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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
5
A Colorado man designs a Y shaped wire frame with a spindle and cord groove to spin a top. The cord loops around the groove and, when pulled, drives the top to gain momentum and spin after leaving the handle.
A plan for building a boy’s library with monthly book purchases. Organize by departments History Biography Poetry Fiction Science Amusements Handicrafts Travel Exploration Religion. A balanced, steady growth makes the collection valuable even with one new book yearly.
The London Chronicle notes Sir Edwin Landseer as ambidextrous beyond mere left handed drawing. Mrs. Cowden Clarke recalls Landseer claiming he could draw with both hands at once, then proving it by simultaneously sketching a horse with one hand and a dog with the other.
A literary gag argues that Shakespeare was likely a broker because no man furnished so many quotations. The quip playfully treats quotes as trade, implying his prolific borrowing and distribution of phrases.
The Bureau of Education in Manila issues a treatise on good manners to accompany primary lessons. It describes teaching Filipino children etiquette norms alongside English, geography, and history, including proper table manners, polite speech, and social conduct through dialogues and plays.
A new sash lamp shown in Popular Electricity can serve as bicycle lamp, camping light and general use. It features a bicycle clamp and pocket rope hanger, a side steady light switch and flash button, a 2% volt tungsten lamp powered by batteries for about five hours, and a large efficient reflector.
The term Indian File comes from a North American Indian custom when on the warpath. They moved in single file to tread in the leader’s footprints and erase the followers’ prints. This hid their numbers and often their location from enemies.
A boy named Arthur spends a day with his aunt as she intends to please him on his birthday. She plans to ask the teacher about his behavior at school, but he appeals to her not to. The exchange reveals a playful dynamic between aunt and nephew.
The Granite State notes that New Hampshire is commonly called the Granite State due to its abundant granite deposits in the northern section.
The article surveys English coronations from Alfred the Great through Oliver Cromwell, tracing ceremonies that shifted from warrior elevation on shields to formal religious anointing. It highlights Harold Godwinson, William the Conqueror, Henry VII, Mary I, Elizabeth I, James I, and Cromwell, noting shifts in power, ritual, and national identity.
An advertisement extols Cascarets to cleanse the stomach and bowels for a morning relief from headaches and bilious symptoms. It also includes lines about Putnam Dyes and a note on "feeble-minded" women in Pennsylvania, plus other product pitches and stray phrases from the era.
Dialogue between Griggs and Twigge notes a slow path to comfortable income from their business. Twigge jokes that by then income tax may be abolished, reflecting financial worries and optimism about future policy.
A Elyria Ohio man, F. J. Busher, describes a decade long scalp problem that caused itching scales and hair loss. After trying various remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, washing twice daily and applying the ointment. Within weeks the scales disappeared and he was cured in two months. Sample offer and address included.
The dialogue presents Patience claiming she is thirty but implied older, while Patrice asserts she is forty yet counters with a twenty eight claim. The exchange highlights tension over honesty about age.
A witty remark about a mother who permits children to do things their father forbids. The speaker notes many friends will cry but spare a dollar, implying financial sting accompanies emotional loss.
A dinner at Simla honors Sir Guy Sleetwood Wilson, former finance member. He recalls his first budget statement before the council in deadly heat that caused every member to fall asleep, and he admits he himself dozed during the delivery. The anecdote is set against Kolkata heat and compares to a duke of Devonshire who yawned during a maid en speech in Parliament.
An Illinois man developed a process to produce and market a rain coat that could be retailed from 10 cents upward. The article notes the coats are made in and positioned for broad distribution, signaling a plan to bring inexpensive outerwear to a wide consumer base.
An Integral piece of Waterproof paper coats are produced at a cost not exceeding five cents each and may be folded to fit in a common envelope. The coats, made of oiled or paraffin vellum parchment paper, resemble silk and can be used two to three times. They feature reinforced seams and are held by glue with two side underarm seams.
A Mr Stout claimed Peggy's dog bit him. Peggy testified the claim false, arguing the dog was vegetarian and could not bite. The exchange underscores the quirky dispute and Peggy's defense in a light court-room moment.
Annie Nathan Meyer reflects on the panic among painters at photography s emergence and contrasts painting s historic role with the kodaked generation. She cites a Moniteur Universel 1829 snippet praising daguerreotype as indelible and faithful and notes a French proposal to empower travelers with a portable image-fixing apparatus.
Miss Elele De Wolfe voices views on an engagement between a man from a rich Knickerbocker family and her mother's French maid. She says marriages of that type are seldom happy and cites a bootmaker joke about a servant second marriage. Her quip: soles make stiff uppers.
Rev. EB Heslop of Wie ton Pa suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and exhaustion. After using five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling vanished and he regained strength. He remained convinced of the remedy's benefits and later endorsed it. Correspondence offered for more information and free household hints and music.
Washington Georgia mayor repeats recommendation of Peruna as a trusted cold remedy for his family. He notes its effectiveness in curing colds and apotonics, urging every family to keep Peruna at home. A free Life Almanac from the Peruna Company is offered with purchase.
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