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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
7
A tale from Everybody's Magazine recounts Sam staying overnight in a feared haunted house while residents fled in terror and a $2 bet. The next morning Sam vanished. a search failed until four days later he returned as a muddy figure, greeting onlookers with a quip about coming back.
Dialogues feature a list of characters trading quips about dress, smoking, betting, and manners in a village setting. The exchanges reveal social tensions and playful jabs between residents such as Mrs Jerdle Mr Smyjer and Mr Blubbins as they discuss propriety and Sunday school.
A narrator recalls a man described as very cruel lying on his dying bed. The exchange questions the imagery and motives, probing how cruelty lingers at the end of life and why the scene remains unsettling.
A humorous exchange on a phonograph causes a chatter across building floors. The fourth floor asks about the device and its audible reach while the second floor questions if it has other merits beyond sound.
Sherlock Holmes comments on a town’s cheerful mood after a train stop. Dr. Watson notes the town’s apparent satisfaction and hints at a successful baseball team fueling the contentment.
A humorist recalls a playful scene where a brigand jokes about abducting his companion while she protests being treated seriously. The exchange hinges on irony as wit defuses danger. The Maiden expresses bewilderment at the brigand's gravity.
A London bird school uses telephones to teach parrots to speak. Mrs. Bacon-Well notes one thing certain telephones cannot wear without help.
A humorous exchange about dress colors and speed of fabric jokes spreads cheer as locals recall a playful quip. The speaker notes how people call colors fast when they will not run, turning a wardrobe remark into a light moment.
The column notes Algis keeps a card index to manage relationships with seven girls revealing a humorous take on his social life and potential romantic entanglements. It hints at mishaps from mixing up his “slave affairs” in a wry tone.
A mill hand threatens self harm after losing his sweetheart and demanding the gifts he gave her. She teases him about drowning himself and later reveals the presents are sunk in the mill pond in a red handkerchief, waiting at the bottom.
A humorous exchange ends with a husband admitting he tamed ducks after shooting them, creating a domestic moment about hunting and pet behavior.
A wife author of a cookbook with wide margins and blank recipe pages hoped to see her notes. In a second hand bookstore her husband found an old copy. He asked about the notes. she said they were nothing. He discovered the notes contained remedies for dyspepsia and stomach trouble.
A college president visiting his former hometown told local neighbors he knows them well and will skip formalities in his speech. The anecdote from the New York Globe notes his line about not calling them ladies and gentlemen to avoid airs.
A humorous exchange centers on a wife’s summer plans in Schenectady. One man explains he changed her mind about going there because writing daily letters to Schenectady would take longer to address than elsewhere. The joke hinges on postal efficiency and domestic courting.
The editor of the New York Whang scoffs at a half-baked scientist predicting the world’s end next Saturday. The star reporter preps the story but agrees it won’t happen, while suggesting covering a counterview to avoid being scooped.
A dialogue questions the danger of racing and the move to safety. It notes that no one was harmed in the recent event, hinting at tension between safety measures and race excitement.
Egbert notes hens have stopped laying after being frightened by passing automobiles. The remark contrasts bacon with poultry productivity and implies a cause linking traffic to reduced egg output.
In a period of abundant liquidity investors pursue control of Niagara Falls as commercial groups seek leverage. The scene reflects booming water rights and strategic assets amid market flow.
A brisk exchange reveals gossip on Mrs Gadaway with a joke that her husband mends his own socks, illustrating the small town humor and neighborly chatter of the era.
The Panama railway, 47 miles long, was crucial in ocean to ocean transport for sixty years. As the canal finished it faced virtual death, with its history spanning American ownership, labor tragedies, huge costs, and integration into the canal system including the Gatun lake relocation and the new route from Mindi to Panama.
The article argues the early Christian church thrived from a living personal relation to Jesus Christ rather than mere doctrine. It warns against overemphasis on sociology or organization and urges faith anchored in personal union with the risen Christ to empower mission and national renewal.
A sermon urges inner purity over outward appearances. It emphasizes that character is formed daily, written on the soul for time and eternity, and cannot be rewritten in old age. It cautions against wasted opportunities and calls for immediate work for God.
A reflective meditation on the grace of Jesus Christ, its encompassing beauty and perfections, and the Christian duty to follow him day by day. It urges living in the Master’s presence, drawing strength from him, and showing graciousness in all dealings to win hearts.
An old ad text promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething gums and wind colic, priced at 5¢ per bottle. The passage also notes girls enjoying a marshmallow powder race and poses a question about friends being broke when borrowing money.
A terse exchange blends veiled bravado and humor as one character boasts about turning a colonel into a saloon visit, contrasting the phrase beating swords from plowshares with a comic boast. The dialogue hints at irony and social bravado in a Western or wartime setting.
A reader quotes a husband who dislikes grand opera yet applauds vigorously to stay awake. The exchange ends with the wife noting the odd habit as a playful domestic observation.
A quirky dialogue ponders whether fathers holding congresses to settle wants would resemble pop concerts for mothers. The exchange riffs on parental roles and cultural expressions with playful wordplay.
A short dialogue scene where a tramp speaks to a woman of the house at the front door. The tramp jokes that the woman is not the same lady he’d expect to see in the kitchen, signaling a light humorous interaction.
A festive scene unfolds as Murphy, an ardent Irish suitor, presents a real Irish shamrock pot to his bride Biddy. They joke about the dew on the shamrocks and Murphy predicts payment tomorrow, celebrating St Patrick's Day with humor and affection.
A farmer recounts decades of indigestion and bilious spells and how switching from coffee to Postum ended his health woes. He notes improved sleep, digestion, appetite, and energy, claiming he hasn’t tasted coffee in years and feels like a new man.
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