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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
4
Gov. John C. McKinley, Republican candidate for U S senator, will address the people of Milan and vicinity on Saturday, October 24 at 8 o’clock p m. The event aims to rally support ahead of the election.
The Hon. David A. Ball will speak in Milan on Friday October 23 at 2 p m with a special train arranged to bring supporters home from Milan. Don t miss the address.
Marvel Smith of Unionville visited J. J. Smith and wife. Harvey Johnson and daughter Amelia returned from St. Joe where they were at the bedside of Miss Allalie Johnson who recently underwent an appendicitis operation. They report Miss Allalie getting along nicely.
A two part sketch honors James A Garfield tracing his ascent from humble beginnings to national leadership. It praises his self reliance and persuasive character while noting his warmth, kindness, and broad impact as teacher, soldier, speaker, and legislator.
The sketch portrays Andrew Jackson as a figure who overcomes immense obstacles. It highlights his temper, youth, and health problems, plus poverty, hostile environments, and opposition from elites. Despite repeated setbacks he triumphs in battles, politics, and defies nullification and the national bank.
A portrait of Robert E. Lee depicts his wartime choices, early life, marriage, and postwar conduct. The piece notes his reluctance toward secession, his leadership with the South, and his dignified acceptance of defeat while guiding later life at a university.
An Iowa Homestead piece argues overfeeding pigs invites cholera even as it urges light feeding during outbreaks. It cites a herd of 150 hogs swept by cholera after heavy feeding and nonfunctional troughs, noting digestion disorders followed by disease.
A reader describes a homemade tool for killing poultry using folded iron bands and a steel blade. The device threads a blade through a slot in a leather like strap, rivets, and a hanging hole. It is used by driving two spikes to stretch the neck between them for efficient slaughter.
In parts of Michigan large quantities of apple wood logs are cut and sold for saw handles. Apple timber is hard tough and without much grain and once shaped it seldom splits or shreds. The supply comes in short logs six or eight feet long from abandoned orchards.
A compact collection of practical notes on farming in a periodical tone. It urges careful alfalfa management and soil care to improve yields, notes sheep profitability, reduces road dust via dragging, and questions winter killing in Iowa. It emphasizes well cultivated soil and timely seeding for permanent pasture.
Gordon Smith returned to Milan Sunday. C. Jerome of Winigan was here Sunday. H. F. Crookshanks spent Sunday with his family here. C. B. McCollum and wife with Miss Dean were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson in Linneus Sunday.
Foley's Honey and Tar promises quick cough relief and lung strength in yellow package. L. C. Lantz and Guy Peters with wife travel to Woodward to visit relatives before seeking a new home in the West.
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