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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
8
Public sale notice for George Dodge farm location near Browning and Purdin with details of auction site 3 miles east of Pollock 4 miles southeast of Lemon and 10 miles northwest of the referenced area. The seller plans to move to Idaho and lists auction timing and venue as part of the farm sale notice.
A sale catalog lists multiple livestock plus equipment and household goods to be auctioned Friday November 9. Items include mares aged 12, 5, and 4 with foal and harness gear, farm implements, corn, hay, calves, yearlings, steers, brood sows, turkeys, cattle, fall pasture land, and a 195? model Ford in good order.
A 1917 era public notice discusses sugar and fat shortages and urges conservation and reuse. It advises rendering fats from poultry and meat, mixing fats with lard or cottonseed oil, and salvaging grease for soap. It emphasizes patriotic waste reduction for European relief. It also notes tomato seed separation and drying steps.
A Missouri extension note explains home seed saving for vegetables. Tomato seed can be saved by selecting well developed ripe fruit from plants with the best season yield and drying the seed in the sun.
A 1917 family reunion at the country home of Mr and Mrs Ben Mairs celebrated Mr Mairs birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Mairs Roy Dr and Mrs J A Mairs and others enjoyed a dinner highlighted by home grown produce and turkey.
The Burlington’s Personally Conducted Excursion promises home like comforts on westbound travel. An expert guide accompanies travelers through Denver Colorado Springs the Pikes Peak region the Royal Gorge and Salt Lake City with no extra charge.
A group including Ben, Mrs. Joseph Mairs, Mrs. Alfred Lambert and son, Miss Wanda Morris, Miss Nancy Wooten, Miss Esther Stephenson, Mrs. E Curtis, W T Pipes and Lyle Morris gathered to celebrate Mr Mairs birthday. After a joyful day they departed, expressing wishes for many more to come.
Ross Nichols of Linneus, the new county farm agent, and Joe Crookshanks called at the office Thursday. Nichols appears engaged with farmers and has been busy holding farm meetings around the county.
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