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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
3
The article argues a coated tongue signals liver trouble and toxins in the body. It cites F Hem uses and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a laxative remedy for constipation, indigestion, and inactive liver, urging readers to buy from druggists.
An Australian honey ant nests deep underground with a cooperative clan. Workers collect honey and feed it to selected members who store it in their abdomens. When food runs low, the swollen ants regurgitate fodder to sustain the colony and return to normal size.
A romance unfolds as Wilfred, struck by a mistletoe kiss, awaits a replying note from a beloved. She asks if he drinks anything, triggering a dramatic mood shift before he proclaims his willingness with a fervent embrace.
Mrs. Walter Miller and Mrs. David O Neil lead Missouri Equal Suffrage Association in Jefferson City as the suffrage measure aims for presidential and municipal voting rights. Senator McKnight will sponsor in the Senate with Lt. Governor Crossley backing recognition. Walter E Bailey will carry the bill in the House with Speaker O Fallon to recognize him for number one placement.
Governor Gardner receives a letter from boys of the One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Depot Brigade at Camp Funston asking a discharge so they may take jobs offered to them. The letter claims they perform only kitchen police duties and include men with wives and dependents. The War Department said the Tenth Division would be demobilized next, though near the bottom for discharge.
A statewide campaign in Missouri aims to place returning soldiers and sailors. The State Free Employment Bureau, operating from St. Louis Kansas City St. Joseph and the capital, mails 100000 reporting schedules to employers seeking immediate job needs. Commissioner William H. Lewis orders supervisors to place veterans and coordinate with federal bureaus to fill employer demands.
Lieut. Gov. Crossley enacts rules barring loafers from the Senate floor and forbidding pages and messenger boys from using the chamber as a playground when not in session. Senators are urged to remove hats before entering. Two large pictures will soon adorn the walls: Col. Theodore Roosevelt and the late United States Senator William J. Stone.
A letter from Charles Lathrop Pack urges preserving a Missouri Ozarks beauty spot. The message notes war-time forest depletion and urges support for preservation as Missouri agitates to protect the area amid political reshaping.
Missouri teachers through the executive committee of the State Teachers Association plan to test actions by boards of education over non payment of salaries during influenza shutdowns. They postponed the state convention until November to recover school time and prepared a bill for compulsory full time attendance with enforcement.
The Secretary of Agriculture reported federal aid for rural post roads in Missouri with $169,720.41 allotted for 1917 and $339,440.82 for 1918, totaling $509,161.23. Of this, $40,181.25 is allotted to approved projects, leaving $468,979.88 unalloted. No allotments were made for trails or roads in the national forests.
Robberies hit the Danville and Mineola postoffices and the Crane Brothers store at Mineola. Stamps and envelopes vanished from the post offices, while about $50 was taken from the general merchandise store. No part of the gang has been identified.
Wholesale beer in St Louis hits a new high at $20 a barrel, up from $15 last August and $12 in June 1918. Earlier increases include a 1917 rise from $7 to $7.50, with prices boosted by prohibition effects. Observers recall beer once sold to saloons for $3 per barrel as glasses shrink. Retired farmer Benjamin Franklin Steelman dies at 85 in Pettis County after living alone since moving from Tennessee sixty five years ago.
Jefferson City reports Gov. Gardner appointed Dr. Ferguson to the State Board of Health replacing Dr. A. W. McAlester who resigned. Ferguson, a former war captain, was honorably discharged and returns to service in public health matters. A $1 yearly license tax for fish and game administration is part of proposed changes.
Robert P. Utter reflects in Harper’s Magazine on a man who killed himself to escape the wearisome ritual of tying and untying shoes. The essay compares the act to historic legends and to a rebel stance against daily monotony, framing it as a universal protest against routine.
The United States Geological Survey printing plant contributed to the war effort by reproducing hydrographic and British admiralty charts for the Navy, military maps for the War Department, and route maps for the Army. It produced camouflage charts and, while geologic work continued, shifted to color printing for military needs during the war.
In Terre Haute two seventh graders with paper routes fund U S savings bonds. Clinton and Fred collect earnings to buy bonds while sharing a school lesson on patriotism. Clinton gives a five dollar bill to his teacher for the bond, explaining the aim to support their bond purchases and maintain enthusiasm while singing the bond song.
In Palo Alto California a diligent 83 year old Rev B J Gillespie retired cultivated a 70 by 70 foot war garden. He planted assorted garden truck tended it all summer and sold it earning about 100 dollars which he invested in Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps. He stored squash and other vegetables for winter.
The fragment shows a dialogue where Miss Wombat is asked if two can live as cheaply as one. Ian is referenced as handling money, noted by Courier Journal.
A fragment highlights poetry’s power to alter perception. The poet’s sun-kissed maid becomes a freckle-faced girl to others, illustrating how language crafts reality and identity.
A home remedy mixed with Bay Rum Barbo and glycerine darkens streaked gray hair without coloring the scalp. Combine one half pint of water with 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo and percent ounce glycerine. mix at home or have a druggist prepare it. It leaves hair soft glossy and non sticky.
Norway reports beef suet is not essential for margarine production. Cod liver oil, herring oil, and other fish oils are cited as excellent substitutes enabling Margarine manufacture without beef fat.
An old advertisement fragment notes ailments including constipation sickness headache and bilious states. It mentions Garfield Tea as a remedy and adds a quip that marriage is merely a hitch and a kick from an old bachelor.
Fragmentary lines describe aging and weakness in the body and kidneys. The text blends questionable phrases about motion and function, with unclear context and names. The readable portion suggests health decline related to kidney function as age increases.
An unnamed lieutenant reports to the commanding officer praising Private Hicks as the bravest man in the world after a raid into No Man's Land. The endorsement highlights Hicks's fearless followership during combat.
A brief advertisement notes a postal card to Garfield Tea Co in Brooklyn New York will secure a sample. The message hints the sample will repay the sender for the effort.
A terse Chicago News note reports plans to implement town aid measures the following day, signaling a pending move to address local needs. The item lacks specific names or dates beyond the immediate reference.
Advertisement copy promotes Cuticura products to soothe a baby's red rough and itchy skin. It suggests using Cuticura Soap for hot baths Cuticura Ointment for applications and Cuticura Talcum powder for fragrance and dryness as part of daily care.
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