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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
6
A jumble of satirical quips on fashionable costs marriage jokes and science claims. It notes a hot 1906 summer forecast by Flammarion and comments on Americans dying young yet living boldly with Fourth of July spirits. The piece laments lace and embroidery trends while mocking various opinions.
A fragmented column notes changes among authors on Fifth Avenue and district views on birth rates. Mont Pelee activity prompts Martinique residents to consider relocation. A reader asks about umbrella recovery, while a 60 foot whale sighting off New York Bay is briefly reported.
William Wanamaker, a millionaire, jokes about his fiancée Miss Mabel Walton being a wool sorter's daughter and thus not objecting to her inherited habits of sorting wool. An official of the New municipal government faces a Look problem after marrying her. It recalls prizefight chatter between John L. Sullivan and Charley Mitchell, and notes the silly season opening early as a Milwaukee banker who stole 1,450,000 dollars from blood money is described.
In a Louisiana setting, Captain Jean Lafitte inspires mixed reactions as Gen. La Roche and Lafitte host a breakfast. Rose, Mademoiselle Lazalie, and Zeney wrestle with rumors of Lafitte’s past deeds while a young Harold Stewart is drawn to de Caseneau, and stories of piracy mingle with personal loyalties.
A Wheeling West Virginia pharmacist testimonial cites Cuticura products ending a long battle with sores. He recalls doctors misdiagnosing poison and failing to help, while Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared his skin and restored his confidence.
Clipped text discusses rate fixing under the Townsend bill where the commission must approve any reductions. It notes hitherto a fixed rate as standard but allows concession under proposed legislation. Also referenced are unrelated items about a five year old speech, a reward, and river navigation opening in May with travel by river boats.
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