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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1934
Page
4
Sense and Sentiment Reflections on Love and Change
A collection of aphoristic musings on love, gender, and time. It ponders how love fades with time, laughter as a sign of lost hope, and how honesty or folly shapes a man’s character. It contrasts women’s forgiveness with lack of mercy when love wanes.
Facts and Figures from a Historical Almanac
A collection of curious data and trivia including earth’s rotation speed, Waterloo duration, Neustadt name prevalence in Germany, Alaskan fishing profits, Guam crops, and the Simplon tunnel length. It notes the sun’s surface, Coconuts as a Guam staple, and the Smithsonian’s 1846 founding.
Skepticism and Faith in a World of Media
Stephen B. Stanton notes in the Washington Post that skepticism trims faith to essentials while age bears a heavier burden. He argues the wakeful mind sees sleep, that immortality must align with nature, and calm fronts mask inner conflicts as Washington becomes arena and grave.
Wardell Was Right Wardell Was Right
Polly Devitt, a two year general assignment reporter, challenges Tom Wardell at Morning Breeze. He finally tests her by assigning a two state convention beat and later offers marriage as the reward for success. Polly accepts and overcomes his prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wardell
Morning Breeze
Polly Devitt
Mr. Wardell
Kentucky
Miss Devitt
Wardell
Polly
Ted Lowry
Tom
Towner
Binney
North End
City Desk
Breeze
Quotations and Witty Aphorisms Shared in Random Prose
A mixed set of maxims and lines on courage virtue humor and social manners. It blends reflections from Bailey Cervantes and others with proverbs about bravery patience honesty and appearance. The tone resembles a light literary miscellany with pithy observations and humorous twists.
Rat catching snake valued by farmer in Philadelphia Record
Sergeant William Mason of the Fifteenth district visited a Maryland farmer who showcased a six foot black snake named Bob. The snake slept near grain with one eye open as the farmer fed it sugar to keep it alert for rats, proving its usefulness on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mason
Paul and Ryan
Frankford
Mason
Maryland
Bob
Snooker Golf: A New Hybrid Game Emerges on Miniature Courses
Popular Mechanics describes Snooker Golf a hybrid of billiards and golf. The play uses a billiard style table layout with lawn edges and pockets, sixteen balls racked in a triangle, a putter as the cue, and a standard golf ball as the cue ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics. Magazine
Perennial Danville Mayor Wooding Marks 38th Anniversary
Captain Harry Wooding of Danville Virginia the oldest mayor in service marked the thirty eighth anniversary of his first election to mayor on August 15 1892. He has held the post continuously for thirty eight years at age seventy eight and is noted for staying hale and up to date. His doctor s bill over the last forty five years has not exceeded ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wooding
Danville
America
Captain Wooding
Corporal McTigue
Barnswallow
Larrabee
Tim’ McTigue
Jim Larrabee
Eureka Lake
McTigue
Mollie McTigue
Kansas City
Jim
Tulsa Policeman Invents Motor to Run Cradles
Policeman W. D. Stanley of Tulsa Oklahoma develops a motor to operate cradles. He predicts the era of the hand rocking cradle may end as his invention brings the Electric Cradle Rocker back into fashion, per Capper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Stanley
Tulsa
Okla
Stanley
Scenic critique echoes German column tone
A Cologne humorous column quotes a reader remarking on scenery as beautiful yet generic if mountains and lake are removed. The exchange contrasts appreciation with ambiguity, reflecting local wit about landscape identity.
Family Union Question Sparks Silent Debate
A family scene centers on whether the parents have joined a union. The father refrains from opinion, while the mother waits to oppose him, illustrating generational tension in a domestic power dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faun
Arithmetic Girl Seeks Tickets With Splitting Siblings
A playful exchange centers on a girl and her ticket agent as they note two of them exist. The girl suggests they are half-sisters and asks to “add that up” in a lighthearted moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwell
Right the First Time in a Quiet Romance Scene
A brief exchange unfolds where one person declares they will not marry, teasing that the partner cannot think of the reason. The line hints at a playful, introspective moment between two individuals.
Amherst offspring boasts big gun in air show
A terse exchange hints at a notable display or assertion by a young performer at Amherst with the father probing for more substantial reports. The dialogue suggests anticipation and scrutiny of the event or showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Reconnaissance and a Missouri History Note
A World War II style trench scene unfolds as Cor poral McTigue and Barnswallow try to carry lieutenant Larrabee through artillery fire. McTigue dies protecting a photo of Mollie McPigue. Barnswallow finds another image in Larrabee’s jacket. Also in this issue, Richard H. Norton born November 6 1849 in Troy Missouri. his political and legal career spans Lincoln county and the seventh district in the late 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Richard H. Norton
Troy
Lincoln County
Norton
Westminister College
Fulton
St. Louis University
A. V
Congress
Seventh
Montgomery City
Mexico
Elijah Robinson
Warrenton
Robinson
Champ Clark
St. Charles
Democratic State Committee
Clark
Clark-Norton
Con
Diary of Slats and Local Tales From a Busy Week
A fragmented diary style summary recounts week notes from Slats and family. Entries mention a daughter studying foreign languages before travel, a father unsure if a friend is a financier, a wedding and a county arrest, a father noting his son Obadi’s college progress, travel costs, a party mishap, and a news editor planning a far reaching speech.
Last Chance to Sell Cattle in Linn County Buying Program
Farmers in Linn County have a final opportunity to sell cattle to the government next Wednesday at Brookfield stockyards. County Agent Ha has approved a last allotment of 4500 dollars for cattle purchases, expected to buy 200 to 300 head. Cattlemen must apply through township committees. purchases close Wednesday November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Brookfield
Hin
Lin
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Pert Paragra
God
Germany
Neustadt
Pacific Ocean
Guam
Paul Revere
Earth
The
Smithsonian Institution
James Smithson
Siam
Simplon
Switzerland
Italy
Washington
Arena
Varge
Stephen B. Stanton
Washington Post
By Wina Winslow
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WIN Service
Harpy
Cervantes
Lustige
Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
By Stewart Hooker
Mollie
Bareswallow
Mollie McPigue
Richard Norton
Masonic Order
Order of Odd Fellows
Barns Hospital
St. Louis
Sigot
Jim Rivvets
Washinton
Swisher
Colling
Obadi
Teasday
Nick Root
Toni
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