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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
2
Gabriel d Annunsio promotes his occult view that the self has a hidden double acting as an invisible prompter. The piece contrasts this with science and urges imagination and faith beyond cold facts. It surveys advertising coupons, domestic economy, fires, buffalo census, bacilli murder, and social quirks of the era.
Young Fred Bamford, spoiled by a rich widow mother, frets under luxury and scandal. A sharp chorus girl challenges his view of love, morality, and success. As she questions his lack of purpose, Bamford falls for Estelle Holbrook, changing into a more self aware, steadier suitor.
An Oxford astronomer describes how a powerful telescope could reveal humans as babies in distant stars noting that a nearer star would show infants stepping out into life. The piece then shifts to a quirky aside on cows, expressing dislike for their routine and mischief.
Two American girls in Paris discuss afternoon plans with humor. One suggests the Louvre but dismisses it as overdone, while the Magasin de Louvre surfaces as a preferable alternative, exposing travel preferences and light domestic satire.
The speaker discusses motives and fears in pursuing a woman, noting fear of her husband, detachment from her children, and no quarrel with other men. He reflects on past preferences for homes, then shifts to country life where horses shaped friendships, while noting reluctance to pay winter board.
The pupils were asked to write the difference between a biped and a quadruped. One boy offered two legs as the contrast but shows garbled phrasing and spelling errors in the explanation.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia as a rapid remedy for indigestion and stomach upset with claims of fast relief from gas acidity heartburn and other symptoms. It urges readers to keep a supply at home and promises harmless, reliable results for daytime or night attacks. Also includes a humor panel about puzzled finances and shopping stubs from Puck.
Mrs Charles E Brooke from Kingsville Maine reports an eighteen year battle with ankle sores. After trying many remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the sores healed in three months. She notes relief began immediately and has had no trouble since. Advertisement for Cuticura products with sample offer and address.
A pompous big man sneers at a small man eating peanuts from a sack. He boasted that peanuts fatten hogs where he comes from, prompting the small man to offer some in reply.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as stopping dandruff and hair loss within ten minutes of application. It claims scalp itch ends, new hair appears after weeks, and styling improves hair’s fullness and luster. A 25 cent bottle is enough to prove the product’s benefits.
A playful exchange contrasts suburban and city living through a cot tage-shape batt remark. The dialogue hints at aspirational shopping for a suburban girl, implying preference for a cottage style over a flat in urban life. The tone remains witty and observational.
Proven unsafe bottle warnings appear in a damaged ad fragment for CASTOIIA pitched as a safe infant remedy. The text urges careful screening of every bottle and hints at Dr Pieres Mescant Pellote cure for constipation as the presumed fix.
Advice on spring horse care emphasizes gradual work after winter layoff. Underfeed briefly to build fitness, replace worn curry combs and harness, ensure safe gear, and avoid frightening horses. Kind handling matters. a slow walker may fetch less, while a fast gaited horse commands higher price. Guard against kicking and gnawing habits with preventive measures.
Anxious time for the sheep raiser as ewes near lambing. Before lambing, ensure ewes are not thin or weak and receive extra care and superior daily feed. A heavy wool coat may mask poor bone condition. flank bones signal poor readiness. Preventative feeding is cheaper and more effective than postlambing improvements.
A Colorado Agricultural article outlines how cattle age can be estimated by the sequence of incisor eruption. It notes two pairs of temporary incisors appear early, with successive permanent pairs replacing them at 18, 27, 36, and 45 months, and that molars follow but are not used for age estimation. It also mentions roup prevention and poultry nesting behavior in darkness.
A reader warns that a sheep’s heavy wool does not guarantee comfort in cold rain and calls for a warm shelter. The note emphasizes practical care for livestock during inclement weather.
Winter tasks cover horse care tree moving and transplanting, weed and debris removal to prevent washing and rot. Build simple protective hoghouses straw covered, craft garden boxes for vine protection, and improvise a wheeled cart from an old buggy wheel for utility on the farm.
The article discusses fattening turkeys on free range rather than small enclosures. It notes older practice of confinement harmed growth due to restricted exercise and appetite, arguing that turkeys need ample exercise to eat well and gain weight.
Advice on keeping a house designed for fifty hens and not crowding to sixty. Emphasizes proper space, feed, egg production, and nest box placement. Warns greed reduces profitability and suggests clean nesting and optional bran mix if turnips go uneaten.
An old fashioned ad extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, harmless laxative for children and adults. It describes signs of constipation in kids and claims the remedy cleanses stomach liver and bowels within hours. The copy urges a 50 cent bottle and notes full directions on the label. The second item is a flirtatious quip about a kiss and a pause in an antiseptic cabinet.
An Ohioan, W. E. Lewis of near Dayton, moved to Saskatchewan seven years ago with 1800 dollars, a carload of stock, and tools. He now owns 1120 acres, 22 horses, 15 cattle, 35 hogs, with wheat, oats, and flax crops thriving. He could clear 30,000 by selling, yet praises the country and its winters, noting crop yields and ongoing expansion. He writes in 1912 about strong prospects and food self reliance.
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