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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
7
In a Montpelier anecdote Governor cites a middle aged rural couple visiting town and admiring a cuckoo clock. Maria, wife of Hezekiah, asks if they should buy it given the many birds they already care for, noting they already feed chickens ducks geese and turkeys.
A jumble of lines portrays nighttime street chatter. Characters reference sleep, a busted auto, coal shortages, imagined earthquakes, and street noises. The dialogue hints at daily woes and small household tasks in a chaotic urban moment.
A fragmentary exchange hints at themes of possession and happiness, with a tense tone suggesting a pursuit or emotional conflict between speakers. The readable lines imply a male speaker declaring claims of companionship and contrasting happiness.
A humorous quip contrasts two heiress daughters who rarely speak due to different druges and family fortunes. One parent earned wealth in refined sugar. the other in oil.
In a dated exchange two lovers discuss the end of their engagement. One says he felt unworthy and she agrees, noting the relationship began to languish after that admission. The fragment hints at a romantic rift and mutual disappointment.
A customer asks why a teller cannot cash a check. The teller explains funds are insufficient to meet the amount, prompting the woman to ask if half the value could be covered.
A fragment shows Cholly troubled by an inner issue. He is described pressing his head against a corner and muttering about having something on his mind. The text conveys a tense moment without full context.
In a lighthearted Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt, a young wife plans a weekly allowance of five dollars from her husband’s $3,000 annual salary. She speaks with her mother and aims to cover car fare and personal spending, asserting prudence over extravagance.
Harold complains about paying ten thousand a year to live while Evelyn mocks the expense and questions its value.
Hemmenhaw gives a cigar to his friend claiming it’s the last from a Christmas box. The friend admits going with Hemmenhaw’s wife to pick the cigars, exposing the gift as a confidant’s joke and sharing a sly twist on the misunderstanding.
At a New York exhibition two Boston visitors criticize a controversial canvas they say shows a figure descending stairs. One calls it the worst yet while the other blames the title for lacking clarity suggesting the scene depicts a descent after a soap mishap on the top step.
A humorous exchange contrasts misused phrases as a man notes a friend who married his daughter meant to live with the old man rather than on him. The quip highlights language mix ups in everyday speech.
A comic dialogue notes a woman confirming her husband’s jail term. A socialite cites his unstable character while the hostler husband is discussed with irony. The brief exchange highlights class roles and restraint in domestic life.
A witty exchange between the Old Fogg and the Grouch revolves around currency elasticity and liquidity. The Old Fogg asks for a more elastic standard while the Grouch counters with a taut critique.
Unable to extract a coherent news item from the provided fragment. The text appears to be a quotation rather than a reportable event or notice.
Senator Sorghum explains that a tariff can win votes before an election but risks losing them in the following one. The remark frames tariffs as a political tool with electoral consequences.
The report catalogs traditional games for girls and boys including Let Out the Doves where a large girl leads others to mimic birds, Seek for Gold a pebble snapping race, Kick the Marbles a directional throwing contest, and a circular ball-tag game requiring agility as players move between stools.
A new version uses tables with a handful of peanuts in the center and candy tongs for each player. Players remove nuts without movement, pass to the next, and a bell ends each twenty minute round. The top player at each table advances until a single winner claims a peanut candy prize.
A fragment notes that the game Stood-Ball began in merrie England and was played by milk maids using stools or flat stones as playing cushions.
Two captains are chosen and alternately pick players until two long lines form. Captains call a strongest striker who runs between opposing boys to break through and bring his side’s line below the break point. If successful he returns with those below. if not he joins the enemy. Strongest boys cluster near the captain. strategy aims to surprise weak players at the bottom.
At fairs a ring of nine or ten people, all but one blindfolded, watched the jingler ring a small bell. The others chased the sound to catch him. If uncaught at the end, the jingler won. otherwise the catcher claimed the prize.
In this modern Greek game the leader hides a pebble between players by passing hands. The pursued player must reach the leader and return the pebble to be saved. Suspect and chase quickly as the pebble moves. leaders and players must keep its whereabouts secret until the last hand is passed.
Shoes trend toward elaborate designs with morning wear only. Tailor made outfits accompany travels or sport. Uppers match dresses in leather tones. new fastening uses interlaced straps and side buttons. Tan shoes pair with satin and fur ensembles.
A fashion description details two simple blouses featuring delaine or firm cotton, Viyella material, revers on the front, galloon trim, brown satin collar and cuffs, large armhole seam, a spotted jacot with pleats, and four satin buttons. Fabric needed totals 144 yards of foulard and 40 inches wide plus 4% yards satin.
A devotional piece emphasizes Psalmic prayer life and spiritual depth. It highlights David’s quest for dwelling in the house of the Lord, the primacy of prayer, and the path to true spirituality, citing Paul, Luther, Wesley, Knox, and Gypsy Smith as examples of powerfulPrayer leaders.
If life is right with God and man, prayer becomes our dynamo for divine power. Prayer generates electricity of faith hope and love and enables us to receive. Any lack in us or our work stems from not asking or asking amiss per scripture.
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