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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
4
A Mirror Mansfield column debates whether men should link arms with women during walking. Amid varied opinions from officers and scholars, the piece cites etiquette shifts, fashion trends, and a Fort Sheridan quote on propriety. It also notes Major F M Ashburn’s Chinese field notes and a Weather Bureau standard on cold waves.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the diamond’s role in theater and luxury while alleging a De Beers syndicate policy to restrict production in favor of higher prices. It contrasts industry control with profits and hints at broader social questions about marriage and insanity, suggesting stress on prices rather than supply.
The medical fraternity splits over radium therapy. Dr William H Campbell of the Pennsylvania radium clinic told a House committee that radium breaks cancer cell plasma but creates a disappearance byproducts absorbed into blood that kill many patients, countering Dr Kelly's optimism.
A European claims steam heat marred American beauty. The author counters by noting beauty endures with steam heat and would dazzle Europeans without it. Jerusalem plans a streetcar system and needs only a moving picture show to align with modern times.
Miss Hessie and Miss Kitty mirror a ballroom on a country station platform as they meet Wessie in town. The meeting, a playful chase, a bull’s scare, and a kodak crisis set the scene for a budding romance between the girls and a Yale naturalist named Burt Allen, who is mistaken as a movie spy before truth emerges.
Austria pioneered the postcard in 1869 following Dr. Hermann’s suggestion, priced under a halfpenny with a 26 word limit. England adopted the idea exactly one year later. The first picture postcard depicted a fence from the Eddystone Lighthouse model shown at a Royal Naval exhibition in 1891, with flat English view cards arriving two to three years afterward.
The piece notes Mrs. Katherine Macquold at ninety celebrates her sixty fourth novel while Miss Braddon remains active past eighty, still busy since her rise to fame with Lady Audley’s Secret.
The piece lauds oaks as forest kings across Europe Asia North America and Africa total about 20 species. It notes historic reverence from Druid rites in Britain to Washington’s Birthday celebrations. In California many native oaks exist though England holds iconic ones like the Newland oak with a massive trunk.
A Wisbech family named Atockdale rivals a historic record in longevity. The Parr lineage reportedly produced centuries with Robert Parr dying at 124 in 1767, his father reaching 109, his grandfather 113, and his great grandfather 152 at death. The Atockdale family is noted for frequent long life milestones within recent years.
Dizzy sick headache biliousness and sour stomach blamed on torpid liver and fecal buildup. Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove undigested food and foul gases draw out bile and waste while you sleep. A 10 cent bar from the druggist promises a clear head and regular bowels to months.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cuticura for itchy scalp and hair loss. It guides applying Cuticura Ointment in partings at night, covering pillow, then shampooing with Cuticura Soap next morning. Shampoos alone may work. monthly use advised. Also includes a humorous anecdote about a lawyer and a wife’s bonnet bill.
A nervous visitor questions the uneasy atmosphere as the fair maid insists she cannot imagine the concern. The caller hints at a pending case with his glance at the door, creating a tense vignette of suspicion.
A witty exchange features an artist remarking on his wife’s moving face and the husband replying with a quirky line about having only one. The brief humor hinges on a pun about mobility and identity in a domestic setting.
A witty exchange notes Cupid cannot be a philosophy doctor yet can claim many bachelors of art. The remark plays on romance and education, implying love’s reach among educated men. The dialogue reads like a playful societal aside from a larger conversation.
A testimonial touts Postum as a coffee substitute after health issues tied to coffee. A seventy year old man reports improved sleep and health eight months after switching, credits doctor and Postum, notes two forms and prices.
Canadian farmers led by Mesera J C Hill & Sons of Lloydminster Sask won the world oats championship at the National Corn Exposition in Dallas amid a three-sample contest with Montana and Minnesota entries. The Saskatchewan oats, grown 300 miles north of the border, weighed 50 pounds to the bushel and earned the $1,500 silver trophy for a third time, confirming western Canada as a premier grain region.
A reflective piece warns readers about scams promising easy riches. It notes that the public, eager for rapid gains, often ignores warnings, clings to false plans, and loses money to deceitful schemes.
A collection of quips and observations on diet, manners, and small town life. Snippets about invalids, bachelors, maternal hopes, women’s changing styles, trust, provoked generals, war correspondents, moving pictures, and a joke about a man named Susan and his wife’s restraint.
A jumble of humorous exchanges and stichs shows characters debating temperance, patience, and manners. Witty remarks touch on drinking, dog traifs, and a street car scene as townsfolk poke fun at habits and matey quirks.
A quoted passage shows a person noting that a critic feels obliged to share deeming remarks that cast a shadow over their day. The dialogue hints at social friction and the intrusive nature of unsolicited opinions in ordinary interactions.
A fragmented dialogue contrasts a poet in the family with a pipe smoke causing curtain damage. A wearied damsel notes a playing style resembling Joseph Hofmann, prompting a playful exchange about seriousness and talent. Dartmouth Jack o Lantern appears as a quoted nickname.
A quoted reminiscence features Silas lamenting aging and lost teeth, noting his past confidence as a bons spoller and his need to consult a dictionary when he writes now. The casual voice evokes memory and change through a humorous self-deprecation.
An old fashioned physicians' laxative ad appeals to mothers to switch to California Syrup of Figs. It touts gentle cleansing of the liver and bowels, claiming a teaspoonful today can spare a sick child tomorrow and notes a 50 cent bottle with full directions for all ages.
An advertisement warns falling hair signals active dandruff and promises revival with Knowlton's Dandeline. A 25 cent bottle is sold locally, with claims of hair life luster and new hair growth after weeks of use. Some readers are urged to act before baldness overtakes them.
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