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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
6
The Associated Press reports Allied circles note readiness for a possible forward move near the Rhine held by the French. Germany proposes reparations totaling 21 billion marks, Greece rejects Thrace and Smyrna investigation terms, and unrest concerns rise as Allied leaders meet in London.
Champ Clark former Democratic leader in the House dies at 70 after 26 years of service. Congress recesses 30 minutes in his memory. House approves a resolution to pay Mrs Clark a year's salary about 9000 dollars. Clark's death follows illness and the loss of his grandson.
London reports the supreme council's committee drafts a reply to German reparations proposals. The first step may be to take over customs receipts in occupied territory to pressure payment of Germany's obligations. No immediate expansion of occupation is indicated. the plan cites bad faith and enforcement steps.
Dispatches from Helsingfors report Petrograd under rebel control as mutinous sailors soldiers and workers seize major city areas starting February 23. Soviet troops were ordered from the Finnish frontier to suppress the revolt.
The Missouri and North Arkansas railroad switches to an open shop model for train operation after a strike by employees. Headquarters states all workers will operate without a union contract, reflecting a change in labor policy at the Helena Arkansas facility.
In San Jose hundreds of Costa Rican citizens volunteer for military service against Panama as the nation unites with a rising patriotic spirit across towns and rural areas.
An old Bayer aspirin advertisement urges readers to follow package directions and trust the Bayer Cross marked tablets. It touts relief for colds headache neuralgia rheumatism toothache and provides pricing notes for small tin boxes and larger packages.
An amateur performer seeks a favorable audience reaction while a spectator quotes a frank remark about talent. The exchange reveals a playful test of judgment, with a friend offered $500 for hearing the act and a punchline about the listener's deafness.
Back pain from lumbago or sciatica is claimed to vanish by rubbing St Jacobs Oil on the area. The ad touts a harmless formula, no skin burn or discoloration, and urges a trial bottle from any drug store with long standing recommendation.
A film corporation teeters on bankruptcy until the president reforms a plan. He stops selling films and charges five dollars to view the making of movies at his studio, turning the venture into a new revenue stream.
A perfume antiseptic line claims Ely's Cream Balm opens clogged nostrils within a minute. It soothes inflamed nasal membranes and relieves head cold and catarrh quickly with a small application in the nostrils. The ad promises instant relief and urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle.
A burglar is arraigned after being caught in the act. A woman recounts the moment, noting the disguise and the whispered line he used, describing the divergence between threat and false familiarity as the key to his capture.
A compact advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as the easy solution for dyeing wool silk cotton linen or mixed fabrics. It warns against poor results from inferior products and urges buying Diamond Dyes with a Color Card from the druggist.
A humorous exchange shows a wife telling her husband he is writing upstairs, while a caller asks if he is inspired enough to pay a bill. The dialog captures a domestic scene with witty wordplay and a light tone.
A 19th century advertisement claims Garfield Tea cures coated tongue dizziness and constipation. The brief notice asserts relief through this herbal remedy with no medical endorsement.
A wartime exchange notes extreme calm in the front lines with Sergeant asking for activity and Corporal replying that the quiet is such that a shell drop could be heard.
A terse aphorism frames the idea that the living must bear the cost of remembering those who once lived among them, suggesting memory has a high price in social life.
An elderly farmer recalls a widow who transformed a failing homestead after her husband Jim left for service. She proved capable, repaid the mortgage, improved cows and crops, and expanded the farm with her sons. Neighbors applaud her steadfast family triumph.
French bacteriologist Metalni kov reports to the Pasteur Institute that butterfly and moth larvae can kill diphtheria, plague, tetanus, and tuberculosis bacilli. In experiments, bacilli died within days inside the larvae, prompting pursuit of a butterfly grub serum to combat tuberculosis.
A report from the Societe Clinique de Medecine Men tale notes psychiatrists Drs. Marcel Briand and Borel described a fourteen year old boy used twice by a professional thief. They warn that such exploitation risks turning mentally deficient children into criminals and urge societal protection to safeguard both the children and public interests.
The London Chronicle notes two brief inscriptions in Westminster Abbey. One honors the Unknown Warrior with a noble brevity. The other, in the cloisters, memorializes Jane Lister with the line Dear Childe.
In Flatbush a claim is made that the body of a moth holds 4 061 muscles while Bensonhurst jokes about giving up meat to build muscles and instead eating his wife's furs. The playful back and forth showcases local humor and quirky observations.
A man has invented a watch that will go for six years without winding. Egbert responds with amazement and asks what others think of the claim.
A remark notes Jones’s constant attentiveness across social settings, suggesting his perpetual engagement stems from thorough instruction. The exchange hints at a disciplined, drilled personality shaping his demeanor.
The excerpt shows Jimmy-Gee and Tommy-Nothin' amid a light moment as Jane shows interest in a man while picking threads and hair from his coat, a playful vignette from Cartoons Magazine.
Fresh sweet white clothes for baby are promised by Red Cross Ball Blue. It cleans without streaking or harming fabrics and is sold by all good grocers at 50 cents a package.
A physician notes the operation was brilliant in the facts shown, but one person unhappy with the outcome was the patient's widow. The exchange highlights a conflict between medical success and family reaction.
An advertisement asserts that Garfield Tea purifies blood and cleanses the system to eradicate disease, presenting it as essential for good health.
Whittaker's almanac lists the Mongolian race as the largest with 655,000,000 people, followed by Caucasians 645,000,000 and Negroes 100,000,000. It groups the Mongolian or yellow race as including China, Tibet, Japan, Korea, Siam, Indochina, and various Siberian tribes.
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