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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
1
A sermon essay contrasts Jesus visiting the slums with modern indifference from the wealthy. It laments neglect of the poor, praises hard work inspired by mothers, and urges respect for women and mothers as essential citizens. Obituary notes Elizabeth Riley Tucker, 1851–1923, with family details and funeral.
Calhoun and Thornton advertise buying selling and trading farms town property and merchandise offering insurance and farm loans at low rates to farmers and merchants.
For sale or trade a 240 acre farm listed under the name of Mrs Nelia Bundridge. The advertisement states farm acreage and inquiry options but provides no further details on price terms location or contact.
Burwell and Porter of Brookfield Missouri advertise farm loans at five and one half percent interest. They offer funds for purchase of farms improve incomes and refinance existing debt. Contact details unnamed in OCR.
The Baptist church revival progresses with Rev. Hargrove delivering strong sermons and sparking townwide talk. Singing evangelist Mr. Jack Turner assists, training the choir and boosting nightly interest as the meeting aims to do much good for the Master and the community.
The Farmers Store launches a major January Clearance Sale announced to start Friday with deeply reduced prices on many items. Shoppers are urged to read the ad, digest the bargains, and arrive early to benefit from the sale of sales.
A notice from C. L. McQuown invites potential buyers to contact immediately. if not sold by January 25th the Price McQuown farm will be rented.
A loan offer for farm land at 5 percent with a small cash commission valid for 5 7 or 10 years and an excellent payment option by J. D. Burwell.
Mr and Mrs James P Turner entertained Sunday at one o clock at their home in the south part of town. Guests included Mr and Mrs L C Lantz and Mr and Mrs R H Warren. The afternoon was social and the day long remembered by all.
Notice lists an extra choice jersey milch cow with young calf for sale in Burwell. The seller signs as J. 2. Burwell.
Special notice announces Dr. B. W. Eisenhour optometrist will be at Mr. Healy's Store in Browning on Wednesday and Thursday January 24 and 25. He offers eye trouble headaches or nervous issues evaluation and correction, with or without glasses.
Classified notice offering various good native lumber for sale with orders taken for barn or house patterns and directing interested buyers to contact John B Harmon.
The Modern Woodmen of America Camp 2614 sets meetings for the first and third Tuesdays monthly. District Deputy S. T. Zuwalt of Chillicothe visited to promote Woodcraft. Leaders pledge to boost lodge spirit with the motto Let's go. Members urged to attend and perform their duty and keep the logs rolling.
Forty head of bred in the purple Registered Hereford females in our first public sale. Ten bred cows thirty yearlings two and three year old heifers all grand daughers of champions. Sale Wednesday January 24 1923 at 1:00 at the farm. Trains met by free conveyance. The Oaks Laclede Missouri.
Three hundred fifty people led by R A Clark E B Moffitt C M Hopper and E H Stoner greeted the Shelby Farm Bureau Community Band of Linn County Missouri on its arrival for Farmers Week opening night in Columbia. The Sumner community and Chariton Farm Bureau hosted a noon feed and auditorium program with the band’s members later performing Cooperation on the basketball court.
The speaker urges all debtors to settle balances and accept a statement as they need the funds and must square their books.
Joe Blair the 11 year old world record holder for 3 1 2 furlongs in 39 seconds, refused food at Tia Juana race track after his owner C A Norvell died in his stall overnight. The horse panicked when Norvell’s body was found and wandered the stall, whinnying, then refused oats and water. Norvell and Joe Blair had a long partnership with Norvell famously sharing hardships and even sleeping in the same stall. Norvell had fought to keep Joe Blair in racing, returning to turf after various reversals, and together they enjoyed notable success in the past including a 1922 jockey championship with M Factor.
The family of Mrs. Elizabeth Riley Tucker expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for the sympathy and assistance during illness death and burial. Frank Tucker and children.
A letter from Mrs John Fields of Linneus Missouri thanks J Robert Hall in Tulare California for a soybean guessing contest prize and mentions receipt of the prize check. The note is dated December 20 1923 and references the Tulare County Farm Bureau report.
Forty acre farm for sale located twenty four miles northeast of Browning near a school on a rural route. The property is well improved and offered through J. H. Dunlap.
A diary style recap covers a week of observations from a speaker in a rural setting. Entries include reactions to an extremely ugly man, a wedding reception, a sermon about loving neighbors and animals, a difficult English test, a trip to the rail depot, a neighbor's remarriage, and displeasure over a newspaper item about a relative.
Peaceful Valley is the title of the play staged in Browning. The cast has worked hard and deserves a good house. Come out and show support to the cast Friday night. Adv.
A Saturday special lists a 14 quart aluminum dish pan and an enameled kettle offered at 2.39 dollars. The notice highlights bargain cookware from Harvey and Neets.
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