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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
4
The article quotes Goldsmith on justice as the origin of all virtues and examines social effects from moral duty to civic behavior. It also recalls Burns and Disraeli anecdotes, alongside a humorous note on Cambridge bathrooms and morning chapel attendance.
A note ties smoking of the coltsfoot plant to Roman references in Pliny and the London Chronicle. It mentions coltsfoot’s name meaning cough easer, notes British youths smoking it still, and cites Ernst von Dobschutz comparing Harvard cheering to ancient Rome and Byzantium practices observed at synods.
A lioness was fed into a German town school, an object Jesson disrupted the class and chased it out, illustrating jungle ways as the lesson’s practical result. The piece notes human reactions, including a man who borrows a paper and delays others by lingering over his breakfast and the day’s news.
An American doctor has been named mistress of the robes by Queen May, a decision that will become a chatter point for longtime acquaintances and society circles for years to come.
The piece notes that the wlit skirt remains oddly vague despite jokes and criticism. Public familiarity has lessened the sting, and in some cases the garment appears surprisingly becoming.
The speaker rejects blaming hens for a short age of eggs. They suggest there may be few hens, yet deny any hen would neglect her duty knowingly. The remark hints at poultry and farm duties in a period setting.
In a 1912 McClure syndicate tale, seamstress Nancy Cricket, tired of shabby rooms and endless sewing, shares a city life with Miss Mina Brown and Mr. Benjamin Dickson. Dickson woos Nancy with a ride in his red car, hints of suffrage, and a marriage proposal at a church, leading to a planned wedding in one month.
Two investigators report the luminous glow of the glow-worm or firefly larva measured at 0.0048 candlepower per square centimeter. They note the flash is likely many times brighter than the steady glow, suggesting if reproduced the luminous material could offer efficient lighting with lower wall space than current artificial sources.
A Pearson's Magazine writer argues that modern importation of new creeds from America breeds confusion. The author notes a personal scene where a hostess and her daughter in the country are pulled into the trend, illustrating the cultural friction.
The daughter talks about marriage prospects and a wealthy suitor Wilfred who spruces up with a new tennis lawn, rose garden, and a billiard room turned library. The vicar's wife responds with dry humor noting the rise of luxuries among the rich.
Too much sulphur in gas, not soot, blackens ceilings and corrodes metal. Sulur dioxide from combustion stains wallpaper and dulls silverware. purer gas could keep ceilings white and silver bright, if companies spent more on purification.
Ida M Shepler notes a growth in small farms adopting flocks of 40 to 60 acres, citing mutton demand and lamb production. She warns of gid, a brain worm from canine eggs, explaining transmission, symptoms, and the lack of a cure, urging early detection and safe disposal to prevent spread.
This piece urges farmers to reclaim unproductive land by draining, removing stones and dead trees, and fencing wasteland to convert it to pasture or productive crop land. It compares farmland fertility to a bank and stresses timely investment in soil nutrients to avoid loitering fields and loss of profit.
The article argues rising poultry and egg prices justify expanding production. It recalls past egg prices and suggests farmers shift from cotton to poultry to boost income. It urges workers to supply demand and help households earn extra income through poultry profits.
With horses entering heavy labor and thin condition, collars may not fit snugly, causing sore shoulders and necks. Tighten buckles, smooth surfaces by hand, avoid knives or combs, wash necks at night, remove dirt, and apply lime sulfur and tannin powder to heal and toughen the surface. Careful handling helps weak horses through late spring workloads.
There is little chance of error in hog farming. A farmer with a few good hogs can use his chewing milk and to eat part of the corn not fit for market, selling both at high prices.
Moody Bible Institute study on Luke eleven 1-13 emphasizes teaching by example formula and parable. It highlights Jesus as model teacher, concern for church leader character, and how prayer pedagogy unfolds from the Lord’s Prayer to practical trust and perseverance in daily life.
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