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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
2
A collage of antiquated opinions and curiosities from public life. Mentions include Japan’s billion-dollar claim, royal engagements, Behring’s cure bids, Kid McCoy quitting boxing, Moscow rioters and free government, a New Jersey wife's sobriety testimony, Detroit statue changes, and thoughts on votes for married men.
The text discusses a lawsuit over a wife service loss not proving forced earning, stereotypes about Japanese thrift, and a note on New York Hall of Fame voters admitting poets who were deceased at the time. It combines social commentary and obscure details about elections and poetry.
A Baltimore resident jokes that a 15000 dollar annual income is only two dollars a day in practice, enough to cover his wife's dressmaking bills, and notes the mismatch between perceived leisure and reality. The piece also mocks travel wisdom, Suez delays, and a first season as a female umpire.
Congressman Landis leads a hearing on wasteful printing by Congress and the Department. He cites tons of unused documents and argues for value-based distribution and a 25 percent cut in printing appropriations to curb extravagance and improvidence.
The United States plans to make the Panama Canal absolutely impregnable with naval installations on both sides of the isthmus and fortifications at canal entrances. The War and Navy departments begin work now with Taft and top artillery and engineer officers to draft fortification plans, drawing comment from European diplomats.
Chicago reports Railway Age record orders show freight cars and locomotives surpassing 1901 and 1902 highs. By August 1906 about 26 160 cars were ordered, with one company holding unfilled contracts over 60 000 cars and all steel car plants nearly at capacity.
London report denied that Ambassador Whitelaw Reid has no English secretary. De Saw Jay, appointed in America and who accompanied the ambassador to London, has been on duty regularly since. Reid has not appointed an English secretary.
Washington announces new army regulations prescribing a salute during the national anthem at posts with or without bands. The salute is kept as the air plays and field music will sound to the colors at retreat. Adjutant’s call will replace to the colors as a formation signal.
Industry remains under high tension as wholesale trade stays active for three months, despite irregular reports. Colder weather boosts retail orders while lifting quarantines aids southern trade. shortages of cars slow shipments, steel and coal demand stays strong, and coke purchases rise into next year.
Secretary Taft announced he and his party will arrive at the Isthmus on November 2 and stay until November 9 then return to Washington around November 16. He intends to discuss questions with Panamanians, review this year’s accomplishments and compare with last year’s work. He praised Chief Engineer Stevens Governor Magoon and Chief Sanitary Officer Gorgas for their work.
Chicago will transfer postal operations to a new post office at noon on Saturday October 28. The move handles about 1 800 000 pieces of first class mail and 200 tons of other classes daily. The old building has served nearly 11 years, longer than expected, and has required support to prevent collapse.
Pension Commissioner Warner announced plans to dismiss several bureau employees involved in lending money at usurious rates. He cited cases of up to ten percent per month and called dismissal the only effective remedy to halt the practice.
Tokio dispatch says King Edward plans to send a mission early next year led by Prince Arthur of Connaught to confer the Order of the Garter on the Emperor of Japan.
Paul Dresner of New York author and songwriter recommends Deans Kidney Pills to readers suffering from kidney complaints. He describes severe pain and sleeplessness before using the remedy and urges others to try it.
A fragmentary page combines ads for DeFiance Starch and Piso's Cure with a Colorado mountain seasonal poem by A. U. Mayfield. It notes fall foliage and mountain scenery while mentioning dates and places like Van Buren Indiana and Denver News. The mix shows rural ads alongside reflective verse.
A 94 year old man credits Grape-Nuts food for restoring digestion and bowel regularity after years of costiveness. He reports renewed strength, flexibility, and upright posture after two years of daily use, noting breakfast as his main meal and occasional others. The ad attributes the claim to Fostum Co. and a booklet titled The Road to.
Fragmentary item notes quick publication of current money and a dress event with a person named Oscar injured by a threshing machine. Doctors were sent for and details to follow in the next issue.
Fragmentary notes mix a medical cure claim for a child's skin condition with a poem excerpt and light political quips. The croppings mention Cuticura cure costs, a 701 Coburn Street Ohio address, a Frank L. Stall poem line, and a stray ice cream remark from a Chicago politician.
The readable lines discuss buying Defiance starch for 10 cents and mention envy and worth while dialogue about rounds and time. The text contains stray phrases about a boy with his toe tied and uncertain value of time.
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