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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
2
The St Louis & Hannibal Ry Co petitions for cease of operations and junking of the property after a government takeover and wage and rate changes failed to cover costs. The line shows losses since 1918 and faced bankruptcy amid wartime management and asset sale.
Historic residence in the town is being demolished to clear way for a new post office. The lot, sold in 1823 by townsite commissioners to Jonathan Reede, has fetched prices from 12.75 to 3000 dollars. The house features oak and walnut framing, hand cut lath and shingles, and partly log construction. It stood for years as the home of Prof. James Love, noted Missouri educator, and some timber is now in a local museum collection.
Curent week items report on Germany shifting to economic isolation if no peace treaty signs. Foch doubts treaty security for France. Wilson Clemenceau and Lloyd George urge Italy back at Paris talks. Belgium King urged to refuse treaty. Army camps sale approved. Siberia enlistees rise to 8000. Rail freight rate rulings upheld. Fire in Columbus Ohio toll uncertain. Hog Island yard opened to public with 50k visitors.
New York reports the peace treaty for Germany released by Allied representatives in Versailles. It imposes military limits, returns Alsace Lorraine to France, cedes territories to Poland and Denmark, eyes colonial surrender, and sets reparations and a potential crime trial framework for Kaiser and war lords.
Frank Baum author of The Wizard of Oz and numerous works died at his Los Angeles home after a long illness due to heart disease. General Pershing, commander of the Americas Expeditionary Force, will arrive in London May 22 and be received by a guard upon arrival.
In a humorous anecdote from Robert Chambers the author recalls two weary Tommies on leave in Trafalgar Square. They pause before a detachment in gleaming red coats and silver trappings, then one whispers to the other, Those sojers, a moment of shared awe and lightness amid war’s toll.
A fragment from The Proper Vehicle mocks lovers and imagery. A speaker jokes about a lover and her gaze, asking about how she might view herself with a looking glass. The tone is light with witty wordplay.
Allen’s Foot Ease relieves pinching shoes corns bunions and swollen tender feet by antiseptic powder shaken into a foot bath. It takes the sting out instantly and stops pain. Don’t accept any substitute. Adv.
Oyster shells are being used extensively in the manufacture of particular cement along the Gulf Coast. The practice reflects a growing effort to utilize local shells in industrial production and may influence regional building materials.
An advertisement for a daily fly killer promises disease prevention by killing thousands daily. It touts broad effectiveness and lists a price of 1.25 dollars per five units with contact at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY.
A lighthearted note from St Louis extols a champion known for extreme laziness who supposedly excels yet avoids stopping work. The item frames the subject as a paradoxical hero and playful regional boast.
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