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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
5
An old prepackaged remedy advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest safe cure for indigestion and related stomach distress. It claims rapid relief from gas fullness sourness heartburn and dizziness and urges households to keep a bottle ready for family use.
A brief exchange questions whether kissing can be immune to germs and cheekily wonders if even affection carries germs, highlighting skepticism about scientific claims in a humorous, antiquated tone.
A Hillsboro Illinois mother reports her child’s eczema began as pimples on the legs, worsened by itching and burning, and says Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured in ten days after two months of symptoms. The ad notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide and offers a free 32-page Skin Book from Boston.
The passage notes cities revered by various groups. Allahabad is the holy city for Indian Muslims, Benares for Hindus, and Cuzco for the ancient Incas. Jerusalem holds central sacred status for Jews and Christians, while Mecca Medina and Damascus are pivotal to Muslims. Moscow and Kiel are sacred to Russians.
In a brief local exchange, neighbors discuss Charlie's health after a strain episode. Rumor notes he collapsed while attempting to roll a cigarette in strong wind. Authorities have not released further details.
A fragment shows a skeptical exchange about joining a Wanderlust club and earning good standing with walking papers. The dialogue mocks religious pretensions and fashion, noting a wife’s influence and questioning a man’s faith kept in his wife’s name.
A reader recounts personal coffee headaches and how switching to Postum cured them. The letter praises Postum by the Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan, noting two forms Regular and Instant with boiled prep and quick dissolve.
A New Hampshire inventor creates a toy dump cart that echoes real equipment. Pressing a spring releases the bottom and dumps contents, lifting the rear slightly while the horse on a single wheel remains in place, improving on prior models that require manual unloading.
In February 1913 at latitude 15 degrees south a ship in mid ocean witnessed noon sun with the sun directly overhead. W B Gibbs and another man stood bolt upright facing each other, showing no lateral shadow on deck as the sun reached its highest point.
A brief dialogue has a guest expressing pleasure at accepting dinner. The host notes that without the guest there would be 13 at the table, and mamma’s superstition would have delayed the seating.
A boy presents his father with a large haberdasher bill. The father scolds him for extravagance and failure to provide for a rainy day. The boy explains that part of the bill covers a $25 raincoat and $16 for umbrellas, illustrating his point.
A witty aside notes that the nose and chin never agree as words constantly pass between them, implying humorous facial discord. The brief remark plays on facial features as a joke about communication.
A humorous survey notes how vernacular shifts across the United States. It cites examples from Boston, New York, and New England on terms for games, shoes, and horse stables while tracing regional variations in expressions such as bridge, pitch, heeled and tapped, balting stable, and by gorry.
A Cleveland engineer’s son Tom Hoyt receives a custom toy car driven by a tiny electric motor with a clutch and no brakes, limited to six miles per hour, praised as the most practical little car. A Protestant mission school teacher overhears a four year old mispronounce a psalm, reciting an altered verse about Mrs Murphy.
Ancient money linked coin values to animals such as sheep and lambs. The term Keshah in Genesis means pieces of money literally a lamb. Pecunia derives from pecus meaning sheep and other livestock, while early coins bore animal figures like horse bull and hog.
Four year old John tried to run a forbidden lawn mower. His mother stopped him and ordered an hour in the house. John replied he would rather run it twice and stay inside than not run it at all.
An ancient Indian emerald mine of the Andes in Colombia was rediscovered by a native guided by an old parchment map. He sought the lost Somon doco mine, operated centuries before the Spanish arrived in 1566, wandering for years in search of the site.
The piece discusses Adam and Eve’s coverings, God’s method of atonement, and the believer’s need to accept Jesus Christ as Savior. It cites Genesis, Psalms, Isaiah, Romans, and Corinthians to argue that true covering comes by faith, not works, with emphasis on the Lamb slain and righteousness by faith. It ends with a personal testimony of seeking Christ.
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