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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
2
General Gaucher orders occupied area merchants to keep prices down to avoid implying price rises due to Allied occupation. Riga dispatch notes preliminary peace terms with Russia and Poland to be signed later. Bavaria opposes dissolving civilian guards as German relations with central government tighten.
Soviet officers held under guard as a counter revolution establishes control in Erivan Armenia. A new ministry forms and jails are cleared amid food and clothing shortages. Relief reports say Bolshiviks are driven from power and a coalition government governs territory between Karabakh and Mount Alaguez with Delijan being cleared.
New York harbor shows idle ships with skeleton crews costing vast sums daily. Across the nation freight cars idle in yards and sidings, while merchant ships sit unused. The freight bottleneck spans from New York to the Pacific Coast, crippling coastwise commerce.
London reports Great Britain and Russia have signed a trade agreement after a year of negotiations. Russia agreed to halt Bolshevik propaganda outside Russia, while Britain sought release of prisoners and clearer Soviet publicity limits. One Russian envoy, M. Kamenieff, was expelled for suspected attempts to subsidize a London paper.
Frederick de Chaine a German deemed an undesirable alien is on the high seas bound for Calcutta India on what officials call a record deportation voyage The journey covers about twelve thousand miles and reflects a sweeping immigration action by authorities.
The Ford Motor Company is believed to have escaped the crisis that was expected to compel it to seek financing in the open market.
The Swampscott Massachusetts Historical Society works to preserve the John Humphrey house dated 1634 to 1638, possibly the oldest in New England. They traced title and an old map from the British Museum, and plan to buy and safeguard the dwelling once believed to shelter Humphrey, aide to Governor Winthrop.
The Dearborn Independent notes ice age lakes left vast peat deposits across nine states and parts of a dozen more from Minnesota to New England. This underused fuel could supplement dwindling coal as peat bogs attract growing attention and development efforts.
The piece traces Connecticut’s origins from Puritan settlements in Cambridge Windsor and Watertown, the 1639 written constitution, and the later union of New Haven, Milford, and Stamford. It notes the state’s 1788 constitution adoption, nickname Land of Steady Habits and Nutmeg State, area of 4,965 square miles, and its electoral votes.
The article traces Massachusetts name origins from Algonquin meaning at the great hill near Blue Hill, then Blue Hill Bay, the Bay State nickname, and early maps by Captain John Smith. It notes the Mayflower landing in 1620, the Pilgrims at Provincetown and Plymouth, half of the 100 passengers dying first winter, and the state’s growth with Salem and Boston area settlements to today’s 8288 square miles and 18 electoral votes.
The article notes slow progress in developing Philippine natural resources and manufacturing. It highlights government ownership of timber lands covering about one third of the islands, with concessions for timber cutting and sawmills. About fifty small sawmills operate, led by red and white lavan trees, plus apitong and guijo as valuable timbers.
A Swiss inventor introduces a gramophone that plays thread records instead of hard rubber discs. A thousand yards of thread on a small spool can produce more music than the largest rubber records of today. The thread is coated with a sound sensitive compound, unaffected by temperature and requiring no special care.
A compact aphorism attributed to Confucius on virtue and behavior contrasts a gentleman with the vulgar. It emphasizes aligning words with deeds, fairness, cautious speech, correct action, generosity, and avoiding greed. The quote urges measured speech and swift aid to those in need.
In the height of the Roman Empire the culinary department of a refined establishment features copper and silver saucepans, silver inlaid arabesque pails, and shovels carved in elegant detail.
American demand grows for native Filipino embroidery and woven baskets. Hats resemble Bangkok styles, while baskets echo American Indian work. Public schools teach methods to improve these products.
A meditation on using consistent effort to produce excellent work. The author argues that honest work and perseverance elevate output toward perfection, shaping value and earning recognition as genius without bidding for it.
Joseph A York of Portland Maine says four bottles of Tanlac restored his health, gained sixteen pounds, and let him eat three square meals daily after two years of weakness and indigestion. He credits the medicine with renewed energy, nerves steadiness, and improved sleep, and endorses Tanlac as a trusted remedy.
A vivid report claims bushmen in Australia prefer a venom from a decaying corpse as their poison of choice. It is said a man hit with a poisoned shaft dies quickly of lockjaw, highlighting the lethal nature of this material.
Quick relief for nasal congestion and catarrh from Ely's Cream Balm. The antiseptic fragrance promises instant soothing of swollen mucous membranes with a small application in the nostrils. Say goodbye to stuffed nose and nighttime breath troubles.
Jud Tunkins questions why some people offer comfort by saying a man’s troubles are his own fault, suggesting such explanations miss the human burden and fail to address real distress.
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