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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
5
The column surveys quirky items from across the nation. It notes prices and curiosities fromBoston bankers to a Georgia claim of ancient origin. It jokes about New York subway plans and a Bath Pa clergyman sending weekly sermons by postal card.
A woman notes that extending the franchise to women in Norway brings equal pay in the postal service, a victory welcomed by Norwegian women. She cautions that even with parity, salaries remain low and would puzzle American workers.
A plain flat gold bracelet is shown as an engagement piece that cannot be removed once fastened without a specially crafted needle. The spring or a tiny rock and key worn by the other party control the release. Bracelets may cost any price set by the fiancé. Try one.
Abbe Lemaitre urged reform to ease marriage certi ficate burdens after travelers faced at least ten dollars for 19 certificates. Parliament changed the law, and within a year the number of marriages rose nearly 9000 above any comparable period since 1872.
In a long New York Battery to Coney Island swim women showed greater endurance than men. The article notes women are clearly joining the swim with confidence and vigor.
An excerpt notes the pull of fame through moving pictures and phonograph culture, suggesting writers and poets may turn to prize fighting to gain lasting name recognition. It frames media as a path to immortality and hints at the moral risk for ambitious journalists.
The clippings joke about a man who boasted of savvy horse trades now swapping ping automobiles. A London play titled The Thunderbolt is mentioned with a quip about Pinero. A father asks about meaning in a hero line as gas bill humor concludes the gag.
The text notes Putnam claims he shot a wolf and considers burying it, while still applying for a scalp bounty. It sits amid a collage of headings and quips from multiple papers, touching on curiosity, mischief, and everydayNewsroom contrasts.
A collection of wry quips and observations on money honesty vanity and social pretense. The brief pieces mock bill collectors kleptomania truth telling elastic conscience and vanity with playful wordplay and character sketches.
A pick up tale narrates a two wayfarers scheme to obtain food and clothing. The first man plans to shed his clothes behind bushes and present himself at a door as a racing balloonist who has just descended.
The Cleveland Leader quips Maude’s response about getting along with men. She explains she expects them to be fools but hides it to avoid disappointment, a sly social observation reflected in the newspaper’s tone.
Quote from a column noting a woman recalls last summer after finding a blonde hair on her husband’s coat. The line questions whether she was blond the previous season, reflecting memory and style commentary.
A Washington Herald report notes heated exchanges as supporters describe a leader's "contour" while an opponent presses to clarify if it refers to his nationwide whirlwind campaign.
A Detroit Free Press note recalls a sleepy husband dismissing a burglar alarm as his wife voices concern about a downstairs break in. The exchange captures a tense domestic moment and the contrast between fear and fatigue.
A humorous exchange cites two Leap Year Girls with lines about finding a man they could not live with or without. The Chicago News presents the quip as playful social banter reflecting lighthearted dating notions of the era.
A fashion article guides women on what bags to carry during shopping. It notes slender figures may carry any bag while fuller figures should limit to an umbrella. Bags highlighted include a watch bag for essentials a striped suede bag for papers and notes, alligator bag with decorations, carved leather square bag, and cretenne bag praised for easy cleaning and versatility.
Washington era figure Tobias Lear, once private secretary to George Washington and later consul to Algiers, lived at a Mount Vernon area house on the old Mount Vernon estate. He died by suicide in 1816, leaving a documented will and a history tied to Washington’s papers and treaties.
A survey of vintage color revival notes a prune shade resembling wistaria and magenta like mulberry. Descriptions include a brownish pink akin to rose leaf and lavender once used for second mourning or remarriage attire, reflecting nostalgic fashion tones.
Instructions describe making silk flowers with a five inch rose formed from a bias cut taffeta band, scalloped edges, and a centered calyx for vases. The technique uses a three yard silk band, a wire stem, green leaves, and shading for realism, with variations for hats or dress trimmings.
An old home remedy suggests using a hot water filled bottle to create steam that pulls pus from a boil. Fill a bottle with warm water, cork it, place over the boil after heating a basin of water until steaming, then remove heat and apply briefly. The method aims to relieve pain and start healing.
Ink stains may be removed by pouring before armen in wash. Garment should be cooled before washing. The note suggests using mutton tallow related hints and practical steps for stain treatment.
Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas will arrive in Washington on March 4 to be sworn in as senator. He is noted for uncovering major post office frauds and has returned to run his two Kansas newspapers in Salina before resuming national duties. Bristow defeated Senator Chester I. Long in a fierce primary campaign.
A good biul is better than great giches because it lasts longer and provides steady performance. The statement emphasizes long term usefulness and reliability over flash or peak results.
An advertisement warns against low grade white lead and promotes the Dutch Boy Pain trade mark from National Lead Company. It claims purity and quality are guaranteed and offers a free simple testing outfit and a paint book if readers write to the National Lead Camp Woodbridge Building New York.
An article notes the difficulty doctors face in collecting payments from patients. It details how revenue lags as some patients pay cash while others delay, and recounts a collector’s claim that it is easier to pursue money from others than from a physician who has no funds. It highlights the doctor’s waiting room as open to many and the challenge of tracing payment, with some patients admitting they have no dollars to pay.
The advertisement claims over nine million Lewis' Single Binder cigars sold annually and touts rich mellow tobacco. It urges smokers to demand Lewis' brand from dealers in Peoria Illinois and warns against imitators with no substitutes.
A note describes an artist called Only A Cow who reassures a passerby that the sketch reveals more detail from a distance, while noting rustics nearby breathing on him during the morning.
On the coast of Holland Belgium and Northern France fisherwomen are a common sight with gre en nets and quaint costumes that identify each town. Mann-Kirk near Ostend wear trousers and blouses with shawls covering their heads and shoes. They wade into the sea to scoop up shrimp prawns and other small fish and endure water up to their necks until baskets fill.
The Japanese Weekly Mail notes socialism has no foothold in the country and unlikely to gain influence soon. Before war with Russia a group calling themselves socialists denounced hostilities and published a newspaper to spread their creed, but they dwindled to insignificance. A periodical with socialist views continues, yet it serves little purpose beyond fodder for amused readers.
A woman recalls years of fear to eat due to indigestion from overwork and irregular meals. She credits Grape-Nuts with restoring appetite and health, using it as a principal diet and later integrating it as a staple. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek as producer.
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