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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
1
One year has passed since a lightning strike damaged the depot area. Citizens helped save stock cars, temporary quarters were set up, and plans for a new Main Street depot sparked heated talk. Despite red tape, the new depot is finished and locals, including the agent and loafers, anticipate moving in soon.
Friday night marshal Chas Jacobs of Humphreys informed Dr. Chas Van Wye that two boys plowing for Wm Gib son on the Hugh Cooper farm northwest of Humphreys found a baby allegedly buried in a field near a school house. The pair searched the spot with Mr. Jacobs but did not locate the body. The neighborhood is stirred by the mysterious report.
In Browning Missouri blue grass growing within city limits reached 4 ft 8 in when C F Alexander brought the tall stalk to the office. Fred notes there is more blue grass in the area.
Sunday, Alex Rinehart witnessed a dog act oddly in the barn lot. The animal snapped at his children then toward him. He retrieved a rifle, shot the dog, and with Jas. Jacobs helped finish the job by killing the dog and two of Mr. Rinehart's dogs.
Jones the buggy man unloads a car of Anchor buggies and proclaims the most stylish up to date rigs ever brought to Browning. He invites readers to come in and inspect the new line.
Browning Missouri June 6 1909 Buster Brown and Tige thank Brown Shoe Co St Louis for a successful appearance at the Browning Mercantile Co. crowd packed streets and sidewalks as locals and country folks lined up to see the show. They spoke about Buster Brown Blue Ribbon shoes and other Star 5 products and distributed souvenirs while photos of the event were arranged for the company. The Browning Mercantile Co hosts said the store is the largest general merchandise outlet in Browning and drew a crowded audience eager for the live demonstration.
The Anchor rig is made in Cincinnati and considered the best on earth with value for money. It claims to satisfy trade, be unbeatable in quality, and loved by rich or poor. Chorus proclaims It’s the Anchor, the best, outshining all others and inviting a ride to prove it.
Religious services were held at North Salem with Rev. Smith and Rev. Nickell leading the conduct of worship, the event reflecting community involvement and local church activities.
Walter Prather attended the Nashville sale of the late M M Gardner estate on May 26 and purchased two of the plumbs including Matilda's Glory and Bloomfield Conan lines with high butter records. He also bought 11 head at Murfreesboro and praised Tennessee Jerseys as among the best with rich breeding and substantial land wealth nearby. He noted artifacts found in a plowed field and observed Tennessee's wealth around Nashville.
State Board of Horticulture in Columbia announces a three days Summer Institute to start June 29 at University City in St Louis County. Topics include cherry growing, brown rot spraying, vinegar making, finding buyers for apple crops, practical school gardening, marketing fruits, potato growing, home vegetable farming, with several named speakers and locations across Missouri.
U S Department of Agriculture and partners announce a big fruit and flowers display with liberal cash premiums. The Institute closes at noon Thursday July 1 with visitors invited to a luncheon at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Afterward attendees tour the gardens and world famous plant collection. Apply to W L Howard Secretary Columbia Mo for program and premium list.
The Browning Mercantile Co. sponsored a Buster Brown appearance with Tige outside Farmers Store. Buster Brown spoke of his life as a Missourian and promoted Blue Ribbon shoes. He handed out souvenirs while spectators, including an amused police judge, admired the event and labeled it a successful advertisement.
Guidance on sprouting sweet corn in three successional plantings, field care for fruit trees, slug and pest control, and safe use of sprays. Includes methods for protecting cabbage, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, melons, and beets with Bordeaux mixtures, paper fences, and natural repellents. cautions on slug and beetle control, and tips for mulching and netting.
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