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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
4
Local column reports bad weather in Browning and Garner area with community notices. Entries note visits from E E Thudium and others, along with farm activities and minor accidents around town. A Florence Florida newspaper note appears as a sourced clipping.
Elders Sharp and Dewitt left Monday for Mormon Conference in St. Louis. Mrs. Frank Smith traveled to Browning Tuesday for shopping. A pie supper at Clem Springs Friday drew good attendance. Haskell Hollon and daughter Joann vacationed near Browning with Ola Kinfong and family and Mrs. Tom Head. Billy Franklin visited Brookfield Tuesday. Albtine Clay and progeny hosted at Bundridge. teachers meeting in Kansas City. Duff Jennings went to Milan. J B Franklin and wife visited Brookfield Friday night. Families gathered at G M Spencer’s and Claude Kenley’s home.
News is scarce as heavy rain dominates the week. Several residents visited relatives including Joe Creason and wife at Manuel Creason's home, Mrs W R Ross at the Wil Pulliam home, HC Taylor and wife at William Pulliam's, and Jay Thompson with his mother before returning to Chillicothe.
An editor contemplates a straightforward task with minimal input required, suggesting a phase of inactivity or a simple assignment. The tone hints at ease or resignation as the editor waits. Potential implications include a quiet period or a focus on observational work rather than heavy editing.
A customer letter claims Adlerika cured years of constipation and gas, enabling normal eating including fruit. The note highlights removal of old waste from the system and relief from bloating, praising the product and mentioning The Owl Pharmacy.
Willard H. Stufflebean and Mary A. Stufflebean convey property secured by deed of trust dated February 1 1915 to Elwood E. Thudium as trustee. Real estate includes multiple parcels totaling about 45.5 acres in sections 29 19 30 township 60 range 18, past due on promissory note. Thudium named trustee. sale to satisfy default action recorded in Linn County Missouri records.
I E L Phillips sheriff of Linn County Missouri will sell all described real estate at public venue to the highest cash bidder on December 4 1926 at the West Court House door Linneus Missouri between nine in the forenoon and five in the afternoon to satisfy debts secured by deed of trust and costs. Dated November 10 1926.
A local notice promotes Harvey and Neet stoves highlighting quality and price. It invites customers to visit and view the line of stoves and heaters offered for sale.
A formal declaration announces a candidate for Sullivan County Superintendent of Schools. The candidate seeks voter decision at the upcoming election held Tuesday April 5 1927.
A sharp notice from W. L. Taylor and W. S. Pipes warns against hunting or trapping on farms. The authors threaten to seize any traps and prosecute the owner for violations.
Cross Roads reports real winter weather. Alfred Maggart shipped cattle from Cora on Sunday. W. S. Langdon and J. H. Tharp appear in local notes with family health updates. Wm. A. Butler’s moved from Milan to a northeast Cora farm. Several residents, including Jimmie Compton and Bob Glidewell, are seen with farm tasks and visits. Cora area activity includes cattle shipments to St. Louis and hog shipments to nearby markets.
James Crist of Winigan was in Kansas City to visit his sister and attend the stock show yesterday before returning home.
A month by month home maintenance guide by John R. McMahon from Popular Science Monthly outlines seasonal repairs. July covers roof and gutter work, August advises foundation tarring and cement plaster, September suggests installing a new heating plant and weather stripping, October calls for chimney cleaning and brick pointing, November recommends removing screens, raking leaves, and starting the furnace.
An architect cites common missteps in first home builds as costly lessons. He recalls his own failed project and vows to plan with his wife, avoiding valley locations, western exposures, mosquitoes, and uphill commutes in a future house on a hill.
A Lincoln Star summary notes that zoning laws have spread to major U S cities. Fifty years ahead travelers will see similar city plans due to widespread zoning. Population data show rapid growth in municipally regulated areas from 1916 to 1925 with hundreds of cities adopting zoning.
An alluring rose trellis adapts to country or suburban homes and even smaller spaces. Builders can craft an arch over a seat with lattice to support climbing vines. Paint white or green. white highlights greenery and rose colors.
The Commerce Department reports half the US urban population lives in cities laid out or rebuilt to modern zoning. It notes 436 cities are zoned now, versus only six in 1915. Cleveland is among cities with active zoning and planning commissions.
The county agent warns Pyrotol, a war explosive, will be exhausted after July 1 next year and urges Linn County farmers to secure it now. Pyrotol will be shipped to St Joseph at $10.60 per hundred fob. It blasts stumps and limestone, used like dynamite at 40 percent explosive. The county agent offers assistance to arrange delivery.
The Missouri College of Agriculture reports after 21 years across 25 soil fields that acid phosphate is a fundamental practice for profitable soil management. This long term study shows the treatment yields consistent benefits.
Agricultural experiments show combined manure and 40 pounds of acid phosphate per acre increase corn by about 9 bushels, wheat by over 4 bushels, and clover hay by nearly a third of a ton per rotation. This practice, though not fully tested together in Missouri, is supported by Ohio results and offers higher profits.
R E Uhlund of the Missouri College of Agriculture explains fall plowing advantages for seed bed formation, weed and insect control, and earlier spring work, noting erosion risks on rolling lands and heavy soils. He suggests fall plowing on level or wet spring areas and on lands with low insect pressure, while spring plowing may suit eroding fields.
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