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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
7
A verbose orator campaigning among fifty miners in a mountaintop camp cannot finish his speech after hours. Most leave for drinks or work, leaving one tired old listener. The speaker places a six shooter on the table and vows to finish the speech by shooting if needed. The man quips he may as well be shot as talked to death.
Albert Groves recalls a British guest at his Euclid area country home who was so stylish that an Irish terrier bit him shortly after arrival. The guest asked to keep boots outside the door and Groves replied that the servants are honest and nothing would be touched.
A rheumatism sufferer bought red flannel undergarments guaranteed in every respect. Weeks later he returns to say the garments failed to match claims. He asks if they faded or shrunk. he recounts waking with a pink baby necklace joke from his wife as proof of color discrepancy.
A garbled OCR fragment references snowballs and a youth, with mentions of a silk hat and injury. The legible parts imply a dated piece but lack concrete events, names, places, or dates to form a clear historical item.
Fragmented dialogue reveals pessimism about submitting the SOP again. The speaker expects the recipient to quit after failing forward, accusing him of focusing on girls, fraternities, and football rather than duties.
A humorous anecdote about Churton Collins trimming his library to a dealer who refuses every volume yet charges half a crown for taking them away. The owner, insulted and resigned, restores the books to his shelves amid a relieved sigh.
The speaker notes February as the shortest month while mentioning Jigson in December and January as equally brief. The quip toys with month lengths to frame a light observation on time and bills.
An angry citizen storms a city editor over a resignation published under Public Improvements. The editor points to the citizen’s own release, noting he provided the story. The exchange highlights mislabeling in a local paper.
A jurist notes a man who boasts of avoiding work by betting to live long without a stroke. The exchange highlights a challenge to abandon a life of violence and seek lawful labor. The dialogue reflects themes of aging, ambition, and social expectations in a courtroom setting.
A visitor asks about the small building and the car. Tompy explains the shed is a garage and quips that his car is a mirage. The exchange appears in Harper's Weekly as a brief humorous vignette.
A comic exchange between Mr Wombat and Mrs Wombat over their child’s dull sayings. Mrs Wombat chides her husband for not hiring a governess with enough ingenuity to imagine clever remarks.
Puck recounts a bellboy exchange about whether Mr and Mrs Tremper ever lived in a New York apartment. Bellboys recall only a back apartment and express vague memories.
A dialogue notes a king denying that choosing a brainy ambassador implies the diplomat should instruct rather than entertain. The exchange touches on expectations of royal appointments and diplomacy.
A humorous plea circulates asking a wife to join a Shakespeare club and urging persuasion. The fragment hints at ongoing murder trials and a busy reading schedule that leaves the wife overwhelmed by events in the newsroom or community.
Marie says she grows prettier every day but Gretchen mocks her with a harsh remark about her appearance. Marie insists she does not see beauty in the claim. Gretchen comments on the fright her looks cause when he begins speaking.
Clerk Lapleigh complains in a letter that he hears nothing further about his suit. Lawyer B sends him a bill.
A Sunday School Times essay explains denying self as turning away from personal desires to follow Jesus. It argues self denial means ceasing to live for self and embracing life at Christ's disposal, with cross bearing as voluntary life surrender. Crosses are not small trials but any test aligned with living for Christ.
Rev Charles Brown reflects that bearing Christ’s marks may come in ease and prosperity not just persecution. A believer’s proof lies in confessing his name, surrendering life to Christ, walking on paths of humility, obedience, and readiness to join Jesus in triumph or in Gethsemane.
Henry Drummond reflects on Jesus spending much time doing good deeds to bring happiness. He argues happiness is secondary to holiness and that one can enact holiness by being kind to others, spreading joy through daily deeds.
Mrs Kathryn Krafft reports eighteen years of blood poisoning and severe skin eruptions ending after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with Resolvent. She describes cooling relief, two months of nightly application, and a full recovery. Also recounted is Dora’s comic at the door about the installment man.
A brief vignette notes a rare instance when a husband arrives home sooner than expected and a wife receives anticipated mail, underscoring small domestic moments.
A concise aphorism noting that about two-thirds of an average man’s speech lacks significance, suggesting excess words carry little value and focus should be on meaningful utterances.
In Sixth Avenue a brisk pedestrian shoulder checks Mr Goslington. He delays the aggressor until a cast iron fire hydrant halts him, leaving the rude passerby limping but unharmed, while Mr Goslington feels avenged.
A political exchange features a candidate admitting self-contradiction in speeches and claiming he is the only party member bold enough to acknowledge it. The dialogue emphasizes honesty versus party conformity and signals a provocative stance.
Mother cautions caregivers to examine each bottle of Castoria a trusted remedy for infants and children noting it has been in use for over 30 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, a familiar pediatric brand.
Doctor asks about lucid intervals for Mr J. as Mrs J. reports no other thoughts beyond the doctor’s orders.
ASK FOR ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE the antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes Relieves corns bunions swollen and sweating feet and callous spots Sold everywhere 25c Don't accept any substitute Sample FREE Address Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York Adv.
The interview recalls a tense clash with a beauty doctor and the artist’s claim of preserving her facial appearance. She reflects on the struggle and asserts she saved her face amid the dispute.
Reflects a light column tone about aging and a baby preferring sleep to a lullaby, using a playful observational voice. It pairs a humorous metaphor with a domestic scene to convey a sense of ordinary life.
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