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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
7
Classified style note urges readers to invest small sums in Texas oil ventures near Ranger. Geologists foresee more oil finds in the area and investors are warned profits could rise quickly with a few dollars. Contact Hickman Realty Company, Box 746, Ranger, Texas, referencing First National Bank.
The most distant cepheids now known lie about 20 000 light years from the sun nearly as far as the nearest globular clusters at 21 000 light years. This marks a significant extension in the reach of stellar distance measurements.
A thrift magazine quips that while an inventor has created a noiseless gas engine, humanity would benefit from a noiseless tomcat, framing a witty contrast between invention and everyday annoyances.
An advertisement extols a lady’s distinction through a perfume’s charm and Cuticura products. It prescribes a Cuticura Soap bath with hot water to cleanse pores, then a dusting of Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
A Japanese innkeeper tricks a guest with myoga to erase a bill thanks to a culinary ruse. The wife doubts, but the husband notes the guest forgot to pay. The tale ends with a proverb about misery and companionship.
Prices push fur garments beyond modest budgets as plushes and other fur fabrics imitate real furs closely. A moleskin plush coatee with a duvetyn scarf and matching hat showcases the trend with cape like lines, wide shawl collars, and a belted fit.
The article describes new sweaters and sweater coats emphasizing sturdy knit, warm comfort, and practical design. Variations in weave, matching caps, scarves, and fringe details appear, with machine knitting and multiple colors. Pieces include roll collars, pockets, belts, and border stitches for durable, street and athletic wear.
Before sewing by hand, edges are prepared through a machine hemmer to crease folds straight. The process speeds up finishing and ensures uniform hems for later hand stitching.
A $12,000,000 contract between New York and New Jersey for a vehicle and pedestrian tunnel under the Hudson River from Canal Street in Manhattan to near Twelfth Street in Jersey City has been signed. Work will begin soon with tolls set to repay construction costs within 20 years, and either state may seek congressional ratification.
In San Francisco a post office worker named Dan Slattery, a red headed Irishman, is described as the matchmaker for at least 20 couples among postal employees. He studies new staff, arranges meetings, and then acts as best man, guiding couples from office romance to marriage after arranging introductions and later inviting them to his “lodge” in Marin county for further union steps.
The city showcases strong buying power with farmers selling apples and pears at $1.50 a bushel and sorghum at $1.25 a gallon. Local prices for beef, pork, vegetables, and staples are listed, arguing profiteering is not driving costs, while factory workers earn $18 to $30 weekly.
Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler hears testimony on stock yards wage disputes. G R Fitchie says yard drivers average 35 dollars weekly with commissions bringing pay to about 56 dollars, while large truck drivers may earn up to 80 dollars weekly. The witness notes no commissions for 80 dollar jobs and argues for higher weekly pay rather than hourly wages.
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