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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
3
William A. Radford outlines a Dutch Colonial style small home 26 by 22 feet with five large rooms. The layout mirrors colonial interior plans, featuring a living room with direct entry, open staircase, porch access, and a sun porch option. Bedrooms on the second floor flank the stair hall, with a bath, kitchen, and dining spaces emphasizing easy upkeep and airy comfort.
A guidance piece on using paint to modernize aging homes without costly remodels. It explains repainting walls to brighten rooms, using ivory white trim, and applying color to alter perceived room proportions. It notes floor painting to hide flaws, choosing floor paint or lacquer, and finishing with varnish.
The article advises updating interiors and exteriors through simple painting and color changes rather than major reconstruction. It highlights modernizing kitchens and baths by refinish rather than repair, suggests enameled walls, and recommends neutral shades to downplay ornate details while preserving overall architectural lines.
If no interior decorator is available rely on wallpaper to set the color scheme and harmonize drapery and upholstery. Modern wallpaper planning by factory artists provides guidance and confidence for the inexperienced.
A Des Moines builder raised two identical small houses, one frame and one face brick. Final figures show brick cost 84.80 more than frame, with total prices 2901.30 for brick and 2816.50 for frame.
This lesson analyzes the Book of Jonah to show Israel's role as the conduit of mercy to the Gentiles. It traces Jonah's call flight and correction, Nineveh's repentance, and God's patient mercy, linking national history to universal salvation and true patriotism.
A reflection on religion as a personal bond with God and a social duty. The author argues secretive faith isolates it from influences that shape and perfect belief.
A proverb quoted by the Watchman Examiner suggests reading a chapter daily weakens temptation and strengthens resolve, implying spiritual discipline aids moral choice. The remark frames literature as a practical aid to virtue.
A melancholic speaker cites All the world’s a stage. Mr. Stormington Barnes counters that life’s brief span leaves little time for a proper rehearsal or a top tier performance.
Mrs Dee recounts a downtown trip with ten dollars ending at nine dollars and twenty five cents. She jokes that she bought a bridge prize and candy for Junior while Mr Dee notes no shopping occurred.
Hulbert Oklahoma farmer reports a single night rat destruction using K R O kills Rats Only made from squill. The advertisement claims the product kills rats and mice but is harmless to dogs cats poultry and chicks and notes government backing and a money back guarantee through druggists.
Basil R Bayne an artist from Gerrard's Cross England has invented a method to fuse stained glass of different colors into a single picture. The technique eliminates leadwork and enamels and promises cheaper production than existing glass pictures.
A Montana motorist faced a near miss when a passenger train narrowly cleared his car at a grade crossing. As the vehicle surged onto the tracks the train sheared off the spare tire and carrier, a precise cut similar to slicing cheese.
A couple shares a tender moment about engagement hopes with affectionate family support. The dialogue reveals mutual fondness and plans for marriage as they discuss the future.
A Hindu hotar is a season priest among sixteen priests who offer intercessory prayers. The term denotes a religious role tied to specific times and rites within Hindu ritual practice.
A concise statement notes that tact enables achieving goals without revealing the underlying desire. It frames tact as a social skill used to influence outcomes while masking personal motives.
A lion trapped by a wire noose in maize near Chisamba Rhodesia climbed 15 feet into a tree. Panicked by the trap the animal uprooted poles and fled, killing itself when suspended mid air. In a separate incident a lion entered a farmhouse and killed a sleeping farm manager's dog.
In Kensington gardens London an ancient oak root was hauled into the park and transformed by artist Ivor Innes into a carved gnome. The idea came to him in the countryside when he saw a root that with a few paint daubs became a perfect imp.
A satirical note on vacationing girls sending bright postcards from the office. It mocks the era’s sea gull imagery and the crude line under a postcard illustration, implying the contrast between enslaved workers and lighter fare.
East bound traffic through the Panama Canal reached 6 908 000 long tons and west bound throughput totaled 2 989 000 long tons for the year.
A wry observation notes that most men feel debt free only when they owe no one except medical professionals and their father.
On a hot afternoon Jack joins his uncle at a neighborhood confectionery soda fountain. The uncle offers a frappe, but Jack declines saying they have those every morning for breakfast.
A brief line notes a contrast between youth bringing novelty in romance and age securing financial returns, reflecting a blunt, provocative tone typical of the era. The remark implies social commentary on male desirability and economic motive in relationships.
A brief aphorism from Shelley contrasts heavy labor with the unseen burdens of idleness, highlighting the common judgment that the many suffer toil while the few endure the costs of laziness.
A Montana woman reports losing 19 pounds in four weeks after using Kruschen Salts, claiming the daily half teaspoon dose boosts fat loss and health. The ad promises an 85 cent bottle with money back if not satisfied.
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