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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
2
Mr Lloyd HQuade of Capitol HM purchased a large turtle and on his way home became stuck in mud. After waiting for help he hitched the turtle to his roadster and was pulled out on high gear.
An aged advertisement promotes a 6 cent bottle of tonic for children. It claims the remedy is harmless, pleasant, and suitable for even a cross feverish child, urging readers to buy at local stores to “see for yourself.”
The report outlines a fatal shooting and attempted homicide in Englewood near Columbia. Everett Hendricks wounded his sister Mary Jane Hendricks and killed himself after a quarrel about a rumor. Mary Jane survived, and coroner verdicts note a self inflicted wound. Other items mention Judge Porterfield’s poisoning case, Missouri School for Deaf commencement with Governor Baker, and various local notices across Missouri.
A Sunday school lesson traces Joseph as a faithful son and slave. It recounts his voyage from Hebron to Egypt after his brothers sell him, Potiphar’s trust in him, and his rise to oversight, tests of temptation, and God’s blessing amid imprisonment.
A reflection on how daily duties may clash with divine views and human impressions. The author suggests seriousness in ordinary duties contrasts with spiritual solemnity, prompting consideration of daily responsibilities.
The piece proclaims that the greatest heavenly glory comes through embracing the lowest earthly humbling. It emphasizes Jesus as the model, urging believers to imitate his path of lowliness to reach divine exaltation.
Mary Kas tle, nineteen and a grocery clerk, refuses a will bequeathing 196000 to marry Frank Doelinar of Omaha. The will grants the sum to Doelinar if she refuses, or offers inheritance to him if she accepts another suitor. She says she loves a Cleveland man and does not love Doelinar, choosing personal happiness over fortune.
Clint Brown sixty bachelor farmer was burned to death when officers set fire to his house to smoke him out after Brown repulsed an arrest and fired on deputies. Neeley slaying tied to Brown as George Thomas allegedly confessed. Police surrounded the dwelling with reinforcements and exchanged shots.
Paris audiences engage with Ran el Geny an Indian fable figure who claims immunity from hurt. He demonstrates by gargling molten lead in an aluminum spoon and stamping his teeth, then inserts lead into his body and brands his chest while spectators debate substitutions and fakery.
Isadore Renner of a jewelry store at 122 Rivington Street saved his daughter Tillie and $75,000 in jewelry by smashing the plate glass of the display window with his bare fist to outwit three robbers. His daughter, clerk Max Glaser, and Renner closed up when two men entered with a revolver and a tong bar. The weapon men demanded a wristwatch as a tray of watches was moved to the counter. One robber threatened the girl, while another tried to pull Glaser into a rear room. The sight of the glass crash drew a crowd, and the bandits fled with their weapons.
A small fortune in paper money was found sewn inside the dress of Tillie Johnson, an elderly Brooklyn recluse who lived alone and never spoke of kin. Morgue officials recovered the bills after her death as police seek any missing relatives.
The article recounts Jean Lafitte and brother Pierre as French natives who became Gulf of Mexico smugglers and slave traders turned privateers. Lafitte earned status amid battles with Spain and later fought with Andrew Jackson at New Orleans, asserting an American allegiance before fading from history after a British capture in 1823.
The story recalls Captain Misson and his lieutenant Ceraccioli who plundered ships in the Indigo Ocean and West Africa, preached against slavery, and shared loot. They founded Libertatia on Madagascar, a communal pirate state with Misson as Lord Conservator and Caraccioli as secretary of state, open to all races. After years of piracy, hostilities with natives doomed Libertatia, and Misson and much of his crew perished in a hurricane at sea.
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