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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
4
Lawrence Devlin and Ernestine Childs marry as the market crashes. they retreat into poverty adopting a shared life of frugality. He poses as a job-hunting millionaire, while she embraces a poorer lifestyle. She discovers his ruse when he becomes a Pink Taxi driver, prompting a dramatic confrontation and return to normalcy.
A German physician asserts racial skin color shifts with diet not genetics. He claims primitives were black from manganese in fruit and roots, Americans redskins from raw meat, Mongols from herbs rich in chloride, and Caucasians owe pink tones to salt intake.
A brief dialogue mentions avoiding frivolous things and pursuing deep subjects like history. A lady shows mild interest as the speaker references Geussler the tyrant and a Swiss salute, framed as a light literary remark in a 19th or early 20th century voice.
Erosion is described as astonishing as the Mississippi River erodes soil across multiple states, gradually reclaiming territory and altering land boundaries. The piece notes the river has "stolen" enough land to form a small state.
A seasoned alligator in the Tayra River region killed about 30 people over two months, terrorizing two nearby villages with a total population of 250. Locals feared the creature until a baited hook captured it, the enormous 24 foot predator showing mossy scales and ancient age, over a century old.
Stirling town council voted to abolish the ancient bellman post after centuries of service. The move includes a request for the current holder to return the town bell, which has been used by others to make public announcements.
A sophisticated velvet coat with a wide fur border and oversized cuffs draws praise at a New York Ritz display of American design. The coat features a fur neck piece, satin lining, and easy cut lines, reflecting a fresh take on the full skirt trend and European inspiration.
From winter fashions Jules Bottomley notes caps for theater and dance. Two new bonnet styles shown include a flowered chiffon opera bonnet with marabout edging and a collapsible neckpiece, plus a gold gauze cap inspired by the Ditch bonnet with silk roses. These caps, made from glittering fabrics, are deemed indispensable for the season.
Black lingerie appears as a new fashion item made of chiffon and lace. It follows the desire for change in style and is crafted as elaborately as colored predecessors. Black lace often appears with pink chiffon, and many negligee garments are created in black fabrics, though not meant for mourning.
A chalk white tulle veil worked with blue threads is described as improving complexion markedly. An ivory white tulle with black chenille spots also claims complexion improvement for a young woman just past her youth.
The report notes Harvard Yale gate receipts totaling 137000 dollars and discusses coaching speculation at Princeton with Eddie Hart a leading candidate. Notre Dame alumnus Darias is linked to Madison coach prospects while Illinois beats Chicago ending a 21 game nonloss streak and a plan for Princeton to face a western eleven in 1916.
Baseball notes suggest Dunn the veteran Atlanta catcher may oversee Dallas next season. McGraw expresses satisfaction over obtaining Bob Marshall the star catcher of the Three. Boston pastor claims baseball could civilize heathen cannibals if introduced. New York fails to handle Tilly Shafer but Feds pursue him. Matty McIntyre ex Detroit and White Sox slugger moves to Lincoln Western league as manager next season.
Packey McFarland and Freddie Welsh are matched for a January bout in New York. Californians challenge the anti boxing amendment as class legislation. Willie Beecher shines as a lightweight with a loquacious manager. Jeff Smith, New York middleweight, lost on points to Mack King over 20 rounds for the Antipodes championship in Sydney.
Etawah the 2.03 champion four year old has recovered his sight according to owner Dago Jones. The gelding, bought from Denver, may race in the Cox table next year. Montreal Jockey Club mutual betting machines will be built on the American mutual plan replacing French part mutuals. Grand Circuit drivers expected to win ten or more races include Murphy George Cox Snow McDonald Garrison and McMahan.
Frank Gotch is described amid broad acres in Iowa as a great athlete noted for past fall activities. Zbyszko is held for a short visit with friends in Petrograd as those friends allegedly shell Cracow in the interim.
English billiards draw American players, especially in Chicago and New York. Johnny Kling is batting .750 at billiards and leads the Interstate three-cushion tournament.
The United States Golf Association has advanced its annual dinner by one week and will hold the event in New York on January 4. The change affects attendees and scheduling for golf officials and members in the region.
Dr Albert Kraenzlein returns to America after coaching in Germany. Andre the noted French all around athlete was reported killed in action but this proved unfounded. Hannes Kolehmainen won the Brooklyn prospect park cross country championship finishing a full eighth of a mile ahead of T Darden.
Pretty wash cloths are not attractive on their own as gifts, but crocheting a pink or blue border with D. M. C. embroidery cotton and adding nitinia in cross-stitch in one corner makes them appealing. A half dove design completed in a Christmas box would be an acceptable gift and easy for any child to make.
In the heart of Europe lies the Neutral Territory of Moregnet, a tiny 1% square mile domain encircled by mountains. Independently governed since 1815 under Prussia and Belgium guarantees, it hosts a rich zinc mine and a mining community, with Aix-la-Chapelle five miles away and Liege 28 miles distant.
The Belgian Prussian border enclave Moresnet blends customs rules amid no dedicated currency and a shared police absence. Since 1841 it has governed itself with a mayor and council, residents choosing Belgian or Prussian courts and military service, while plebiscites and shifting loyalties shape its uncertain future.
The piece argues a fine voice without emotion fails to move listeners. It stresses expression, phrasing, and dynamic contrast as essential to engaging intellect and heart, not just the ear. It urges studying articulation to reveal a song’s meaning and avoid monotony.
Australia’s Possibilities suggests wheat production capacity could reach about one billion bushels yearly. Presently about one hundred million bushels are produced with thirty thousand square miles under wheat. five hundred thousand square miles could be cultivated to expand output.
Johnston notes a rich legacy of art works antiques and bric a brac from an ancestor a connoisseur and a pawnbroker uncle confirms the lineage with a practical eye on keepsakes and value.
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