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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
9
John Harris dissatisfied with teaching in a Canadian town leaves to homestead in Manitoba. He marries Mary who joins him. Alec McCrae, a pioneer settler and adviser, aids their trek as they select and take possession of a homestead with Mary choosing to stay with a fellow settler's family before settling.
The party reaches Hungry Hall at dusk in the Pembina hills and settles into a log cabin. Arthur and Lily share a tender farewell, women cry briefly, chores begin, and the interior is furnished with homely touches. A week passes with quiet until Harris spots a rider on the prairie, signaling new movement on the horizon.
Harris and McCrae ride west in winter seeking a prairie farm. They assess soil, frost risk, and water from a shallow pond with flowing stream, noting stock water and winter conditions as key factors before choosing the 160 acres.
Harris and McCrae discuss sharing a quarter of land for a stock shelter and future depots as they plan to establish a frontier settlement. Harris reveals a roving policy while McCrae seeks a fair barter for services. Mary Harris joins the journey, helping set up a winter homestead with a stove, tea, and ham.
Short note outlines using plaster of Paris to fix wall holes with minimal contrast. Suggests tinting plaster with washable waist color for color match. Proposes blending to match wall shade to hide spots.
Washington details investigations into the fatal shooting of Lieut W H Langdon by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostok. Reports from State and Navy Departments note Japanese officials express regret and aid. Langdon says he identified as Amerikan as the incident occurred, with wounds indicating a back shot.
Boise Idaho. Representative George E Van de Steeg proposes an alien land law to bar Japanese citizens from owning land in Idaho in the sixteenth legislative session. He announced after introducing a concurrent resolution to the President elect and Congress opposing any treaty granting citizenship rights to Japanese nationals.
New York reports Attorney General Palmer ordered an appeal from the decision of Judge Arba S. Van Valkenburgh of Kansas City restraining enforcement of an agriculture secretary order increasing commission for selling and handling livestock. The injunction was granted December 31 at the request of livestock firms against the United States attorney in the western district of Missouri.
A dispatch from here reports French destroyers sank a Soviet transport flying the red flag and carrying Soviet troops, likely bound for Trebizond. The encounter occurred ten miles west of Novorossisk.
The Albany Argus oldest Albany daily has been sold to the Press Company publishers of the Knickerbocker Press the other morning daily.
The fragmented line hints at a domestic scene urging patience and companionship after meals and during walks. The phrase suggests a softer rhythm of daily life and shared moments, though the source text is incomplete.
Dr. C W Grant bought a barren Hudson island opposite Peekskill and grew Delaware grapes. His success in grape culture earned him fame but his flower scheme failed, leading to bankruptcy and the island’s return to barren soil. Time moves on and colleges owe fame to their football teams.
A Chicago family story shows a father determined to mold his son into a captain of industry while the mother finds bruising punishment over a boy named James who accused another boy Harry of lying. The father reacts with threats to "break every bone in his body" to teach him to lie better.
The College of Agriculture and Forestry at the University of Nanking China plans to export tree seeds to the United States. Several species are native to America including the toothache tree Xanthoxylum piperitum and the tree of heaven Ailanthus glandulosa.
A compact reflection on how initial choices set the course for a life of crime, noting that beginnings are difficult and the eventual end proves equally hard for those who pursue unlawful paths.
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