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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
2
A collage of witty observations, European and American notes, and social curiosities from the era. Topics include courtship terms, technology jokes, crime, celebrity gossip, travel spoofs, and forecasts about trade, postage, and global chatter. Notable items mention Bervin and Montenegro, a $1,000 crib, Edison on sleep, ballooning in Philadelphia, and Timbuctoo as future world capital.
Chicago mayor James Busse reportedly married in a private ceremony months ago without public notification or press coverage. The unconventional union draws attention to his personal life and the lack of a formal public announcement.
Dialogues reveal Gadger’s happiness and gloom over troubles but a pint flask eases the peck. The note touches on a private room for guests, women’s spending on medicals, the old fashioned woman and a child displaying its bank.
Harold Mac Grath and his wife, both expert riders, ride in Colorado's Garden of the Gods. Mrs MacGrath muses on ages represented. MacGrath quips about a beer bottle as "brewerage." The note mentions his new novel The Lure of the Mask from Bobbs Merrill. A Kansas City utterance about cocktail mixing ends with a remark on effort versus achievement.
Immigration officers review the drop in new arrivals citing persistent declines from Austria Hungary Italy and Russia and a possible misrepresentation of conditions abroad. May totals show 36317 arrivals versus 184886 last year and 150927 in May 1906 with six month figures down sharply from prior years.
A column of quips and reflections on manners health and aging from the Atchison Globe. It ties compliments to parents and explains why medicine and aging affect the elderly while urging self care and frugal handling of a shotgun as a metaphor for preserving health.
John Wesley Gaines, a long serving Tennessee Democrat and Hermitage guardian, will retire after his term ends. He faced defeat in the Sixth Tennessee primary by Joseph W. Byrne, who will take his seat in March, leaving Washington with a void of his distinctive oratory and seasoned influence.
Mrs. Frank J. Gould seeks an absolute divorce with allegations of mutual private detectives. Both sides allegedly station agents in the other's home and on the yacht Helenita. A singer linked to Mr. Gould is named in a planned claim of misconduct on a Sidney Nova Scotia cruise years ago.
The article notes high pay for women in embalming with earnings of ten dollars a day or more and occasional weekly totals over a hundred. Only three women currently practice in New York, leaving many patrons to wait as male embalmers handle most cases.
Kansas City reports attorney general Herbert S. Hadley, a Republican governor candidate, will farm in New Mexico after selecting a Roswell area property two miles out. He plans to plant 20 acres of corn and move title westward with Mrs. Hadley joining later. Health concerns cited and contrast with Gov. Folk noted.
Lincoln lawyer A R Talbot was unanimously re elected head consul of the Modern Woodmen of America at the Peoria convention. He has led the order since 1903 and under his administration membership reached 950000 with 150000 in Illinois. Salary increased from 5000 to 10000. The term is three years.
Madge O Rourke, celebrated Irish American dressmaker, demonstrates wedding gowns revealing locks of hair hidden inside. She notes sewing girls believe the cutter of a gown will wed within the year, and that every gown hides a strand of hair in many colors.
The Federation Review notes a small tract in Manhattan with density about 630,000 per square mile. It compares Paris at 79,300, New York City at 40,000, London at 37,000, and Berlin at 67,000 per square mile to argue for liberal immigration laws.
In a crowded room Mr Henley questions Miss Fairley about altering her appearance. He asks how hair and eyes could be made over and she replies she would remain unchanged, revealing his blunt tact and her reaction to the remark.
An Albany politician offered advice for the lovelorn quoting Abe Hummel who warned never to make love through an ink bottle. The remarks referenced heart troubles and the plight of famous men, suggesting caution when giving or taking romantic counsel.
TheStarches announce a market update twenty years ago highlighting a shift from older formulations to modern mixtures. They credit reduced harsh chemicals and added ingredients for stronger, smoother results that rival rival brands.
A Humble Sage characterizes a curious human as a clam who pries, suggesting such secrecy may conceal deep thought and insight. The remark frames prying as a path to understanding rather than mere intrusion.
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