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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
1
A plea for collective action over isolated effort to improve the town. A leading paper touts the rural newspaper as vital to moral and financial standards, and a lighthearted piece encourages temperance, outdoor activity, and thrift in hot weather. A Nebraska anecdote hints at farming hopefuls and local opportunities.
A compact look at education, wealth creators, and affordable productive lands shaping communities. Notable themes cover where schooling boosts earnings and lands that fuel growth, with implications for policy and local development.
In Atchison County Missouri H F Staple sued Chas Traub over a sixteen year subscription to the Atchison County Mail. Traub claimed he refused delivery, yet postmasters testified he received the paper. The jury returned a verdict for the full arrears and costs totaling about 100 dollars plus attorney fees, affirming that a subscriber must pay for papers taken from the post office.
Browning earns praise as the most patriotic town in Linn County for supplying volunteers for the army supporting a July 4 celebration and a Red Cross fundraising drive dubbed General Pershing Day. The canvass raised 456 dollars and 65 cents for the Red Cross Society treasury. Hurrah for Browning.
Rural districts may vote a ten mill levy for school maintenance by a majority of property taxpayers. A 15 cent per $100 valuation tax remains to maintain free public schools of the state. March 21 is set as a third day for the question.
The Journal Mirror reports on teachers and pupils urged to protect birds and observe Frances Willard day on Sept 28. Legislation authorizes women to serve on school boards and renews first and third grade teaching certificates. Vocational training may be added with school funds matched by national grants when conditions are met.
President Wilson announced the exemption boards for Missouri counties. Each board includes the sheriff, county clerk, and a designated physician to handle selections under the selective draft. Sullivan County board consists of Sheriff Porter, County Clerk Shatto, and Dr. Wm Parsons of Green Castle. Linn County board lists Sheriff Alex Sportsman, County Clerk C A Johnson, and Dr. L C Home.
The article urges residents to contribute time or money, praising the Red Cross drive and noting many wealthy donors gave modest amounts. It stresses shared responsibility, warns against urban sloth, and argues the city must reinvest in itself rather than rely on others for support.
Quote from K. C. Star calls on citizens to give money or time, or at least time, to show responsibility. Warns that failing to contribute makes one a bad citizen and worthy of scorn by decent people.
A poem reprint from the Atlanta Constitution notes a humorous litany of impossible signs that would force a business to quit advertising. It lists absurd conditions such as grasshoppers hopping and skylarks larking as the test for ending campaigns.
The piece argues that war taxes are necessary but unfair if borne by the present generation alone. It urges laws to guarantee fair prices for farmers, protect consumers from profiteering, and prevent market cornering so all Americans can meet needs and contribute equitably to wartime costs.
Farmers report ideal corn weather with bottom-field plantings showing rapid emergence. The torn grew quickly, making growth visibly evident as weeds recede and crops look promising for the season.
The report notes a later than usual season with a reasonably late fall, predicting a fair yield based on current conditions and anticipated weather patterns.
A Milan Standard article warns Missourians about peddlers selling court plaster face powders medicines and other items inoculated with deadly contagious diseases. It claims these peddlers are German spies and urges buying from home merchants to avoid risk.
Ora Wilbur Brantner born October 10 1887 in Sullivan county Missouri departed this life June 29 1917 at age 29 years 8 months and 19 days He was baptized June 16 and died after a brief illness He married Lula Cassity July 19 1911 and they had no children He leaves wife father two brothers four sisters and many relatives Funeral services were held at Mt Zion on Saturday afternoon with a large concourse and burial followed in a nearby cemetery W W Clay
A special stock train to Chicago departed Sunday morning from this place carrying ten cattle loads. Listed participants include C. B. Pur din, R. J. Brantner, A. A. Hawkins, Lee Gooch, A. W. Payne, J. H. Payne, Everett Lambert, and Mesars Brant.
Ed Lambert of the east side town undertakes a bold remodeling of his residence. The project enlarges the home into a prominent, more modern feature, expected to stand as a notable landmark in the vicinity. Lambert is described as a prosperous farmer.
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