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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1927
Page
2
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports over 1000 auto crashes into trains in 1926. Of 7000 railway deaths, 2388 were non passengers at grade crossings and 2625 trespassers on right of way, totaling 70.7 percent from non passengers. There were 27,847 protected and 206,432 unprotected grade crossings.
John McGraw announces a transatlantic flight from the United States to Europe. The Giants manager says a multi engine airplane is being built in New Jersey by Al Lawson, a pioneer plane builder. No departure date is set.
The article warns against leaving storage batteries idle for long periods as they lose about 1 percent of capacity daily. It notes that after complete discharge a hard coating called sulphide of lead forms on the plate surfaces.
Bobby Jones at an Atlanta dinner said golf means fellowship bridging generations and leveling players from father to son and good to duffer. He called golf the test of real friendships and the greatest thing in life, with fellowship the supreme aspect of the sport.
Promoter Tex Rickard aims to set a new attendance and gate receipts record with Gene Tunney's next title defense. He hints at a New York venue but cites no opponent or date and rules out a guaranteed third Tunney Dempsey fight while proposing an elimination series to find Tunney's challenger. Gene notes a possible bold blow to shake up the plan.
In a public clash sparked by a boxing match, Sir Hall Caine denounces prize fighting as savage and degrading while Sir Arthur Conan Doyle defends boxing as promoting manly virtues. The exchange shifts attention from sporting circles to a national discourse on the sport’s merit and morality. Doyle notes boxing’s presence in schools, the army, and youth programs as support for its value.
A painting tip explains protecting car glass during painting with old newspapers and adhesive tape to seal edges. It notes tin sheets between shields and body prevent paint spread on unfavored areas and applies to brush or spray methods, saving labor.
A radio kit item described as a hemostatic forceps with a spring lock grips objects firmly and releases with side pressure. Useful for soldering, holding screws in tight spots, and picking up small items from inaccessible places.
Scientists note progress in durable car finishes but state nothing yet beats a locomotive for lasting performance on rails.
The piece riffs on cars as status and social symbols with lines about easy payments for world travel and Afghan installments. It notes a college setting with a small coupe bringing eleven passengers to a fraternity house and praises cross country pedestrian feats enabled by automobiles.
Princeton University athletes are described as in peak condition with the Tigers noted for speed. The accompanying photo features coach Bill Roper directing the squad.
College golf has had a highly successful season in the South. Clarence Hawkes a sightless poet and nature study writer is an enthusiastic baseball fan from Hadley Mass. The record score in bowling for three games is credited to Harry Cavan of Pittsburgh with a 718 set in 1919. The past season marked a strong year for light harness racing in New England. George Davis of Hartford in the Eastern League has been purchased by the St Paul club of the American Association. Red Sweeney of Orlando in the Florida State League has been sold to the Cincinnati club of the National League. Eusel Coleman captain of the Arkansas University football team has two brothers who served in the same position. Jim and Sam held that office in 1919 and 1924. Paul Hinson twenty year old third baseman of the Joplin Western Association has been sold to the Boston club. Joe Harris, who has played in both major leagues, says he sees little difference in play between the leagues.
Eddie Plank Jr eleven years old pitched the first ball in a benefit game at Shibe Park between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Phillies for the Eddie Plank memorial gymnasium at Gettysburg College. He wished to stand on the same mound his famed father used, and organizers granted the request.
An OCR fragment lists several advertisements: a patent lawyer contact Watson Er Coleman at 724 9th St Washington DC, a gun repair shop Marsh arms in Kansas City Missouri offering mail in repairs, and an agents combination liniment product with a mail order price for a 1 pint bottle at $1.60 from Oliverne Co Independence Missouri.
A National Surety executive says modern girls expect at least $50 for evenings, five dollars for mothers, calling it extravagance. He notes a bank clerk’s proposal and a witty reply about living on $60 a week. The piece ends with a quip on bare backbone and obstinacy.
A British consular report from Seoul notes both Korean and American sewing machines are common even in the humblest cottages and remote villages, illustrating widespread adoption of domestic textile work.
A health note warns that overindulging in rich foods can stress kidneys causing backache headaches and urinary irritation. It advises drinking abundant water and using Jad Salts daily for a few days to flush and activate kidneys and reduce acids in the system.
A promotional dialogue touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind. A woman tests a shop, claiming she has not yet tried this first shop, while the saleswoman asks for yardage.
Stock frauds account for the largest share of robberies against the public, with losses four times higher than burglary, grand larceny, and petty theft. Forgery losses far exceed those from stock crimes, while trade frauds also exceed other offenses. At current rates, losses could potentially offset the national debt in about twenty years.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a motorist who grazed another is accused of callousness. The defendant defends that no horn was sounded, arguing the incident involved no contact or horn use. The judge records the lighthearted moment in a case note.
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