School Notes Highlights From Classroom And Community
New pupils continue to arrive as Mr Arnold's class sang at the Baptist church Sunday. The basketball team travels to Mountain Grove Saturday night. A girls glee club under Miss Keller is starting out. Kinsey and wife Miss Henrietta Keller and others from Springfield visited and were appreciated. WCTU ladies attended a faculty meeting. mutual interests of parents and teachers were discussed including playing keeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Keller
M. Kinsey
Henrietta Keller
Glee Club
Springfield
Norwood Social News Notes Local Visits and Obituary
Miss Lizzie Van Noy returns from South West City and J T Mallatti dies of heart failure with funeral led by Rev W A Brewer at the M E church. Remains laid in Oak Forest Cemetery. Residents and visitors from Hartville Mountain Grove Cedar Gap Springfield Carterville and local towns appear in brief notices and church plans include a new Christian church building and oyster supper for funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie van Noy
South West City
Jesse Brazens
Hartville
Willard Martin
J.T. Mallatti
Malla Bend
M. E. Church
W. A. Brewer
Oak Forrest
Milty Dennin
J.T. Mallat
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
A Texas Wonder remedy claims to cure kidney and bladder issues for men and women, remove gravel, diabetes, weak hacks, rheumatism, and irregularities. It purports bladder regulation for children and offers mail order with testimonials. Dr EB Hall of St Louis advertises 2926 Olive Street. druggists may carry it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
EB. W. Hall
Olive Street
St Louis
Masonic Meeting Attended in Mansfield Saturday Night
Attendees at the Mansfield Masonic gathering included I. J. Schofield Dr W B Calhoun P L M Hoffman Dr L J T Van Noy J R Hitchcock and Fr Thomipson. Tom St John and his wife from St Joseph are visiting J L Wounds. Ava Dellinger has returned to work as a hello girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
I. J. Schofield
W.8. Calhoun
Plm. Hoffman
L. JT. van Noy
J.R. Hitchcock
Fr. Thomipson
Tom St. John
St. Joseph
J. L. Wounds
Ava Dellinger
Gasconade items note local happenings and changes
Tarbutton saw mill resumes after a brief layoff due to a frozen pond. Lambs appear in the neighborhood while Claxton school’s closeout entertainment succeeds. Dr Calhoun treated the setting school teacher Miss Yandles who goes to Springfield for eye care as sister Laura teaches in her absence. New barns and a silo on G A Gulschke’s farm, Grandma Crider and Mrs W T Pallock ill, hikers awaited, and Hog killing noted at Matlock’s. G W Privitt travels to Douglas county. Singing at J M Frost’s on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Yandles
Springfield
Laura
G.A. Gulschke
Grandma Crider
W. T. Pallock
The Toledo Blade Promotes Its National Weekly Appeal
The Tsth year of its existence finds the Toledo Blade more popular than ever as a national weekly. Read in every state and territory, it positions itself as the greatest national weekly. The Blade is a family paper with clean wholesome content across departments including households, current affairs, fiction, and farm topics. Sample copies mailed free. Mansfield Mirror and Toledo Blade offered together at one year for $1.95.
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Toledo Blade
I T
Blade
United States
America
Weekly
the Blade
Toledo
Ohio
Blame on the Plaster A Wetird tale by Farnum
William Farnum tells of visiting a cow country farm where a disease killed many cattle. A cow named Clarice dies, and thieves strip her hide after applying a poultice. The farmer learns the plaster was too strong, leading to a grim but darkly humorous ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Farnum
Clarice
Farnum
Deaf Lovers Use Touch To Communicate In Sign Language
A deaf and dumb asylum tale describes a courtship where the couple, challenged by speech and sight, learns to converse by touching hands to decipher sign language. Within a week they become adept and share intimate moments, reportedly spreading the method among friends.
Manhattan Manners Roofer Letter Gone From Fashion
A New York Mail item notes the shift from formal guest letters to telephone calls after visits. It laments the loss of epistolary courtesy, describing a caller who says the visit was wonderful and hopes the baby recovered, but without a written thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
New York Mail
Theft Thought To Be Widespread In Rand Gold Mines
Authorities note annual gold losses of six million dollars from Rand mines in South Africa. A dedicated detective corps fails to secure convictions. A wealthy woman in the gold buying trade evades trapping efforts. Special laws have yet to curb the theft.
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Rand
South Africa
Lattice Mast to Be Retained for Future Warships
The navy department decided to retain the lattice or basket mast as the standard type for future warships after firing tests on a lattice mast erected on the San Marcos. The mast, now resting on mud in Chesapeake Bay, withstood several hits during tests, proving its endurance.
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San Marcos
Chesapeake Bay
Navy Department
Compliment That Was Real in a Royal Reception
A brief tale shows a young Margherita of Savoy sensing courtesy as a child. At a hill town welcome she receives flowers from a shy boy who cannot recall a verse. The princess helps, and the boy explains he cannot remember a line because she is so beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margherita
Italy
Not Quite Proper Tribute
Jefferson in Terre Haute encounters a pompous admirer who praises him as a great actor. He corrects the misidentified person and clarifies his own role. The passerby misnames him as Josh Whitcomb, then confirms Rip Van Winkle status, ending with a cheerful admission of being old on stage.
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Jefferson
Terre Haute
Ind
Josh Whitcomb
Allence
Mr. Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Mr. Thompson
Monroe Doctrine Statement From 1828 Annual Message
In his annual message of 1828 President Monroe articulated what came to be known as the Monroe doctrine. He said the United States would view any European attempt to extend its system to this hemisphere as dangerous to US peace and safety. The United States would not interfere with existing colonies but would oppose any European effort to control the destinies of independent governments acknowledged by the United States.
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Monroe
United States
Ban on Reading Rooms In 18th Century London
Public libraries protested against women accused of mutilation or theft of periodicals in reading rooms. The London Chronicle recalls 1790 prosecutions of three reading room proprietors fined five pounds each for admitting the public for a penny and letting multiple readers share a newspaper, seen as circumventing the stamp act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamp Office
London Chronicle
Perfection in Shipbuilding at Hamburg Emphasizes Lifeboat Safety
The giant Mner Imperator nearing completion at Hamburg underwent rigorous bulkhead strength tests, showing it could endure Titanic-like experiences. New lifeboat launching mechanisms under adverse conditions are installed, anticrolling tanks prevent boats from being crushed, and one lifeboat carries a wireless telegraph system with a 200 mile range and a telescopic mast, serving as flagship lifeboat in a wreck.
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Hamburg
Miserere and Melodies Featuring Kinsey Glee Club
A public program lists performers led by director C P Kinsey and pianist Mrs Kinsey. Soloists include Henrietta Keller Eva Mackey Lucile Popejoy and Madeline Wehr with a variety of soprano alto and choir roles. The program features classical pieces by Verdi and standard arias along with student choir performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Popejoy
Orpha Bowman
Henrietta Keller
Alva Ball Ruby Roper
Mildred Weber
Isabel Bissett
Madeline Wehr
Ira McCarty Maud Kerre
Ona Hughes
Eva Mackey
Cassie Reeves
Florence Smith
C. P. Kinsey
Philomela Glee Club Delights Town with Concert Tour
The Philomela Glee Club of Springfield Normal performed a celebrated concert at Mansfield Opera House on Friday February seven. Prof Kinsey and wife led the program with Henriettta Keller soloing and a Kinsey duet. The tour then moved to Mountain Grove and Mansfield where full houses and hospitality marked a successful two day visit, ending with a Springfield return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philomela Glee Club
Springfield Normal
Mansfield Opera House
Prof. Kinsey
Mrs. Kinsey
Mr.Kinsey
Normal
Mr. Kinsey
Miss Henrietta Keller
Ladies Quartett
Jack
Henrietta Keller
Miss Keller
Glee Club
Juanita
Prof. Kinney
Springfield State Normal
C. P. Kinsey
Normal Conservatory
Mansfield
Opera
Mountain Grove
Ladies’ Glee Club
Newton's Cafe
Springfield
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