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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
3
Architectural feature outlines a Dutch Colonial style home with front porch living space. Describes striped awnings for sun control, a compact 26 by 24 foot plan, single side entrance, a large first floor living area, dining and kitchen, and three second floor bedrooms with bath. Emphasizes economical design, square footprint, and curb appeal from lines and shrubbery.
The article discusses mixing concrete by hand or machine, noting machine mixing yields uniform batches and thorough mixing. It outlines a hand method requiring a watertight platform seven by twelve feet, boards one and a half inches thick, and two by fours for support, with edges to prevent spillage. It details spreading sand, dumping cement, and turning the mix with square pointed shovels to an evenly colored mass.
Progressive heating engineers stress the roof as a key part of the heating system. Heat leaks from roofs cause chilly rooms and poor ventilation, misattributed to the heating plant. Isolated insulated roofing materials are needed to resist winter heat loss and summer heat gain.
The article warns that defective chimneys ignite fires in homes and outlines proper construction. It describes fire clay linings, inner flue smoothness, and the risks of single brick joints with woodwork. A smoke test helps reveal weaknesses, urging rebuilding or proper construction to prevent fires.
Steel window cases offer versatile sizes for single or grouped use letting architects create artistic arrangements. They enhance home beauty inside and out and open easily without warping sticking or rattling. They withstand weather and can be washed from inside with standard sizes costing about two percent of the house cost.
A USDA dairy expert notes major changes in butter production from 1917 to 1925, with creamery butter up 79.2 percent. Share of milk used for butter rose from 17.8 to 25.54 percent, and winter production grew sharply from 36.1 to 80.9 percent of annual output, driven by cheaper feed and higher butter prices.
The article stresses liberal feeding from birth to maturity to prevent stunting and ensure strong breeding stock. Bulls demand higher grain rations in early growth, but overfeeding mature bulls leads to fat, sluggishness and reduced performance. use controlled grain and good roughage to optimize development and vitality.
Instructions describe dehorning young calves using caustic potash applied to the horn buttons, with a rubber tube as finger protection. Target calves aged three to ten days, using a dime's worth of caustic for ten to fifteen calves, applied carefully to avoid skin burns.
The article discusses feeding grain to milking cows turned out to pasture and notes water as a cheap feed to boost dairy output. It compares digestible protein in alfalfa versus bran, stresses some bacterial contamination is unavoidable, and urges providing salt licks in pastures and starting extra feeding as pastures begin to yield.
Washington reports that the British dreadnoughts Nelson and Rodney show radical design departures. The ships omit forward armor, concentrate main guns forward, and feature inner hull protection, torpedo defenses, and a castlelike bridge. They are longer and faster, influencing Washington treaty replacements.
The Associated Bodies of Life Assurance Actuaries reported that London married men live about four years longer than bachelors in England. Prof G Robert notes insanity is about three times higher among single people. The organization urges marrying before age twenty five.
Chief Siccard directs an eighteen motorcycle patrol with a fan airplane to clear traffic jams on routes to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. The community claims a unique approach to policing and traffic control.
An official tide-testing bottle adrift for 24 years has been picked up on the Moray Firth coast near Glasgow. The artifact, launched in 1908, is part of the historic German hydrological program and has survived decades at sea, prompting interest from maritime historians and local authorities.
Miss Helen G McKintay of Harrison New Jersey and a group of engineers study home lighting under the Eyesight Conservation Council of America. They warn inadequate light drains nervous energy and suggest brighter kitchen lighting, noting 12 percent of nerve energy is used in normal sight and 80 percent in poor lighting. The piece ends with an ad urging Red Cross Ball Blue as a lighting aid.
Cecil B. De Mille takes Middle West clergymen aboard his yacht. One parson’s wife, at sea for the first time, fears seasickness and asks why the boat jumps. De Mille, with a smile, offers a nautical reply about starboard tackle.
A taxi driver, asked to go to the end of the rainbow by a slightly unsteady passenger, stops when worried about payment. The driver declares arrival, only to be told the end is one block west due to a torn up street. The passenger quips about the true destination, keeping the exchange light but revealing the misdirection.
Capper's Weekly reports that during a 192 year visit the Red Swedish prince praised Mrs Lydia Bungener for cooking at the Kellogg home in Washington. He awarded her a gold medal and issued a complimentary letter, making her the proudest woman at the nation’s capital.
In New Bedford tragedy, a playful exchange hints at social norms. Mr Fozzleton teases a well informed woman about knowing everything while noting she lacks discretion, sparking local chatter about politeness and restraint in public discourse.
A reader recalls Renton hitting the apple, picking it up, and eating it. The incident centers on a simple action causing curiosity about motives and consequences.
Fragmented ad style text features a character asking if the minister will kiss at marriage and a salesman answering yes with a ball blue detergent slogan. The piece promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for snowy white clothes and notes grocers carry it.
A note on electricity speeds claims electricity travels far faster than light. It asserts light moves about 186 400 miles per second while electricity supposedly moves around 248 500 miles per second, highlighting a comparison of propagation rates.
An old promotional piece touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative derived from senna and herbs. It argues the remedy treats constipation and related ailments across ages, claims no narcotics, and offers a free prepaid sample bottle by mail.
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