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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
4
A playful dialogue shows Mrs. Torkins urging her husband Charley to be candid if he enlists, asking him to inform her promptly so she can speak to the general about his care. She chides his carelessness over footwear and meals as they discuss enlistment.
An old style advertisement promotes Cascarets as a safe overnight remedy to cleanse and regulate the stomach and liver, remove sour food and foul gases, and ease constipation without gripe. It contrasts with salts and purgatives and claims 10 cents a box with widespread use.
In a terse exchange Miss Mabel defines a manly man as one who leaves when the girl is not strong enough to dismiss him. The clock marks eleven as she hides a yawn and responds coolly to Mr Bkinner’s probing question.
A vintage advertisement offers Cuticura Ointment and Soap for facial and hand care with a free sample via mail from Boston. The piece also includes a light comic line about the Smiths moving furniture and a quip about entering jumping events. It notes the United States built 1,006 new large boats in 1916.
A heated editorial excerpt argues liquor consumption rose while deaths fell, citing the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Statistical Abstract. It features a Munchausen satire and a tale of a distillery wagon driver who abstains to protect his job, claiming drivers are the country’s greatest teetotalers.
Detroit Times editor Mr Schermerhorn argues against liquor advertising in newspapers. He says carrying tragedy stories about liquor alongside cures and ads misleads readers and likens it to the nurse marrying the undertaker to catch the patient. He compares liquor advertising to actions behind the bar.
A New York advertising journal notes reduced alcohol use by business men. The Advertising Club of New York spent $30 on alcohol for lunch and dinner service across 26 working days, with about 4,000 meals served, averaging under eight tenths of a cent per person per meal and about one in forty diners having a drink.
The Georgia Press Association voted to bar all intoxicants at its events, with only two negative votes and no speeches against. A German note in Berlin referenced bans on alcohol as a social danger. A New Jersey firm found drinkers among workers cost the company wages and days lost, highlighting productivity loss.
President Wilson approves instructions governing sale of town sites along the Seward to Fairbanks government railroad in Alaska. Rules prohibit liquor, gambling, and immorality on lots under forfeiture. Secretary Lane's order bans drinking saloons on government lands in Yosemite Park.
In a vignette from Mary Daddy's Evening NW, Pinky Pig argues that pigs are happiest being pigs. He and the other pigs reject envy of birds and people, preferring their pigpen life. They link tails and sing their simple refrain, celebrating plain, contented existence.
The piece notes that a truly beautiful smile stems from cheerfulness within the heart rather than mere facial muscle. Surface smiles weary observers, but genuine cheerfulness never tires the viewer, as the Girls' Companion remarks.
A playful word puzzle asks why pulling a dog's tail is like a tea caddy. It hinges on a pun about tea and teasing, linking mischief with a tea container in a light, humorous tone.
A concise look at the motive behind early railroad invention and the emergence of the locomotive. The discussion connects the inventor’s aims with the development of steam powered rail transport and its impact on industry and travel.
A sermon outline by Rev. B B Sutcliffe on Gen 3 6 outlining sin as a simple act that separates man from God. It explains the nature of sin as a doubt of God's love and word, a rebellion against God, and its results of shame and self righteousness. It cites God's seeking grace and the need for blood sacrifice and a substitute to remove sin.
A meditation on religion as the force that steers men toward bold, noble acts over easy selfish ones. It asserts religion lifts spirits, consoles in hardship, and urges acceptance of heavy burdens, guiding feet toward a purer region beyond material concerns. A C Benson.
Quote from Ruskin contrasts serving work or fee as master. It warns that placing work first makes it your master and the lord of work God, while prioritizing fee makes the fee your master and the lord of fee the devil.
The Harrisburg family of Mr. and Mrs. O M Fisher credits Vicks VapoRub Salve for restoring their two year old daughter Lillian after a severe chest and throat cold tied to measles. The advertisement extols the externally applied salve’s absorption and inhaled vapor with multiple uses and prices.
An old newspaper ad extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming it cleanses dust and oil, stops dandruff and itching, and, after weeks of use, grows new hair all over the scalp. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store and try it.
An Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a easy remedy to corns and calluses. A few drops applied directly to a tender area supposedly relieves soreness and pulls the entire corn from the skin. The drug dries quickly and shrivels the corn without irritating surrounding skin. A small bottle is inexpensive and available at drug stores. if not stocked, ask your druggist to get it.
A historical church lesson surveys Jesus entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, crowd acclaim, and Pharisee opposition. It highlights reverence to Christ as king, the crowd’s fleeting zeal, and the shift to Gentile outreach as Greeks seek Jesus, signaling forthcoming redemption price.
Robert W. Ferguson of Hingham Massachusetts writes he suffered years with kidney disorder and backache. After using Dodd’s Kidney Pills persistently he nearly died in Vancouver but recovered and remains cured. He notes occasional use to keep kidneys regulated and praises the remedy, urging readers to get Dodd’s.
A dialogue references a bowlegged trait linked to a father who helped found a disease prevention group. Flo’s habit of swatting files on the speaker’s head adds a playful domestic detail.
A grocer’s new boy recalls a comic incident when a woman asked for a “con summated lye” and he admits he did not correct her. He says he handed her a can of consecrated lye and said nothing, joking about his job.
Mrs Youngbride discusses eggs with a grocer who apologizes that yesterday's eggs were old. He explains the holiday trade decimated young chickens and only old hens remain for laying. The exchange ends with Mrs Youngbride acknowledging the situation.
The narrator recalls Flow’s promotion earned by genial behavior toward all staff. Critics suggest his rise rested on treating everyone with respect, including a shabby suited man who turned out to be a company director.
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