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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
7
A meditation on marriage as a shared life path. Growing apart mentally occurs when one partner expands socially or intellectually without the other, creating distance in thought and values. The piece urges mutual understanding, shared reading and experiences, and continual support to keep couples in step.
A fragment from a conversation suggests a character questions a deflected excuse about a grandmother’s death used to justify an action at work. The exchange hints at earned credibility and memory of a bygone boss who accepted the excuse in youth.
A quotation contrasts standing for the national anthem with the idea of sitting when it is not being played, suggesting a rhetorical shift in propriety and decorum. The exchange invites reflection on respect and protest during national symbols.
A wartime editorial laments waste and moral decay while praising a police of virtue and sacrifice. It recalls food hoarding, profiteering, and lax morals, then notes a July Rotary function in St Louis featuring a scandalous theater act that prompted a dignitary to leave. The piece commends courage in facing moral issues.
A devotional meditation on the goodness and mercy of God. The speaker extols the immeasurable love, patience, and grace of the divine, noting human unworthiness and the calling to live in thankful service. It reflects on humility, devotion, and the life of loving service as the fitting response.
A banker recalls Charles M Schwab impressing at a New York dinner during Bethlehem steel bond talks. Schwab allegedly dictated memorable remarks that banker Pliny Fisk later demanded in written form, only to be told the exact words were sent. Fisk then laments not recording them on a phonograph.
Treat facial rash with Cuticura Ointment applied on rising and retiring, then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. For hands, soak in hot lather of Cuticura Soap, dry, and rub in Cuticura Ointment. Free samples by mail with booklet from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
The London Daily Chronicle notes Thorp Hincks has devised a system using an electric resonator on roofs to trigger bells across factories and public buildings. A single pitch sounds a bell until stopped, enabling simultaneous warnings for large areas, possibly an entire city.
Physicians stress kidney care as they filter poisons and waste. Excessive work from poor habits prompts calls for help with Kilmer's Swamp Root, a herbal remedy offered by Dr. Kilmer & Co. Sample bottle available by mail for ten cents.
A Columbia South Carolina letter notes a man once 26 or 27 years ago read the Congressional Record daily and later joined Congress. The writer asks if any other such reader is known.
An elder voice lampoons public perception of the ordinary man. He lists judgments tied to wealth politics charity religion affection and aging, noting how each trait triggers praise or scorn. The piece underscores social labels shaping individual reputation.
An old testimonial style note claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It notes sales for over forty years and mentions J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Jacob Schoen of Pottsville Pa superintendent of highways advertised for street labor but the sole reply came from an 82 year old man illustrating severe labor shortages in the coal region.
A quotation contrasts a preference for fearless workers with a practical caution about live electric wires, highlighting a terse exchange on risk and safety.
Mrs. Charlotte S. Patten of Maine, widow of a sea captain, took the helm at a government navigation school in Charleston S C when an instructor left. She now teaches beginners in nautical science after fifteen years living aboard a ship and later aboard a vessel commanded by her son in law.
A terse exchange asks if a wife is a good plain cook. The reply contends she is not plain but a good pretty one, reflecting a playful domestic remark from a social setting.
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