Mansfield area classified roundup with ads and notices
Local ads offer 26 inch wire at 18 percent, 320 acre Colorado homesteads, farm loan options in Wright and Douglas counties, sales of a mare in foal, local business notices from Busby farm, fruit supply by C. V. Ashworth, 5 percent discount on buggies and hacks, Dr Riley’s travel dates, California perfume rights and Crystal Washing powder agency, coat sale at cost, and a Mansfield market classifieds snapshot with various services.
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Busby Farm
Mansfield
Hartville
Mansfield Road
Sarah Busby
Fruit Ranch in Bit ter Root Valley Montana Ad
The C W Kerr Company offers a large tract of developed and undeveloped land in Bit ter Root Valley Montana with perfect climate. Features include grand scenery fine water mild winters and cool summers ideal for hunting and fishing. Write for prices and details.
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Bitter Root
Montana
Pacific
C. W. Kerr Company
Andrus Building
Minneapolis
Minn
Adv
Italian Professor Claims Radium Found in Dew
An Italian university professor announces the discovery of radium in ordinary dew, suggesting new sources for this radioactive element. The claim highlights potential scientific breakthroughs and raises questions about measurement and verification.
Short and Edwards General Blacksmiths
SHORT and EDWARDS General Blacksmiths offer horseshoeing pipe fitting and gasoline engine repairs. A local church directory lists C P church with Rev Jos. Davis as pastor meeting 4th Saturday night and Sunday monthly, Baptist church with Rev R B Carnett, Methodist church services and Sunday school details for area residents.
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C. P. Church
Jos. Davis
G. W. Freeeman
Bargain Day Offer For The Springfield Republican Subscriptions
The Great Newspaper of the Ozarks announces a Bargain Day rate of $2.50 for a single subscription or $4.00 for one new and one old subscription through February 1 1914. The paper promises rural route and surrounding towns same day delivery and notes a readers prize of $2500 with $500 in gold to be distributed in coming weeks.
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Ozarks
Springfield Missouri Republican
Republican
Ady
Hartville couple takes charge of Frisco Club Hotel
Mr. Brewster and his wife from near Hartville visited this week en route to Springfield to assume control of the Frisco Club hotel. They traded 14 acres near Hartville and 240 acres near Mountain Grove to secure the position.
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Brewster
Hartville
Springfield
Mountain Grove
House Boss In Egypt
The Mirror 52 describes an oppressive Egyptian household where a stern man used a stick or small club to punish women. It notes that mummies in graves show many women had forearm fractures from such blows, as the husband would strike when in a bad mood and injuries occurred while they protected their faces.
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Egypt
Easy Expiration Misquote From Edward Lear Letter
A humorous fragment compares a pocket watch and a hall clock with Lear style whimsy. The character insists the watch is correct while noting the clock runs fast when warmed in a heated hall.
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Glorgio
Edward Lear
Woman's Sense of Honor Debate
A discussion in Atlantic contrasts young and older women's views on sense of honor. A young woman dismisses it as nonexistent while an older, wiser woman affirms its existence but notes personal choice matters. The piece probes the complexity of women’s honor.
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Atlantic
Aged tree spared at Canandaigua lake shore site
On the Canandaigua lake shore near Tichenor Springs a venerable tree aged at least eight centuries was spared after highway improvements prompted protests. The highway commission, responding to public outcry, decided not to remove the tree.
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WIII
Canandaigua Lake Shore
Tichenor Springs
Highway Commission
Waterloo
Different Method of Talking
A mother recalls a three year old child learning about human speech and intelligence versus animals. When asked to obey, the child tearfully asks how a ruler can talk if it has no intellect, revealing a child's literal view of language and authority.
Didn't Seem to Sult Him Bobbie Four-Year-Old Slang Prompted Spanking
A four year old boy named Bobby who enjoyed older company was spanked by his mother and cried asking if she still loved him. He told her his recent punishment did not look like her love.
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Bobbie
Bobby
Skeleton of Viking Warrior Found in Caithness Sand Bank
A human skeleton unearthed in a sand bank at Reay Caithness Scotland is believed to be that of a Viking. Nearby lies the ancient bridle of a war horse, suggesting a martial grave or ritual context.
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Reay
Caithness
Scotland
Bride at market seeks boneless meat in playful exchange
A bride on her first market trip asks for meat without bone fat or gristle. The butcher quips Yo In am suggests an egr Youth's Companion in a light local humor vignette.
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Deapal
Berlin professor seeks school to teach love
A Berlin teacher proposes a new idea, a school of love to teach the rudiments of lovemaking. He questions the common belief that lovers are born not made and argues for education in affection.
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Berlin
Reminding Him in a Conversation Fragment
A brief dialogue from the ion ton Transcript shows Mrs. Peck asserting patience while recalling her husband's early troublesome behavior. The exchange highlights a light domestic tone and mutual reproach.
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Peck
Mrs. Peck
Ionton Transcript
Saint and devil in a wife of them all
A compact Tatler quote contrasts saints and devils among men, noting a married woman learns nothing new from others. The line reflects social satire on male folly and female experience in marriage.
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the Tatler
What She Saw In Him
Dialogue fragment shows Mr. Meekton claiming his wife admired a trait in him and she retorts she admired his nerve in wanting to be her husband, illustrating a sharp exchange about marriage choice and perception.
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Mr. Meekton
The Exception and the Question of Veracity
A fragmented note explores who should see truth and who may doubt it, raising questions about perception, evidence, and certainty without concrete details or names.
Energy That Counts in Action and Debate
A compact reflection on how decisive energy powers progress and how disagreements spark new ideas. It framing contrasts between action and contention, suggesting that strong effort drives movement and growth. The quote honors disciplined effort over aimless quarrel, crediting purposeful work.
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Herbert Kaufman
The Measure of a Man in the Modern Girl's View
A satirical remark from The Tatler contends the true measure of a man lies not in stature or nose, but in the depth of his pocketbook as seen by the modern girl.
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the Tatler
Wily Wooer and the Fair Lady Exchange Jests
A witty exchange from a Boston Transcript excerpt features an ardent suitor declaring his fortune at the lady’s feet and the fair one quipping that his fortune is modest yet will seem grand beside her small feet. The banter captures light social humor.
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Ardent Sultor
Boston Transcript
Affection and distance in Emersonian thought
A compact meditation on love and longing noting that affection remains sublime even without direct contact or continued tokens. The passage emphasizes internal sentiment over external reinforcement, reflecting Emersonian individualism and emotional self sufficiency.
Hidden Struggle Sparks Civil Action Or Public Demand
A fragment suggests a call for sustained pressure or strong-arm methods to secure demands, indicating social or political tension. Names, places, and concrete details are absent, leaving the core idea of persistent force to obtain certain ends.
Advacy of Kindness Selected Quote
In Advocacy of Kindness a saying urges gentle treatment of the elderly who have traveled a long road and kindness to the young who face a long journey ahead. The words reflect a timeless ethic urging care across generations and a hopeful view of youth.
Valuable Stamp Collection Sale Sets Swiss Stamps Record
A Paris sale highlighted how stamp collecting has become specialized with a collection of Swiss stamps selling for about $40,000, illustrating growing interest and values in dedicated collecting circles.
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Paris
Heaven Up-to-Date Gatekeeper Dialog
A humorous exchange unfolds at the celestial entrance as a man declares memory gaps about wicked words and asks Gabriel for the dicta staph, while the recording angel issues an order. The scene blends mythic figures with satirical tone.
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Heaven
Gabriel
Angel
Photographic device to record vibrations invented in England
A simple apparatus used to photographically measure and record vibrations of a machine or building. The device originated in England and aims to provide a visual record of oscillations for analysis and measurement.
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England
Dally Thought on Hidden Good Works Like Veins of Water
A reflective line compares unseen good deeds to water flowing underground that quietly nourishes the ground and keeps it green, attributed to Carlylo.
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Dally
Carlylo
Fugitive Poet Scribbles Note on Evasive Fame
A fragment suggests a fugitive poet known as Scribbles claims success with evasive verse. The remark hints at heightened attention and a media-fueled notoriety, though details remain unclear.
Not Up to Expectations in Cleveland Plain Dealer Tale
George reveals secrets of his past to the speaker, who expresses strong disappointment. The Plain Dealer framing emphasizes a personal setback and emotional reaction to unexpected revelations.
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George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
True Love Bargains Worsen Yet Man Not Favored
The Boston Transcript notes that even as romantic bargains sour, the man who devalues himself loses favor with women, reflecting social attitudes toward self-respect and courtship dynamics.
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Boston Transcript
Proper Pride and the Faith of a Mother
A Dickens quote contrasts pride with motherhood, stating pride cannot be a mother’s pride in her children because true pride combines faith and hope, two cardinal virtues, into a protective, aspirational maternal spirit.
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Dickens
Man's Clothes Never Judge a Man by His Clothes
A pondering note reflects on judging a man by attire and mentions he may have three or four grownup daughters.
Largest Bird of Pray see
The world’s largest bird of prey is described in this brief note with hints at its size and hunting prowess. It outlines the bird’s imposing silhouette and notable predatory behavior, inviting readers to imagine its vast scale and dominance in its habitat.
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Freeman-Miller
Otero
Crowley Counties
Colorado
B.t.elliott & Co
Locators
Fowler, Colo
N. J. Craig
Wright
Douglas Counties
C.V. Ashworth
John Deere
Ady J.D. Reynouds
California
Short & Edwards General Blacksmiths
Church Directory
the Great Newspaper
Emerson
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