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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
3
A newspaper ad urges women to check kidney and bladder health warning of overlooked kidney trouble. It touts Swamp Root by Kilmer Co to sample a remedy with a dime for a sample bottle and notes availability of larger sizes at drug stores.
Stephen Crane observed a battle where Turkish forces fled before the enemy, noting censorship toned the manuscript. The censor proposed a euphemism and suggested wording that the Turks “changed front and advanced,” reflecting shifting journalistic language in war reporting.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing wool silk linen cotton or blends. It guarantees perfect results and urges readers to ask their druggist for the Diamond Dyes Color Card featuring sixteen colors.
An Indianapolis News clause recalls a third grade student struggling with tables. While practicing at home the sister asks Birch what he would say if nine apples cost seven cents each. Birch replies promptly I won’t pay it or nothing doing.
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitution. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as a tonic and blood purifier that cleanses blood and builds up the system to restore normal conditions and aid nature. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A seven or eight year old boy whispers to his mother during a long Sunday prayer that he would rather do setting up exercises than sit still, illustrating how some adults miss a child's need for constant physical activity. The anecdote appears in Harpers Magazine.
An advertisement extols a Lady of Distinction using Cuticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores and Cuticura Talcum powder to leave skin clear and sweet. The tone promises delicate, healthy skin through this routine.
Two country women quarrel over a thrift claim. One boasts a 20 year old marriage purse still new. The other retorts her husband John is her first while her friend has had three, turning the chat into a witty old time quip.
The text describes Africans as physically weak and malnourished, portraying natives as diseased and marked by defects. It reflects colonial stereotypes that reduce complex peoples to debased physical caricatures, fueling controversy over representation.
Missouri produced footwear valued at 142 382 215 in 1919 by 55 factories led by St Louis with a broad network in cities like St Joseph Hannibal Jefferson City and Columbia The total value rose by 89 860 209 172 percent since 1914 with 19 500 workers earning 20 598 018 in salaries and wages Rubber boots and shoes are not included.
A federal state bulletin notes corn crops ahead of frost danger across the Midwest and South with silage and fodder cutting advancing. Winter wheat sowing continues despite dry soils. worm damage seen in western Oklahoma as cotton picking nears completion in Florida and Louisiana.
Miss Mary Olive Hunting, once a Marionville schoolteacher, died in an accident at Batoun Syria while engaged in missionary work. Other local obituaries note Sedalia resident Elizabeth Linden good 81 dies, plus Boone descendant burial in Mexico and Stokes espionage case proceeding in federal court Newark.
Brief biographical timeline covers William McKinley born 1843 in Niles Ohio and key milestones from Civil War service 1861 65 through law career in Canton to prosecuting attorney, congressman, Ohio governor, and 1896 nomination at St. Louis then election.
An advertisement touts S S S as a vegetable blood purifier and general tonic. It claims impurities in blood cause appetite loss and fatigue and urges twice yearly use to strengthen the system and resist disease. The copy emphasizes vigor for all ages and underscores the remedy as unmatched.
In Japan, financial hardship drives a surge in marriages as women turn to matrimonial agencies for security. Managers report a shift from male clients seeking wives to women pursuing husbands, predicting more nuptials as hard times approach.
Two doughboys, one white and one black, are lost in No Man's Land. Darkness hides all, and the white soldier asks what he can see while the Black soldier urges focus on vision rather than personality. The exchange appears in the American Legion Weekly.
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