From busybodies to quiet lives in a small town tale
Local observations reflect on gossip and social expectations for women and men, urging natural behavior, home duties, and gentle influence. A travelogue recounts a Potomac River voyage with seas, fort visits, and army camp news, ending with a Fort Worth clerk’s promotion and a clothing cleaner ad.
Improving Mr Bolling Seeks Address Change and Subscription
A letter from Mr Bolling in San Diego dated August 29 requests updating his subscription address to 3640 Louisiana Street and notes partial improvement and missing paper deliveries. He plans to stay four to five months and mentions mail delays and enjoying local ads and Leader Record.
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Mr. Bolling
San Diego
Cali
Joe
Louisiana Street
Cal
G. A. Street
California
Memorial and Cemetery Granite Work Offer by Summers
An advertisement from Milan Granite Works owner S. W. Summers proposes to supply granite or stone memorials with no agent commission. The offer promises to meet buyers at Summers’ place to avoid home visits and claims savings of about 20 cents per dollar.
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Milan Granite Works
S. W. Summers
Bennie Almond Celebrates Twenty First Birthday
Friends and relatives gathered at the Bailey home southeast of Je Salem on September 6 to celebrate Bennie Almond turning 21. More than eighty guests enjoyed games music and a lunch of peaches and cake before departing with birthday wishes.
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Bennie Almond
C. W. Bailey
Salem
Bennie
Brookfield Wins Ambiguous Sunday Baseball Clash
Brookfield faced the local team in a windy Sunday game at Fields. Dillinger hit a long fly for a home run as Brookfield appeared set for an easy victory while Powell Kirk and Rose umpired.
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Brookfield
Rose
Powell
Kirk
Dillinger
Home Team Falters as Opponents Pull Ahead
The report notes a few bad plays by our players and coaching advice from the manager. The team trailed 7 to 3 and could have played better Sunday.
Circus Comes to Browning in Hoop-La at Electric Theatre
A Browning boy revels in the circus spectacle as Hoop-La a Billy Rhodes starring comedy drama lights up the Electric Theatre on Monday night September 15. The program features parade, tent raising, aerial feats, a featured equestrienne queen and a sideshow of classic curiosities promising family entertainment.
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Browning
America
Buddy
Billie Rhodes
Electric Theatre
Old Settlers Reunion in Linn County Opens in Lin neus
The nineteenth annual Old Settlers Association meeting in Lin neus features speeches by Lieut. Gov. Wallace Crossley and Dr. C. J. English and a strong program. The Lin eus band provides music while ball games with Brookfield and Browning, a merry go round, tent theatre, and picture shows entertain attendees. County Agent Ross Nichols presents a notable agricultural exhibit as Browning residents flock to join the event.
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Old Settlers Association
Linn County
Linneus
Wallace Crossley
C. J. English
Brookfield
Browning
Ross Nichols
Miles
Brookfield Fans Pack Ball Game in Kurious Report
Brookfield Argus notes twenty Brookfield cars bringing fans to a Sunday ball game against Browning Roasters. Tigers are clipped 7 to 3 in a grove outfield. Players Hughes Rose Daniels Chapman Van Pelt Beaucamp praised. Wit and local lore spice the recap as giddy crowds depart.
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Brookfield
Browning
Laclede
North Salem
Tige
Hughes
Rose
Daniels
Chapman
van Pelt
Beaucamp
Hills
Brookfield Argus
George Fitch
Charles EB. van Loan
Argus
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