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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1931
Page
2
The article notes centuries of belief that the Jagannath cart in Puri is sacred and that devotees would throw themselves under its wheels. It counters the myth by explaining the idol is said to contain Krishna’s bones and a soul, making deaths or blood within the temple defilement.
In this bedtime tale Peter Rabbit hides as Old Man Coyote stalks near Paddy the Beaver’s pond. Granny and Reddy Fox circle, while Peter contemplates waking Honker the Goose to warn the sleeping birds. He drums his plan, then makes a desperate run toward safety as Paddy slaps the water to rouse Honker.
Maribel Vinson of Winchester Massachusetts, a champion girl skater, seeks new laurels as she trains to become the United States sculling champion. She started rowing at Harvard summer school in Cambridge and practices daily on the Charles River.
A reflective poem on letters unreceived and the value of friendship. It urges keeping the tree of friendship green when friends are far apart and contrasts an unanswered letter with a love that withers like an unwatered rose. The verse stresses that a single word can comfort an absent heart.
Economical dishes headline a recipe for a spice cake. The method lists two cups of bread flour, two tablespoons cornstarch, five teaspoons baking powder, one cup sugar, one and a half cups water, a quarter cup oil, one teaspoon each cinnamon and nutmeg and a pinch of salt.
An old gardener explains autumn flowering crocuses bloom after planting and suit rock gardens, while colchicums, with larger leaves, suit borders better. Also includes a vintage recipe and a corned beef potato omelet dish from 1931 Western Newspaper Union.
Detroit reports William M. Cram, thirty, held on a bigamy warrant after welfare audits showed two wives. He admitted marriages to Laura Ayotte of Flint on November 23, 1918 and Marie Kochin in Toledo on April 27, 1929. Both wives receive city welfare aid for their six and two children respectively.
Robert South, 23, shot six times by police after a sandwich-shop holdup, tells nurses the stunt failed. He claims only $100 was taken and refuses to admit regret, saying he would not try again even for $5,000.
Maud Texas. T A Huntzberger owner operator of the White Squirrel cafe here owns 30 pets. He says he thinks more of them than a wife. His prize is a white squirrel after which he named his cafe. He captured it himself and it is among the few white squirrels seen in this region. The zoo includes foxes squirrels rabbits Spitz dogs and Persian cats.
In Philadelphia Latin remains popular despite modern trends. Among 13,4500 junior and senior high students and 1,400 Penn students and staff, Latin ranks second to French among 16 studied languages, showing strong continued support for the classical tongue.
Rochester youths John and Roy Luckie, ages eighteen and, respectively, suffered injuries after a tank containing 56 cubic feet of oxygen exploded. John was blown through the roof and received severe head injuries, while Roy had minor knee cuts.
Utica New York reports the death of Trixy a sixteen year old cat killed by an automobile. The cat had suffered three automobile incidents two steel traps ear tips frozen off and recoveries from pneumonia reflecting a lifetime of misadventure.
Frank N. Davis of Calais and Isaac H. Johnson of Deering Maine raced 294 steps up the Bunker Hill monument without stopping or touching the rail. After an hour’s rest they carved initials on the Adams cannon and descended by the same route.
Poisons absorbed from sour waste clog the bowels causing dullness headaches and bilious feelings. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is promoted as a mild natural laxative with over forty seven years of expertise behind its formula. The advertisement claims it cleanses the system overnight and appeals to all ages in a pleasant tasting syrup.
Bertha confirms rumors while Mattie notes that the engagement remains spoken about, with both sides suggesting secrecy and widespread speculation.
An advertisement promises rapid fat loss and health benefits with Kruschen Salts. It urges readers to weigh themselves, take an 85 cent bottle daily for four weeks, then compare scales with the claim that the product is worth much more than its price. It touts sales by leading druggists nationwide.
A Country Home quote warns that if a town neglects maintenance a business will bypass it and expand to the next town, highlighting the need for local improvements to attract commerce.
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