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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
5
The excerpt notes a strong market for fans in Russia due to lack of local manufacture and mentions Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a liver and bowel regulator from forty years prior. It also includes a pun about baseball and an eye remedy advertisement by Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offering a bend eye hook on request.
A quarrel erupts over lending money as one party taunts the other for past generosity and reckless spending. The response blames reckless finances for current poverty, highlighting a strain in their relationship and money management.
A miner lowered into a cavern opened by a blast at Valcano Nev was unable to reach the bottom. Stones rang against the walls as they dropped, but no sound confirmed contact with the bottom, delaying rescue efforts.
A San Francisco Chronicle note describes a printer hangout where makers of galley type use a makeup rule, a thin steel strip bought for about ten cents. The host believes the steel is the printer’s badge and lends money to printers, using the makeup rule as security, amid a box of such steel strips.
A twenty nine year old ticket between Kansas City and Gallatin Missouri was used recently. The owner served a twenty nine year term after arrest on the train just before the conductor came through. The rain in the Leavenworth prison safe run appeared during the interim.
A home recipe blends water, Bay Rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine to color hair twice weekly. It claims gradual darkening of streaked gray, removal of dandruff, and soft glossy hair without coloring the scalp or being sticky or greasy.
Scientists at the Paris medical college report that tobacco smoke injures the heart not by nicotine amount but by combustion products. Experiments show smoke from other burned materials can be equally harmful, indicating multiple combustion byproducts drive the deleterious heart effects.
A Washington party guest recounts a young lieutenant in the Blues allegedly engaged to seven girls at once. An army officer laughs that Cupid is using a machine gun these days, highlighting flirtations among officers and troops abroad.
The Italian government puts the Naples zoological station under a royal commission led by F. Sav. Monticelli of the University of Naples. The commission will provide funds to continue the station’s work and uphold research engagements, including tables for study.
Researchers discover a Cuban plant bearing figlike fruit that hosts eggs in the fruit walls. The eggs hatch when exposed to sunlight, suggesting a unique plant insect interaction and potential ecological implications. Plant identity and exact species remain under study.
The lesson contrasts two battles Stephen fought, defending Jesus against charges before the Sanhedrin and his ultimate sacrifice. He argued with respect for Moses and the temple while condemning his accusers’ faithless traditions. Full of the Spirit, Stephen faced anger, saw heaven’s glory, and died faithful, his martyrdom aiding the spread of the early church.
The article notes growing demand for separate skirts among American women with spring enthusiasm. It describes lightweight woolen and cotton fabrics, bold stripes and checks, diagonal seamwork, circular patterns for fullness, and styling with short belted coats and blouses. It ends by citing a national annual sick bill of $650 million.
The article describes corded madras dresses for summer with belt tweaks neck openings and hemstitching as key details. It notes fabric variety from chambrays to gingham and linen, pocket placements and decorative stitches, and suggests mothers weigh home sewing versus buying ready made to save time and money.
How to craft a luncheon set from linen or damask with a rolled hem and buttonhole stitch edging. Cut out pieces, hem, and embellish with black mercerized embroidery cotton to create a durable, stylish service that enhances bold china. The orange tree bears fruit and blossoms together.
A period piece ad and jokes from a 19th or early 20th century page promote Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for the Change of Life with patient letters praising relief from headaches back pains and nervousness. The page also includes a captioned joke about a detective and a wedding ring at a dance and a quip about a good servant.
The ice breaking ferryboat Prince Edward Island navigates the Straits of Northumberland with passenger accommodations. It is reported as the first boat of its kind to be so equipped. Separate note states the life insurance industry in Japan began in 1881 and has doubled every decade since.
A pamphlet style notice touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a temperance remedy extracted from roots and herbs. It claims thousands of women are healthier after use and urges purchases to relieve irregularities catarrhal conditions pain irritability and weakness.
A stern father warns Bobbie that punishment will hurt him more than the boy, yet Bobbie remains unrepentant and defiant in the exchange. The dialogue captures a tense, evasive parental discipline scene with a grim tone.
A note compares land areas noting Italy at 110000 square miles and California at 158000 square miles. The text then comments on marriage as an illusion and a disillusion, offering a philosophic aside rather than a report.
An advertisement promises clear skin after a week of Resinol Soap and, in severe cases, Resinol Ointment. It claims the soap softens rough hands and arms, keeps hair healthy, and fights dandruff, noting the product contains no free alkali and is sold by all druggists.
Quote asks for the longest period between paydays defined as from one pay day to the next. Attributed to the Buffalo Express, the remark frames a discussion on wage timing and payroll cadence. The source notes a common measure of pay duration for workers.
An advertisement credits Dr. Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo for a recent discovery of an eliminator of uric acid. It asserts rapid relief from rheumatic joint pain gravel and gout and urges sending 10 cents for a large trial package with full treatment offered at 60 cents through druggists.
A passenger aboard the liner Ryndam faced peril as an appendix was removed at sea while the ship lay on an even keel. The ship's surgeon, the captain, and an American dentist aided by administering anesthesia. A clever aside notes a cook's quality despite praise for other services.
Leavenworth resident Ed F Arland reports strong relief from Vap-O-Rub to Mehl & Schott of Leavenworth Kansas after trial on croup and cold symptoms. The salve, applied to throat and chest under a loose cover, releases vapors overnight to ease congestion and loosen phlegm. Three sizes 25c 50c or 1.00, trial package free on request from Vicks.
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