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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
3
In Chicago, Judge Gemmill granted Mrs. Sarah Markis a divorce from George Markis after she accused him of forcing pancake chips in poker games. She argued the pancakes were used as collateral and as chips, a cruelty she could not endure despite his ownership of three restaurants.
London police investigate a mysterious tragedy linked to an oriental belief about the sacred white elephant. A mahout Said Ali is found mutilated at the London Zoo and Sandy Wee is injured nearby. The death in Calcutta of Va Wa the white elephant adds to the superstition.
Miss Sophie Rancic, 19, of New York, sued Belle Baker after a slipper struck her during a Union City NJ show. Judge Garrick awarded $274 for damages and her father received $50 for medical expenses. The incident occurred when Baker charlestoning and the slipper flew into the eighth row of the orchestra.
In Bluefields West Virginia a car halted for a charging bull on a country road. The bull charged again and knocked itself unconscious after the driver fled. The automobile sustained minor damage but the driver escaped unharmed.
Raoul Walsh, motion picture director, sustained serious eye injury and facial cuts when a jackrabbit blinded by headlight glare leaped through his car windshield in Cedar City Utah. Aamage was reported as he was driving alone.
A Paris newspaper report describes Mile. Henriette La feour dying in a Lyon fire, heard praying as her home burned. The article notes her last moments amid the flames and the fatal blaze in her residence.
A devotional study outlines Paul’s prayers for believers in Acts 20 36 38 Romans 1 8 10 and Ephesians 1 15 23 3 14 21. It highlights prayer as central to ministry power guidance and peace and emphasizes believers unity through prayer and strength rooted in love.
A reflection cites James Stalker on how firm belief in immortality would alter values. It argues worldly prizes would lose appeal while neglected pursuits gain urgency. The piece presents a provocative meditation on radical internal transformation through faith.
The Bible is described as the most thought provoking work in the world, tackling grand themes according to Herrick Johnson.
The quote notes that God comforts not to make us comfortable but to enable us to comfort others. It emphasizes spiritual purpose and shared consolation as a divine form of service.
A Tozer meditation on prayer as the highest form of vocation for a son. The piece asserts prayer as the ultimate duty and form of devotion in spiritual life.
A Kansas mother touts California Fig Syrup as a trusted laxative and health aid for children. The advertisement claims the vegetable syrup promotes normal stomach and bowel function, appetite, and digestion, citing lasting endorsements by physicians for over 50 years and a testimonial about a healthy child named Bonnie B.
A quotation from Robert G. Ingersoll condemns war and the validation of killers. It links national conflicts to civilian violence and the rewarding of those who kill, urging reflection on the human cost of armed conflict.
An advertising booklet from the Pacific Coast Borax Co. proposes 20 Mule Team Borax as a housework aid and invites readers to write Dept. William St New York for a trial. The fragment includes garbled verse and notes on consolation for a widow, with unclear context.
Mrs John Seahan of 20 Emory Street Saugus Centre Massachusetts says she took ten bottles of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and would not be without it in the house. She describes becoming cheerful strong and feeling younger after suffering prior to treatment.
An ad warns against letting a cold worsen into flu grippe or pneumonia and promotes Musterole a mustard oil based counter irritant. It claims Musterole stimulates circulation through the skin, producing a warm tingle and cooling relief.
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