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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
6
A collection of humorous observations and brief quips about language, inventions, and society. Notes include Wilbur Wright’s hand talk, a Panama lottery winner who spent his prize in days, New York horse thefts, Marie Corelli’s anti drink crusade, onion-labeled weddings, license numbers 1313 and 2323, and other playful jabs at fashion, technology, and public life.
An impression spreads that a Chicago college professor is judged by daring to utter statements that seem nonsensical to the average mind, challenging conventional notions of intellect and success.
A 90 year old Connecticut man died by his own hand stating he did not want to live to be a hundred. The note reflects fears some hold about personal habits and mortality as discussed in Sunday papers.
Humane Officer Ware cites 16 425 women beaten by Toledo husbands in 15 years. The Leader of Cleveland says three times as many Cleveland women were presented with diamond rings and sealskin coats in the same period.
A flag pole atop a planned New York insurance building would reach about 983 feet, roughly twice the Washington monument and 74 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower. The building itself would stand at least 909 feet, more than four times the height of the Bunker Hill Monument.
When the jackies of the battleship fleet come sailing home they will be welcomed with a grand naval review. The plan to honor the ships officers and men reflects credit on the American name and should please all except the chronic grouch.
London medical officer reports a pig from Massachusetts marked U S inspected with acute pleurisy and a forequarter of frozen beef similarly marked diseased. Scrap meat in marked boxes also contained diseased tissue and boric acid. He notes inspection is improving but not yet satisfactory.
Dialog fragments show a couple alone with a tense love confession and a blunt counter. London Opin ion and The Curdte supply snappy lines about loneliness and romantic rejection amid quirky quips. The tone mimics old newspaper humor columns and social chatter.
A collection of wry quips and aphorisms on morals, religion, and human foibles. The brief observations play with language and social satire, noting how phrases and beliefs shape everyday life.
A column of pointed, humorous observations from Chicago about bald jokes, spinsters, grafted politicians, racing track etiquette, actresses eyebrows, marrying to drink, dull jokes, charity acts, hiding pain behind a smile, reform time waste, and creditor meetings showing little confidence in debtors.
Meredith Nichol son returns with a new story about Towney Ardmore mistaken for a governor in Kildare. Citizens offer two jugs butter milk and moonshine causing a mix up that sparks trouble humor romance and political mischief. Published by Bobbs Merrill Indianapolis.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript features Jack and Belle in a renewed quarrel over fault, followed by a tepid debate about collaboration. A merchant humorously claims his main trade is done in cabbage, revealing a playful financial aside.
A quip records a lawyer asking why three years passed before suing over a rhinoceros remark. Countryman replies he only saw such a beast at the zoo yesterday. The exchange appears in Filegende Blaetter.
The quote reflects Adam and Eve lamenting the absence of correcting their parents grammar. It frames knowledge as a path to fault lines in language and parental guidance, capturing a playful view from the New York Sun.
A wry maxim notes that those who stir trouble often survive to recount the drama, while others suffer the consequences. The saying emphasizes resilience of the provocative and the capriciousness of fate.
Julia Bottomley surveys ostrich plumes from South Africa and the United States, noting harvest intervals and London as the main raw feather market. She describes plume value factors such as width, fiber quality, length, color, and scars, and highlights fashion uses from hats to decorative pieces.
The wild carrot design for a 24 inch centerpiece is shown for hand needlework. It can be worked solid or with eyelets to contrast. Finished piece appears attractive and practical, with blossoms done in French knots and a new, popular design.
The season’s advance winter millinery keeps to familiar lines with low siting hats and very large shapes. High crowned forms and directoire bonnets from late summer appear in new felts, while novelty remains hard to find after the summer variety.
The directoire waistcoat remains in fashion and will last another season with elegant effects. Ribbons, satin and velvet millinery gain favor for winter. Bordure satins, satin covered buttons, and new color stories like cedar red brown and chaudron copper shape autumn style. Chiffon broadcloth and woven silks appear in bright colorings as fall tones include deep browns and purples.
The piece urges someone feeling misunderstood and distressed by mental strain to seek action and purpose. It prescribes filling every hour with meaningful interests, adopting hobbies, and throwing energy into activities to achieve a happier mindset. It emphasizes self-forgetfulness as a path to well being.
A brief domestic notice explains using a soft brush to clean cut glass cracks and crevices. Wash with hot water and scospsuds and ammo nia, rinse in clear cold water, then wipe dry with a very soft cloth.
A Harlem apartment house gains two and three room flats with bath and kitchenette. Elevators, dumb waiters, telephones, and hardwood floors adorn the units. The kitchenette opens from the living room alcove, has six shelves, a porcelain sink, a built in refrigerator, and a two burner range.
A simple at home desk pad project uses two 20 by 14 inch cardboard panels glued along a long edge to form a pageless book cover. Flowered cretonne covers the exterior with white paper inside and blotting paper pages secured by ribbons running diagonally across each cover.
When mahogany dulls after a vacation give it a bath with warm water olive oil and shredded castile soap. Use a soft sponge and cheesecloth to reach crevices then dry thoroughly with cloth or flannel to protect floors.
A recipe for marble cake uses separate dark and light batters. The dark batter includes butter brown sugar flour baking powder yolks milk and spices. the light batter uses butter sugar flour baking powder whites milk and lemon extract. Bake in a paper-lined tin for 35 minutes at a quick oven.
To revive blue wash goods losing color from frequent laundering, make a strong blueing solution close to the original shade, dip the garment after washing, and it will regain the color. It can revive nearly white textiles to a deep blue, making them look refreshed.
A simple salad recipe using one hard boiled egg four long radishes one Spanish onion a beet two potatoes chopped parsley and a celery stalk. Mix beet and potatoes into small pieces and slice onion radish and celery. Garnish with lettuce and egg and serve with mayonnaise or French dressing.
Directions advise not adding flavoring to hot dishes. Flavoring should be added only after the dish cools to retain its full taste and aroma.
A reader suggests rubbing white spots from wet or hot dishes with spirits of camphor to remove them from polished tables. The tip emphasizes using camphor spirits for stain and mark removal.
A mother recounts a infant with severe eczema starting on the face and ears, scratching to blood. After seven months of worsening symptoms and failed remedies, relief came within two months of using Cuticura solutions, leaving the child clear and fair with no recurrence. Reported by Mrs. H F LeSueur, Minn. about April and May.
A dramatic scene off the coast ends with a heroic rescuer pulling a drowning bather to safety by hair. The survivor’s hair tears away as coils and waves lash the sea, leaving the rescuer dazed before guiding the woman to shallow water. She did not thank him for saving her life.
The Starches say their starches have evolved over 25 years, removing harsh chemicals and adding a new ingredient to boost strength and smoothness, setting them apart from competing brands.
Professor E D Campbell director of chemical laboratories at the University of Michigan, born years ago loss from an accident did not hinder his rise in education. He conducted original research in chemistry especially in iron compounds.
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