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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
3
A Mississippi druggist testimonial from 1916 touts Kilmer Swamp Root as highly effective for kidney liver and bladder diseases. He claims strong customer reports and personal belief in its superiority. The letter invites readers to request a sample and a booklet, noting bottles are sold in drug stores.
A man, identified as Professor Flappers, a noted scientist, is arrested on charges of obstructing recruiting. He reportedly interrupted a recruiting station scene where a beauty kissed every enlistee and urged restraint citing germ fears.
The advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap daily to keep the complexion clear and scalp free from dandruff while Cuticura Ointment softens, soothes, and heals. It promotes a free sample by mail with a book and provides the Boston postal address for requests.
Girard notes in the Philadelphia Ledger that the New York assay office has counted about 765 million dollars in gold, a figure possibly the largest ever held in one place. He compares to Russia’s 800 million, translating the amount to roughly 39 million ounces, 3 million pounds, or 1646 tons.
TheLondon Mail notes captains grow serious minded once promoted to captain and often pursue study or prayer meetings aboard. One captain even held shipboard prayer meetings warning crew there are no rates to be picked up here, keeping promotion seekers in check.
The Missouri State Fair in Sedalia September 22 to 29 will be a major educational and patriotic event. The War Department and Hoover plan loaned war material and curios to strengthen preparedness efforts, including guns submarines chasers and anti aircraft ordnance. Secretary E G Bylander expects space can be re arranged to fit Uncle Sam's large exhibit loan.
Plans are underway for the University of Missouri to ship books from its library to the men at Fort Riley. The “War collections” are now on display and campus readers will help determine which titles are sent.
The Montgomery County Old Settlers Reunion will be held Saturday August 4. Gov. Gardner and Attorney General McAllister are named as speakers for the event attracting wide attention this year.
The Democrat-News unveiled its new quarters and a top‑tier print plant in Central Missouri. Founded by J. C. Patterson thirty six years ago, the paper showcases its enhanced facilities and equipment.
Missouri Epworth League of the M. E. Church South in session at Perth Springs elected officers for the coming year. President W. H. Brown pastor of Cleveland Avenue Methodist Church Kansas City Vice presidents C. W. Myers St. Joseph and J. R. Brown Lincoln secretary L. Will Shelly St. Louis treasurer H. C. Bedell Hale.
Rev. Father Cornelius F. O Leary pastor of Notre Dame Wells ton parish died after being knocked unconscious by falling timbers at Mineral Point Missouri while a tornado struck on May 30. He had been in ill health for some time and died from injuries sustained on the platform of a railroad station.
Geology students in the university summer session start a field trip through Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. E. B. Branson, professor in geology, accompanies them.
The Columbia Daily Times, a historic morning daily in Boone County, has ceased publication after multiple ownership changes and sales. No further issues are planned.
Rioting mobs in Flat River Desloge and Elvins forced hundreds of foreigners from mining towns. Missouri militiamen restored quiet after the arrival of troops from St. Louis. The clash injured over thirty and left several non fatal, with extensive property damage and mass refugee relief efforts under way.
E J Mc Caustland dean urges farmers to repair roads after rains by opening side ditches and clearing weeds to drain puddles. He stresses personal responsibility for road frontages to prevent weed spread and improve travel conditions on clay roads.
The will from the late Dr. W. S. Woods of Kansas City shows a $500,000 bequest to William S. Woods College to be paid within eight years.
The Montgomery County court seeks bids from rail road towns for a new county infirmary to replace the Absole poor farm. Over a thousand taxpayers petition to replace the old facility with a modern institution.
The first wheat of the season arrived at Marshall with some county fields yielding around forty bushels per acre. Mills pay $2 for No 2 wheat on a federal basis, signaling favorable market conditions for growers.
A blaze on South Main near the square destroyed two blocks including the Newlin Bros. garage and the McFarland buggy salesroom above, causing about $60,000 in losses. The fire spread from a vulcanizer in the garage to adjacent business premises.
Clark Miller of Richmond died when his automobile overturned at a sharp corner eight miles north of Richmond. The body was taken to Liberty for burial.
George Grissom a well known Cooper county farmer was found dead in a creek south of Boonville. He had started for home and it is believed he stopped to water his horse at the creek and died from heart disease.
A devotional meditation on Peter’s role after the resurrection. The sermon urges faint hearted Christians to trust God amid crisis, citing Mary’s discovery of the empty tomb and the angel’s message to Peter. It stresses the risen Christ as source of hope, intercession, and eternal life.
A Zion's Herald reflection argues life meaning lies beyond mere living. True life comes from sustained effort and moral work, not idle socializing or harming others. The piece uses religious imagery like a pilgrim's staff and a healer's hand to symbolize purposeful living.
A Universalist Leader proclaims that God is perfect love, not a tyrant or judge. He describes God as kind, understanding, and pained by disobedience, with love guiding his will and actions. The message portrays God as infinite, impartial, merciful, and saving.
The excerpt speaks of three balances: self weighing, neighbors judging, and God weighing. It argues we fail the first by dishonest self-evaluation, and the third by not meeting divine honest weight, leaving us short in both.
A church minister famed for waking sleepers from the pulpit tries a bold joke on an innkeeper in the crowd. When his plan fails to rouse her, he pounds the pulpit and calls for “Another pint here Janet,” triggering a startled, humorous response.
An advertisement touts a double strength preparation to remove freckles. It claims one ounce can improve skin but notes some cases require more and offers a guarantee refund if the product fails to remove freckles.
A humorous yearbook-style exchange notes a student’s pride in a good build for golf and a witty reply about looking sharp in knickers. Tiger adds a playful jab about attire during the discussion.
A playful exchange shows Ma asking about the goose step while a father character jokes that he demonstrates it whenever he dances with her. The line frames a domestic moment with a dance metaphor.
The secretary of the treasury of Salvador has ordered from the United States a most improved X-ray apparatus to present to Rosales hospital in San Salvador for use by the institution.
The quote suggests that recognizing a neighbor's faults should not excuse one’s own faults. It implies self improvement by focusing on one’s own shortcomings rather than blaming others.
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