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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
5
Gleaming white stoves trimmed in blue gray offer stain resisting porcelain enamel inside and out. Highlights include five burners with a simmer, concealed manifold, turnery valve control, a roomy utensil drawer, stain resistant drip tray, and an oversized oven for even baking.
An advertising notice promotes the Skelgas 570 gas stove with a $30 trade in on old stoves as part of a limited introductory offer through June 10. It touts instant lighting, easy cleaning, soot-free operation, and cleaner natural gas, urging quick purchases and installations.
The appliance uses rock wool insulation and dead air space to eliminate pre heating and keep heat in. It cooks in the same time as pre heated ovens and requires only set and forget operation. Self supporting racks bear heavy loads while the speedy broiling function ensures epicurean results with fat free digestion. Built with sturdy gray iron, enamel, and Armco parts for durability.
Abiel Leonard, a top early Missouri lawyer and legislator, rose from a 22 year old immigrant to serve on the Missouri Supreme Bench. Born May 16 1797 in Windsor Vermont, he studied law in New York and moved to Missouri, where he practiced in Franklin, Fayette and other towns, becoming district prosecutor after Hamilton R. Gamble resigned.
In 1824 Leonard quarreled with Major Taylor Berry over a lawsuit. They dueled on an island near New Madrid on September 1, 1824. Berry was wounded and died. Leonard was disenfranchised but restored by a later act. He married Jane nnette Reeves in 1830 and lived at Oakwood near Fayette. He served in the legislature, helped revise law, and joined the Supreme Court bench in 1855 where he remained for years until his death at Oakwood on March 28, 1863.
Dean F. B. Mumford of the Missouri College of Agriculture told Gamma Sigma Delta in Urbana that advances in science and invention will greatly benefit humanity. He cited gains in farming efficiency, crop yields, animal breeding, and dairy production since 1870 and 1815, noting sharp rises in wool output and milk production by Holstein cows. He urged imagining future achievements beyond present limits, citing Sir James Jean on progress.
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