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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
1
The piece urges local extension services to promote vegetable canning by old pack methods and offers canning cards and demonstrations. It notes changes to simplify the process, encourages youth involvement, and discusses cultivation tips to protect crops and reduce soil crusting while aiding year round food supply.
Experiments show shallow cultivation yields rise to 39.8 bushels per acre when weeds are scraped from the surface, compared with 30.1 bushels for low cultivation and 23.6 for deep cultivation. Early shallow work reduces weed growth and moisture loss, while late cultivation harms the crop, especially in drought.
C E Carter of the Missouri Agricultural Extension Service extols red clover as essential in crop rotation. It fits spring sowing with wheat, outperforms alfalfa and alsure clover, and serves as the keystone for a permanent agricultural system in Missouri. The Clover and Prosperity Campaign launches July 6 in ten east central counties.
A C Burrill of the College of Agriculture argues that extracting honey saves time over comb honey production and curbs swarming. He notes extract honey often sells for nearly the same as comb honey, and warns against giving away wax by producing comb sections.
The Browning Farm Club announces direct wool sales to all members with payment on delivery and ongoing purchases at the highest market price. Wool sacks and twine are available at 18 cents per pound. The market is strong and rising.
The Farmers Store promotes a celebration with a wide selection of ladies dresses skirts hose and a full line of men’s suits shoes hats shirts socks and neckties inviting customers to prepare now for the event.
The piece argues truthful friendship rests on honesty and unselfishness and warns against hollow courtesy. It urges cherishing ideals to guide a material world, celebrates cheerfulness, and links personal conduct to public virtue while urging timely acts like tidying yards to set a good example.
The bank in Browning Missouri announces a six percent farm loan with no commission and invites interested borrowers to write or call for more information.
A baseball game at New Park between Humphreys and Browning on Sunday June 11 is called at 8 00 p m Admission 25 cents. Supporters urged to come out and back the home team.
A C Turner advertises wool twine at 20 cents and invites buyers to bid at market price for all grades. The message notes ample supply and expresses readiness to pay market price for wool products.
The Farmers Store advertises men's palm beach suits in sizes 36 to 44. The copy highlights style and comfort for hot summer months.
The Kan sas City Journal and Post merged with Monday’s issue. Mr. Dickey, owner of both papers, has made the Journal a real paper and the Post an excellent evening edition. Subscribers now receive top quality newspaperdom as the Journal-Post grows and prospers.
Ladies see new skirt patterns at The Farmers Store and pretty silk pongee colors offered for summer fashion.
Downing noted as one of the best towns on the Burlington branch ships 680 gallons of butterfat from Sunday and Monday. Officials point to the two day total as a solid indicator of creaming activity in the area.
The railroad company completed several upgrades in the city including four rock crossings, six walk crossings, slag cars on Line street, loading and unloading improvements, a new covered pen, and dock work. The bridge foreman praised the effort while residents agree on coop eration to boost growth. depot painting is planned for next year.
A high class feature titled If Women Only Knew screens at Electric on Saturday night with admission of 10 and 25 cents.
Roy Peters and Joe Nickell organized a Friday work party at the C. B. Keithley place. Volunteers donated a truck and mule team to fill and grade the road, with draymen, clerks, a doctor, and several businessmen lending labor for ditching and tiling. By night the road improved and more stretches were promised for repair.
Mr and Mrs Hank Thurlo hosted a Sunday dinner on June 4 with guests including K M Duncan and daughter Beverly Elizabeth Fields Maude Fields Effie Fields and Orryl Adams. G T Woodward also hosted a twelve oclock dinner for guests John Keithley Joel Nickell and Raymond Harris and daughter.
Special note from W. E. Creason, agent for Milan Cleaner, promising pickup and delivery for clothing. Call 193 or 73 to arrange service.
Two cars met on a hill about a mile west of Humphreys during an American Legion booster trip for the Fourth of July celebration. Willis Ware drove one car and J W Sinclair the other. a little boy in the Sinclair party was injured, and J B Carter in the Ware car suffered cuts from windshield glass requiring stitches. The Ware car sustained heavy damage but no fatalities were reported.
B L Powell and crew completed a 44 by 48 foot oak framed barn with drop siding and many windows, touted as the best barn in the state section. Uncle Ib and J P Bolling praise the structure as Bert Powell’s finest work yet. A garage is underway and a house will be built on the Martin farm for Harmon.
On Saturday this week Dickinsons announces extra special prices on all ladies Oxfords. Customers are invited to shop early for best selection and savings on this limited event.
A local ad urges readers to check Standard Four tires for quality and value with a tire warranty and invites inquiries to Creason's Garage for tire needs.
The Browning Legion Post hosts a dance on Thursday night June 8 with music by the Milan Jazz Orchestra. The event begins at 8 30 p.m. and is open to all local residents.
Burwell Porter offers six percent farm loans in Brookfield Missouri. Local borrowers can secure financing for agricultural needs through this lender.
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