This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
4
Mrs. Howard Moore and children of Brookfield visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ederback Sunday. Geo. O. Pulliam came up from Brookfield Saturday to visit home folks.
A week of heavy rain and cool temperatures hit the Northeast Linn area. Farmers worked between showers, cutting corn when possible. Local households report visits and travel difficulties due to muddy roads. The infant daughter of Cleo Clapp’s family is ill, and Lon Watson’s watermelons remain unsold because roads are too muddy to haul.
Rainy weather accompanies social visits as Mrs Stephenson and daughter Mrs Crawford and son Clark of Hot Springs S D visit Joe Creason and family near Purdin. Frank Lambert and wife from South Dakota arrive to stay weeks. The infant son of Mr and Mrs John Hedges dies and is buried in Purdin cemetery. Carl Bivens and family of Brookfield visit Wm Cassity.
Plenty of rain in the area as F.M. Cattey filled his silo last week. Tat McCollum supplied power with his tractor. Perry and family McCollum and Floyd visited Purdin Saturday. Perry Christian and family visited Ben Purdin Sunday. Mrs. Oral Carter and two daughters Jessie and Frances stayed with F.M. Cattey this week. Alee Clapp and family visited I.J. McCollum Saturday. Elwood Thudium delivered eight truckloads of hogs to Purdin Saturday. Otis McCollum had several workers cutting corn Monday. The infant son of Cleo Clapp died Monday the 14th and was buried at Brookfield the next day.
Timothy Seed offers 150 bushels of Timothy seed for sale at 3.50 per bushel in Humphreys Missouri. W S Neet appears as the contact.
Farmers Store urges customers to place potato orders early with a promise of the lowest prices and a forthcoming delivery by car and truck around October 1.
Mr Stockman can end water tank troubles by erecting a concrete stave tank. The suggesting note highlights a durable concrete stave design as a solution for water storage issues.
Mr and Mrs Roy Peters moved to Chillicothe on Monday where Roy has employment with the Producers Celd Storage Company. Their many friends here wish them success in their new home.
Irvin Francis Hedges youngest son of John and Ona Hedges was born January 19 1921 and died September 19 1925 aged 4 years 8 months He was survived by his parents two brothers Lee Ellis and Ivan Jesse and a host of relatives Friends Funeral services at the Church of Christ in Purdin Sunday afternoon conducted by Evangelist R A Brinker from Centralia with a John 14 reading and a sermon on Heaven as the Eternal Home.
Special. Send us your repair work by mail. We guarantee prompt service. Shaw, the Jeweler, Milan Mo. Cleaning, pressing, repairing, rug cleaning, dyeing. We call for and deliver Mondays and Thursdays. Also lace curtain laundry, pleating, hats cleaned and blocked. Agency at Grice Barber Shop and the Style Shop. Royal Cleaners, Brookfield Mo.
The Agricultural Extension Service of the Missouri College of Agriculture and the U S Department offer free educational reels for Linn County Farm Bureau's fall and winter motion picture program. The films cover abattoirs apiaries balloons and beadworms calcium arsenate carrots and more, providing entertaining and practical content for farmers tackling ongoing problems.
Locust Valley Baptist Church announces a protracted meeting to begin Monday night September 28 with proficient help. Everyone is invited. Pastor L. B. Hargrove urges attendance.
Rev J R Wright of Trenton Missouri will preach Sunday morning and evening. He is trained for his work and an able speaker. Come and hear him at Browning Baptist Church.
Bad weather postponed the Morris Chapel revival meeting to possibly Saturday night and Sunday morning and night if roads improve. The Browning conference year began with good attendance last Sunday, with Rev. Har grove and Dr. Gale among attendees from Brookfield District and nearby churches. The male quartet included Roy.
James Williams Calhoun and the Dearing Brothers performed Come Spirit Come with Dr Brownback at the piano. The event was led by James L. Bate, the pastor.
G A Koon M D operates Eye Ear Nose and Throat practice with glasses fitting. Office hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Phone numbers Office 772 and Residence 192 Frances Building Brockfield Missouri.
G. D. Prather, agent offers Ever Bright paint with wholesale pricing and a money back guarantee. Wall paper also available through this supplier.
A letter from a cemetery sexton describes a sales attempt for a sample case. Summers replies that paying commissions would force price increases and violate an eight year policy of no agents and no commission, preserving a strict no-commission stance. The bonafide letters are on file at Summers' business.
Claude Brantner recovered three stolen cars in Tonkawa last week as automobile thieves operated in the area. Local police reported the incidents and Brantner's actions helped recover the vehicles.
Weeklong spate of thefts nets two Ford cars and a third vehicle. One car recovered 14 hours after theft, abandoned south of Tonkawa. Police and local sleuths, led by Officer Claude Brantner, recovered or located three cars, including a Shawnee Chevrolet and a Ford toured, with tires stripped on most.
Physicians tout cleansing of the system as a foundation of health. The ad urges a Calotabs cleansing program, recommending a course once or twice weekly for several weeks, with a family package at 35 cents and a trial 10 cents, available at drug stores.
Seeley from Chicago will be at the Leeper Hotel in Chillicothe Thursday September 24 to demonstrate the Spermatic Shield claim it can retain ruptures and seal openings in about 10 days without surgery or medicines. He warns against elastic or web trusses and notes government documents support the claims.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.