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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
3
Prominent Maryland senator William Pinckney Whyte, age 82, noted for abstaining from saloons smoking and cab rides. Marion Harland cites Eve's Daughters praising Allcock's Plaster as back support and tonic aid, recommending constant wear during back pain and prolonged discomfort.
A Saffi correspondent notes fish in newly formed NSW dams puzzling locals. A naturalist cites wild ducks bringing fertile fish eggs from Morocco to explain how perch bream and crayfish appeared before waters settled. A Sydney professor found a duck with fertile eggs on its breast and feet, ending spontaneous production theories.
Harper's Weekly correspondent notes Capt. E. B. Webster of Litchfield Conn and other veterans lead the Foreign Legion in Cuba. Webster longs for rest and meals after hard fighting, while Lieut. Fittig and Capt. Reno recruit rebels fearfully watch the new battalion. Garrett Carr, a battened captain, complains of rain checks as truce ends.
A historical report notes Zanzibar grows nine-tenths of world cloves but labor is scarce as prisoners hired by the government perform clove gathering in 15 man gangs chained together under a sergeant. One man’s month of luxury costs a dollar while natives live on a few cents.
A classroom moment shows teacher and student debating heart position. Johnnie asserts the heart is on the right side, while the teacher corrects him explaining the left side houses the heart. The exchange highlights confusion over anatomy.
A manager pitches a fur lounging garment as a fad for ladies and a proprietor responds with doubt, suggesting potential market interest but uncertain enthusiasm. The dialogue hints at a fashion idea and the shop's cautious stance.
A digest of short items notes jokes about marriage and fidelity. Advertisements promote products from Beecham’s Pills to Winslow’s Syrup and Defiance Starch. The Boston and Maine railroad announces a forthcoming pension system for retirees and disabled workers.
Public health notice urges mothers to examine each bottle of CASTORTA care and cure remedy for infants and children. Authorities warn against contaminated or misbranded products and advise returning any suspect bottles to retailers.
Paul D. Cravath cites 357000 New York tenement rooms without windows as a housing concern. An ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, claiming constitutional treatment and offering a reward for failures.
The text discusses an estimated total of over twelve billion dollars in gold mined in the last 500 years. It claims only about half is well established in global monetary stocks, with the United States holding between 1.25 and 1.5 billion. It shifts to a product pitch for Defiance Starch, praising starch strength for laundry and fabric care.
A stock dealer buying horses in Colorado seeks background on Old Bill Sands. A nearby rancher humorously notes Sands will not risk much for a nickel, but will skim the edges to gain advantage until he falls in.
A Harvard Lampoon quip plays on a veteran’s answer about facing combat. The joke centers on a soldier being asked if he faced the music and replies that during an engagement the bands stayed in the rear.
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