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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
10
A Marysville Pa reader describes twelve years of painful cramps and monthly illness ending after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women with period problems to seek the remedy and notes the company offers confidential, free advice.
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports a phonograph patent that plays several disk records in succession without operator attention. It can select records, reproduce one repeatedly, and stop automatically after a chosen selection. A few regulating knobs allow omitting, repeating, or stopping specific records.
Fragmentary text repeats praise for Red Cross Ball Blue detergent and includes a quoted line about preferring fresh air and speaking honestly when far from the crowd. Contains disjointed phrases and lacks a coherent narrative or dates.
A humorous 19th century style ad features a Itate costumer challenging a drug store clerk over whisky sales without a prescription. The piece promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation indigestion sick headache and bilious conditions with advice to drink on retiring.
A Massachusetts man reportedly harbors a parrot with a 75 word vocabulary. The gag unfolds as the bird repeats obscenities, drawing amusing commentary about language and the limits of household cursing.
Daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment helps clear skin and scalp conditions in both children and adults. A hot bath with soap followed by ointment is promoted as effective for eczema rashes and itching. Free mail sample and book offer from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. A light humor note follows.
An old advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline claiming immediate improvement in hair health after use. It promises thick glossy hair, no dandruff, and a soothing scalp, urging readers to buy a 26 cent bottle. The piece then shifts to a quip about marriageable daughters and using homes as courthouses.
An endorsement from Mrs C C Evinger of Terre Haute Indiana for a product named Little Bodyguard VapoRub. She cites its safety for children under one year, its effectiveness in loosening phlegm and easing sleep during colds, and notes its external use and multiple price options.
The feature notes taffeta’s lasting popularity among women and details a French blue taffeta afternoon frock. It describes the design with an open throat, tunic-skirt effect, and a left-side fastening overskirt. The model combines plain fabric with crossbar stripe in trims, pockets, and plaited belt edges.
Dresses for girls three and up favor plain light blue rose pink and natural linen with simple finishes. Embroidery cross stitch and fine stitching add elegance and raise price. The blue frock features a short yoke feather stitch collar and small pearl buttons. White socks use garters with pink satin, pink ribbon rosettes and a wide pink taffeta bow.
A historical note on women’s dress measurements misstates the ideal bust and waist. It cites neck 134% inches, bust 37, waist 20, hips 40, skirt length four inches, and sleeve and back lengths with 15% inches. It claims averages vary, with 96 standard and 87 ideal, attributing deviations to flabbiness and lack of exercise.
A Brooklyn Engle describes ornamental corsets and petticoats with lace stripes ribbons pleats and embroidered taffeta. New outfits feature low waistlines straight bodices and skirts joined at the hips with large tucks and dotted net overlays. A Californian inventor develops a tough glass hood for cars allowing one to view the engine while running.
The lesson discusses Jesus turning to Galilee after Samaria, His healing of the nobleman's son in Cana, and the growth of faith from believing in Jesus power to believing His word and person. It emphasizes the father's persistence, the hour of healing, and the spread of belief to the household, with guidance on living faith and divine gifts.
A brief note from the Inquiries Bureau mentions excited tourists and a tired attendant. The Yale recreation program is referenced, implying visitor interest and staff fatigue during information services.
Kerrville Texas resident Mr. 8 P Benton writes that after years of kidney and rheumatic pain he used Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy made him feel 64 years younger, restored his posture, and he encourages others to try the 50c box with a free trial offer by sending the coupon.
A physician claims kidneys control premature aging and uric acid poisons hasten decay. He advises hydration and daily Anuric tablet use before meals to dissolve uric acid, promising health to a hundred years. Discovered by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, NY.
An advertisement touts a new ether compound named freezone as a quick painless remedy to remove corns and calluses. A Cincinnati originator claims it dries and shrivels the corn, enabling removal by fingers with little cost. If a shop lacks freezone, it offers ordering from wholesalers.
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