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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
3
An invitation to a Saturday night button party describes a button hunt like peanut hunts and a souvenir bag of ribbon. Hostess plans questions with prizes of hand painted shirtwaist buttons and a box of collars. Additional party games involve brass, black and white buttons and large marbles on a long dining table.
In a descriptive scene the button is hidden under a hand tabled face down as the lead passes the button to a side. Opposing leaders probe with jokes and glances to reveal its hiding place while only the button side may raise hands to count points.
A hostess leads a playful contest to name one word descriptions of suitable fabrics for various characters. Participants match occupations like artist gardener dairyman editor banker hunter dressmaker and more with fabrics or patterns such as canvas lawn cheesecloth print checks and plaids.
The season for short evening wraps urges women with fringed Chinese crepe shawls to transform them into stylish garments. A simple loop at one edge forms a Capuchin hood or sling, letting the shawl drape gracefully without cutting. For very large shawls, adjust the fringe by turning down the edge before looping and fasten with a front clasp on the left.
The article notes a shift to bonnet choice for autoists with many dainty, washable, detachable veils and two tone designs. It describes satin braid bonnets, flexible enough to fold, with cro cheted or ribbon flowers and two color schemes.
A reflective verse questions a loyal heart and applause seeking support, followed by an advertisement for United Shoe Machinery Co offering fair terms to small manufacturers. It argues that universal, non-special rates sustain small and prosperous factories alike in Boston, Massachusetts.
A dialogue shows a veteran physiognomist debating character reading. He notes a young man with steady habits, while a heat of feeling arises as the suitor defies a command to avoid the daughter, signaling conflict and social judgment.
A husband laments a bakery loaf his mother would not recognize while his wife defends the fresh bread as the current family favorite. The scene captures strained affection as a joke is set aside and old memories surface.
A waiter at a corner table receives repeated lunches without any polite address. A girl notes the man is quiet and retiring, having visited the cafe three times and still not called her by her front name. The exchange reveals social hesitation and informal flirtation in a small social setting.
A dialogue-like excerpt shows a man blamed for being held up on the way home and a sharp retort from a woman questioning his alibi. The exchange hinges on who caused the delay and whether he is telling the truth.
A brief dialogue notes that a lineal descendant is often judged by a reputation created before his birth, illustrating how legacy trails a person while pa remarks on striving to carve a path in the world.
In Germany merchants are not permitted to post sale signs unless truly selling out. The remark quips about a bargain rush being unexciting over there.
A brief quoted exchange contrasts specialists with a versatile, capable figure. He remarks on his era’s focus on specialization while she replies that he remains an all around man, pushing his arm aside in a moment of playful disagreement.
A fragmentary exchange shows a poet stating he wishes his body cremated and placed in an urn while his wife quips about future earnings, reflecting a stark, darkly humorous exchange amid unclear context.
Senator Clapp recalls a man with children who orders three lemon sodas and shares sandwiches from his pocket in a fashionable eatery. The manager confronts the improvised picnic, asking who he is as the man coolly replies and questions the lack of music from the orchestra.
A 1911 testimonial from Charles Judlin claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured severe body and scalp itching and dandruff after a month of use. The ad notes the products sold worldwide with free samples via a postal request to Cuticura Department L in Boston.
A humorous exchange celebrates a quick engagement, with Chilson denying a rapid impulse marriage tale. The dialogue insists they knew each other for about two hours before agreeing to marry, undercutting popular chatter.
A widow explains a daughter’s lie about age. The daughter asks why claiming she is eighteen when she is twenty-four, to avoid truth. The widow replies the six years under twenty-four matter for her, not for the daughter.
A fragment references a quarrel over a house and a joke line about pies. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething relief priced at 35c a bottle and ends with a moral line about how a man prays reveals his God.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for relief from constipation and related stomach and bowel complaints. It claims quick, gentle action with no sleep disturbance, cites testimonials including A B Danner of Harrisburg, PA, notes price at fifty cents to one dollar, and offers a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello IL.
A London physician Dr Hargrave argues that smoking affects women differently from men and that few women need tobacco. He notes salivary changes and sterilization mainly benefit digestion in men, while women show little to no response after long use. Also includes tips on cleaning rubber coats with automobile soap and a note on a pneumonia and erysipelas serum researched by Dr Bliss.
Miss Gibson, wealthy, and Mr. Hanna, poor, discuss marriage after a bold claim of worth two million dollars. He asks, she declines, and he reveals his aim was to feel the sting of losing that much wealth.
A gym training piece on lifting to build strength contrasts with a parable about the devil and a man-made saint who coexist harmoniously. The fragment suggests philosophical tension between burden and effort within a personal discipline.
The guide advises avoiding water on stained hearth tiles. Use turpentine on a flannel to wipe the tiles then polish with a dry cloth for a like new appearance. The method emphasizes solvent cleaning over water and a final dry polish.
A patron requests a steak from a slow waiter and asks that a postcard be sent periodically while the server is away to update on progress. The exchange captures a humorous bite of daily dining life.
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