Brown ing Post Office Second Class Mail Note
A note entered at the Brown ing Missouri post office as second class mail matter on July 8 1897 indicating mailing status.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1923
Page
4
A note entered at the Brown ing Missouri post office as second class mail matter on July 8 1897 indicating mailing status.
The statement notes that people who drive automobiles with one hand may end up hobbling on one foot for a time afterward. The claim lacks specific details, dates, or sources, and reads as a general caution about potential aftereffects of one handed driving.
The piece notes that the girls display no fear of cold while wearing sleeveless dresses describing their slender arms and fearless demeanor in a social or fashion context.
A boy dislikes his new fall suit until he is rolled in dirt three times. Citizens are urged to adopt Ex celsior as a motto while many prefer When do we eat. College students will likely write home, and a poet remarks the night has a thousand eyes though a thousand noses would reveal the world in darkness. The modern child should be gentle with parents and not too strictly enforce obedience.
Citizens remark on chivalry and progress as the good looker girls of the town comment on men’s manners and new work. discussions touch on sons burning midnight gasoline on cars and the hometown paper’s timely delivery, with complaints about news shortages and punctuality.
A compact fragment discusses children coping with school work and teachers, commenting on expectations of fun and the teachers’ reactions. It mentions doctors discovering anesthetics and patients paying bills, and notes families with fruit facing claims when youths turn on them. It ends with a remark about alcohol in the streets and its effect on pavements.
A light humorous note recalls Browning’s era making love’s dream easier with present day ice cream soda. The remark contrasts old sentiment with modern treats as a playful cultural aside.
Reports claim many men take wives from their stenographers lowering enthusiasm for pursuing business careers. The note suggests social shifts influence professional ambitions and marriage patterns.
The column urges readers to shift focus from price complaints to inspecting Leader-Rec advertisements for special investment opportunities. It notes readers should examine local notices and distributor pages where IPOs may be announced and explained.
The piece contrasts calls for shorter hours with daily labor at home. It notes poets linger on time’s footprints while homeowners worry about garden plots and practical routines.
The article notes that old wild life traces fade, replaced by picnic debris from the previous summer and remnants from card games, drinks, and hootch parties. It muses that the national seal’s eagle would now hold baseball bats if redesigned.
The piece argues opponents of peace measures would gain unfettered access to front line trenches when war resumes. It suggests unsophisticated men may be told various facial spots come from cosmetics rather than flour, implying misinformation about wartime supplies.
The text notes boys focus on proper golf club grip while showing little interest in the correct way to hold a hoe, suggesting a shift of attention from farming tools to sports equipment.
Mrs Patterson spent Monday with Mrs Ella Rebel. Mary Garrett arrived Friday from Montrose to visit relatives and her parents. Luther Nevore and family and A A Hawkins with daughter Wilma visited Joe Creason’s Sunday. Mrs Bryan Molloy visited Shafter last Thursday. Mrs A W Cotter was a Brookfield visitor Monday. Hubert Lyons and family visited Walter Patterson Sunday. Purdin hosted its usual street fair Friday and Saturday.
A heavy rain hit Saturday evening and Sunday in North East Linn. Ben Cattey filled his silo Friday. Frank Cattey made a business trip to Browning Saturday. Perry Christian and family with F M Cattey and Mrs Sill and Aunt Maggie Brewer visited I J McCollums Sunday. Less Sweat started for Oklahoma Friday in his car. Allen Sill accompanied him for a two week visit to relatives and friends.
A rural report mentions a recent fine rain, local residents Lassie Michaels and Billie Franklin traveling, road overseers Ed Franklin and Grover Maggart making progress on Route 2, and social visits including Glen Wright Harold Kenley George Dodson with Artis Franklin. A Pleasant Grove pie supper drew a good crowd. E E Maxey and wife visited Milan. James Bohannon and wife visited their daughter Mrs C C Dodson and family. John Yardley and family of
Milan residents visited Saturday and Sunday with J B Franklin and spouse. Gus Hoselton and his wife were guests at C C Dodson's home on Sunday. Hamp Brinkley from Laclede was in Cora last week.
Rainy weather caused peaches to rot over the past week. Miss Billa Hardinger returned home from Topeka on Saturday. John Milhoan of Winigan installed a radio at home last week. Wm Turher and family visited relatives in Elmer on Sunday. Myrle and Harold Foss visited Harold Abbotts Saturday night. Joe Hardinger of Bucklin visited Mrs E J Hardinger on Sunday. Albert Wallace of South Dakota is visiting relatives and old friends in this area.
Resolutions from Biswell Lodge 510 A F and A M honor David Benjam in Stone who died September 25 1925. The charter will be draped in mourning for thirty days and copies sent to his bereaved children. Resolutions to be recorded in lodge minutes and printed in the Browning Leader Record. Committee: W B Arnold H C Warren Joe Nickell.
Public auction conducted by the Sullivan County circuit court on October 29 1923 for the southeast quarter of section 33 and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 33 and the west half of the same section in Milan Missouri. Defendants include Margaret Mairs John Mairs Permelia Mairs Emma Curtis and others. Proceeds to cash payee holders as decreed in partition order dated September 8 1923 for the Mairs group.
The notice outlines real estate in township 61 range 20 Sullivan County Missouri. Parcels include portions of section 32 and section 20 totaling several acres with specific quartering. The sale is subject to court approval and conducted under Sheriff Neal Rouse of Sullivan County.
A sale notice describes a seven room house with basement furnace electric lights water works on the home place with a good barn and out buildings. The property includes 200 acres of land plus a bottom farm of 226 acres and the White Oak farm at 91 acres. Owner: Mrs. Margaret Mairs.
Sweet potatoes resist cold less than other vegetables and need careful handling to store all winter. Air-dry and cure in a ventilated room at about 85 degrees for ten days, then store at 50 to 35 degrees. Use boxes of about one bushel and avoid rehandling. slight shrivel is acceptable. Pumpkins and squashes store similarly.
Administrator's notice announces letters testamentary granted to Martha Elizabeth Long Executrix by the Linn County Missouri Probate Court. Creditors must file claims within six months of the September 8 1923 date or be barred. claims must be presented within one year from letters granting. Attest Judge of Probate Arthur L Pratt.
Vines indicate Hubbard and Cushaw squash can be stored in perfect condition until the middle of May, preserving freshness for extended storage.
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