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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
6
News shows President Taft may seek a summer White House location away from Beverly if Congress fails to approve a funded official site. The piece notes the issue as part of domestic policy debate in the national capital.
Bank examiners uncover irregularities totaling over 250000 dollars among banks and officials in Kentucky within the last ten days. Other items note the Muskogee Indian congress participants gathering in Hugo Oklahoma on June 20 and 21, plus multiple court actions, murders, and notable deaths across the country.
A Forbes letter to the White House notes revenues of the Philippines rise by 1,000,000 dollars annually since the Sayhe-Adrich tariff passage. Officials announce the post office department is now self supporting for the first time in 30 years.
Advertisement touts Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as essential for smokers to avoid offensive tobacco breath and the dark brown taste. It claims mouth deodorizing effects, compares favorably to other antiseptics, and offers 25 or 50 cent boxes from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston. Free samples are advertised.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a cheap way to improve skin, hands, and hair. It emphasizes regular warm baths and gentle applications, and offers a free Cuticura book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Boston.
A satirical notice on the fading role of the wife as the suffragette era arrives. It jokes that the wife mends hose and does housework, and may soon be exhibited in a museum as society shifts away from traditional domestic roles.
A vintage ad urges readers to choose Coca Cola over ice water to relieve summer thirst. It promotes Coca Cola as the best beverage for heat and fatigue and invites readers to request the booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola from The Coca Cola Company in Atlanta Georgia.
A jocular baseball tale recounts a young man who hugged a stranger at a game and was arrested. The judge was told any man might act similarly and the claim was upheld. The next day the ballpark drew about 5000 girls, a striking sequel to the incident.
Albloore fishing in Nova Scotian waters draws interest for financial reasons as horse mackerel weighing over 600 pounds are caught. A number of these large fish were shipped to Boston last season.
A humorous exchange from the Toledo Blade notes a man asking what to take for a headache and another answers liquor the night before. The quip reflects a streetwise remedy rather than medical advice.
A fragmented reflection notes how a woman feels when her expectations go unmet, expressing universal disappointment and the ache of unfulfilled hopes.
The Supreme Court sustains that the Tobacco Trust is a monopoly under the Sherman Act and orders dissolution within six months, but remands to the New York circuit court to devise a plan for dissolving the firm and forming a compliant new structure. The decision is split with Justice Harlan dissenting, and the case highlights major tobacco companies and the vast capital involved.
The Government sued the American Tobacco Company and related firms in 1907 under Sherman anti trust and Wilson tariff act provisions. The case progressed through the Southern District of New York with a 1908 decision that dismissed some defendants and enjoined others from interstate commerce while listing holdings and prohibitions on acquiring plants or voting shares.
In Washington a conversation records a wife requesting large finished panels for the house. She cautions the decorator that the work may not be ready by Coopids this afternoon. Mrs Upperton notes she may be present to meet the decorator, highlighting social introductions.
A brief vignette from New York shows a lady questioning a colonel about a careful carry of whisky. The colonel responds that it is Old Rooster whisky and notes he would be pleased to learn the brand the lady recommends.
A dialogue scene features Edward and a caller asking for the time as the clock stops. Edward hesitates and cites an interruption involving Jones before answering, reflecting witty newspaper commentary.
A dialogue snippet reveals a potential civil suit over a car incident. The speaker fears the defendant lacks funds, but another character suggests using the defendant's car as leverage. The humorous exchange is framed in rustic vernacular with references to a mule and a mule’s name.
A brief comic exchange between a father and son about handling a son in law and a wife’s requests. The old man contemplates whether to be friendly and lose his dignity or aloof and be seen as a grouch. The joke hinges on a wife who does not ask but tells.
A Wisconsin letter praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments including dyspepsia, displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, and irregularities. The ad claims thirty years of use and invites letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for free advice.
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