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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
A father learns his son William has sworn in the street and, after angrily preparing to discipline him, slips on the stairs. The mother then calmly remarks that the boy has had enough punishment for one lesson.
A collection of humorous lines and misheard phrases about tonic delusions city fear and a stylish neighborhood mirthful introspection and oddball reflections on milk shoes and mistaken notions set in a playful literary style.
An old friend congratulates Farmer Corntessel on his son Josh who supposedly seems inclined to shirk labor. The friend describes Josh in overalls with a pitch fork, but the farmer reveals it was just a costume ball, exposing a humorous misperception.
A humorous exchange between Mrs. Whoefer and Mrs. Wipkins reveals strained friendship. Mrs. Whoefer laments a month without contact while Mrs. Wipkins jokes about needing to drop the baby before she could have sent a line.
A brief dialogue contrasts an optimistic view that generosity pays in the long run with a pessimistic stance that benevolence yields damp, moldy returns. The exchange frames two enduring attitudes toward risk and payoff.
A humorous quip contrasts two colonial widowed mothers and Mistress Prudence, mother of three, as they plan a Dorcas society talk on family raising. The cartoonish exchange mocks women club wisdom with light satire.
A humorous exchange from Browning's quotes frames domestic dispute where one spouse declares a divorce if support stops. The other bristles about past chores and laundry work, arguing they already provided labor in washing and ironing.
Practical guide on protecting skin in late fall and winter. Advises feeding skin with cleansing and nourishing creams, warm facial baths, careful drying, and hands care to prevent chapping. Emphasizes patience, gentle patting, and massage to keep pores relaxed and skin pliable.
Readers receive guidance on grooming, cosmetics and hair care. Tips cover staying attractive without extreme styles, cleansing routines, wrinkle remedies, glycerin use in curl formulas, and normal hair shedding with new growth. Columns by Madame Helle advise and invite letters with return envelopes.
A reader seeks tips for planning a miscellaneous shower for a bride including decorations prizes and guest counts. Suggestions cover hosting at home with wrapped gifts and sentimental notes, simple flowers as decor light refreshments and potential cards as amusements. For attire the matron of honor should choose white and tailor to day or evening, location, and couple’s preference.
A November engagement announcement proposed at an October dinner uses a bride rose centerpiece heart shaped place cards and favors containing heart bonbons. Menu suggests canapes soup fish entree chicken peas sweet potato croquettes rolls with napkin bread and coffee with heart shaped ices decorated with Cupids and bell cakes.
The bridegroom pays for the flowers carried by the bride and her maids. The groom’s family should make the first call to visit the bride and her family, and inviting them to see the trousseau is appropriate. The groom’s mother and sisters initiate the first social contact.
The note advises including the wedding march even in a quiet service for ease walking the aisle. Flowers are optional. a bouquet or a worn flower is suggested. The bridegroom’s carriage and best man’s carriage are provided by the groom’s family, while other carriages are covered by the couple.
A subscriber asks which form is proper for soup should be eaten not drunk. The note explains soup is typically referred to as something you eat and suggests saying eat your soup rather than drink your soup.
A reply notes no harm in a male friend walking home with a girl from church. It describes contemporary fashion for fifteen year olds with dresses near shoes and hair styled with a large bow at the top or neck, depending on current trend.
The leader should awaken and energize participation to reveal genuine spiritual experience. If members stay quiet or mechanical, shift to a devotional lecture aligned with prayer meeting aims, drawing on Scripture with careful study and practical application.
The Congregationalist urges that modern social problems demand renewed faith in God. The piece stresses that workers for peace and social reform need intimate divine communion and nightly meditation to sustain zeal, hope, and restraint against earthly passions.
Dr Winfield Scott Hall warns teachers and parents not to dismiss small passions of youths. Respect for what others hold dear reflects insight and courtesy and can influence without coercion. The piece urges genuine interest in harmless values as a form of unselfishness guiding students.
Rev. A N Wylie of Houston Texas argues that people often overlook others until they first attempt self satisfaction, reflecting on human nature and social awareness.
Rev. W. Mason of Pittsburg, a Unitarian, states that Christianity is a religion rather than a philosophy or creed in a concise address on religious understanding.
An advertisement discusses the Peruna remedy paired with Manalin for constipation and catarrh. It claims catarrh sustains constipation, promotes permanent relief after catarrh cure, and advises ignoring cathartics while promoting the revised Peruna and Katarno variants from the Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio.
A New York American report recalls a professor lecturing on cranium bumps with a boy on stage. The expert proclaims a large bump proves the boy’s love for his parents, while the boy quips that the bump marks where his father struck him, prompting laughter.
Westm[inster] Gazette notes playful misstatements about law Caesar and zodiac. Students confuse legal rule strength and historical figures with humorous errors.
Briggs confirms the land deal on the cape is affected by tides and notes the issue arising from the purchase. Bunkeed asks for details while Griges mentions tidal complications impacting the property.
Quip from Judge's Library notes a woman cannot keep a secret as she tends to syndicate it. The witticism frames a joke about discretion and gossip in social circles.
A dialect snapshot shows Rastus speculating on money with a plan to receive forty cents from one person and thirty-three from another, then add up to determine total earnings. The exchange captures a humorous rural mood and a simple arithmetic puzzle.
A Haverhill mass shoemaker holds patents to make remps and tops from vegetable fiber for shoes. A few pairs have been produced using the material which serves as a substitute for leather. The woven fiber allows air to penetrate and is claimed to be waterproof for warm weather footwear.
The new Chinese dollars of the republic attract curiosity among natives. The obverse bears English text while the reverse shows Chinese characters and the picture of Dr Sun Yat Sen, founder of the republic.
A brief witty exchange notes a diver choosing an unusual swimming suit. The pun hinges on the phrase divers reasons, implying a double meaning about the wearer and the activity.
A brief aphorism notes that true friendship includes honesty even when it points out faults, urging supportive correction over harsh judgment.
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