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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
9
A report to the county council notes London’s population growth is waning since 1901 and 1911, with New York remaining the world’s leading city by census estimates. The piece compiles figures from 1910 1911 and World Almanac projections, showing shifts in urban scale and density.
A long ad for Cascarets promises quick relief from headaches, biliousness, indigestion, and sour stomach by cleansing the stomach and liver. It claims a night cleanse by morning, notes children like it, and mentions a 10 cent bar. Also includes assorted jokes and notes from newspapers.
A fragmented poem segment traces a courting scene where Henry Howland is charmed by a woman’s smile and glances. The piece blends reflections on love, trust, and fleeting romance with epigrammatic lines about gold, wisdom, indigestion, and tears. It closes with domestic vignette of Lois and a humorous eggs-beater moment.
A man who once suffered stomach trouble and fatigue found relief by switching to Grape-Nuts. He claims the cereal gave him strength to work from 6 A M to 6 P M and study at night, with improved appetite, nerves, and overall vitality. He credits the product for saving him from decline and notes the brand is promoted by Postum Co.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless remedy for indigestion and stomach distress with a prompt five minute effect. It also promotes Dr Herbert E Ives of London claiming a daylight lamp that imitates sunshine through colored screens. A brief exchange about a play title follows.
A statement questions how many people Boston should induct into a Hall of Fame, noting the figure depends on Boston’s population size. The speaker refuses to decide without examining current population data.
The girls say he is very soulful. He can talk romantically about the tariff.
A local verse recalls George Washington as a boy who ran away to swim and faced peers’ pressure, noting his mother’s tears and his father's absence over a trunk. The lines contrast idealized memory with tougher truths about men and nation. A conversational exchange hints at changing views on husbands and travel abroad, ending with rhyming quiet.
A fragment shows a conversation about a husband with a $60,000 life insurance policy. The dialogue hints at a motive or inquiry into actions taken for him, but the context and outcome remain unclear from the partial text.
A young girl Marie refuses to apologize after being sent to the next room. Her mother asks again, and Marie calmly replies she will tell when she is sorry. The exchange occurs during the dining scene in a Puck magazine item.
A witty exchange contrasts a boy’s pants with furniture polish and banisters. The dialogue hints at a social wedding, suggesting a humorous upcoming union and a light scene of high life wit.
A fragment notes that even if Cupid is blind a copy of Bradatreet'n can be printed with raised letters, implying accessible display of a local publication or notice. The readable portion hints at an effort to improve readability for readers.
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