unfamiliar pathogens. It cites World Outlook on pestilence as a wartime companion and quotes Sir William Osler praising health in mobilization, while urging careful immigration screening and sanitary measures after the war.
Catarrhal inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes rumbling sounds and deafness when closed. If inflammation cannot be reduced hearing loss may be permanent. The text notes catarrh as the cause and mentions a one dollar case claimed not cured by Hall's Ca’ Medicine.
A bystander watches two men fight. one is an iceman and the others are in the coal trade. A second bystander urges others not to interfere while noting the danger and potential injuries.
A Massachusetts man, on two transports that were torpedoed, has become determined to oppose Germany. He has enlisted and says he is ready to fight, expressing a fierce resolve though no breakthrough is reported.
A Columbus Dispatch retells a luncheon incident in which a young man dipped into soup before meat and was loudly accused by the ladies of drinking the gravy. He recalls the scene with humor about kitchen mishap and social embarrassment.
A boom town tale from Blessing Texas describes a shack near the railway with a barber chair on one side and a forge on the other. A traveling salesman seeking a shave to catch a train is refused because a plowshare lies ahead.
A humorous crime scene caption shows a policeman pinning a tramp on the sidewalk while the officer reassures a bystander and debates water to splash. The dialogue contrasts mercy and practical action as a passerby asks about treating the man’s fit.
In a wartime exchange a colonel asks Rastus if he is ready to die for his country. Rastus replies he is not aiming to die for his country but to make a German die for his country. The dialogue reflects a sly defiance amid conflict with a racial caricature tone.
A comic dialogue tests wit about geometry as a co-ed asks what shape a kiss is and a caller proposes a square as the answer, prompting a light back-and-forth on punny shapes and social banter.
Green's August Flower is advertised as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion in the stomach and intestines, cleanses the stomach and intestinal tract, and stimulates bile production for blood impurity removal. Sold in all civilized countries, 80 and 90 cent bottles.
A blunt observation notes that childish rage does not settle with age and instead becomes louder and more confrontational as individuals mature. The remark implies ongoing immaturity in behavior regardless of time.
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