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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
5
A Kirksville reader recounts a severe la grippe left him weak and nervous. He tried many medicines without success before reporting full restoration of strength after using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. He endorses the product for women as well.
An advertisement features RS Luna V Christian urging women to heed health warnings and try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, a temperance herbal tonic claimed to aid backache dizziness and nervous weakness. It notes the product is sold in most drug stores, with ingredients listed on the wrapper and trial sizes available by mail from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
A Kansas City Star account describes neighbors crashing a surprise party at Jord Prodd and wife’s home in Fiddle Creek Straddle Ridge. Miz Prodd allegedly pinned Jord with a skillet while their children watched and bet on the outcome.
In a brief remark Mary Ellen says a clothespin has lost its husband and wears sorrow clothes as she finishes a clothespin in black for Hallow. The line reflects a people’s craft or street-side vignette with a melancholic metaphor.
Luke notes that the coquette was made to provide the fool with a companion. The remark frames the object as a social device to pair a playful fool with a consenting partner.
Advertisement notes Bayer as the genuine aspirin with tablets in a Bayer package and directions for headache cold pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It claims nineteen years of physician use and a tin of 12 tablets costing a few cents. The product is Bayer’s trademark for acetylsalicylic acid ester.
To one half pint water mix 1 oz Bay Rum a small box Barbo Compound and % oz glycerine Apply twice weekly until shade is desired It darkens gray streaks softens hair and adds gloss It does not cool the scalp cling or rub off Available from druggists or homemade at low cost Also includes assorted ads about Cuticura and laundry products
A Crimson halfback eludes two Yale tacklers, scores the winning touchdown as Harvard survives a tense finish. An accompanying Radcliffe student asks what the uproar is about while teammates rally around the player. The waterboy revives him after the brutal sequence.
A farmer refuses more returned soldiers after a veteran in training dug a front line trench across a field. The exchange highlights wartime labor tensions and the dangers of handling experienced workers.
The article explains fur coat value rising over time and advises on remodeling short coats to stretch investments. It details professional and home sewing methods, lining choices, and model ideas using sealskin squirrel mink and other pelts, with practical tips on matching skins and reducing waste.
Midwinter millinery reviews last season's hats with street dress and picture models. A tan satin crown street hat features an upturned left brim and black velvet facing with satin folds and jet motifs. A velvet edged ceinture hat adapts to two colors for floral or foliage embellishment. A wide brim hat showcases layered marines and silk appliques for a purely decorative, elegant silhouette.
A Washington Star quotation notes women’s views on husbands in knickerbockers and golf, implying social vanity and leisure culture influencing dress and sport.
Two tenants report strained relations with their landlord who refuses to engage in conversation or respond to letters. The pattern of noncommunication raises concerns over unresolved housing issues and tenant rights. Local officials consider mediation options.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds. A dose every two hours until three doses break up a severe cold and relieve congestion, headache, feverishness, sneezing, and sore stiffness, with minimal cost at drug stores.
A brief exchange notes dislike for cold English and a neighbourly jab about preferring hot Scotch. The quirky dialogue highlights regional tastes and humorous tone.
An old advertisement-like passage touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for nasal catarrh and colds. It claims the product builds the system cleanses the blood and reduces recurring attacks. It states internal action on mucous surfaces and lists Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the maker.
The piece asks how to classify civil war accounts and suggests placing them alongside polite literature, framing the question as a literary or cataloging dilemma. It reflects on tone and categorization rather than reporting a specific event with dates or figures.
An advertising claim asserts Garfield Tea cleanses the blood to fight rheumatism dyspepsia and a broad range of chronic illnesses. The note credits Ady as endorsing the tonic.
A concise proverb-poem noting charity cannot excuse greed or wrongdoing. It frames altruism as a noble cover for fault while asserting greed remains a distinct vice. The line underscores moral limits of charitable acts in addressing personal failings.
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