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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
2
Heavy weekend rains halted crop progress across Missouri, with 3 to 6 inches in many counties. Since April 1 rainfall totals run 14.12 inches, near 1927 levels while Ozarks and Southeastern counties protected by drier weather.
The article warns that tops on roadster and phaeton cars may chatter when summer rain starts. Loose nuts on the windshield attachment and bows not firmly moored cause rattling. In cheaper models bows may be held by a cotter pin which, if ineffective, squeaks. A washer can often remove the play.
A Popular Science Monthly note describes building a siphon with a U shaped brass tube a rubber bulb and a hose. The bulb is squeezed drilled hole covered then released to start flow with the hole positioned below the tank’s gasoline level.
Baseball news covers John Mil ius of Cleveland with thirteen clubs, Pat Simmons sent to Pittsfield, Flint Rhein’s rough Boston run, John Allen traded to Springfield, Rutgers baseball study ranking high, Amanda Clements umpiring for 25 years, Baltimore ball park design for 25 000 exits, Pug Allen becomes Deland golf head, notable New York high school players making pro strides, William H. Clarkson joined Baltimore on option, and California’s Hawaii opening series July 4 against Honolulu’s Chinese team.
A collection of witty quips on driving and cars from historic sources. Jokes cover spare tires steering wheels ambulance chasers and humorous observations on taxi drivers and accidents. The remarks blend social commentary with light satire about motorists and safety culture.
Rogers Hornsby aimed to tie Dutch Wagner as league batting champion for the eighth time. Hornsby, playing for the Cubs, Cardinals, Giants, and Braves across his career, posted high averages including .387 last season, while Wagner’s peak was .380. The piece notes recent shifts and the era’s ball.
Freshman Albert J. Booth Jr. leads Yale as captain of both football and basketball squads since entering last fall and was recently elected captain of the freshman baseball team. A New Haven High School graduate, Booth rapidly established a campus wide leadership record.
A U S Department of Agriculture survey notes Nevada forbids erecting signs that spoil scenic beauty or block views along highways. Thomas H. MacDonald criticizes roadside billboards as unsightly to travelers and urges restraint by advertisers and oil firms.
The piece notes St Louis soccer clubs offer free admission for women, Yale Athletic Association's $215000 surplus, Kansas City with 21 golf courses drawing 23000 players, a $50000 national stadium planned for Bogota Colombia, Eastern colleges adopting football scouting methods, Penn State golf manager also running the student paper, Tom Morris Snr and Jnr each winning the British Open four times, Czech interest in tennis and football, and Harvey Frick's near perfect marathon record across 18 races.
The passage argues that scolding won t solve roadside invasions and urges action by big companies. It notes progress by state departments and praises Connecticut s law licensing roadside filling stations, requiring location approval and keeping such businesses off the right of way.
The May 1929 Giants Cardinals game ends with William Terry wrongly ruled out after failing to touch first base. Umpire George Magerkurth calls Terry out as Sunny Jim Bottomley and Jimmy Wilson execute a routine double play at first, echoing the famous Merkle incident. Gene Tunney era adjectives are unused in the recap.
Senator Sorghum defines social or edence as a means of mental relief. It provides something harmless to worry about, diverting attention from trifling with real serious affairs of state.
A Greenfield Republican excerpt notes a home maker describing her third child born amid the era of two wage payments and automotive radio culture, illustrating social trends in daily life.
A Toledo Blade quip notes a speedy hospital doctor and a new patient with flu visiting, while a playful jab plays on dismissive opinions. The item captures a light exchange about care and feelings in a humorous tone.
An old advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a pleasant, safe stomach soother for children and adults. It touts the product as the genuine Phillips trade mark endorsed by physicians and tied to the Char H. Phillips Chemical Co. since its early era.
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