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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
7
Doris admits low standing after father asks about grades. Her mother expresses shame for her daughter's position in school. Doris explains that the girl who was always at the foot has left, implying the change shifts her own rank.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn and callus remover. It claims a few drops on the corn lift it out with fingers and that the product dries instantly without irritating surrounding skin. Readers are urged to ask their druggist to stock it.
An exchange defines luxury as anything you want when you lack the price. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is promoted as strengthening weak women and making women well without alcohol, available in tablets or liquid, followed by a quip about speechless amazement.
A shopper declares that household liquid blue is mostly water since the war began and urges buying Red Cross Ball Blue, a two ounce package of real goodness, claiming it makes her clothes shine and her mood bright.
In a brisk exchange, the Baltimore American links a poem about snow with Syracuse Post Standard rebuttal praising snow when not slushy. A Garfield Tea Co. card in Brooklyn promises repayment. A judge remarks on public talk as a candidate contemplates the legislature.
An advertisement urges households to cut high priced meat dishes and serve Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti to save money. It claims the product is the cheapest nutritious option and offers a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha Nebraska, to every woman.
Mr Yoshida appointed to study Manchuria trade reports transport from Osaka to Harbin takes about a month even by passenger train. Principal Japanese exports from Harbin to European Russia include hosiery underwear shoe soles cotton textiles medicines isinglass and insulated electric wire. Since mid August import tax on hosiery and underwear was imposed by the Russian Manchurian customs. North Manchuria trade prospers due to growing population and agricultural development with Harbin seen as business center.
An old advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming dandruff disappears within ten minutes of application and hair stops falling. It promises new fine hair after weeks, adds shine, softness, and volume, and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store to prove the claim.
Two transient men discuss rail travel contrasts with coarse humor. One wishes to leave fast freights for a first class coach while the other notes a silver lining. The passenger coach contains an ax and a saw, hinting at a nearby wood pile.
A garbled ad-like claim touts Garfield Tea as a cure for constipation. The fragment then shifts to a historical note stating that Chile had two Protestant churches thirty years ago and now lists seventy, indicating a surprising growth in religious institutions.
Texted fragment recalls Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address honoring Civil War fallen. It references dedication of ground, unfinished work, and the nation’s resolve to keep government for the people.
Accounts in a biographical sketch portray Mary Todd Lincoln as cultured and politically perceptive. The narrative notes her influence on Lincoln and recalls the public sorrow after his assassination, while conceding later neglect and misrepresentation she faced before eventual historical recognition.
A collection of commemorative tributes praising a nation’s leader for nobility patriotism forgiveness and dedication to the Union and liberty. The quotes from Grant Hayes Garfield and Harrison honor his wisdom gentleness and growth in power during the great struggle that advanced the country among the states.
A farmer sought a divorce over house color. Lincoln advised a month to contemplate a compromise. The farmer returned, and they agreed to paint the house brown rather than white, resolving the dispute.
Narrative recalls Lincoln during Grant's push on Richmond as he visits City Point. On a gun boat he comforts nearly blind kittens, wiping their eyes and saying the mother could not have done more. The piece reflects on Lincoln's reverence for his mother and gratitude for her influence.
A jumble of phrases questions evolving logic and names. It mentions going to work and being wiser today than yesterday. It references Pauclid and Huclid and a challenge to disprove a geometric proposition.
Druggists highly recommend Kilmer Swamp Root as a leading kidney remedy with decades of tested sales. The ad promotes samples and a booklet while noting regular sizes available in drug stores. Additional fragments mention a joke about marriage and a plan to convert New Orleans vacant lots into vegetable gardens, with a moral about watching the humble man.
A customer asks what the assistant is doing and the master explains he is simply marking time on the clock face, a witty take on hourly craft.
A well known actress shares a home tonic to darken faded hair. Mix one ounce Bay Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and glycerine into a pint of water for a cosmetic rinse that darkens streaks, softens hair, and adds shine without greasiness or scalp staining.
The Teller satire notes farmers work hard yet buyers pay higher prices for farm goods. It contrasts farmer labor with the burden on average people who must purchase what farmers raise. The item reflects rural life and cost concerns in a concise quip.
Article notes a perceived link between cold weather and rheumatism and suggests uric acid buildup as a cause. Mentions Prof Alex Haig of London and proposes Anuric tablets as a treatment to dissolve uric acid, with advice to drink more water and persist for weeks. Includes assorted unrelated quotes and snippets about entertainment and weather reports.
A garbled exchange notes a person being held up in a city before the speaker arrived. It mentions a nurse and a question about crying out, but exact details and context are unclear.
A vintage advertisement extolls California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults, claiming quick relief from constipation and related ailments. The note also mentions plans for a nitrogen plant to be erected at Arlington Virginia.
Springfield readers report on Vap-O Rub external treatment introduced in Missouri for croup and colds. Local druggists tested the product by giving free jars to customers including John Turner, Hert Home, and Hattie Gibbons. Reports describe rapid relief and overnight cure claims from trial participants.
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