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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
2
For sale at reasonable prices with corn, iw, posts hoards plows wagon three sows and pigs one Jersey dwifer steam engine mower hay rake stalk fod der and stalk pasture. Call at my place three miles northwest of Mansfield.
The text notes a popular sport with long history in Britain and Europe. It mentions bears imported from Britain and a royal prohibition on playing on Thursdays by order of Queen Elendeth, who favored bear battling and similar pastimes. The fragmentary odds suggest a medieval or antiquarian context.
Report notes discovery of native copper totaling around 120 tons and a chunk of pure silver weighing about 0.5 ton. The largest nugget of gold is estimated near 100 pounds. Armored trackers warn future finds are unlikely.
Disjointed quotations reference seniors and an event with unclear cause and participants. Phrases blur names like Goiliva and Satu Fo. The text lacks coherent context, dates, or actions to reliably identify a specific event or outcome.
In Vernon and neighboring areas it is customary after a death to place placards on the front doors of the deceased’s house and nearby homes. The notices state the deceased’s name, surname, birthplace, and date of death in a simple public card.
The fragment questions how people can drown in a bay and mentions a claim about a shark never drowning. The text is garbled and appears to quote an errorful New York weatherman or wire service line about danger at sea.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a quip about a horse having favorites and doing the hard labor, inviting debate on what counts as the horse’s work. The remark reflects playful local commentary and sportsmanlike banter about riding and placy tasks.
Fragmentary historical quotation attributed to Lord Melbourne notes that marriage changes perception of a person’s mind and character, with phrases about the figure, complexion, and the importance of the mind in social regard. The text presents a reflective, period voice without clear context or event.
A St Louis physician warned that resolutions to live a hundred years are fragile. The physician noted that being a physician should guide people to maintain good resolutions and avoid easy breaks in habit.
The London Vegetarian Association recently released a menu featuring walnut cutlets with brown sauce, cauliflower and new potatoes, asp arioe on toast tomato farcie and young carrots.
Local shop advertises new patterns in hats and trims for ladies and misses. Showcasing latest styles in millinery with updated trims and accessory options for the season.
NX OF Craig offers loans on good improved farms in Bitter Wright or Douglas counties. For sale ad: a good young mare in foal, inquire at Bushy near Mansfield on Hartville and Mansfield road. Aly. Mrs. Sarah Bushy. Cov Ashworth to supply apples to Mansfield citizens at reasonable prices by phone 68. Aly Baptist ladies hold exclusive rights to California perfume goods and Crystal Washing powder agency, seeking patronage.
A classified advertisement for land in Bitter Root Valley Montana by Kerr Company promises developed and undeveloped tracts with perfect climate. It highlights grand scenery, hunting and fishing, and invites readers to write for prices. Based in Minneapolis at 209 Andrus Building.
A South Carolina murderer pleads to be executed by the new electric chair as the state adopts this mode of punishment. The plea frames the debut of electrocution as a testing ground for his fate and the evolving history of capital punishment in the state.
A terse exchange shows a son pressed for a lead about his actions. His father had chided him for his unreliability, and the son retorts that he kept his mother from naming him Percy or Clarence, implying a modest defense of his value.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a scheme to fatten birds by feeding them and luring them with certain items, mentioning daily amounts of food or lure. Names, dates, and concrete actions are unclear due to the damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR style note laments dull talk and prose among people of the greatest gully of man nera. The text rails at monotonous conversation and writing, attributed to a quoted figure Haziitt, highlighting a critique of public discourse.
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