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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
2
The lesson outlines the Acts 3 moment when Peter and John heal a man lame from birth at the temple. It argues the miracle proves the Holy Spirit’s power, shifts focus to Jesus, and prompts the crowd to consider repentance and faith in the risen Christ.
An old advertisement claims backache and kidney trouble stem from too much meat and touts Jad Salts as a remedy. It describes symptoms of sluggish kidneys and suggests a daily dose in water to “clean and stimulate” function, promoting the product as a life saver for meat eaters. The piece ends with a quip about a selfish man and a cold cure product.
For troubled skin a Cuticura Soap bath followed by Cuticura Ointment provides soothing cooling relief for rashes eczema itchiness and chafing in babies. Free sample by mail with booklet. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A traveling advertising man receives a telegram from his departing secretary who marries and leaves a substitute. He replies that eight hours sleep is enough for anyone, advising to set the alarm for seven. The exchange, reported by Judge, highlights office humor about personnel shortages and sleep.
A traveler in an inn complains his eyes grow weaker and the spectacles fail. A Quaker advises him to wear spectacles over his mouth for months, claiming his eyes would improve. The scene unfolds by the fire as the man seeks relief from blurred vision.
Miss Sycamore of Terre Haute requests deviled crabs from Walter while Miss Emerson of Boston asks for satanized crustaceans. The dialogue reads as a playful exchange of seafood orders featuring two named individuals from different cities.
A reader testifies that coffee harmed a mother’s heart and stomach, while switching to Postum improved her health. The account notes headaches diminished, overall vitality returned, and the family benefited, citing Postum Cereal and instant Postum as affordable beverages sold by grocers in Battle Creek Michigan.
The Chevy Chase road serves as a nationwide open book on public road methods and costs. Experts observe concrete brick and stone sections, testing bituminous macadam, waterbound macadam, asphalt, and vitrified brick under identical traffic and climate to determine durability and maintenance costs. Patrols document material changes, while engineers compare sections to identify the best performing pavement type for future highways.
Local centro discusses road quality and municipal delays, urging up to date transportation for twentieth century farmers. Suggestions include using a drag to smooth surfaces, fostering friendly poultry relations, and cleaning drains and ditches to prevent obstructions.
For Poultry Success careful management of poultry more necessary for success than with many other classes of livestock. The note highlights practice and discipline as keys to productive flocks and economic returns.
Advice on a health routine using hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels before breakfast. Claims include improved appetite and skin, low cost, and benefits for biliousness constipation stomach trouble and rheumatism. Includes a joke about a prisoner’s excuse of it being dry.
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Red Cross Ball Blue and Red Cross Wall Blue with a claim of clear whiteness that makes laundry look brighter. The snippet also notes that many male visitors to an office display interest in obtaining money, directly or indirectly.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels, relieving constipation and sickness and encourages mothers to buy a 50 cent bottle with directions printed on the label.
A short exchange contrasts beauty with deeper value as rhetoric frames how people assess appearance versus truth. The dialogue notes that many accept face value without probing substance.
Mrs Anna Kelly of Burlington Wisconsin reports relief from side pains and back pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Senstive Wash. She urges other women to try the remedies and notes ongoing trust in the product for female health concerns. A confidential letter offers free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Unclear OCR text references Waters F Coleman and Verent Leveson with mentions of Napa California and Milwaukee Wisconsin. Indicates advice or notice related to a saving claim of $100 and a Kansas City issue marked No 4 1916. details are fragmentary.
Wisconsin banker recalls a brewer seeking a $25,000 loan for a new malt house. The banker, a former brewer, refused, quipping that in five years there would be no use for a malt house. The piece also outlines National W C T U campaign plans for prohibition, including posters, street meetings, and public addresses, with quotes and slogans. Christine Tinling comments on prohibition economics and the cost of liquor to the nation.
The Farmers National Congress gathered in Omaha for its 35th annual meeting and issued a message to the Nebraska dry convention in Lincoln declaring opposition to legalized liquor. It urges support for a dry Nebraska and a dry nation while criticizing saloons as a social loss and urging commitment to prohibition over mixed policy. Theodore Roosevelt is cited in a letter as stressing consistency between spending on wet and dry goods.
A terse dialogue contrasts opinions on Chugson and motor cars. Greene is labeled a hypochondriac with no disease, while Wise notes many complaints. The speakers discuss perceptions and rivalry, hinting at underlying tensions.
A jumble of quoted lines and notes reflects miscellaneous phrases and captions. The assorted snippets include remarks about firemen in evening dress and a damp rug technique, a sawed off sermon placeholder, a playful misquote about a right handed lock on a left handed door, and brief exchanges between a mother and a young man.
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