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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
7
A man who lost a bizarre election bet confronts the winner with a demand. He remains conscious of his facial differences and insists the winner admit to winning the wager and collecting payment only if the loser’s peas are eaten with a hatpin. The scene ends with a tense, comic exchange.
A court filing shows Susan Smith suing for fifty dollars in damages for alienation of her husband's affection. The remark notes the claim as extortion.
Mrs Rates of Ridgway Pennsylvania reports backache and side pain relieved after seven months by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enabling her to resume full housework. Mrs Now Keeps House For Seven Tennille Georgia credits eight years of ill health recovery to the same remedy and urges others to try it. The company offers confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts with letters read by a woman.
A humorous exchange contrasts a wife and husband over billiards and gambling. The ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue by an American maker, advertised as pleasing for use at grocers.
Bernard Hughes, a 70 year old traveler, walked into St. Joseph's hospital with leg pain and a surgeon removed an inch long iron fragment. Hughes recalled a stove accident in San Francisco in 1906 that likely left the piece in his leg, where it had moved from knee to shin over eleven years.
A Corning firm now makes pie dishes baking dishes and cooking utensils from glass so strong it can be handled like ordinary ware. The new glass resists breakage and allows view of puddings and pies inside.
A provocative line about the ace as the most charming spot on earth circulates, fueling discussions among readers about taste, travel, and cultural ideals.
Hyrum A. Douglas of Payson could not distinguish colors and, despite a good general and eyesight test, selected greens for reds and yellows. Desert News notes his inability to join the service and his quip about never sewing.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a treatment that removes corns and calluses. A few drops on a tender corn allegedly relieves soreness and causes the corn to lift out with minimal irritation, with a small bottle available at drug stores.
In a distressing scene a bride sobs beside her woolly dog Muffins who she fears will be sick after Muffins allegedly bit a pedlar on the leg today. Her husband pleads for calm as the episode unfolds.
South Australia hopes to become a producer of radium after discovering a uranium deposit. Officials see potential for industrial and scientific uses and imply investment in mining and processing activities.
The article explains charging as a tactical advance in extended order drills. It notes captains adjust forward fractions, leaders spearhead with platoons, and guides prevent straggling while any method may bring the attack closer. It discusses crawling in surprise attacks and the role of a rifle, bayonet, and battle excitement.
A patrol serves to gain information protect against surprise and deter enemy reconnaissance. Foot patrols remain essential even with air superiority as planes cannot identify covered commands or forest hides. Patrol strength varies from two to a company with rules to ensure security, warning, and adaptability for fighting or avoidance as needed.
The passage argues that flanking fire has as strong a moral effect as direct fire. It notes that a unit subjected to sustained hot fire on the front can rapidly break under pressure.
The pholas or boring clam bores into sandstone ledges at extreme low water using a shell replaced by secretions. It lives trapped in rock, feeds on animalcules, and yields tender meat prized for soup. Dynamite dislodges many clams from ledges, though a pitk or crowbar can pry them free.
A new alloy called stell ite by Elwood Haynes surpasses steel as a cutting agent. The cobalt chromium molybdenum alloy resists tarnish and weathering, maintains a fine polish, and remains hard at high temperatures, offering advantages over high speed steel in lathe work and cutlery applications.
In a flirtatious exchange, a young man named George asks Miss Willing if she loves old stories. She eagerly consents to hear one, insisting it may be familiar though she has never heard it before. He hints at the classic tale, while she presses for details.
A playful scene near the shore features a girl digging in sand and crying she cannot take the hole home. Her sibling laughs as the two share a sunny lake setting and a trailer of summer mischief.
A humorous exchange notes a summer boarder who spends time in the dairy and shows interest in the separator, humorously revealing he is a divorce lawyer.
Advertising copy touts a routine using Cuticura Ointment and Soap to improve facial pores then bathing with the Soap. It offers free samples by mail with a Book and requests an address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
In a gathering of artists Mr Barry Pain delivers a humorous speech about painting confessing his only painting effort was enaming a bath. He recalls friends urging him to stick to his work and he quips that he did.
In lively banter Bill complains about My wissis always talking, while Harry defends her saying the mission would not be with her so much if she were not needed. The exchange captures a lighthearted quarrel about a partner’s chatter.
In Indianapolis a schoolteacher collects pupil responses labeled howlers from history lessons. Examples include Patrick Henry of Virginia as Columbus helper and George Washington in the Revolutionary War playing in the band.
A humorous exchange questions a man marrying his first wife's stepsister's aunt. The solution comes as he is told he is her husband, illustrating a playful, confusing family relation puzzle.
A brief joke exchanges a line about a mixed metaphor with Bill and a quip to ask the bartender. No clear event or person beyond the dialogue.
A novel egg cup design adds a space around the bowl to be filled with hot water, helping to maintain the egg’s warmth during serving. This feature aims to improve presentation and temperature retention for breakfast use.
A brief reflection notes that hardship provides talking points for nearby residents, shaping discussions and community solidarity as neighbors respond to shared challenges.
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