23 Sep 1915
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
1
Local item urges patrons to buy from home merchants, praising integrity and long-standing service. It argues against smooth talking foreign firms, notes value of women’s clubs, and calls for civic unity and pride in town prosperity with examples of good conduct and self reliance.
Notice announces the 14th Annual Stockholders meeting of Pediles Bank at the Banking House in Browsing Mo on October 28 1915 at 9:00 am for at least three hours. The vote will decide whether to reduce directors from eleven to five and elect the directors for the coming year. James Neet President K G Bailey Secretary.
A prominent local figure urges a bold plan to place the town on the map through practical improvements. He emphasizes nature has aided growth and calls for coordinated efforts to enhance aesthetics and infrastructure for sustained progress.
J. G. Watson of the Missouri College of Agriculture urges timely silage filling. Harvest corn at the dough to dent stage, cut to half to three quarters inch, pack with tampers, and let settle to improve storage. Use woven wire to top, remove spoiled layer after set. Frost risks require early bee storage before drying.
A Brookfield Gazette report declares a mobilized campaign about local option with dry and wets uniting along a white flag. It notes no deaths, some prisoners, and a precise battle date, while breweries avoid funding and speakers, and prominent voices are absent from the upcoming drive for temperance and order.
Frost may make good seed corn as rare next spring as it was in 1912. J C Hackleman urges selecting seed corn in the field before frosts injure it. Early field picking and careful crib selection are vital to avoid frost damage this fall and ensure an early, matured crop.
The text argues ear height on the stalk indicates risk from rain and frost. Ears that stand erect are prone to damage in wet falls, while ears with longer shanks and a downward point fare better. Lower ears mature earlier and are easier to harvest. choose ears on stalks three to four feet high.
Missouri State Fair in Sedalia will feature University of Missouri exhibits from Sept 25 to Oct 1. The College of Agriculture will deploy twelve faculty and staff to assist farmers with soil, fertilizers, crop rotation, livestock feeding, seed corn, fruit growing, cooking, canning, baking, housekeeping, and home building. A large tent will host hog cholera prevention demonstrations with a cholera cleanup event on Sept 30. Engineering will showcase a model septic tank for rural home sewage disposal.
Howard Duncan six year old son of Lee and wife died after severe burns sustained when he touched an oil stove at the home of Thos Ferris in Northwest Moulton on August 5. He was treated by local physicians, then at a Centerville hospital where skin grafting was attempted but not possible. He died Friday September 3 and the remains were brought to Moulton for burial.
The exhibit will feature farm tool tempering, quick repair demonstrations, and a gas engine expert. University Library agricultural books, geology rocks and fossils, and displays from chemistry and physics departments will be shown. College of Agriculture will provide classes at the Boy's Farm School and lectures near the University building.
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