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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
7
An advertisement explains kidney and heart link, urging readers to mail 10 cents for a trial of Dr. Pierce’s Anuric Tablets and a free water analysis from the Buffalo clinic. It claims Anuric dissolves uric acid, promotes relief from backache and urinary symptoms, and notes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription strengthens weak women while offering no alcohol.
A commercial traveler jokes about how infrequent home visits prevent memory of his own address and marriage. He recounts eloping with a girl in a strange town, only to discover the boss already said she was his wife during a honeymoon call.
Ernest P. Bicknell, national Red Cross director, urged peace efforts on his return from Belgium, saying each slide must do its share. A young millionaire teased a girl with a Shakespeare line, suggesting hoops of gold might be better than steel.
A brief exchange notes that hearing high priced opera singers on the phonograph rivals stage performance, while the phono graph lets listeners shut them off at will. The dialogue contrasts live theater with home playback.
In a courtroom scene Matty Gibbs, a young Black wife, defends herself after a dispute with her husband Fob Gibbs. The testimony describes her spending on dress and self ornament, a clash that left her eye bruised. The judge questions the priorities of clothes versus marriage as Matty admits the cause of the trouble.
Little Willie bursts in with a stuttered question about Archie Sloan's neck. His mother, puzzled, learns the boy means Archie Sloan fell into the backwater up to his neck. The anecdote captures a playful misunderstanding in a small boy story style from the Saturday Evening Post.
A compact reflection on vacation as a chance to escape home and avoid one’s reputation. The piece contrasts a vacation with family tensions, noting wrath often appears in family jars as underlying strain.
A compact sermon excerpt explaining the wrath of God as just and righteous, provoked by sin, slow to develop, and fearful in visitation. It contrasts divine wrath with human violence, cites Scripture such as Romans 1 18 and 2 Thessalonians 1 7, and urges repentance before God’s final judgment. The piece notes war as a modern sign of wrath and appeals to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.
Notable lines discuss fiction shaping thought and empathy. The passage cites R. L. Stevenson and Lavater, noting fiction expands awareness, reduces egocentrism, and fosters social knowledge through engaging narratives.
Morning inside bath promotes wellbeing by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast. Clears stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels of waste, reduces toxins, and boosts appetite. Promotes internal sanitation for constipated, bilious, and ill individuals. a quarter pound supplies modest cost.
A quirky office dialogue shows Adalbert the office boy explaining he marks a baseball schedule with a blue pencil to prepare for debates while his grandmother and grandfather’s funerals are upcoming. The scene mixes mundane task with solemn family events.
An old health advertisement urges flushing kidneys with four ounces of a lemon grape salt mixture daily to relieve kidney backache. It claims hydration and Salts will cleanse urinary wastes, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder weakness. The note ends with a light joke about a diamond wedding.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast relief for indigestion gas and sick stomach. It claims relief within five minutes, improves stomach function, and allows dining on favorite foods without fear. The ad urges buying a fifty cent case at any store.
A February 13 lesson on Philippians emphasizes confidence in the church at Philippi, unity of mind and love, humility, and caring for others. It details Christ's incarnation and self emptying, his exaltation, and the call for believers to adopt the same mindset to sustain joy amid conflict. Continuous reflection links prison experience to church formation.
Letters from North Crandon Wisconsin Lawton Oklahoma and Roxbury Massachusetts praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after displacement ulcers and anemia. readers note relief from fatigue headaches backache and irregularities. Advice promises confidential female correspondence from Lynn Massachusetts.
A car idler scene ends with a passer offering a nickel to the chauffeur after the starting crank troubles. The quip praises the quiet street organ while jokey dialogue about secrecy, doctors, and rest cures follows in the broader column.
A terse exchange quotes Mrs Jones asking what to give a dog to curb night barking and Mr Smith replying to give it away. The proverb warns that a mule fleeing does not prove cowardice and notes diplomacy can be a sharp tool in tricky dealings.
Missouri mothers report Vap-O-Rub eases croup and colds within minutes. Mrs. H. H. Givan and Mrs. J. J. Cave of Ozark praise its chest and throat application, noting warding off night attacks and avoiding doctor calls. Venturing claims include skin inflammations and burns improved by the antiseptic vapors and skin absorption. Available in 25c, 60c, or $1.00 sizes from the Vick Chemical Company Greensboro NC.
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