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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1913
Page
6
Interesting items gathered from far places presented in a concise roundup. Breezy capsules cover events, curiosities, and brief notes aimed at broad reader interest. Each snippet offers a snapshot of culture, science, travel, and daily life from around the globe.
President Wilson testified before Congress detailing U S aims to end Mexican conflict, Huerta's rejection of peace proposals, and the policy forward. John Lind and Gamboa exchange notes while the U S plans road building aid and tax changes face opposition in Senate.
President Wilson appears before Congress to outline U S policy toward Mexico. He rejects armed intervention and calls for strict neutrality while urging Americans to leave Mexico and ensuring accountability for any suffering. Huerta government reply advocates ambassadorial exchange and continued neutrality.
A wry fragment notes a boorish man who boasted about hair in halter and jokes that average men confess faults they lack. It remarks that marrying for looks rarely yields good cooks and ends with a gentled, humorous nudge to mother.
The president completed his address at 1 21, with Mrs Wilson and her daughters in the executive gallery and Cabinet members on the floor. The scene was marked by a reverent prayer from Rev Henry Couden and a strong bipartisan show of approval as the session adjourned.
Mexico offers no official comment on President Wilson's Congress address outlining U.S. policy. London papers debate possible American intervention and Mexico's response, with mixed views on Wilson's stance and the risk to Mexican independence. The Daily Chronicle questions faith in ballot solutions and hints at broader imperial interests.
Ab Adkins seeks to invent an alarm clock that wakes his son at the exact time, but questions whether science can meet the goal. He confronts the limitations of scientific progress and seeks innovation beyond current tech.
A casual street meeting leads to a budding romance as a girl and a man she likes cross paths by chance. The moment grows into an unexpected connection that feels fated rather than accidental.
A collection of pithy observations on marriage and gender noting men’s self assurance, virtue and vice, shifting popularity, and the dynamics of flirtation in relationships as a social quip.
A humorous remark contrasts a woman’s unhappy marriage with a man’s unrequited love, citing Cat Abar as noting that every dame imagines she can sing while every frog likewise imagines.
A fragmented passage asks who would strike Mr. Asquith with a peach stone, likening it to a stage bird with wings. The source presents a puzzling, nonsensical preface possibly from an era of suffrage debate.
Governor George H. Hodges of Kansas urged at the governors conference that state legislatures are unrepresentative and inefficient. He proposed abolishing large legislatures and electing a single body of no more than sixteen members, dedicating their time to state business. He accused one house of trading with the other for personally favored bills, neglecting broader state concerns.
In Vera Cruz it is confirmed General Huerta notified Mr Lind that his government will renew the conference and accept Wilsons terms to secure peace and future recognition. John Lind hurried to return to Mexico City after Col Manuel Gusque delivered Huertas final message.
The Imperator steamship at Hoboken suffered a dockside fire with 1131 steerage passengers aboard. Second Officer Gobrecht led the crew into the hold to fight flames and suffocated in smoke. his body later recovered. Seaman Otto Strunts also died aiding him. Repairs planned at sea. It will sail again on Saturday.
A powerful windstorm in Japan claimed sixty lives and left many houses destroyed. Railroads suffered heavy losses and crops were severely damaged. A party of seventeen children went missing while climbing Mount Koma Ga Take.
Secretary Co burn reports 14 million horses and mules 2 percent million cattle and 1 percent million hogs valued at 255 million dollars in Kansas. Dry weather has reduced Kansas City receipts from Kansas above normal supply to under 5 percent of the state's total farm animals.
Three college students drowned at the YMCA camp on Lake Geneva Wisconsin with a fourth girl rescued after a near fatal incident. The victims are Gertrude Gazell Cornelia de Gues and Della M King.
President Wilson nominates Henry Morgenthau of New York for the ambassadorial post to Turkey. Morgenthau, a German born Jew who came to America in 1865, reflects administration diplomacy with an immigrant background.
A section of the J. C. Turnbull & Co. department store in Peterboro Ontario collapsed during shopping hours. Five people died and nearly a dozen were injured as walls weakened by interior alterations gave way.
A Rogers Arkansas man, C. Schramm, credit manager for the Rogers Wholesale Grocery Company, was found dead in bed. Coroner's jury determined death from headache powder sedative.
Mrs A Graham of Elsworth Tuttle Bovina Center New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of pain and child care demands. The ad notes the product contains native roots and no narcotics and offers confidential advice from a woman at Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
An 19th century advertisement fragment promotes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for Children while a quotation about silent ignorance and humility accompanies the ad. The ad claims the syrup cures wind colic and soothes gums for 25 a bottle.
A quoted exchange notes that airplanes are very expensive and naturally costly. The pair emphasizes the price concern in a casual discussion.
A playful quip from the Philadelphia Record asks if a Welsh rabbit could bite, replying that it would bite only if eaten, reflecting humorous society notes.
In a quirky city initiative, benches are coated with luminous paint to discourage public cuddling after dark. Authorities say the glow provides a visible deterrent and aids park safety.
The 1913 New Jersey legislature passes a bill requiring public school teachers to provide 30 minutes of instruction on accident prevention each month. The measure aims to reduce hazards and promote safety awareness in schools.
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