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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement offers a free kidney remedy recipe for a list of urinary and health symptoms. It claims rapid improvement and asks readers to send for the copy from Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit Michigan. The text includes a short aside about Spain and a motorist’s remark.
An advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or protracted piles in 6 to 14 days with a refund if not. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets for stomach liver and bowels, and mentions a herb called herbal tea for constipation. The text includes unrelated quotes about past and character.
Mrs Jennie Green of Covington Maine reports relief from monthly hemorrhages and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming she can work again. Mrs O M Cie of Brownsville Indiana echoes improvement after doctors recommended surgery and she credits the remedy with rebuilding her health and preventing operation.
Attorneys for three creditor corporations and the United States and Mexican Trust company asked to place the Kansas City Mexico Orient Railway in receivership. Judge Pollock appointed Edward Dickinson as receiver after a closed hearing. Claims totaling 1.524 million and bond claims of 25 million were allowed. construction will not be delayed.
Francis V. Putnam former treasurer testified in E. G. Lewis trial that the Lewis Publishing Company lost about $30 000 a month for three years. Ads in its publications touted stock and notes as profitable investments while the Women’s National Daily showed $13 000 monthly losses. Losses were not recorded as expenses but listed as added assets under franchise account.
New York reports a surge in coal purchases as fear of an April 1 strike by 180,000 anthracite miners spreads. Railroads reportedly face depleted reserves and rush to stockpile while consumer demand heats up nationwide.
In South Lawrence about 10 000 strikers attacked Essex and Union streets causing chaos. A strike-breaking employee and a policeman were stabbed while police clubs cracked heads and officers were beaten. A militia unit was deployed to aid in dispersing the riot.
Westbound Continental Limited on the Wabash railroad derailed two miles west of West Lebanon Indiana after leaving rails on a 30 foot embankment. Five people were killed and 71 injured as seven coaches piled at the bottom of the slope toward the creek. fears of more deaths remained.
A House Rules Committee report recommends a full congressional inquiry into the American Woolen Company. The probe would cover organization, capitalization, labor conditions and corporate status following the Lawrence Massachusetts mill strike.
St Louis reports attorney general Jewel P Light arrives to investigate Standard Oil in Texas amid Waters-Pierce ouster and a $1,808,000 anti trust fine.
Shipments of arms and ammunition to Juarez rebels alleged to violate neutrality laws were blocked by Col. E. Z. Steever commanding U S troops on the Mexican border in El Paso Texas.
Speaker Champ Clark celebrated his sixty second birthday in Washington with a large turnout. The house convened and Clark was greeted with hearty applause from attendees and colleagues.
Seattle voters approved municipal and port district bond issues totaling 8.725 million dollars. The largest proposition was five million dollars for Harbor Island terminals, with others authorized across city and port projects in Washington.
At Horne Tooke's trial Lord Eldon spoke of leaving a small inheritance to his children and wept. Mitford, the attorney general, began to cry, prompting a bystander to remark on the tiny inheritance. Tooke replied that Mitford cried for what Eldon's children would receive.
Mrs Mary E Breig of Philadelphia recounts severe hand cracking itching and bleeding improving after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She credits the products with complete healing and no further skin trouble and notes sample offers from Cuticura Dept L Boston. A closing joke references a Great Dane dog named Ham o.
Fragmentary ad style notice from Sioux City Iowa promoting farms for sale on crop payments. Mentions J Mulhall and Garfield Tea with scattered phrases about town life and proverbs not clearly tied to a single event.
A dialog between Mr. Naggitt and Mrs. Naggitt about why his absence of three days would not be accepted as an excuse. He notes Jonah benefited from her not being his wife and she questions the reason. The exchange hints at a comic domestic tangle.
Ollie James of Kentucky described Col Prescott’s life in retirement as “beautifully” with a fine farm a string of trotters and a barrel of whisky 16 years old and a wife of the same age in conversation with a Washingtonian.
Wedmore jokes about learning to live on half income before marriage. Singleton notes the half was the wrong proportion as Wedmore adds it should have been an eighth. The exchange plays on financial prudence and humor in domestic life.
A poet describes himself as a blind voyager across bitter seas and jokes that overindulgence in fancy foods gave him an acute sensation of mal de mer. The remark blends self critique with maritime imagery and literary flair.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired feet with claims it eases pain and swelling. It includes a faulty address line and ends with two stage quotes about marriage and a couple on stage.
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston will send a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic free to any woman upon request. The advertisement claims the product provides delightful cleansing and germicidal toilet care and links cheerfulness to a sunny, serene soul.
The piece contrasts religious groups who differ on faith essentials with scientists who dispute many points about living. It cites divergent dietary claims like whether water with meals is harmful, meat versus vegetables, raw foods, and whether talking or quiet at meals aids digestion.
A dramatic incident unfolds as a broker is knocked down by a falling barrel of flour during a wheat market drop. The ledger notes confusion as witnesses report the mishap and speculate on causes. The event underscores volatility in grain trading and its dangers.
A concise aphorism emphasizes steadfast love as the path to victory, declaring tenderness and forgiveness as the true instruments of triumph attributed to F W Robertson.
The passage recalls Digstorth who claims to be well informed about obscure matters. He notes familiarity with the achievements of American immortals on a revised list. A man feels ill at ease in a dry goods store as a woman does in a tobacco shop.
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