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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
9
Condensed news items from around the world. Congressional notes report the federal supreme court declined to enjoin Des Moines Iowa from enforcing its central ordinance while the court weighs its constitutionality.
A rash of tragic events includes two boys burned rescuing their father, a deadly posse shootout in Oak Grove Louisiana, a Norwegian ship lost off New England, a nitroglycerin scare in Jamestown New York, and crude oil hitting a Gulf Coast record. Many other incidents cover murders, robberies, accidents, and legal actions across the United States with hospital overcrowding from fireworks, indictments, and rail robberies.
A Sunday Magazine piece recounts a harsh moment between brothers William and Henry. William resents Henry’s constant following and his father admonishes him to treat Henry as sacred. William mutters he would “break your blamed face” if not sacred, revealing tension in their relation.
A Bristol Times item recalls three year old Freddie ready to discard petticoats for knickerbockers. At breakfast his mother proclaims the moment, and the child, pleased, shows off his new attire. He asks, "Mumimle, can I call on Pill now?" in youthful exuberance.
A clipped exchange questions whether an informer exists in a family. The speaker challenges the notion, then notes concern that a baby shows a tendency to squeal, prompting a tersely worded response about the remark and its implications.
The prompt provides a cryptic dialogue about a train collision described as telescoping. It includes garbled phrasing "L saw atare" and does not present a clear event, person, or place to report with dated details or verifiable entities.
A surgeon recalls insomnia and indigestion from coffee, says stopping coffee and using Postum steadied his hand and health. The ad promotes Instant Postum powder and Postum Cereal Co. Battle Creek, Mich, with pricing and trial offer.
A Mexican laborer in San Bernardino California suffered months of severe pains as two beans entered his head through the left ear. One bean sprouted into an embryo plant nearly an inch long, growing inside the ear canal before a physician removed them.
The star boarder asks for corn, the landlady replies nothing is in season. She adds that everything is out of season at times, except the prune, in a dry humor exchange.
The Cincinnati Enquirer quips that a pessimist is a man who takes an umbrella to a ball game, reflecting playful weather or mood humor from the era.
A reflective line notes self denial as a journey back, with a quip on daily health and bat apples attributed to Coyne. The fragment hints at a satirical or moral style urging consistent healthy habits and personal accountability.
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