21 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
1
Iowa papers face closures as materials costs and staffing shortages bite. The era of rapid wartime drafts threatens more publications, urging higher rates to survive. In Thanksgiving commentary, readers are urged to write home to soldiers and reflect on renewal, with letters valued over newspapers for morale.
Soldier writes from St Nazaire France about feeling fine enjoying the place with a truck and hopes to reunite the company. He speculates on how locals will act when Americans return home and notes whimsical scenes of French life and trains.
A wartime verse narrates English soldiers reflecting on American troops in battle. It recalls training gaps, rapid Yankee advances, and the surprise of enemy retreat before Berlin. The poem ends with a vow of continued discipline and confidence.
A humorous slice from a small town recalls S S Dick leaving home in wartime spirit without his cane as bells rang and whistles blew. Pauline Warner shelves wartime tension with a cabbage mishap after shopping, revealing local character and lighthearted civic mood.
In Las Animas the Bent County Democrat notes Warner daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Calhoun of the city. The brief item identifies family ties as part of community society notes.
The city corrects an omission from last week praising J J Smith for his house to house canvass and service on war drive committees. He consistently handles tasks such as bond sales Liberty Loans Red Cross fundraising and road funding with dedication.
Brookfield merchants join in a Big Dollar Day Sale set for Tuesday November 26. The ad urges readers to shop the event and notes that advertising pays, with all merchants presenting promotional bids to attract customers.
Mrs B J Lambert reports a strong fall sale of Caskey stock at 64 Ghali and claims $218 in poultry sales since January. She notes many young chickens ready for market and predicts further sales. urged buyers to act quickly to beat the record.
Mrs Hermia F Adams hosted the Linneus chapter of the U D C with a daylong session at her home. A two course dinner was served at noon by Mrs Adams and her daughter Miss Orville. An afternoon literary program followed with invited guests including Fetty and Dickinson from the city.
Home guests spend a short vacation with and Mrs Ross E Prather and their many friends in a city. The doctor says he has not had a vacation for a year and plans to take time off.
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