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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
7
A notice invites readers to request a free trial of Munyon's Paw Paw Pills from Professor Munyon at 53d and Jefferson Streets in Philadelphia. The ad touts a gentle, non irritative laxative claim, promising stimulation of liver and stomach secretions, no bowel weakening, and a cautious medical diagnosis via mail.
Missouri fruit experts pursue a late ripening peach to double statewide production. The Missouri Experiment Station is testing hundreds of varieties to find a hardy late peach. Separately, a five county soil survey by the University of Missouri and government starts next month to map soils and guide crop choices.
The Coliseum in St Louis hosted what was described as the largest Lutheran devotional service since Martin Luther with 16000 attendees celebrating the birth centennial of Rev Dr Co F W Walther who revived the Lutheran church in the United States Four thousand Lutherans from Chicago and Milwaukee could not enter the building.
A Missouri poll of Democratic editors shows 50 of 100 responding favor Champ Clark for president, Folk at 35, with Wilson a strong second and Harmon a weak third.
The Montgomery County Ledger, successor to the Tribune, suspends publication as editor Judge Leslie Ellis leaves for the West due to illness. The city then has only the Montgomery Standard edited by John E. Jackson. E. A. Ikenberry of Leeton names Dr. William P. Cutler deputy food inspector. Ikenberry will graduate from the University of Missouri agriculture college in June, with a dairying specialty.
Judge Guy D. Kirby of division No. 1 in Greene county circuit court awarded divorces in about seven minutes to 28 couples. Greene county earns a nickname as a Missouri Reno, recalling the ten minute divorce earlier given to Mayor Robert E. Lee and Mrs. Kate Cozzens Lee.
A nurse identified as Aunt Ashley Duncan, described as a negro and veteran of the War of 1812, died and was buried in Montgomery. She had walked from Virginia to Danville years before the Civil War while enslaved, carrying her baby. She later lived as a slave in Col. Charles Harper's Missouri home, an early northeast settler.
Westminster College board intends to pick a faculty member as temporary head to replace Dr. David R. Kerr. A faculty committee will report in June. A. A. McBride, longtime Warrensburg Star manager, will helm the Pertle Springs summer hotel and resort chain owned by J. H. Christopher near Warrensburg.
Judge S. N. Wood of Boone county court died at his home. He was 72 years old and had served on the county court for the past six years.
Henry E. Dixey at a New York dinner joked about marrying for money. He recalled a man who claimed to marry for money and observed the wife often remains attached to wealth, not the man, noting a wife worth forty million who divorced a penniless husband to remarry.
A tale circulates of a couple at church who hesitate to donate. The young man searches his pocket for a dime, confesses he has no cent, and jokes he changed his pants. The young woman blushes and admits she is in the same fix.
St Paul city prosecutor John Burns argued before Judge Finehout that youths should be fined for tearing pickets from Mrs Joe Goesik’s fence. Burns cited Mike Chicket as the offender, but the judge dismissed poetry and charged no offense.
A comic exchange features Mrs Knicker asking if a session was brief with her husband. Mrs Becker responds she had him pass an appropriation bill, implying a quick legislative moment with a playful wife and husband dynamic.
A Brookly n deli proprietor presents a pun in English in a window display. The shop advertises The Best You Can Do Is Buy Our Wurst as reported by a New York Sun writer.
A brief comment notes a street altercation triggering thoughts of home for a married man. The remark frames violence as a contrast to domestic stability and personal shelter.
A summer soda advertisement extols Coca Cola as delicious cooling and thirst-quenching. It invites readers to visit soda fountains or bottled Coca Cola and requests a free booklet from The Coca Cola Company in Atlanta. The column also notes a social rumor about Freddy Fickle planning marriage.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Base antiseptic powder. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Refuse substitutes. For a free trial package send to Allen 8S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A humorous exchange suggests Greeley’s handwriting helped inspire the typewriter. The remark frames his penmanship as a key influence, though not the sole origin of the device.
A witty remark describes sixteen women suing Riter for breach of promise. His defense: he was merely gathering material for his annual summer love stories, a quip attributed to Puck.
The piece traces the term kicking the bucket to 18th century England. It cites Bolsover who hanged himself from a beam while standing on a bucket around 1725 and kicking the bucket away. The expression evolved from suicide to general death usage over time.
Michael Dolan and Widdy Castigan's ex-husband wager. Dolan swallows an egg without breaking the shell. He proves it but fears the risk of bursting his waistcoat and stomach, worried a hatchling would scratch him from within.
In his native town Jimmy is popular with all ages but grows homesick when sent to boarding school. His first letter laments being behind in studies and gymnasium but a week later he reports progress. He says the boys will teach him and notes his growing confidence and unique traits.
Public notice argues against liquid bluing and water dilution. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the true blue product for laundering and recommends buyers shop at all good grocers for the blue that stays pure.
A persistent craftsman continues work until success follows. The tale emphasizes patience and steady effort producing a valuable result. The focus remains on the individual's perseverance and eventual payoff.
An Eskimo, shown the idea of a telephone by Professor McMillan, stacks sticks and wires to mimic a line. He speaks into one end and races to the other end to hear his voice, only to realize no sound returns and feels deceived by the white man.
A playful exchange notes that ships are often referred to as she due to a ship becoming attached to a buoy. The remark highlights maritime language conventions and personification of vessels.
A dated reflection argues that money without sense is useless for a boy. It counsels guardians to cultivate judgment and knowledge so wealth serves productive aims rather than vanity. The moral emphasizes education over mere financial means.
In a lively parlour exchange Edith notes a rumor that Daisy cheats at bridge. Ethel questions why she pressed to pair with Daisy as a partner the previous night, hinting at motives and tension.
A Punch cartoon caption shows a shopman offering to lighten a butter purchase for a lady buyer. The lady declines the help saying it won’t be too heavy for her. The shopman insists he will make it as light as possible.
A brief joke notes the boss’s son feeling overwhelmed by duties. Previously he tore pages from office calendars monthly. Now he must also wind the eight day clock, highlighting growing workload and pressure.
The article argues daily brain rebuild relies on nutrients from food. It highlights minerals like potassium phosphate from foods such as vegetables, fruits, and grains as essential to brain function. It cites Dr. Geo Carey on phosphate of potash as key to brain gray matter and nerve fluid, urging balanced diet for steady mind and digestion.
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