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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
7
A fragmented OCR passage blends personal remedies with social notes. It mentions disfiguring eczema treated by Cuticura products, a brief note on suffrage milestones in Australia and New Zealand, reflections on Father John of Cronstadt, and assorted quips about lines and patches in a moralizing tone. The text mixes anecdotes, opinions, and humor without a single cohesive story.
A California physician writes of his relief from nervous symptoms and heart pain after quitting coffee and tea and adopting Postum coffee substitute. He notes prior use of milk coffee cafe au lait and tea worsened his condition, while switching to Postum improved mood and vitality. He urges patients to switch to Postum, citing a personal cure and endorsement from the Postum Co. Battle Creek.
Rev. John B. Toomay of Fountain Park Congregational church describes his five day tramp across Missouri. He details encounters with hoboes, farmers, a saloonkeeper, and a clerk, notes Sunday law views, and reflects on hospitality and hardship along the road from St Louis to Tipton and Sedalia.
A passerby notes a fresh For Sale sign replacing a four year old weathered display. The change draws attention to a long standing property notice.
A comic exchange shows Rounder crediting his wife for happiness. He says she believes in fairy stories, implying her faith and optimism bolster his mood since marriage.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that rests the foot and cures swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Accept no substitute sample mailed free Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York
A remark attributed to Col Watterson about a first class man not affording to run for Congress at $5 000 a year sparks mockery of Kentucky’s current delegation. The exchange signals tensions over compensation and political access.
An old catalog note describes The Famous Red Cross Ball Blue in a large 202 cent package. It mentions The Russ Company of South Mead Indiana and reflects on people manufacturing crosses to feel they earn crowns by carrying them.
The Propriety Association committee counters attacks on proprietary medicines noting they are widely used and not truly patent. They argue most so called patent medicines are by foreign or domestic houses and dispensed by physicians. President Harper of the University of Chicago reports $6,000,000 planned for new buildings and improvements.
Advertisers tout Defiance Cold Water Starch as 16 oz per package, not 1 lb, claiming it saves time by preventing sticking to irons and warning against rival 12 oz or 8 oz sizes. They stress chemical free content and broad dealer support while mocking competitors and fashion fads.
Large land tracts on the Kansas City Southern Railway open for settlement. Lockesburg Colony in Sevier county Arkansas includes about 30 000 acres and Lering Colony in Sabine Parish Louisiana about 24 000 acres. Prices range from 7 to 15 dollars per acre with easy terms for actual settlers.
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