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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
7
A girl with a pink parasol jokes that a slow young man asked for a kiss. She says she wore a knotted vela and it took him ages to untie the knot, prompting laughter from his chum. The quip appears in Mack's Monthly.
The Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pa suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and heart fluttering. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he regained strength. He notes continued faith in the remedy and approves the advertisement claim. Also mentions free household hints music and recipes offer.
Westwood Maryland resident Mrs John F Ricuagos reports almost wreck conditions from monthly pains back and side inflammation and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after following directions closely. She urges other women to seek help and notes letters are answered confidentially by a woman.
The Missouri state corn contest praised ridge land yields with a 100 bushels and five pounds per acre by L. F. Cottey of Edina. Chris Smith of Bunceton won several awards including best ten ears and best ten acres, while M. McCauley of Deniph an claimed top South Missouri nine yield. Judges Guy D. Kirby and Arch A. Johnson set new court rules for Greene County circuit court, prompting attention among regional lawyers.
The census bureau estimates Missouri farm products produced total 250,038,000 dollars with duplicates from crop values entering live stock totals. Field crops valued at 220,664,000 dollars include slaughtered domestic animals 159,259,000 eggs 19,246,000 poultry 14,475,000 vegetables 13,008,000 milk and butter 15,085,000 orchard and small fruits 6,585,000 Rowers and plants 1,183,000. Egg production reached 111,817,010 dozens about 34 dozen per person.
Within two hours of the time they were to be taken to the penitentiary W F Owen and C L Newton escaped Bates county jail by digging through a brick wall and lowering themselves from a second story window with blankets.
A H Hinchey resigns as city editor of the Republican in Cape Girardeau after years in the post. He also takes the secretary role at the Cape Comimer cal Club, marking a shift in local newsroom and club leadership.
Benjamin F. Sheley aged seven died on his farm near New Hroomfield of pneumonia. He was born and raised in Callaway County and had lived on the farm the last 65 years.
H. H. Edmonson died at Clinton after a brief illness from meningitis. He was for many years a railroad agent for the St Louis and San Francisco.
Start Your Baby With Sound Health We cannot all start life with the advantages of money but every child born is entitled to the heritage of good health Through ignorance or carelessness in feeding a baby its stomach may be deranged The condition spreads to the bowels and great suffering results There is no occasion for alarm give the baby a small dose of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Mrs Earl Dudley of Magnolia Ark proclaims it the best medicine It is a pleasant laxative mild non irritating and contains pepsin Suitable for infants children women old people and all who dislike harsh remedies Sold by druggists at fifty cents or one dollar a bottle Money back guarantee Sample on request to W T Caldwell Monticello Illinois
Miss Lillian Hill lectured in Cleveland on urgencies and love. She argued beauty often matters more than intellect in romance, noting that intellect can imply nerves and illness. An old maid from Vassar quipped that men prefer a well formed girl to a well informed one.
A man at a bar smugly jokes about his wife being upset by his suggestion to go to the theater after dinner. The bartender serves another drink as the wife laments a long day crafting preserves. The scene closes with the man ordering a third drink.
A saying emphasizes that the worker at the base who steadies the ladder serves the country more than the climber at the top. It reflects a view that steady groundwork enables progress and safety for all involved.
A brief in a local column notes how the boastful man’s overconfidence is quickly shown up, as peers or a bystander challenges his claims and reveals practical limits in a sharp, cautionary moment. The episode underscores humility and practical wisdom over arrogance.
In a brief dialogue, a speaker asks if belief in faith cures is real. The reply notes that faith itself can seem to work as a cure, citing personal cases where confidence produced healing effects.
Advertisement proclaims the Lewis Single Binder cigar as the top choice among men who smoke and claims it is preferred by more male smokers than any other six cent cigar on the market.
A reflective maxim states that it is easier for most men to pray for forgiveness than to resist temptation. The line lingers as a moral prompt addressing human frailty and self-control.
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