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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
6
A child in Miss Townsend’s class confides her future aim to become a teacher, explaining she would rather be a teacher than a lady. The moment captures common schoolyard aspirations as a young pupil speaks with a favored teacher about life goals.
Mrs. W. J. Cleland of Kingsley Michigan reports a thirteen month old child with a severe facial eruption spreading from pimples to a large sore across one cheek and nostril. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the rash calmed, stopped spreading, and healed in a few days with no scarring. Sample offers and address provided.
A humorous Puck essay notes chickens are stubborn and curious creatures. The piece jokes that many try to raise poultry but underestimate the animals intelligence as they age. It cites a wire partition and open door illustrating chickens’ reluctance to use the door, preferring a futile plunge through the wire.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions canning factories, pricing hints, forms, and an ad style booklet. The readable parts reference a springtime advertisement and a quip about a woman gaining weight not broadening the mind, suggesting a humorous or promotional notice with unspecified date and place details.
A concise study notes that women who marry primarily to secure a home face ongoing costs and obligations beyond the purchase, reflecting social pressures and economic tradeoffs faced by domestic arrangements.
Missouri state news reports Kansas City births exceeded deaths in the past year with 2 078 male and 2061 female births and 2092 male and 2066 female deaths. Epidemic of meningeal illness largely absent. most deaths due to ordinary illnesses. Springfield Trust Company elects officers for new 2 million capital. W M Wade named president. Receivers appointed for Kansas City Gas Company in federal court after rate hike deemed unpayable.
Brief items from Jefferson City report on Missouri law exam results for 89 new students and 12 repeaters with 5 passing licenses to practice before the supreme court. It lists names of those who passed the bar and notes controversy over penitentiary punishments, water cure claims, and reforms toward humane handling. Also covered are Missouri Highway Association actions on a state highway department and a constitutional tax amendment proposal. Governor Hadley reception and a bill drafting county roads authority are mentioned along with Marion county judge George W. Pine drafting a county roads bill.
A $20,000 blaze devastated a stable and an adjoining apartment hall in Lexington. Sparks damaged nearby vehicles and feed, with substantial losses reported to equipment. A man’s body was later found in the Missouri River near Baltimore landing, identified only by a dollar watch linked to the victim.
Mrs. George Meyers living near Griv's Summit left her three children in the cottage while she went to the village. On return only charred remains of two younger children were found with the oldest missing, fire cause unknown. Combined with a separate case, Edward Pickens was sentenced to forty years for murdering Fred Porat at Brandon last September. the jury returned a guilty verdict after an all night deliberation.
Reports from southern Missouri counties describe continued drought harming winter wheat with under half an inch of rain in two months. Ponds and streams run very low as dry conditions persist.
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