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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
3
In William A. Porter's journal, professor Horace Porter dies mysteriously at Twin Hollows. His wife Jane, a psychic, claims Horace returns for a class reunion and presents a snapshot as proof. Professor Cameron pursues psychical research and leans toward the phenomenon.
In a diary style, Jane resists moving into Twin Hollows while Edith pesters toward adventure at the haunted estate. The narrator ponders Horace’s death, a red desk lamp, and a Riggs link as visits to the lodge reveal plans for summer life with Warren Halliday, Edith’s suitor, and possible tenancy shifts.
The article recounts Congress by the 1824 act granting General Lafayette 200000 and one town of land for his Revolutionary services. The 25028acre tract in West Florida was patented July 4 1825 and delivered to Lafayette, but he never visited. Attempts at colonization by French settlers failed and the land later passed to multiple owners.
A three year old, Jane, visits a grocer who gives her candy. Her mother reminds her to say please, but Jane matter-of-factly replies "Charge it." The scene illustrates child etiquette and a humorous misunderstanding between giver and receiver.
The Brooklyn Standard Union notes Mexican husbands in Mexico do not carry latch keys and arrive noisily. They ring bells or pound gates, waking servants and neighbors, as an ancient custom, while wives do not wait up with rolling pins and the husband must wake others before attending to his affairs.
The article notes historical epithets for the banana such as "apple of paradise" and "Adam's apple" used before the 16th century. It discusses how early tubers were described in travel writings and botanical treatises, reflecting curiosity about tropical fruit nomenclature.
A historic pediatric guidance piece outlines daily fluid needs for infants under six months based on weight, then adjusts for older babies. It promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a universal remedy, claims universal efficacy, and notes a 40 cent bottle includes thirty five doses with a signature guarantee on the package.
The article notes uncounted windows in English houses such as Windsor Castle and Wentworth Woodhouse. It cites a former duke of Marlborough estimating putty repairs for Blenheim Palace at £500 annually.
Comic panel joke about a clerk asking for a raise to ease living on salary. Boss quips about arranging a divorce, reflecting workplace humor in Path Finder Magazine.
The line notes that a person who harbors no doubt about their own worth lacks jealousy and suspicion of inferiority. It offers a psychological observation on self-perception and emotional reaction.
Advertisement notes that using Red Cross Ball Blue prevents tiny rust spots from inferior bluing. Encourages readers to try the product, claiming shiftlessness is no worry for those who use it.
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