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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
2
Neal Hardin resolves to enlist in the navy after discovering a brooding plot around a congressional Annapolis exam in Seaport. Inez Castro and Joey Welcher scheme for money as the Lifeboat crew listens, while Annette urges Neal to answer the call of duty and prove his worth.
Neal Hardin enlists as apprentice seaman at a New York recruiting station and sails to Norfolk. A discovered cribbed paper ruins his honor test, triggering family tension as Joe Welcher advances toward Annapolis while a criminal mastermind pressures Welcher to steal a yellow packet from Annette Illington amid a house fire and a daring rescue.
A report notes a rescue of a five year old by Moust Crot Sete Hergyn during an opem beat incident. The child appears safe though authorities indicate ongoing supervision and investigation into the event.
A Scientific American correspondence describes sun imprinting on skin using protective media and collodion. A design cut in plaster remains white while skin darkens. a strong negative print can be created by applying the negative to the skin, left for a week or two for a better result.
A witty exchange follows a fairy tale metaphor with a sophisticated summer girl noting a beauty doctor created her dimple and charging an outrageous fee. The romantic young man responds humorously as they discuss the odd compliment and the price.
In an early morning moment at the Beaport house bar Joe Welcher sits at a round table with three spoon companions, celebrating his success as a passer of com.
A man crawls to Annette’s locked door butAbort aborts the attempt when sobriety returns. He lacks the flask and flees the house. Outside, Ponto and Hernandez pursue as Welcher races along the road, his room left in a burning glow from a dropped match.
Two hunters and their rabbit dog Skip chased a rabbit into posted land near a farmhouse. Skip, growling and biting at a milk can, wrestled with the can as the cottontail sought shelter inside. The scene left both dog and hunter startled by the odd confrontation and Skip’s frantic behavior. The incident appeared harmless, though the cotton tail faced a risky moment in a strange shelter.
De Sepple confesses to Miss Mary that he fears his engagement is miscast. He believes his beloved will marry another man, prompting doubt about his future with her.
A fragment from a 19th century style column features mock dialogue about fighting and a barber shop miscommunication. It references Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a joke line and embeds a short anecdote about a barber shampoo misunderstanding and a note that life grows from small things to great.
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