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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
7
A saying emphasizes that strenuous but productive labor tires less than repetitive easy work that lacks outcome. It contrasts effort with result, highlighting value in meaningful toil over aimless tasks.
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that relieves pain in joints muscles and bones without internal treatment. It claims fast action on sciatica lumbago backache and neuralgia and urges readers to try a small bottle at any drug store.
The text explains that Arabs rely on dates during desert crossings. It notes the date-palm grows best in Persia, Palestine, Arabia, and North Africa, with stems reaching 50 to 70 feet and a crown of large leaves. Female plants bear date bunches weighing 20 to 25 pounds.
Women are urged to use Diamond Dyes with clear instructions for dyeing wool silk cotton linen or mixes. The ad warns against poor results like streaks spots fades or ruined fabric and promotes buying Diamond Dyes from a druggist with a Color Card. Experience is noted as a slow teacher.
An experiment at Burlingame California near the main highway shows 11 horse drawn vehicles and 19 581 motor driven vehicles passing a checkpoint from 6 a m to 8 p m over 14 hours. The test demonstrates rapid substitution of motor traffic for horse drawn transport.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming sworn testimonials and widespread sales. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton NY and notes large and medium bottles in drug stores.
Conversation from Life magazine excerpts a sisterly exchange where Mabel seeks money from their father and Ethel counters with equal pitch for the first chance, reflecting family dynamics and ambition.
A concise fable style line portrays a man labeling himself a two legged animal who strives to employ other animals for work, reflecting an ironic view of labor dynamics.
The piece argues lace gowns remain in vogue as lace lovers persist and makers offer new varieties. It notes black brown and ecru shades with satin or silk fabrics, accented by girdles or sashes, and hints at longer skirts and ribbons as Paris and designers build the trend.
Style authorities announce longer skirts with graceful draperies and uneven hems. Two crepe and silk frocks for afternoon wear feature tunic lines, overdresses, and embroidery details suited to older figures and formal daytime events like weddings.
An advertisement claims skin diseases arise from impurity in the blood and promises relief through S.S.S. a blood purifier. It urges readers to begin taking the product and to send a complete history to Swift Laboratory at Atlanta for guidance.
A father shares a tall tale about burying a half-dollar to yield a five-dollar piece if moonlight shines on it. The next morning the coin is gone and the son explains the sun got it, implying the scheme failed due to timing.
A concise proverb from the Toledo Blade notes a man can run a cash register despite sore fingers and be the proprietor, illustrating endurance and ownership through practical effort.
Donald and Elder McTavish exchange in Scots dialect with lines about how the world treats them. The brief vignette highlights a scarce encounter and the phrase verra seldom.
The text explains how centuries are counted from their first day and year, with examples for A D 1 to 100 and 101 to 200. It contrasts this with B C centuries and clarifies age reckoning from the first day of life, noting common confusion about century and age designations.
A brief Birmingham Age-Herald exchange features a child’s quip about a father’s finances and love. The piece then reflects on love’s outsized effect on moods, claiming it causes frosts in summer and heat waves in winter.
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