The Covered Wagon Film and Local Life Contest News
A cine note touts The Covered Wagon at bargain prices before showing details of a Linn County More Attractive Homes contest. It mentions admission at 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children and outlines a Farm Bureau led drawing and shrubbery prize program for rural students, with local prizes from Brookfield Chamber and May Seed Company. The text also includes a jumbled local diary and incidental notes.
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Plains
Oregon
West Port Landing
Kansas City
Linn County
Farm Bureau
Brookfield Chamber of Commerce
May
Hall
Linn
Saint Patrick Party Hosts Entertain Friends in March Evening
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hope assisted by Miss Lorraine Glaze delightfully entertained a group with a two course dinner on Saturday night March 17. The gathering included Vernice Stephenson Grace Pipes Lorene Burkholder Velma Peterson Dorothy Lantz Mary Stufflebean Lillian Christy Capitola Brumbaugh and Arthur Brassfield Harold Carter Harold Bingham Keith Prather George Haley Leon Kenley and Ovid Atkins. Guests played games and left late asserting the hosts were ideal entertainers.
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W. B. Hope
Lorraine Glaze
Vernice Stephenson
Grace Pipes
Lorene Burkholder
Velma Peterson
Dorothy Lantz
Mary Stufflebean
Lillian Christy
Capitola Brumbaugh
Arthur Brassfield
Harold Carter
Harold Bingham
Keith Prather
George Haley
Leon Kenley
Ovid Atkins
Buff Wyandotte Eggs for Hatching For Sale
For sale purebred Buff Wyandotte eggs for hatching. Phone 88F, Mrs Henry Stufflebean.
Slats Diary: Friday to Monday a rough youth tale
An informal diary recounts a boy and friends mischiefs from Friday to Monday. He notes acts of kindness to an elderly neighbor, a risky swim near Grays field, a humorous family exchange about “the feminine touch,” and a pilot cousin visiting with aviation danger talk.
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Gang
Reddy
Jake
Blisters
Grays Field
Sam Hill
For Rent T S Elliott Farm 30 Acres Corn 110 Pasture
For rent the T S Elliott farm consisting of 30 acres of corn ground and 110 acres pasture and meadow inquiry at Browning Savings Bank.
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T. S. Elliott
Browning Savings Bank
Stock Hogs Wanted in Browning Missouri
Advertisement from J. D. Burwell of Browning Missouri seeking to buy 50 healthy stock pigs weighing 50 to 120 pounds. Offers per pig and contact details implied for buyers with stock ready for sale.
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J. D. Burwell
Browning
Missouri
Barber Medicine Company Ad Promises Remedies for Livestock
Kansas City Missouri manufacturer of hog powder cattle powder sheep powder dairy tone dry dip stock dip special medicines worm pellets worm oil Enteritis tablets flu medicine for hogs worm capsules for sheep poultry remedies. Territory Linn and Sullivan Counties. Phone 196 or 39. E F Peterson salesman Browning Missouri.
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Barber Medicine Company
Kansas City
Missouri
Linn
Sullivan Counties
E. F. Peterson
Browning
Coal deal offer from Nickell Coal Company in Iowa Illinois
Iowa and Illinois coal available from Nickell Coal Company. We have Iowa block coal and a car of the best grade Illinois coal. Phone us your orders.
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Iowa
Illinois
Nickell Coal Company
Judge Fred Lamb Killed Crossing Tracks in Brookfield
The veteran jurist Judge Fred Lamb died Thursday night after being struck by coal cars crossing Main Street in Brookfield. A Missourian native aged 56, he had twice served as circuit judge and recently campaigned for a third term. Funeral services were held at Bear Branch Church with burial beside his family.
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Fred Lamb
O’clueck
Burlington
Main Street
Brookfield
Lamb
Salisbury
Land Description With Pasture and Water Features
Corn ground and blue grass pasture with shade and water. Mrs. R. S. Jenkins, R. F. D. No. 4.
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R. S. Jenkins
My Farm For Sale Near Brookfield on Laclede Road
For sale a 9 acre farm with good improvements located 23 miles west of Brookfield on middle Laclede road. It sits half a mile from the school in a fine neighborhood. Inquiries to A W Taylor Route 3 Laclede Missouri.
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Brookfield
Middle Laclede Road
A. W. Taylor
Laclede
Muirhead Pioneer Mother Dies at 95 in Linn County
Amanda Jane Muirhead born April 25 1832 Clark County Kentucky died March 8 1928 at her home in Enterprise township Linn County She would have turned 96 two weeks later Her husband Hugh Muirhead died in 1885 Their seven children included Bernard Grace Dodge James Edward and Robert G Muirhead The Pace family pioneers of Linn County she joined the Grove Hill Baptist Church after moving to Missouri and remained a devoted Christian and mother with numerous nieces nephews and relatives left behind
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Amanda Jane Muirhead
Edward
Nancy Pace
Clark County
Kentucky
Enterprise Township
Missouri
Hugh Muirhead
Brenard
Grace Dodge
James Edward
Robert G. Muirhead
Pace
Linn County
Muirhead
Baptist Church
Ephesus
Grove Hill
Subscriber forwards payment to update address
Mrs. Ovida Knifong writes from Winigan Missouri to Mr. Joe Nickell Browning Missouri enclosing 4.50 to pay back subscription and advance it one year and asks that the paper be sent to her new Winigan address.
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Winigan, Mo
Joe Nickell
Browning, Mo
Winigan
Ovida Knifong
Birthday Dinner Celebrates John Harmon at Browning Home
Relatives and friends gathered four miles north of Browning to honor John Harmon's sixty second birthday. Guests included Elmer and Mrs Brown Truman and Mrs Stephen Carl and daughters Guy and Mrs Head James Dunlap H F Kille daughter and Mrs Maggart and family. Guests enjoyed a large meal prepared by Mrs Harmon and others before departing contentedly.
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John Harmon
Browning
Harmon
Elmer Brown
Truman Stephenson
Carl Daniels
Guy Head
James Dunlap
H. F. Kille
C. E. Smith
Scott
Horace
Linneus
Jack Barnes
Chillicothe
W T. McGhee
Thelma
Frances
Jay McGhee
Rugene
Shirley
Ed Ogle
John
David
Ralph
Orville
Jennie
Harold Finney
Leo
Verda
Marvine
Edgar Crist
Marjorie
Jarrald
Irvin Smith
Fred, Armstrong
Irene
Dorothy
Will Armstrong
Freddie
Jim Hedges
Chas. McGhee
Lula Burgess
Clara Hisel
Tom
Family Reunion Dinner in West Town Honors Lynch of Rosston
Mr and Mrs W P Nickell entertained Sunday at one oclock for their brother in law J L Lynch of Rosston Okla. Guests included Mr and Mrs Raymond Harris and children Mr and Mrs Cecil Dodson and children Mrs Joe Nickell and children and Mr and Mrs G T Woodward and daughter plus Mr and Mrs F R Fanning and children of Milan.
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W. P. Nickell
Town
J. L. Lynch
Rosston
Oklo
Raymond Harris
Cecil Dodson
Joe Nickell
G. T. Woodward
F. R. Fanning
Milan
Pasture For Rent On 80 Acres In 1928 Season
S. H. Linhart offers 80 acre pasture land for rent with timber shade water tanks a Sampson windmill and pump and fenced in good repair for the 1928 season. Price set at 160 dollars. Landlord not responsible for water grass or other damages.
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Sampson
S. H. Linhart
Pair of Used Gray Work Mules Owned by Carl Porter
A brief notice identifies one pair of good gray work mules owned by Carl Porter. No further details on size, condition, or sale context are provided in the readable text.
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Belle City
T. 8. C. Lambert
Carl Porter
Farm for Rent at Nellie Wampler Property
J B F Wampler advertises rental of the Nellie Wampler farm inviting interested parties to inquire immediately at his location about the available land and terms.
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Nellie Wampler
J. B. F. Wampler
Care of Market Eggs on the Farm and Household Notes
Egg quality starts at the farm with proper care and handling to preserve original quality. Avoid overcrowding and keep clean nests with straw. gather eggs often, especially in extreme weather, and store cool and ventilated to prevent tainting. The piece includes a social note about a birthday gathering at T. E.'s with many relatives and friends enjoying a large meal.
Eighty Acre Farm For Rent Near Browning
Rural property listing offers eighty acre farm for rent six miles from Browning. Primarily meadow and pasture with some corn land. Contact John Mairs for details and leasing terms.
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Browning
John Mairs
Sheep Shearing Offered By Edwin Martin
Edwin Martin advertises sheep clipping at 20 cents per head and invites orders by phone for native sheep.
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Edwin Martin
Birthday Surprise Dinner Ends With Crowd In Missouri Town
On March 21 Tom Armstrong celebrated his birthday with a surprise dinner planned by his wife and daughter Katie. They sent T. E. and their son Harold to Laclede, while Fred Armstrong and family visited, returning about 11 o clock to a large crowd.
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Tom Armstrong
Katie
T. E
Harold
Laclede
Fred Armstrong
Purdin
Subscription payment letter from Mrs Jennie B Thrasher
A reader from Winigan Missouri submits a $1.50 check to renew a subscription to the Browning Leader Record. She apologizes for the delay and says she hoped to pay in person during a visit.
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Winigan, Mo
Browning Leader-Record
Browning
Jennie B. Thrasher
Palm's Dates Guaranteed Glosses Prices Vary
In Milan on April 2 Linneus reports dates guaranteed with prices from $3.00 to $15.00, noting variations in value across listings.
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Milan
Linneus
Farmers Spring Implements and Harness Line Ad
Farmers Attention! Now is the time to think about your spring needs in the Implements and Harness line. Come in and look our line over. We carry a complete line of John Deere Implements and Harness and also a complete line of machinery repairs and all kinds of strap work collars and pads. K. M. Duncan Company Browning Missouri.
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Deere
K. M. Duncan Company
Browning, Mo
Complete line of repairs for farming implements
Special notice offers prompt repairs for disks plows harrows cultivators planters and binders now. Gary Peters and Son provide service by phone at 97.
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Guy Peters
Young Percheron Mares For Sale In Missouri
W. S. Neet advertises several promising young grade Percheron mares for sale at a reasonable price in Humphreys Missouri. They are presented as healthy and suitable for breeding or work.
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W. S. Neet
Humphreys, Mo
Cake and Doughnut Sale by Baptist Ladies Aid
The Baptist Ladies Aid will hold a cake and doughnut sale on Saturday March 24 at Harvey and Neet Hardware. Proceeds support church activities and community programs.
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Baptist Ladies Aid
Harvey and Neet Hardware
Public Sale At R G Muirhead Farm March 24
R G Muirhead will hold a public sale seven miles southeast of the city on Saturday March 24. He is leaving the farm and will sell all stock implements and household goods. W J Cokerham will also sell a big pair of mules and other farm machinery at the same sale. Read the sale ad and attend.
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R. G. Muirhead
W. J. Cokerham
Notice: Planters and Binders Repair Service Ad
Notice fragment mentions tors Planters and Binders and prompt repair service with phone 97 and names Guy Peters and Son.
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Electric Theatre
Ted
Janes
Joe Hix
Saint Patrick Party
Bear Branch Church
J. W. Drinkard
Laredo
Bear Branch
M. Y. Rusk
Dr. Palm
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