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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
2
An essay on handling youth energy and conflicts, proposing three attitudes toward natural impulses, Puritan restraint, and eclectic balance. It argues for guiding fighting effort by using psychology and biology insights, shaping children rather than repressing or indulging, and avoiding extreme pacifism or belligerence while fostering effort and sacrifice.
A discussion on how early rivalries in children can be redirected from antisocial aggression to constructive group efforts. The text traces from play fighting to school contests, team sports, and community projects, showing how competition can cultivate cooperation, discipline, and broader social aims. It notes the shift from individual glory to group and civic benefits in areas from corn clubs to fire prevention and public health.
A guide enters camp excited with wild cranberries. He explains a method to cook them with plenty of sugar to create a sauce he claims surpasses prune apple sauce. The account preserves his playful dialect and claim of a superior result.
The article notes the first American Bible was translated into an Indian language by John Elliott and printed at Cambridge Massachusetts. The New Testament appeared in 1661 and the full Bible in 1663 with proposals for a Magnish Bible by subscription, pricing around 20 shillings or 2 pounds.
A tall lanky freshman in a natural philosophy lecture is asked what is work. He answers that everything is work, prompting the professor to probe if a desk is work. The youth replies it is woodwork, a weary witticism from the Christian Herald.
Senator Kern discussed a prominent foreign statesman saying the public desires his removal but cannot function without him. He compared the public to a jealous husband and recounted a bitter anecdote about a husband threatening his wife with a revolver, implying loyalty and dependence despite tension.
The article notes that due to poor type and paper quality a 20,000 Bible import plan by congressional authority was abandoned. A proposed 1782 private effort led by Robert Aitken of Philadelphia faced high costs and scarcity, with war embargo preventing completion.
A compact reflection urging pursuit of international allies to safeguard free institutions in the hemisphere. It cites a Century Magazine quotation by Freak B. Vrooman, urging actions that make the nation a desirable ally rather than a burden, to avoid being seen as a parasite.
A concise meditation on mutable existence and the hope for enduring meaning. The piece weighs whether permanence is possible in a world defined by constant variation and restless change.
New York report outlines infantile paralysis as a contagious viral infection attacking the spinal cord. Dr. Simon Flexner describes how the virus spreads via nose and throat secretions, affects mainly children but can strike adults, and may be transmitted by kissing, coughing, sneezing, or contaminated fingers and foods. Treatments include isolation, disinfection of secretions, and experimental immune serum. monkey studies show transmission and potential vaccine-like approaches.
A reflective piece on aging work horses and the moral burden of ending an old companion. It recalls veterans and their mounts from battlefield days, honors the bond between horse and rider, and cites Caroline Norton’s poem The Arab's Farewell to His Steed to underscore enduring loyalty and the pain of parting.
Detectives uncovered 15 pints of blockade corn moonshine hidden in hollow fence posts behind a barber shop. Posts stood about 12 feet high, with ten holes, each hiding two pints, neatly concealed beneath planks in a high board fence.
John Henderson of Broadkiln Neck kept watch with a gun after his cow was milked dry for days. He found the thief was his own young pigs, who took turns nursing the cow while it lay on the ground. The cow now pastures among hogs behind a tight fence.
A New York Telegram opinion piece warns that censorship powers threaten liberty as legislators could empower censors to enforce personal whims, potentially banning foods and texts, with ministers fearing purged pulpits and control over public life.
A delegation badge wearing figure called a reporter a “Cullud gemmen” as he exited a bar and paused in the lobby seeking a more mature journalist to discuss the dynamics of the old guard and a great man's dyspepsia on delegation voting, in Chicago.
The Lancet referenced in 1870 the front line use of tobacco to ease fatigue and tension. It noted soldiers, exhausted by marches and danger, could sustain themselves with a cigar or pipe. The wounded might benefit from mild analgesic and narcotic effects aiding daytime coping and nighttime sleep.
Lennon Answers argues much slang stems from sea life and shop talk among seafaring men, but the writer contends this view is misinformation. The piece asserts Shakespeare and the Bible are the true sources, reflecting the Kansas City Star’s skeptical stance.
Rich Manganese Mines near Conceepcion Point in Lower California hailed as the richest known deposits in the world. Located in the ark hillside of a small peninsula, 26 miles long and five to Malt miles wide, between the Gulf coast and Concepcion Bay, the find promises vast ore potential.
A Civic and Commerce association report by F B Staley urges expanding park activities beyond children to include adults. It calls for park arenas near dense districts to rival saloons and theaters and to serve the floating unemployed population. Publicity for parks is also recommended.
The author urges planting diverse trees along highways, arguing not just shade trees but peach, apple, and other fruit varieties. He envisions benefits for farmers, land values, and motorists, framing it as missionary work for future generations and a pleasant, verdant roadside.
The article argues paint boosts cheer, pride, and self respect for families while saving lumber costs. It notes paint now pays in two profits, beauty and material savings, contrasting past timber use with modern protections.
A visitor’s lasting impression hinges on the city’s neatness and attractiveness. An appealing city invites settlement and civic pride, while unattractive surroundings deter return visits. The Sewark city plan commission report emphasizes urban charm as duty and benefit.
The state's Insurance department issues straightforward fire safety rules. Do not place ashes in woolen boxes or barrels, use metal cans, and avoid throwing hot ashes at fences or buildings. Burn rubbish fully, extinguish fires promptly, and do not start fires with coal oil or leave stoves unattended after dark. Do not allow rubbish, paper, or greased rags to accumulate.
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