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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
7
A cautious driver politely reframes the speed question noting that trains rarely exceed forty miles per hour in the region and he does not wish to disparage the railroads. The exchange illustrates rail and road speed perceptions in a historical context.
Adv. piece asserts Garfield Tea cures liver and kidney disorders. A bulleted quip “Adv. Found Her Out” follows a short anecdote about Mrs. Smith being found at home despite a maid saying she was not. The exchange ends with the remark You found her out.
A couple discuss upgrading their vehicle while fixing a home loan under mortgage limits. The husband notes the car’s cheap appearance next to the neighbor’s newer model, but the wife points out the house is the only asset they can mortgage.
A terse classified ad notes a laundress offering clear white clothes cleaning under the Red Cross Blue program. The brief mentions grocers in the vicinity and promotes the service.
Citizens remark on Wombat’s rapid gains, speculating he operates a service station for fountain pens. The chatter hints at unconventional business ideas driving his wealth.
Andrew L. Warren, missing for ten years in Mexico, reappeared in Carthage. Greene County Circuit Court had ruled him legally dead and awarded his wife Mary Warren $2,000 on his life insurance. She collected the judgment days before Warren’s return, and a suit to recover the payout is filed.
Clinton A. Welsh, a Kansas City lawyer, filed suit in the circuit court at St. Louis against Otto Stifel Jeptha D. Howe and Mayor Henry Kiel for 2407.97 in attorney fees and expenses for investigating election frauds last November.
Funeral services were held in Bowling Green for William Frank Mayhall editor of the Bowling Green Times since 1830 who died March 12 at age 62.
A record sale for a minority interest in a Joplin district zinc mine was recorded when J. W. Hoffman of Kansas City paid $100,000 for a one fifth interest in the Blue Mound Mining Com.
The Smith Hughes Act and Missouri’s new state act enable about 53 000 dollars from a 1 200 000 dollar federal pool to be matched by the state for agricultural and industrial training and teachers' salaries. An advisory board will guide expenditures while districts can backfill to keep the funding.
Missouri defeated Kansas 46 to 39 in Kansas City at Convention Hall in a tight indoor track meet. 8500 fans watched the relay finish as Pittam beat OLeary by six feet, giving Missouri its thirteenth win in fourteen indoor clashes.
Obituary note reports J. E. Marshall, prominent capitalist farmer banker and merchant and former state senator, died in Sikeston. He was 72 years old.
A humorous remark notes a photographer must take every customer at face value, implying the job’s challenge of judging clients by appearance and expectations. The line plays on wordplay about face value and the photographer’s trade.
A vintage advice ad promotes Cuticura Ointment for complexion, recommending smear on retiring, wash with Soap in five minutes, and repeat with hot water. Free samples offered by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Warns against counterfeit virtues and money’s role in family matters.
An advertisement warns that kidney degeneration causes premature aging and urges drinking water and taking Anuric before meals to prevent it. It claims Anuric treats rheumatism dropsical swelling cold extremities and sleeplessness. Garfield Tea is promoted to cleanse the system.
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