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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
1
Readers learn pedigreed chicken breeding from T. S. Townsley of the Missouri College of Agriculture, including egg marking, trapnest records, and leg banding to track parentage. Early hatch yields higher broiler prices and earlier laying, with notes on optimal brooding and benefits of spring hatch.
A column urges housewives to adopt an improved weekly routine focusing on decluttering, cleaning floors and shelves, and using rugs. advises extending furniture and finishing to harmonize rooms and reduce cleaning effort with modern tools. Separate note promotes Missouri Extension Service assistance on management and says early chick incubation offers clear advantages for poultry producers.
Burwell and Porter of Brookfield Missouri advertise farm loans at six percent interest via their lending service offering quick approvals and rural financing options.
City marshal warns owners to pay the dog tax under the ordinance. The marshal will dispatch unlicensed dogs, and owners are urged to present themselves immediately for renewal or licensing enforcement.
270 acres of pasture for rent well watered with good fences and shade. Three payments at 3.00 dollars per acre. S. H. Linhart Browning Missouri.
Pure bred S C Rhode Island eggs for hatching offered by E R Hatch of Browning Missouri. Dark velvet red eggs priced 1.25 per 15, 5.00 per 100. Special mating 1.50 per 15.
Louise Glaum stars in The Lone Wolf's Daughter presented by Electric on Saturday night. Fortunes hinge on a perilous chase as mystery across city streets unfolds under slick noir style.
Dr E S Linhart an osteopath reports good results treating colds grip pneumonia bronchitis neuralgia rheumatism stomach bowels liver kidneys and constipation. Specializes in women and children diseases. Office at his home East Main phone 148.
Fence posts and telephone poles priced by size and condition. Seasoned posts 12 cents, green 10 cents if taken before they are locked. Poles 50 to 75 cents. Seller: J. B. Stone.
In a March 6 1922 letter from Cushing Oklahoma J H Harmon encloses 150 to renew his Leader Record subscription for another year. He notes rapid town boom with paving six miles, a new high school, a soon to be constructed hospital, a brick city hall 40 by 80 feet two stories, strong oil business and a Chart road project to Tulsa via Drumright. He asks Brac Browning to publish if he does not publish this letter.
The City of Browning Missouri schedules an election for April 4 1922 to fill one East Ward alderman one West Ward alderman and a Police Judge due to vacancies. East Ward polling at Farmers Exchange Bank rear room West Ward at Public School Building. Election officials named include W L Bond B T Jolley May Schrock H C Bailey Chas Rinehart and Mrs Ivah Fleming. Florence Lay city clerk signs this notice March 7 1922.
Dr. J. A. Mairs, a leading Browning business and community figure, died March 9 1922 at age 66 years 8 months 12 days from plural pneumonia. Born June 27 1855 near Ravenswood West Virginia he trained as a physician at the University of Missouri and Louisville Medical College. He married Sarah A. Richardson August 14 1878 and had three children Alva Clora and Ben. Alva and Clora preceded him in death. He joined the Church of Christ October 16 1913 and remained devout until death.
Relatives and friends mourn the death of a Browning resident who served in his profession with devotion until illness. Survived by wife, son Ben, granddaughter Frances, brothers Ben and John, sister Mrs Emma Curtis of Browning. Funeral conducted by Rev Holloway at Church of Christ. burial in Jenkins cemetery.
Thomas Benjamine Britton born near Columbus Ohio September 25 1836 died March 8 1922 at his son Charles L Brittons home east of Browning Missouri He served in Company G 6th U S Regulars for three years was married to Amanda Sevier on March 5 1865 and had three children One daughter died in infancy Survived by wife two children Josephine Purdin Browning and Charles L Britton six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Funeral held at Mt Zion March 9 1922 He is mourned as one of the soldiers who fought to end slavery and keep the union together.
Save your eyes and relieve headaches with correctly fitted glasses. If you have eye strain, burning, twitching, or fatigue during reading, have your eyes examined. B. W. Eisenhour, optometrist, will be at Healy's Jewelry Store on March 22 and 23, with regular visits every two weeks.
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