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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
1
In a capital city a government family with three schoolboys wanders from routine. The father closely watches them while a sick mother suffers headaches. The boys miss school for hours, returning late at dinner after a long three mile run. A warning on Foley's Kidney Cure appears as an insidious disease threat.
A local item notes a ten day sale of dren's caps at 50 cents with higher net prices mentioned. It then recounts Mrs M Sew Dr VanWye's third nomination for county coroner, uneventful convention, and absence of other candidates. The piece shifts to a Brookfield school’s prize program with prizes for attendance and deportment, Lincoln delivering prizes, and two boys later described as out of life.
Mrs William L Duncan announces the birth of Isabella Jane McCoy born to her family. The child arrived recently and joins the household with the Duncan family already noting their pride in this new arrival.
Two trains collided on a bridge over a thirty foot drop near Woodland West Virginia on September 5 causing two deaths and ten injuries. A Lily of twelve, later widow Lily Duncan, survives with years and places for context. Parents had moved from Aledo to Browning. The couple married August 28 1873 in a separate note.
The week ending a.m. Sept 15 1905 was generally warm and rather dry across the state with mean temperatures above normal in all districts. Eastern and central counties saw excesses of 1 to 2 degrees per day, while western and southern counties ranged from 5 degrees above to 9 degrees above normal. Temperatures varied from 50s to 90s in different regions, with lows around 50 occurring at Unionville. Rainfall was frequent in some areas but below average in the northwestern counties and across the Ozarks, leaving soil moisture adequate for current needs.
Last Thursday Dr. H E Epperson Mr S L Gibson and Mrs J P Bolling celebrated birthdays at Mr Gibson's home with friends. Guests report a royal good time and plenty of supper delights shared by all attendees.
A late 19th century town record lists Sullivan County officers including Sheriff WM Yardley and Prosecuting Attorney Letty Painter. The body of Colonel FLW Brees, head of a military academy, was found in room 318 of the Southern Hotel in Macon Mo with heart failure cited. Hotel staff and physicians affirmed death, while initial reports of suicide were deemed unfounded.
An old ad copy promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels. It claims the product restores natural bowel action, is mild and pleasant, and warns against substitutes.
A university senior asks his father which career path to choose as offers pour in. Starting salaries range from 12 to 15 dollars weekly with good companies. Fathers recall tougher times and highlight rising demand for well trained graduates. An employment chief notes every graduate found multiple offers last year and expects similar results this year.
A dialog explains the term 400 as referring to society elites who think themselves superior. The speaker notes signals in various settings show their pretensions from loud streetcar talk to hats in church and flashy clothes in parties, cars, theaters, and stations.
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