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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
2
An old advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures stomach distress within Ave minutes and prevents indigestion heartburn sourness belching and gas. It touts safety and speed as the surest remedy, urging readers to keep a box at home for rapid relief during daytime or night stomach upset.
A brief exchange leverages a fear of social constraints as a comic obstacle. Jibba claims he could marry Miss Fluff anytime, but only with her consent, highlighting a humorous power dynamic and personal hesitation.
An illustrated column discusses Cuticura cleansing and ointment benefits, promising free samples by mail, and touts wood derived products such as charcoal and cellulose as essential materials. It notes paper making from wood and a Madison laboratory project turning mill waste into brown paper and dyes, ending with a humorous clergyman misreading a biblical line in the village newspaper.
A brief dialogue compares intelligence and affection, with playful banter about who called who smart. The exchange hints at social expectations and gendered views on happiness and love through a light, witty repartee.
A local school district encourages students to start the day with a hot cup before classes. Officials say a warm beverage helps focus and energy as youngsters arrive on campus.
The article describes delicate new dress fashions for very young girls featuring bolero coatees tunics and plaited skirts. Fabrics include sheer white organdie with fine lingerie laces and crochet buttons. Substantial dresses use linen with white batiste and decorative cross stitch motifs.
The article describes fashionable afternoon gowns in satin taffeta silk weaves and linen or cotton, featuring two piece silhouettes, button details matching embroidery, and bold hat and bag ensembles. It notes meline brims, black facings, and a bleeding hearts motif, with Cupid sets forming coordinated dress and accessory sets.
The article describes slip-on sweaters with belts and aprons, and notes varied cape designs on coat dresses. It highlights yokes and button adornments, three-cape Garrick effects on jackets, and capes on peplums and sleeves. A side note mentions mountain plants pushing flower stalks to bloom.
The 1915 crop shows Western Canada yielding 29 bushels per acre with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta together producing 342 million bushels of Canada’s total 376 million. United States output was 1,011,505,000 bushels at 17 bushels per acre, while Argentina and Chile produced 175,221,000 and 19,000,000 bushels respectively. Western Canada’s land cost and high profits are highlighted alongside labor shortages and lower 1916 yields.
A valentine token and a half blown rose conceal a disclosed secret. The piece recalls Nels Poulsey hall and a fairy gifts dwelling with a growing child who was good gallant and beloved. The narrator urges the fortunate baby to heed the rose whispered truth.
The article traces the ancient February festival Februalis, its pagan feasts honoring Pan and Juno, and the drawing of girls by boys. It notes how pastors replaced names with saints to abolish paganism, but the custom persisted in Rome. It links Valentine’s Day to spring mating rites and includes poetical commentary on love and Valentine imagery.
Valentine florists display variations of the old theme with potted ferns and moss arranged in tin-lined baskets. New ideas include a heart formed from pink rosebuds and violet envelope cards with hidden messages. Gift options span satin, moire and lace boxes, bordered with ribbons and tulle, to porcelain bowls painted in Dresden colors filled with forget-me-nots and pink rosebuds.
Poplar Bluff Missouri woman describes health improvement and restored strength after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports becoming a healthy mother again and fulfilling domestic duties despite prior illness. The letter cites personal benefit and urges other women to try the remedy.
A quip notes dentists should be engaging speakers as they move audiences by tugging at emotions. The remark suggests dental professionals wield rhetoric to evoke tears and sway public perception.
The piece surveys Valentine day motifs from Pepys in 1607 and Lamb’s Invocation to Bishop Valentine to Sammy Weller forging a valentine. It notes St Valentine’s death in 270 A D and his tomb in St Praxed's church in Rome, linking to Browning's Paracelsus.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets a ten cent bar to relieve headache biliousness indigestion sour stomach and sour digestive issues. It claims the product cleanses the stomach removes sour food aids liver digestion and promotes overnight relief with gentle action for all ages. The closing line links marriage to widowhood in a grim ad quip.
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