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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
9
A nostalgic article describes children's May Day crafts and mischief, from braided paper maypoles and flower hunts to a Queen of the May, costumes, and playful games. It also reviews a book about Maypole Possibilities and details spring party decor such as flower pot cards and garden-themed treats.
An old alliterative menu titled Supper Schedule features many S words describing a diverse church supper. It lists items such as Sliced Sandwiches Sea-Fruit Salmon Salad sardines Saltines sweet pickles and various desserts and beverages with a playful style.
An early summer luncheon uses abundant flowers as the centerpiece with a small tuned music box decorated with apple blossoms. Guests find their places by cards trimmed with a Mendelssohn Spring Song motif in gilt.
A mother hosts a themed birthday party for her son with an oval water-filled pan as a centerpiece. Ferns moss and fish decorate the table while toy boats ducks and miniature crafts populate place settings. She serves ice cream and cake first to keep the party smooth.
A Spanish style children’s game is described with a girl representing the moon standing in the shade while all the morning stars stay in sunshine. The sunlit stars venture into shadow and are tagged by the moon to switch places, with the tagged star becoming the moon.
The piece discusses Pierrot frills using fine white kilting net with a black net overlay creating a delicate effect. It notes debutantes favoring tulle with roses and brocie ribbons while older women turn to net for blouses for practicality and durability.
A charming Parisian actress wears neck frills on all gowns. The gown is cut in a small V with a two-inch plisse net frill in front, worn doubled and allowed to fall full. The look leaves the throat bare to display a row of pearls without a harsh collar outline.
In hard winter hardships a farmer recounts losses from rheumatism dry cow and rusted grain. Yet hope returns as the speckled hen begins laying and luck shifts, with his wife’s faith and humor guiding them through. A separate vignette shows Mrs Oldcastle noting her husband Josiah’s Cupid fixation through three pictures and a carved newel post.
An elderly diner at a Waldorf-Astoria table closed his eyes and said grace before meals, sparking sharp whispers among nearby guests who scoffed that prayer cannot help where money rules.
A brief exchange shows a cautious duke debating risky get-rich-quick schemes with Grace. She urges him to seek guidance from her father as delays could be dangerous, and he concedes uncertainty after three days of acquaintance.
The dialogue contrasts Epictetus two words restraint and abstain with modern emphasis on gain and retain. The exchange suggests shifting focus from self discipline to accumulation and retention of wealth or status in contemporary thought.
A fragmentary dialogue centers on misread cues and expectations. One speaker questions the other's secrecy while the other hints at anticipating a familiar line. The exchange underscores irony in communication and the pull of unseen motives.
An exchange on germs ends with a wry line from a scientist about humiliating microbes. The dialogue references Uncle Lute Burbank and a baggage man overhearing a remark, hinting at a comic, fragmentary vignette from a newspaper page.
Dr. Th L Barnes, Rhode Island State sanatorium superintendent, cites studies of discharged patients labeled apparently cured to argue the sanatorium is a solid public investment. He notes 1911 earnings of 102 752 from 170 ex patients and 1912 earnings of 112 021 from 211 cases, totaling an estimated 551 000 for all patients in 1911 and 1912, far above maintenance costs. He adds that while cure-focused institutions are good investments, isolating advanced tuberculosis cases may be even more profitable.
Mrs. Lawrence Kiehl of Abbotsford Wisconsin reports her son suffered for a year with a painful hand eczema that resisted medicine. After six months of washing with Cuticura Soap applying Cuticura Ointment and wrapping, his hands healed completely with no further eruptions. Ad appears for Cuticura products with free sample offer.
The speaker notes a paradox saying there is no excuse for crime yet often a war rant justifies it. The exchange highlights how moral blame and justification can clash in discussion.
USE ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE the antiseptic powder to shake into the shoes for tired feet and bunions. It relieves sting and helps walking. Sold everywhere 25c. For a free trial package write A Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
A playful scene unfolds with onlookers remarking about a hatpin, one man expressing satisfaction that it remains in place. The conversation shifts to others speaking to themselves to enjoy an approving audience.
Ad endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes dizziness and heart palpitations. Includes testimonials from Mrs Henry Heavilin Mrs Edward Helbert and others praising relief and recommending the product. Letter notes confidential response from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A period piece snippet notes a moral aside about temptation and a dialogue on re storing stolen goods. It lists alfalfa seeds priced at 6 dollars, timothy blue cross cane at 2 dollars, sweet clover at 9 dollars and mentions farm seeds for sale and rent on crop paymts by J. Mulhall of Soo City Iowa.
A naval expert asks a businessman what he thinks of the new battleship. The businessman deems it wonderful but fears risking such a handsome and costly vessel in combat.
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