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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
1
An essay urges living within means, valuing experience, and daily kindness. It praises Lincolns and Washingtons, critiques inflation and credit, and stresses practical frugality, personal responsibility, and the value of small deeds over grand schemes.
A Saturday evening surprise party honored Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Peters as they prepare to move to Chillicothe. About ninety guests gathered despite a storm, with Mrs. Peters and her mother hosting children and adults in a warm, hospitable night of games and piano music.
A diary style recount of a week focusing on a father’s speech, church attendance, a teacher’s tasks, and oddball schoolroom events. The entries touch on Orytor misreadings, sports talk, religious habits, a Jewdas misidentify, lodge master role, a sentence task, an oyster supper, and a quirky invention box for churches.
A resident, W. McHenry Illinois, dated February 24, sends $1.50 for back issues and requests a newspaper address change to Greenwood Illinois eight miles northwest, effective after March 1, noting they hate missing issues and promise prompt payments.
A brief family letter expresses well wishes and longevity, noting the writer’s return home and extended absence of eight to ten years. It conveys sincerity and ongoing connection with the recipient’s family.
A loan offer from Burwell & Porter in Milan Missouri promotes six percent financing for well improved farms. They claim savings of time and money by visiting or writing before loan placement and highlight good prepayment privileges and prompt loan closing.
A short exhortation to pursue better business by optimism, courtesy, and effort. Emphasizes shunning pessimism, smiling, helping others, avoiding slumps talk, using fair means to gain and retain patrons, and persistent advertising. Warns against paring town talk and hidden hard work.
At a Board of Aldermen meeting H R Hamilton resigned as police judge and became assistant marshal. S P Carr took over as police judge. They were sworn in and told to clean up the city as a drag-net leads to fines and promises of stricter enforcement. Browning is to be cleaned up and law enforcement will continue if the new officials press on.
On Sunday night a wrestling bout in Kansas City featured Chris Faudree of this city vs Mr. Dunlap of Kansas City. Bob Ball refereed as a fair crowd watched a fast tussle. Faudree, heavier and out of practice about three years, edged Jap who had recent mat activity. The referee awarded the decision to Faudree and locals called it a clean contest.
Mrs Mary A Kennedy wife of W J Kennedy died February 24 1921 at their Laplata Missouri home Funeral services were held at the residence February 26 1921 at 2 00 pm conducted by Elder F L Davis for the Eastern Star order The deceased is well and favorably known by most of our people as they made Browning their home for many years before going to Laplata Mr Kennedy has the regards of his friends here
Democratic voters of Duncan Township will assemble at their precincts on Saturday March 19 to select judges and clerks and nominate a ticket to be voted on at the Township Election on Tuesday March 29 by order of the committee.
The historic Browning police court building, once crowded with trials, is torn down after being deemed outdated. A. & Crain bought the structure and moved to dismantle it for use on his Pleasant Hill township farm.
W P Carter seeks to purchase fat well broke horses weighing 1209 to 1600 pounds aged 5 to 10 years. Breeder or owner in Browning area encouraged to contact for sale during weekly loads.
Car owners are urged to overhaul before spring to ensure ready use later. Peterson Garage remains on the job providing prompt labor and sales service with phone contact at 39.
Charley Britton says he is among the few to buy land now and reports purchasing eighty acres last week from B. Q. O. and E. J. Brantner, adjoining his already sizable farm holdings.
Farmers Store promotes silk fabric at 1.49 per yard with a note that stock moved quickly. The brief advertisement emphasizes limited quantities and encourages customers to buy soon.
The article notes a spring shift in local residents with farmers selling farms and moving to town. It cites rising rents and farming difficulties as triggers, listing several changes including 5 C. Lantz moving to Ard town.
Local residents report a string of relocations and rentals. Kaifong moves to Lantz farm, Noel Head to Jacob Lantz farm, J. H. Taylor rents old city home, and several others relocate to farms near Brookfield Cora Enterprise and Goens farm.
Locust Creek Drainage District boards survey and locate a five mile ditch from the mill to Pierce bridge. Bonds may be issued at the June term as money conditions permit. Project promises a canal like channel to drain Locust valley, with vast land value expected once completed.
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