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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
3
The Bureau of Mines warns domestic gas heaters must be regulated for air gas mix to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. It cites numerous deaths and asphyxia in many towns due to incomplete combustion producing toxic gas.
An old fashioned physician promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for the elderly. He argues daily purges harm the aged and claims a single dose provides weeks of natural bowel movement without harsh effects. The ad targets readers over fifty and offers a 60 cent bottle.
Researchers report fossil dinosaur tracks in solid sandstone at the Panther mine near Salt Lake City, noted for tracks two to ten feet across and preserved under black coal. The rest of the text details historic recipes and cooking guidance.
The Kitchen Cabinet quotes David Starr Jordan on happiness and inner peace. The passage suggests true happiness comes from a tranquil mind and a joyful consciousness.
Old Man Negley trains a six month collie with calm, repeated cues and praise. He demonstrates lie down shake hands and Waltz, using light pressure and food rewards to build obedient, happy behavior while warning Colonel Prouse against temper and overpunishment.
Popular Mechanics reports Ceylon trees bear Eve’s apples with a pleasant blossom but a crimson poisonous fruit. The orange-like exterior hides a dented, bitten appearance. Naturalists cannot explain the phenomenon and Mohammedan belief attributes markings to ward off the fruit’s danger.
A Miss Annie Oakley tour in Texas drew boys to a theater stage door for a promised apple shooting stunt. A spry twelve year old chosen by the manager fled when asked to hold still as Oakley would shoot the apple off his forehead, fearing who would shoot what.
A green recruit at a southern cantonment learns a lesson in guard duty from an officer of the day and a puzzled corporal. The exchange centers on the meaning of vigilant and alert as the drafted man seeks guidance. The tale, vouched for by a retired chaplain, contrasts oath and understanding in wartime training.
An anecdote recalls Gen. Tom Thumb visiting a New England country hotel during Barnum era. A caller asked to meet the famed dwarf, and a staffer, tall and witty, invited her upstairs. The General, resting, declared his identity and urged her to proceed.
In a Chicago suburb a preparedness league formed before World War I. A youth named Cohen joined, but resisted drill. The squad commander urged him to persevere, joking that he might return to Poland as a field marshal. Cohen replied he would rather stay and be a Marshall Field.
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the laundry aid for achieving snowy-white clothes after a day of hard work.
In a humorous exchange Ted says he keeps old magazines to remind himself to visit the doctor. The line appears in Life.
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