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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
4
Thursday January 28 1909 notepocket satire from the Ginger Jar column offers quips on diligence vanity clothing and farming life. It contrasts home effort with outward shows and mocks Wall Street influence and village gossip.
Keokuk Canning Company reports a strike on its pickle plant with a force of workers busy for days to bar pickles at their station. Five cars were reportedly involved as a result of the dispute and authorities investigated.
The Jenkins district patrons met Friday evening January 15 at the request of State Superintendent Gass. They decided to purchase an unabridged dictionary and library books, observe Arbor Day, and introduce agriculture in the curriculum, inspiring all participants.
John Kenley announces he will be at Browning to collect taxes for Pleasant Hill township on Saturday January 30th.
W S Duckworth born Virginia December 31 1818 came to Missouri young married Martha Hoover four children survive P A Duckworth W D Duckworth of Garden City Kansas W E Duckworth Browning and Mrs May Hamilton Browning. He joined the M E church South forty years ago and died January 21 after a horse incident. Funeral January 23 at residence by Rev E M Capp. Buried Hoover cemetery. C A Tiffany named new stenographer at Jenkins Factory Chillicothe two sentences.
Grove notes several Lagrippe cases this week and reports Prairie View school closed last Friday with a contest at night. Entries list visitors and local farm activity including hog butchering and livestock shipments to Oklahoma.
Braddie Crowd visited on Sunday with Web Pipes and Jack Cotter and family. Joe Johnson hosted Amos Cotter and his wife for Sunday visitors. Rev Capp preached at the Sunday appointment. Jas Bundridge called on Walter Dunlap. Glen and Esta Bausell stayed with Loren Elliott. Mr and Mrs Isaac Dunlap visited Ed Allen's.
Miss Nancy Lovell improves from illness while Owen Stewart of Browning visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Huffman. Locals attend Milan meeting as Odd Fellows miss trip due to bad roads. Beatrice Huffman completes Scottsville four month term of school. Constant Campbell hosts eighteenth birthday gathering with Earl Palmer Herbert Williams Benjamin Zeigler and four young ladies. J W Rogers and wife and Mrs. Watson Rogers visit Thomas Henry. Charley Collins and John Lantz families visit. Mable Zeigler Vene Dewitt travel to Humphreys and return.
Short items report visits and travel among residents. C C Dobson visited his brother William for the week. Robt McCully traveled to Milan on business. Robt Stevenson and family and Warren Stevenson visited J R Stevenson. W J Ford and wife went to Milan for a meeting. Joseph Nickell and child visited W P Nickell. A R Harris with pupils visited his parents near Milan. Mrs Elsie Franklin spent Sunday with Mrs E C Fisher who has been on the yakakte.
Little Niel Freeland was quite sick earlier this week. Miss Mary Harris visits relatives and friends nearby. Kenneth Baker remains seriously ill with pneumonia but shows signs of improvement. Geo Lantz and family visited Phillip Brumbaugh and wife Sunday. Grant Lantz and wife called on Rock Sunday afternoon. L M Kenley and family and Ratie Beck called on John Jennings Sunday. M R F Nickell preached at Zion church Sunday morning. Fred Nickell, son of Jas Nickell, has been quite sick.
Mixed items show residents in Milan and Brookfield on brief visits and routine travel. Notes include Foley remedies ads and medical claims, piano for sale, a Granada Colorado subscription, and a P.E.O. meeting in January with a future date in February.
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