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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
1
The writer recalls constructive town improvements and civic talk urging growth through patient effort. A visitor praises a friendly community spirit, local depots and streets, and the value of mutual support. Descriptions include a Libby prison site in Richmond and a train departure from Union Station.
Visitors describe the Old Stone House in Richmond as a venerable 18th century building dating to around 1737 built by German immigrant Jacob Ege. Legends surround its stone walls, with a rear yard said to hold Indian graves and a history of notable figures like George Washington and Patrick Henry connected to its rooms.
The good people of Purdin and vicinity plan their annual street fair and agricultural exhibit on October 3 and 4. The fair features an excellent lineup with larger entries than ever as crop quality is high and premiums attract exhibitors, despite wartime conditions last year.
In Cali on Sept 21 1919 W D Williams requests continuation of the paper and asks to change the address to route 3 box 52 noting his brother Mart Williams died recently in Browning and he plans a visit to northern Oregon. He mentions subscription expiry and payment of 1.50 for a renewal.
The ad invites responsible parties to discuss cemetery and memorial granite markers with Milan Granite Works. It promises to save clients the agent's commission on such work and suggests a home visit to place orders, touting an easy way to save 20 cents on the dollar.
A 1919 letter from Hart Schaffner & Marx representative H Tooey Mareehitic Co thanks Brookfield Leader-Record Browning Mo for front page advertising and encloses 12.25 for full page ads. They request six extra copies and praise the paper as an exceptional advertising showcase.
Officials solicit applicants for a district post in R. The posting requests candidates with suitable credentials and experience to fill the vacant district role.
A reader from near Purdin asks to be removed from an expiration list after a prior promise. He visited the Linneus office Saturday to confirm the clearance and was assured the action would be taken.
The message praises Mr. Armstrong for not cutting off the list and promises to forward it promptly. It warns that neglect would ensure continued payment, calling him a good subscriber and expressing satisfaction with his first year and hope his second year will be as satisfactory.
We will buy horses and mules every Saturday up until noon. I am shipping a car load every Saturday and can use a few more with each load. If you have a good horse or mule, bring them W. P. Carter.
A note on the protodrama What Every Woman Wants by Jesse D Hampton released by Exhibitors Mutual stars Grace Darmond. Critics wonder what women want while mockingly noting bachelors and married men claims. See the film at the Electric Theatre next Monday night.
The Browning High School community pushes for a modern library. The Parent-Teachers Association earned 18.19 from lunches and the students and teachers raised about 65 from tag sales over the fair to finance the library.
J S Head presented a curious ear of corn he found while husking on Saturday. The ear shows silks surrounding each grain and a thick coat of silk, a freak in the corn family unmatched by previous discoveries.
Notice is hereby given that the 18th annual stockholders meeting of the Peoples Bank will be held at its banking house in Browning Missouri on Thursday the 30th day of October 1919. Said meeting will be convened at 9 o clock a.m. and continue during at least three hours.
Floral Hall kept the hall’s staff busy displaying entries from art to culinary displays while the agricultural side showed many farm products and top corn entries. Baker the Sullivan county Farm Agent judged agricultural and poultry sections to satisfaction. Gratitude goes to F A Fleming for funds and use of his building, C W Haggard and C R Sayers for agricultural show support, and E R Hatch for poultry coordination. Despite threatened rain, a large, festive crowd arrived by car and train, turning the fair into a lively reunion of neighbors.
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