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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Pepper move into their first home and receive multiple cuckoo clocks from relatives. After a burglary fear and a humorous twist, a returned clock reveals a neighbor's wry note. The pair decide to keep all clocks, then negotiate to share tastes and learn to compromise together.
The Trait d Union recounts A M Villard a French draughtsman who in 1849 designed stamps for the Imperial Chinese Post. He erred by spelling out Imperial Chinese Post and using purple, provoking the emperor's anger. He was exiled to Tibet and disappeared from records afterward.
The article reports that wearers of double shell artificial eyes do not need to remove eyes at night to rest orbital tissues. Doctor Coulomb and Professor de Lapersonne are cited for noting double shell eyes allow tear flow through natural channels, preventing tissue maceration, unlike simple shell eyes.
The author of Home Sweet Home rests in Oak Hill cemetery Georgetown in a front chapel plot. W W Corcoran funded bringing Payne from Tunis where he died about seventy years ago. A bust statue marks the pedestal above the grave.
The historic Mountain Pisgah in the Abarim range east of the Dead Sea is identified with the modern Naba ridge extending from Moab. Ras Naba is the higher summit, Ras Siyagah the outer one. Ras Siyagah overlooks the Jordan valley and may be the top of Pisgah looking toward Jeshimon per the Jewish Encyclopedia.
He murmurs of beauty and softness while sitting at her feet. She answers with tenderness, resting her jeweled hand on his head as they exchange intimate reflections on beauty and gentleness.
In Lonelyville the Louis ville Courier Journal reports a traveler remarking on a four hour train gap and a plan to intercept a cook returning to town, signaling a minor station-side incident or delay.
The article outlines Senegal as a gateway to French West Africa with Dakar as a key port. It describes France’s mixed approach of cultural and administrative influence, Moslem schooling, and public education, plus the ethnic makeup from Berber Moors to Wolof and other tribes. It notes peanuts and kola as exports, roads and river routes, and the spread of Islam though many remain nominal in belief.
Seven inmates fled Fulton State Hospital in Missouri including five penitentiary convicts. Escape leaders include Thomas Kelly and Charles Koppikus. Recaptured: George M. Thomas. Others named are Fly Waldo, John W. Neely, George Bell, and Lee Smallwood. The escape prompted fears of highway robbery to fund the breakout.
A Missouri Arkansas line passenger train No. 822 derailed by a cow between Osceola and Luxora. Fireman Roy Bromley died from burns. Engineer McConicha, Conductor Riggs, a brakeman, a gro porter and twenty passengers were seriously injured.
In Jefferson City Missouri reports say former Sing Sing warden Thomas Mott Osborne left with an understanding to be recalled around August 1 to advise the State Prison Board. Doubt exists he will be recalled then or at any time as statements attributed to Osborne stirred antipathy among several administration members influencing his role at the Jefferson City penitentiary.
The Missouri Supreme Court reverses and remands a $9,000 damages award to Catherine Grimm of St. Louis against Globe Printing Co. over her husband’s death in an elevator incident on September 25, 1917. Judge David E. Blair holds Globe Printing Co. not jointly liable for damages, as it had no role in the deceased man’s employment or supervision at work.
Vandalia Missouri deputy sheriff Henderson arrested Roscoe Sears on information from Jefferson Barracks for deserting the army. Sears enlisted at Murphysboro Illinois on December 1 1920 and deserted March 2 1921. He was later captured in Los Angeles California and deserted again at Fort Rosencrans Santiago California on April 28 1921.
County Agent Robert Clough assembles Johnson County materials for the Missouri Centennial and State Fair exhibit in August. He calls on farmers to submit quality farm products, aiming to defend last year’s first place.
Sedalia resident Samuel Highleyman son of W H Highleyman and Wentworth Military Academy student is named cadet at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland He is the grandson of Samuel L Highleyman Pettis County representative
A black Leghorn hen named Biddy rode the rails with train No. 4 sleeper from Hillsboro Texas to Sedalia Missouri ending its journey at the boiling pot of Katy brakeman F B Leonard. The trip covered 606 miles concluding the hen’s roaming record.
Sedalia Missouri court records show attorney Lee Montgomery filing a motion for multiple creditors of the Lona Theater Company to unset the court order that approved selling the theater to R. E. Gruner of St. Louis who is in the lumber business.
Work has started to rebuild the business block owned by Mrs. Emma J. Patton in Macon Missouri after a recent fire. Walt Greshm of this city holds the contract for the reconstruction.
Missouri Supreme Court Division 2 reversed and remanded the murder verdicts of Charles W. Jacob and John Carroll. Convicted in Franklin County at Union on December 20, they were sentenced to death jointly. The court held the penalty must be imposed individually.
Sedalia Missouri will host more than 5000 persons in the Pageant of Missouri linked to the Centennial Exposition and State Fair. Writer and producer George B Hoskin of Chicago studied Missouri history and collaborated with the Missouri Historical Society on the Pageant details.
Governor Hyde issues proclamation setting a special election for August 2 to decide a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing 15 million dollars in bonds for a soldier bonus. It is the fourth measure on the ballot alongside a constitutional convention call, interest on road bonds, and women’s eligibility for office.
St Louis artists to perform at the Missouri Music Teachers Association convention in Joplin on June 28 to 30. William John Halil Ellis Levy Ralph Parland Miss Edna Lieber Cornelius Maffie Richard Canterbury and Kansas City violinist are listed among the performers.
Drilling in well No 1 of the Missouri Publicity Oil Development on the Manley tract near Crane reaches 21400 feet. Operators expect to hit a new level within weeks, which should indicate potential yields and outlook for the project.
Enrollment at the University of Missouri summer school in Columbia totals 1,005 with 504 in Arts and Sciences, 221 in Education, and 106 in Agriculture.
Barry County Oil and Gas Company prepares to drill near Jenkins for oil prospecting. Geologist T F Denman, who located major pools in Louisiana, completed a survey and issued a favorable report.
Sedalia Missouri Pettis County widow Mrs Cora M Lamm 73 wife of the late John J Lamm a Pettis County farmer died at Evergreen Place her home of heart disease She is survived by four sons five daughters four sisters and a brother.
Webb City Missouri receives major industry with the Lock Joint Pipe Company announcing a $1,000,000 capital plant to manufacture tile and cement pipe in Webb City. The eastern firm will locate in the city, bringing factory operations and economic impact.
Dr. E. R. Clark, professor in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, will travel to Wood's Hole Massachusetts to conduct research at the Marine Biological Laboratory during the summer.
Boone County Circuit Court in Columbia lists eighteen divorce cases. Only one case is contested, Lucy J. Sapp versus John S. Sapp.
Greenfield Missouri resident Fred L. Shafer Jr. has been notified of his appointment as a cadet at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Ste Genevieve Missouri four year old Joseph 4H Vorst died at his home. The Knights of Pythias Lodge, of which he was a member, conducted the funeral.
Skidmore Missouri city council discusses installing a municipal water system and has invited Kansas City engineer M. Burke for a conference. Estimates and costs will be compiled immediately.
Bids for constructing a concrete road between Charleston and Bertrand were opened by the State Highway Commission. Only two bids were submitted.
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