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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
7
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture government agencies coordinate elaborate exhibits for state fairs and expositions to showcase agricultural innovations and products. The collaboration highlights interdepartmental effort to display farming advances to the public and judges nationwide.
The United States government will tour five circuits of state fairs with combined displays from the war and agriculture departments to educate the public about war efforts. Exhibits cover navy, food production, fishery products, mine rescue, weather, animal and plant health, forestry, chemistry, soils, and road projects, with Four Minute Men promoting support and mine rescue cars on select grounds.
Foreign visitors call Japan the land of cherry blossoms and sakura is the national flower. The army adopts the blossom as its insignia symbolizing readiness to die for a cause, like sakura falling at its peak without lingering in the world.
The article cites George Witzoff as possibly the world’s top bigamist with about 800 marriages, noting he conducted ten ceremonies in one week. It also recounts John Watson who married eight sisters, studying the brewer’s family, then fled with their savings within a year.
A streetcar regular boards the car at his usual corner after about a two week absence. He says he had a slight touch of pneumonia. His friend quips that it looked more like a direct hit.
A quirky exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript features Cholly and Miss Keen debating appetite with lines about what a map eats turning someone into a joke.
A chaotic late night scene at a crowded Houster street cafe ends when a tall American sailor rescues a dancer from a fire sparked by an electric light show. The crowd parts as the dancer is saved and the sailor disappears into the street, remarking he does not want to be found among the crowd.
Fred W. Thomas a youth in his twenties sits in a Red Cross hospital after surviving multiple wartime exploits. He fled conscription, joined ships and British units, endured a minesweeper explosion and skull fracture, then rejoined service before returning home.
Two eighteen year olds George Kirkwood and Kaleman Patakey were arrested at Fillmore Street police station after confessing to armed robberies. They described their lure of early pay and then fled when confronted by Patrolman Edward Reindeau who fired, wounding Patakey and letting Kirkwood escape before detectives Curtis and Roche captured him.
A wooden leg lost by Daniel Egan, an Oakland sailor, traveled with the Westboro on a voyage to France, England, and beyond. After months apart and efforts by shipping officials, the leg was recovered and sent to Egan awaiting its return.
Judge Levine rules a wife may paint and wear short skirts if police are satisfied. Sandor Ignatz sues for separation claiming cruelty over Mrs Mary Ignatz revealing her ankles. Court orders reconciliation or separate maintenance.
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