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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
3
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline claiming complete dandruff removal and new hair growth after weeks of use. It promises immediate improvements in hair texture and luster, and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store to prove its claims.
A collage of quips and quibbles. Bits reference Pittsburgh misdirections and England’s married men at war. Names like J Fuller Gloom appear, framing a humorous, scattershot snapshot of satirical lines and wry exchanges.
Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma describes a twenty five year backache and Bright's Disease being relieved by two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. After a later relapse he used three more boxes with lasting relief and no further pain. He endorses the remedy and cites its price.
A terse exchange asks if the wife allows smoking at home and replies that only the chimney permits it. The line uses sarcasm to imply restrictions on indoor smoking.
A proverb like line appears as a reflective note on initiative. It frames the idea that proactive individuals seek chances rather than await luck, emphasizing agency and timely action.
A 10 cent box promotes relief from constipation and digestive distress. The ad claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach liver and bowels removing bile gases and hardened matter to end headaches dizziness and misery. It markets happiness and lasting clarity for months with nightly use.
Perth, often mistaken for the capital, is actually a historic city in Scotland situated on the River Tay several miles northwest of Dundee, known for its medieval and architectural heritage and role in regional administration.
A new material from Philippines promises faster cement production. Researchers say it enables rapid molding for industrial use, potentially impacting construction and manufacturing sectors.
In Excelsior Springs a local option vote produced a wet outcome by about thirty six ballots out of roughly a thousand. Both sides claimed no crooked activity though the dry camp accused and the wet camp denied cheating. Wet supporters organized voting. dry supporters argued they mobilized crowds but fell short.
Attorney Davis reports a St Louis banker ready to lend one million dollars to the city to fund work for the unemployed. The offer, made to finance public improvements, would be interest free or at nominal rate, with the principal to appear in person if accepted. Estimates place idle workers in St Louis at forty thousand to seventy five thousand this winter.
Dr. I A Cottingham 55 a Carthage physician died after a three day illness. While fighting a cold he blew his nose violently bursting a blood vessel doctors say. The death followed the nerve strain and internal bleeding from the severed vessel.
In the state corn show at Columbia prizes were given for multiple categories. Notable winners include E. J. Mahony Sikeston for best ten ears of corn and best acre yield in the boys' class, K Porter Graham Centerville champion bushel yellow corn, F M Riebel Arbela champion bush white corn, J F Roberts Arbella best ten ears yellow corn boys' class, Clark Riebel Arbella best single ear and single car championship, Thomas Lawson Rea best single ear white corn, and S T Mathes Eagleville for best peck of oats.
Jeffer Mason age seventy longtime coal miner in Missouri was found dead in his working channel at Begier coal mine. Officials say heart disease caused the death.
The body of Paul Bondurant about 28 was found hanging in an elevator shaft at Kirksville recently. The incident is reported as a suicide with authorities investigating the scene.
A Rhode Island Red rooster owned by Miss Elizabeth Hodge ate 1 115 stains of corny minutes at the Boone county show in Columbia. The bird marked its first appearance in two years and is noted as the standout exhibit so far.
A large fire swept Savannah damaging five stores on the south side of the public district. The blaze started recently and caused an estimated loss of 75000 dollars, largely covered by insurance.
George Woodruff, 33, president of two Joliet banks, touts his Woodruff Trust mortgage bank as a solution to farm credits. He explains a 6 percent rate with amortization over twenty years, no deposits, and a single final payment ending the mortgage, avoiding repeated renewals and commissions.
The ham and bacon show in Columbia during farmers week distributed 150 dollars in cash prizes and awarded ribbons. Jewell Mayes praised farm cured meats as a peak of country cuisine. Winners include Best home cured ham John Burrus Norborne first and H C Windsor Boonville second. bacon James A Bellville Ferguson first and T B Ingwerson Bowling Green second. shoulder Walter Bacheler Fredericktown first and James Bacheler second. fresh sausage A Troxler Columbia first. smoked sausage H G Windsor Boonville first.
Isaac Presley, 53, died in Springfield from a skull injury suffered when a long horned cow attacked him at his ranch near Oklahoma City on November 10, 1914. He was tossed about thirty feet by the enraged animal.
The eighth annual Missouri Valley Canners Association convention concluded in Springfield with Kansas City chosen as the next meeting site. Officers elected include R. B. Gillette of Marionville as president H. N. Brown of Odessa as vice president J. P. Harri of Prairie Grove Arkansas as secretary and treasurer.
Fifteen of nineteen precincts vote against whisky in Oregon County with 605 ballots in opposition. Four remaining precincts expected to tilt the tally further as results finalize.
Melvin Raines White the seven month old son of William D White a grower near St Joseph was named the most nearly perfect baby in the state at the farmers baby show and received the championship ribbon in the baby contest.
Local obituary notes Mrs Nancy Rayburn aged 92 died at her residence in Columbia Missouri She moved to Boone from Kew as an infant and was part of a family with a long standing community presence Her obituary mentions a family member who died last year at age 98 with ties to the same lineage.
A jury in the circuit court at Hannibal convicted a girl of murder in the death of her sweetheart Robert Hopkins. She shot him at her home in July and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
Missouri senate moves to curb wartime contracting with Europe and restrict injunctions against labor. Senator Carter proposes a resolution to bar belligerent nation contracts in prisons and to require inspector oversight. The measure limits court injunctions against strikes and picketing unless irreparable harm to property occurs.
Senator Glick introduces a bill to regulate live stock commission firms at stock yards. It cuts price scales by about 20 percent and places firms under secretary of state supervision, requiring annual financial statements and public company status.
A bill to enlarge the Missouri library commission powers would allow it to keep motion picture equipment and operate as a state department of visual instruction. Missouri would be the first state to adopt such a department in Jefferson City legislation.
Four bills attract farmer attention in Missouri with proposed laws on seed purity, a pure horse regulation, and an anti sheep-killing dog statute. The measures aim to guard seed quality, equine standards, and livestock protection as the legislature considers agricultural safeguards.
Senator Gardner advocates keeping barber shops open on Sundays at Kansas City and St Louis union stations to aid travelers. Senator Yancey introduces a bill aiming racial segregation where practicable.
Representative Evans authors a bill imposing a $25 penalty on parents of children aged 8 to 16 who fail to send them to school. The measure targets compulsory education enforcement and seeks to reduce truancy.
The Daughters of the American Revolution request lawmakers declare February 12 Lincoln’s birthday a legal state holiday. The call follows efforts to abolish hanging.
Representative Simpson introduced a bill in the House to establish and manage the Missouri Reformatory. The proposal closely follows Major Mev's message suggestion.
Missouri voters may ballot in a special election on August 4 1915 to decide a constitutional convention. Rep Drake Watson introduced the measure, delegates would meet March 1 1916 in Jefferson City, and a $50 000 appropriation would fund the election and delegates. The piece notes the public irritation with patchwork, preferring a wholly new charter. Henry Lamm urged as a leading Republican prospect for governor.
Representative Engel introduces a bill to fix house and senate staffing during a general assembly while raising clerk pay from 3.50 to 4 a day, paired with a decline in total staff. Another measure seeks state clothing for poor children under compulsory attendance and a claim of a trust in restraint of trade against American Bakeries with a 20 day response and 40 day case timeline.
A Louisville note urges readers to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's ailments. The writer advises seeking early treatment rather than delaying until surgery, urging correspondence with Lydia E. Pinkham for guidance.
In Los Angeles eight women have been appointed to act as field deputies in the assessor’s office. The notices emphasize genuine comfort and lasting plea as part of the advertisement, highlighting new staffing and duties.
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