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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
3
A garbled passage mentions a dealer and a request for a Levis Single Binder straight 5c cigar. It also notes that Sone TM cannot reach the top because the elevator isn’t running and that a strike makes boring for water a tough luck situation.
Fragmentary ad copy cites Tommy Murphy praising Spohn’s remedy for coughs and colds. It mentions Spohn Medical Co of Goshen Indiana selling a 500 grain bottle and urges readers to contact the manufacturer.
A witty exchange shows a son of a prominent millionaire boasting about securing transport for six girls with his roadster and limousine. The dialogue hints at prep for a rainy day social event among affluent circles.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years. It claims children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
An eccentric note on Mr. W. Gates, labeled an incurable optimist, mocks pessimism with a stock exchange quip about foolish hopes and vain regrets. The line, once quoted in Chicago, frames regret as a specie of folly.
L White Smirkey explains the former Speaker did not smoke as much as people thought. A party member suggests he gets away with about 20c cigars a day, while Busbey adds he eats half of them.
A legendary hat claimed to be the costliest in the world is attributed to Princess Mihheson Bukharest of Roumania. The black tagal straw hat is described as enormous, lined with silver lace, and adorned with numerous white osprey feathers, valued around $1,000.
Onlookers watch as wealthy youths parade down the street, one tall young nabob proudly showing off a novel way to display wealth. The scene captures a moment of conspicuous spending among fashionable circles.
In Hampstead a garden party, Mrs. Clarence Mackay praises the working girl who marries for love, not money. A pretty girl abandons a good position to wed a rich man, while the crowd jokes about millions and marriages.
The dialogue spoof shows Mrs Gobbelink misreading a mouse as a moose while praising the suffrage movement. Mr Gob calls it a mistake and Mrs Gobbelink frantically searches the page, highlighting playful chatter about the “new woman” and bold statements.
A Boston woman recounts severe headaches and constipation from childhood, then attributes recent relief and better health to Grape-Nuts. She says regular breakfast and meals helped sleep and appetite, noting improved condition at age 63 versus 40. Des 0 Zee SSE.
Plans for the official cross state highway opening ceremony in Missouri hover between the University of Missouri campus and the state farm in Columbia. Governor Madley, E W Stephens of Columbia and state highway engineer Gurtis Hill discussed the event in Jefferson City as preparations proceed.
The text contrasts gentle correction with harsh rebuke, highlighting Jesus as a model of compassionate discipline. It argues that tender, mindful rebuke aids repentance without crushing hope, urging readers to temper criticism with mercy and self-awareness.
An auction was held for the belongings of John Gordon Jones the hermit whose body was found in a cave north of New Cambria. Items included old clothes odds and ends from fifty years of solitary living and a large stack of letters mostly from women who read about him in newspapers. One note claimed to come from a Leavenworth Kansas woman proposing marriage.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Missouri assembling in St Louis with 619 blue lodges and 55,000 Master Masons, chaired by Grand Meister Che C Biggeroef Lacléde Mo. The Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star also holds its convention in conjunction.
Missouri women urged assistance in planting trees along the public state highway in an address to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs at Kansas City. The feature, previously untouched by civic or state organizations, was mentioned for Mrs Philp N Moore in the session.
Southbound passenger train on the Fulton branch left the tracks three miles south of Auxgasse. The bridge over the Aamvasse creek, 120 feet high, was near the accident. Passengers were badly shaken by the derailment.
An escaped Texas convict known as Cleveland Black was wounded by two officers in Prosperity after refusing to surrender at his sister’s home. Black fired a volley with rocks in hand injuring one officer before being fatally wounded himself.
Edward H. Graham Sparta News editor said he was misinformed when he wrote against Judge John T. Moore of Christian County Circuit Court. He asked mercy for contempt charges and was released with a reprimand after making a public retraction.
Charles W. Heim thirty six a brakeman from Missouri and Texas died from injuries after a coupling incident at Portlands. He was crushed and died at the railroad hospital in Sedalia. He left a widow and two children.
Miss Lossong of Kansas City captured the honors in the opening contests of the St Joseph Horse Show. She earned three blue ribbons, plus one red and one pink for her entries, as Loula Long’s horses were prominent in the event.
An explosion tore through a house at Bt. Lawis destroying the roof and creating a large hole in the side. The blast occurred beneath the rear porch of the dwelling owned by Michael Listom.
Sedalia was selected as the next year’s meeting place of the Missouri State Federation of Labor before the final adjournment of the annual session at St. Joseph.
J R Robinson near Champ Clark's home in Pike County owns a hog that weighs 1100 pounds and stands nine feet long. Stockmen call it a world beater and predict the owner will earn a handsome sum from the animal valued at 1060 dollars.
J. T. Long of Kansas City sues the National Bank of Commerce in the United States circuit court at St. Louis for 333 450 alleging double the interest paid on a 200 000 loan under federal statutes authorizing treble or double the neurious interest.
The Missouri State Federation of Labor opened its annual session in St Joseph to educate families of union members to seek the union label when buying goods.
The text argues prayer does not always remove wants or poverty but helps believers endure by receiving grace to do all required. It notes prayer strengthens the heart and that humble trusting prayer reveals its value to those who try it and see grace and blessing prevail.
The balance of a fund by Missouri state penitentiary staff in Jefferson City for Mrs. Marion Leonard of Lyxingfield who sought a pardon for her convict husband has been received by Sheriff W. W. Freeman from Warden Henry Andrae.
All bids on the $100000 bond issue for the special road district at Columbia were rejected. Further bids will be called for to fund 29 miles of gravel roads before the state highway dedication on October 19.
William Greenburg the wealthiest gpewsboy in St Louis dies of pneumonia. From poverty he rose to become a landlord and owner of a $112,000 apartment building and the news stand he started after selling papers on the streets 23 years ago.
L. Ashcraft of Stoutsville was struck and killed by a Wabash train three miles east of Moberly. The incident occurred in the area as the train operated on the line passing through the region. Local authorities began an investigation into the事故 circumstances.
The state fair will feature two to three airship races daily from September 30 to October ? inclusive. Spectators will witness daring flights high aloft and spiral glides to earth alongside the thrilling aerial displays.
The text proclaims Jesus Christ as a sure anchor for the soul, firm and unshaken, offering eternal grounds and a fountain of consolation. It urges living by this hope with daily dignity and as a master motive for right actions.
Gov Hadley authorizes a $300 reward for capture and conviction of the man who killed John Gordon Jones the hermit in his cave near New Cambria. Citizens expect the reward to rise to $1,500.
Texas cowboy Joe Nelson rides through Fulton on his way home from Chicago preferring his horse to a continental limited train.
Detectives from the anti saloon league aided by Judge C H Skinner in Wright County Circuit Court Springfield assessed fines totaling 3100 after four liquor violations. All except one defendant paid half and were paroled. one man was jailed.
A. R. Gow, a retired farmer from near Holt, rented 100 acres for the year 1912 at $1,200, the highest cash rent ever recorded for land in northwest Missouri.
Rich R. Carroll editor of the Clark Missouri Chronicle and Ray Galbreath of Clark have bought the Clifton Hill Rustler from S. E. Graves and take possession October 1. Galbreath is 19 and will be the youngest Missouri editor.
Dr. W. C. Ward, deputy under State Veterinarian D. F. Luckey, has been assigned to Springfield to apply the tuberculin test. This move supports statewide efforts to identify infected cattle and protect herd health.
In a summer colony residents named homes after prevalent flora, with cottages called the Elms Wistaria Lilacs and similar. A newcomer lacking a house name surveyed the premises and began dating correspondence as the Rhubarbs.
In a brief dialogue the narrator mentions storing last year’s bathing suit in camphor to deter moths but notes the camphor evaporated, raising a minor worry about garment preservation.
A brief, dry line notes a woman asking her husband to come, implying she has a two hours’ job involving tin. The source presents a concise, domestic quip with no further context or names.
The Pure Food Law ended hundreds of fraudulent medicines sales as investigators pursued false claims. Hamlins Wizard Oil claimed decades of tested efficacy, though scrutiny persisted.
A terse exchange notes the boat runs smoothly while hinting at an unseen malfunction. The line suggests a potential hidden fault despite apparent performance.
An old newspaper fragment advertises free post cards with a nickel stamp offer for samples from Art Post Card Club of Topeka Kansas. It includes assorted lines about romantic quotes and children teething syrup, plus cigar and moral mottos.
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