29 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
1
A column urges investing at home to build local industry and keep boys at home. It cautions against chasing distant inducements, notes the value of home capital, and advises wary promotion of new ventures. It includes a church club joke and warnings about dangerous crossings.
A fragment notes that every nation must assess its status in wartime or not, and asserts the United States remains in notably good condition compared to others. The terse remark emphasizes American resilience amid worldwide tension.
The Educational Meeting at Hamilton church on Saturday October 17 drew a crowded audience. Warren Jones from Kirksville State Normal spoke in the morning on Things to Make My Schools Better and in the afternoon on advantages for farmers at home and on farms. Professor Smith from Humphreys school gave a lecture on Some Things Our Rural Schools Need. Girls boys teachers contributed numbers. A basket dinner was served. Six rural meetings are planned to improve pupil teacher patron understanding and school for this year.
Kansas City photo business advertises up to date city finished pictures at reasonable prices. Booking orders now for Christmas delivery from Harris Studio at Gardner's old stand Brookfield Missouri.
Election returns will be received Tuesday night at the Electric Theatre during the show. Five reels will be shown. Admission is 10 and 15 cents. Adv Carter and Peters.
Shop work for all kinds of wood and shop tasks offered by B. L. Powell at his shop south of Bailey's.
The Missouri Farmer warns 98 farmers of Missouri about danger in amendments to be voted next Tuesday. It argues large city votes could carry them, cites a St Louis Post editorial, and urges farmers to vote against amendments 14 15 and 3 which would expand road bonds taxes. It explains how to mark ballots to oppose amendments and warns against mutilated ballots.
On October 18 1914 relatives and friends gathered at the Purdins country home near North Salem to celebrate Mr Purdins forty six birthday. A large number of guests attended the meal prepared by Mrs Purdin and others and departed grateful for hospitality with plans to meet again. The editor notes the item was delayed by the editors absence last week.
A business informally asks customers to close outstanding accounts by November first and settle before that date, thanking them for past patronage and soliciting future business.
The South Hooker district school will host a ciphering contest and pie social next Friday night October 30 inviting all residents and attendees to enjoy a community event with prizes and refreshments.
The report notes widespread growth in com and cane with fat pasture and vines thriving after recent rains. Tomatoes revived after a poor summer, but corn suffered, fodder rotted, hay spoiled, and roads washed. An ill wind that blows no good.
The author extols public fountains as a barometer of a community's wealth growth and character. A town pump in every Missouri village and a city fountain with pure running water are praised as essential civic amenities that sustain residents and reflect local prosperity.
Farmers in Missouri increasingly use automobiles to reach harvest fields. The piece notes the cost of buying a car and the need for good roads and gasoline to support this practice, describing joy rides in harvest fields as a notable experience.
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