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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
7
The article notes spinsterhood has ended as a negative label. Independent women now occupy roles in charity work and volunteer boards, contributing common sense and leadership. Old maids thrive in public service, refusing solitude and embracing purposeful effort to aid society.
A prison inmate told a visiting religious worker that he was convicted after his alibi failed because a watch was found in his pocket. The prisoner claimed he fought the case with ten witnesses and a strong lawyer, but ten years was the result.
A humorous quip describes marriage as a game of chance with even odds. The husband leads but often trails after the wife, rules seen as confusing. The joke equates a wife’s morning hug to diplomacy and a masked hold up to robbery, noting wives gain more privileges in life.
A Missouri couple attributes improved health to leaving coffee and adopting Postum with Grape-Nuts. The wife reports years of stomach and nervous trouble eased after four months of using the two products, gaining weight and strength. Her husband, 73, sleeps better and his cramps vanish after quitting coffee. The wife also cites a California brother whose family uses Postum for good results.
Jefferson City reports the Missouri labor bureau issued a special study by deputy commissioner J. H. Nolan under Commissioner J. C. A. Miller. It argues reclaiming swamp and overflow land boosts productivity and cites vast acreages that could yield Nile-like harvests, stressing protection and investment in levees and drainage.
Gov Hadley signs a proclamation establishing quarantine regulations prescribed by the state board of agriculture restricting cattle shipments into the state for dairy purposes.
State board organizes with Gov Hadley as president and John P Gordon as secretary. It plans to equalize real and personal property with data due to county boards in early April. Anticipates stiff taxable increases for railroads and public utilities this year. Last year railroad property reached 122 million with about seven million increase over 1908, aided by leniency during the panic and two cent law. This year, improved times and three cent fare suggest a larger railroad valuation rise.
The Jefferson City Country Club led by President Gov. Hadley has bought land and will build a fine clubhouse and lay out a golf course.
St Louis ordinances regulating billboards are upheld as reasonable and necessary. The ruling follows a suit by the city against Gunning Advertising Company over plastering vacant lots buildings and streets with notices. The Supreme Court opinion, filed in Judge Woodson's length, asserts cities may regulate advertising displays.
A brief exchange shows Chaplain Tommy apologizing for last night’s inebriety. Tommy responds he will avoid going out while drunk in the future.
In McClure's account from Recollections of M. Paoli the king of Spain Alfonso XIII is described as a vigorous eater. He begins each day with a hearty breakfast of rump steak and potatoes, sometimes with eggs, salad, and fruit, reflecting sovereigns' reputed appetite.
This advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claiming to cure feverishness headache and teething disorders while regulating bowels and destroying worms. It asserts 24 hour cold relief and harmlessness with a sample offer and druggist price. The closing quote cites a Jewish proverb about the golden rule.
An advertisement for Pettit’s Eye Salve from Howard Bros Buffalo NY claims it treats eye inflammation itching lids and light sensitivity. The note adds a wry Addison quote about not growing too wise for laughter.
Coupon style ad copy declares Palto ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days with money back guarantee. It also includes stray product pitches for Reds Ball Blue and a lampooned mix of unrelated lines about cigars clothes and humor.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis outlines two approaches to curb TB among schoolchildren. One educates each child on dangers and home prevention, the other creates open air schools to segregate diseased or suspect children from healthy pupils.
A dialogue scene shows a master urging his grieving husband to remarry after his wife’s death, while the servant pleads for a full month more to mourn. The exchange highlights themes of mourning, social expectation, and marital duty.
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winston's soothing ae for teething children and Lewis' Single Binder cigar offered for 5c. It warns of imitations and uses lines about silver linings and regret over losing a job.
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