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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
6
Bazaar of gossip and opinions touches on social trends and figures from Niagara to Newport. It mentions Prince Louis of Battenburg, Mrs Potter Palmer, King Edward, Camille Flammarion, and various cultural and scientific notes, including a joke about a moon eclipse, the San Francisco mint layoff, and a joke about China and twelve years to a parliament.
A New Jersey girl marries around sixteen men before finding a suitor while an Oklahoma woman ads for a husband and gains a $10 000 bequest after his death. The note warns suitors to brag about a $1500 salary, not $30 weekly. A New York tenant receives a bomb threat over rent and indemnities. A defender of Napoleon writes to papers despite few roasts.
Mr. Joseph Leiter, brother in law, says Viscount Curzon would make a good citizen in any country. Curzon has not cabled any estimate of Leiter's universal value.
A reflective note recalls favorite foods and the nostalgia of past meals, hinting at a longing for simpler tastes and the comfort of traditional fare. The narrator muses on remembered flavors and the value of shared meals from earlier days.
An English doctor asserts that beer drinking has made Britons a sturdy race. He notes no one can tell how much sturdier they might have been if beer had not become as addictive.
An Ohio man who was to be a pauper died recently leaving eighty thousand dollars. The beneficiary is unlikely to endure being mistaken for a pauper while the windfall lasts.
General Jia ne vitch enforces armistice rulings arranged by Ovanovsky and Fukushima. Outposts fall back two thirds of a mile and display white flags. Neutral zones are set, communications barred, Red Cross operations wind down, 30 000 bodies, twenty trains aided, $11 000 000 spent.
London reports from Karlstad that negotiations trend toward a quiet settlement of the Swedish Norwegian dispute. Dr. Nansen says Sweden likely yields on forts at Frederiksten and Kongsvidger and fronts demolition after an arbitration treaty is signed. Norway may delay removing guns until the treaty is formal.
Severe storm hits Southeastern Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa with injuries in Omaha from falling signs and flying glass. A theatre panic occurred when lights went out and the emergency curtain lowered. the manager reassured patrons there was no danger.
Sixty passengers were injured nine badly when a trailer attached to a traction car overturned near the Glenwood bridge on the Homestead division of the Pittsburg Railway. Brakes failed to operate properly in the accident.
Plainfield Wisconsin. W B Angelo an attorney for Wisconsin Central and a notary public is charged with using a railroad pass to test the anti pass law enacted by the last legislature.
Enid Oklahoma marked the twelfth anniversary of the Cherokee strip with a weekend celebration attended by more than 75 000 people. The event drew large crowds and highlighted local history and community pride.
The Keep commission reports no uniform price standards for government purchases of pens inks pencils and paper. Manufacturers sell to one department at about half the price charged others. A central purchasing division may be recommended to secure larger contracts and minimum prices.
President Roosevelt calls for a rapid decision on constructing the Panama Canal. He asks the engineers to weigh high level multi lock, fewer lock, and sea level options and to pursue a thorough but swift evaluation to secure a waterway linking oceans for the navy and largest ships.
Washington reports anticipation of a new revision of U S laws. The United States commission led by Judge Alex S Botkin has codified the laws, with work nearing completion for submission this winter after years of revision and no prior update since the 1870s.
Six members of the Japanese peace party arrived in Chicago on Saturday. They traveled by Burlington railroad after leaving at night. President James J. Hill offered his private car for the party. The returning peace commission will depart Seattle September 20 aboard the new Great Northern steamer Dakota.
General Lawrence Pike Graham, United States Army, retired, has died. He served in the Second Dragoons and fought in the Seminole War in Florida, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. His death came from a hip injury suffered last July in a fall at Warm Springs, West Virginia.
In St Petersburg a group of prominent Jews plans to present Mr Roosevelt with a gift recognizing his work in promoting peace and his pro Jewish stance.
Richard Wall of Beloit Wisconsin cut his throat in a suicide attempt and may recover. The report notes other scattered items including deaths, legal actions and regional events across the Midwest and beyond.
A fragment discusses a craze for autos and bicycles in England with claims of strength and vigor from a product named Vigorite. It mentions Professor Shhulz and Swiss connections, noting purported benefits and resilience to weather and fatigue.
Fragmentary dialogue centers on honoring Jefferson and the joking remark about being named for him. Mentions “Waal yes” and “Devil,” with a side note about signing to write it. Contextual clarity is limited but reflects informal honor talk.
In Freeborn Minnesota R E Gowar reports relief from persistent kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says a few boxes renewed his health and energy and recommends the remedy to others with kidney issues.
A veteran recalls being backed by war memories and the moment a pension voucher was to be cashed, noting that even dark skies carried a silver lining for wartime hardship.
A terse exchange shows Mrs Newliwed criticizing the other for calling it “this stuff” while Mr Newliwed insists he wanted her to bake his bread, highlighting a domestic tension over household tasks.
J G Menkel of Dubuque Iowa describes severe rheumatic attacks lasting three years. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People his swelling and joint pain vanished in three weeks and he remained symptom free for eight years. He endorses the remedy and recommends it to others.
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