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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1932
Page
7
A letter urges poultry raisers to plan for early chick production as hatchery orders rise, warns against pursuing broilers for limited profit, and cites rising prices from 50 cents to 28 cents per bird in recent weeks while advising farmers to favor larger breeds to meet demand. The note from L. W. Priebe accompanies local social notices and community visits in Halenville area.
A W Payne of Brookfield Missouri sends payment to square his subscription to the Leader-Record Browning Missouri for the New Year. Check enclosed.
Milo Street LaVeta Colorado January 7 1932 writes to Joe Nickell Browning Missouri about subscribing and paying $3 to advance, notes good business last year despite depression, cleared debts, fears ongoing downturn could end their livelihoods, and reports losing homes and contents on December 9 with insurance.
A Tuesday blaze on South Oak Street utterly destroyed Milo Sutfreet’s home, with interiors burning unnoticed until neighbors called the alarm. Investigators suspect a heater explosion following a refill as the likely cause. the house, though insured, left behind personal items cherished by the owners.
A letter from John Houser requests a subscription to The Leader-Record, noting his boyhood near Winigan and asking for annual pricing and return mail payment. He mentions an old friend Mrs. F. Mr. Cattey and promises a check upon receipt of the paper.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad head J Bennet sends a New Year message through the company's magazine. He urges workers to face facts and work hard to earn rewards, warning against expecting handouts while noting others have tougher paths.
The junk man, once an itinerant vendor, now oversees a billion dollar industry in salvage of iron, steel and other materials. About 30 million tons of scrap are consumed yearly in the United States, influencing prices and market trends while aiding resource conservation by saving ore coal and limestone per ton recycled.
The report cites education rates among national leaders: 36 percent of Congress attended college, 47 percent of House speakers, 54 percent of vice presidents, 62 percent of secretaries of state, 50 percent of the treasury secretaries, 67 percent of attorneys general, and 60 percent of Supreme Court justices. It notes a boy with no schooling has 1 in 150,000 to perform distinguished service, rising to 4 times with elementary, 87 times with high school, and 800 times with college education.
The piece compares young American writers favorably to English and European peers. Americans are described as unashamed of emotion, courageous and experimental, not bound by Hardy or Firbank echoes, while European writers grow skeptical and lose belief in life.
Popular Mechanics notes concealed panel heating in the embassy. Water coils hidden in ceilings and walls provide warmth at 65 degrees with higher humidity, claiming fuel savings versus standard heating.
The United States relies on John and William Smith of Rensselaer New York for most sharps. The brothers enjoy their craft but fear social embarrassment when asked about their work at parties saying they make few sharps.
Paris continues to dispatch notices on what fashionable women will wear as American buyers pick designs under local artists guidance. The piece contrasts fashion influence with a Glasgow man who chose self deportation to secure a free passage home after spending all his money.
A survey finds English women tend to outlive American women. Researchers suggest faster American lifestyles may shorten lifespan.
Violet Reed works in a basement bookshop in New York and rekindles a love with Marcus Blade after a long separation. Marcus finds a brand new copy of a sought book, they meet by chance, and Marcus reveals a love letter hidden in a rustic orchard letter box. Violet learns her answer is yes.
A long-secret 1796 Tripoli treaty text was found altered to state the United States was not a Christian nation. The change appears in Article 11 of the peace and friendship treaty with Tripoli, noting the US government was not founded on Christianity and would not fight over religious opinions.
Three veils once owned by Martha Washington are now held by Col. Louis J. Kolb of Philadelphia. One is the bridal veil worn at her marriage to George Washington, a one yard square net with floral embroidery and clover leaf motifs. Another veil, worn for a Gilbert Stuart portrait, is hand embroidered with fern frond borders, measuring three yards by fifteen inches. The third is a riding veil of Brussels net, two and a half yards long by fifteen inches wide, recalling Mount Vernon tours. The heirlooms had long belonged to Washington relatives and were acquired by Kolb a few years ago.
The line from Hamlet Act II Scene II is discussed as meaning the general public cannot appreciate rare or elite tastes. The phrase likens caviare, a Russian delicacy, to anything judged beyond common understanding or popularity.
The Austrian state earns the nickname laden praise of foreign suitors as travelers reference her charm. Once dubbed The Nymph of the Danube and The Musical Maid of Monarchy, she attracts new terms of endearment from visiting lovers who adore her beauty and prestige.
In Perth Scotland visitors still seek the house of Katie Glover, the fair maid of Perth. The old city portion around Curfew Row and Blackfriars Wynd invites fans of Sir Walter Scott to imagine scenes from the famed romance as the Glovers’ house stood there.
The village of Sillery near Quebec hosts Canada’s oldest continuously occupied house built in 1637. Its founder, Commander de Sillery, was a royal favorite and later a Jesuit missionary to New France.
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