Humorous Letters and Racial Dialects in Everyday Life
A long dialogue excerpt depicts readers praising letters by Ace and editor comments, followed by a Mansfield parade scene and a street encounter where Irish and Jewish dialects trigger humorous misinterpretations. The piece satirizes language diversity in America through a narrator and locals, ending with a vivid street vignette of Aunt Lon and Manda reacting to a newspaper story.
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Hartville
Yander
Mountains Grove
Manda
Lon
Mirror
Ham
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Cheney & Co
Catarrh is described as a blood or constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a trusted prescription from leading physicians with tonics and blood purifiers targeting mucous surfaces. Testimonials are offered free, with Toledo firm Cheney & Co as proprietors and Druggists selling the remedy for ten cents.
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Hall
Cheney &O
Props
Toledo
Flat Rock District Notes and Local Happenings
Berry picking season sweeps Flat Rock as Oscar Moore’s baby remains ill and Vernon Werth guides folks toward Churchill. Local families Archer Werth and Deaver move near relatives while Lillie Herod visits John McCrie. A Mountain Side baptism is planned Sunday the 12th. The community questions Lester Morris’s removal from Rumple’s gate as Jess Deaver stays with his ailing mother. Dinah and Jewel Hoover plan a town visit for a chat with the author, while Mr Scott may stay on to help after rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Werth
Churchill
Mrs. Archer
Delbert Werth
Lillie Herod
John McCrie
Mountain Side
Lester Morris
Rumple
Matthis family moves from Mansfield to Willard
Mr Matthis and his wife and son Walter left Monday for Willard to visit relatives. He has long served as director of the Mansfield Concert band and is regarded as one of the finest bandmen and musicians the town has known. Several job offers have come his way, but no decision on a new location has been made. The community regrets their departure but wishes them well.
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United States
Boston
Virginia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
Samuel Matthis
Walter
Willard
Mr. Matthis
Mansfield
Cardus Worked Like a Charm in Womanly Troubles
Letter from Jonesville shows Mrs Kendrick praising Cardus for resolving severe womanly weakness after hospital treatments failed. The ad claims Cardus has over 50 years of use in treating women’s ailments and invites readers to request Home Treatment for Women literature from Chattanooga Tenn. Ladies’ Advertising Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co.
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Jonesville
Cardus
Tom
N. B
Mount Pleasant Social Notes and Parish News
Special correspondence from Mount Pleasant offers a lively scan of local life. Miss Ruby Dennis visited Macomb, Rev. Anderson and wife traveled to Hartville, and several households report visits, berry picking, and community events. Mrs Cora Selby returned home with Hiram Jackson, church services led by Rev. Andrew Noss, and Stella Seal headed to a six month teaching term in the county. Parish activities include Mount Pleasant Baptist Church meetings before the first Sunday each month with services and Sunday school schedule.
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Huying
Houtson
Thuda Crippen
Dolphus Cooley
Barney Smith
Oscar Selby
Mansfield Depot
Margaret Smith
George Ayers
Pansy
Suley
Sunshine
Dinah
Mourth
Myrtle
Cora Selby
Nelagoney, Ohls
Stella Seal
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
J.h.seal
Ed Taylor
Lowell Leo and Miss Bessie Norcross Visit Springfield Relatives
Lowell Leo and Miss Bessie Norcross of Springfield have been visiting relatives here.
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Lowell
Leo
Miss Bessie Norcross
Springfield
Cheerful Valley Social Notes and Visits
Harve Young is praised in cheerful missive as Ace. Mrs Young calls on Mrs Walton while Byron Shanes and wife visit Wolf Creek on Sunday. Evans Frye visits Mountain Grove with friends. Harry Kapka and wife visit Mary Young. Mrs Francis Deavers is ill, Lillie Dobbs cares for her, Calvin also here. Writer laments lack of important news.
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Mrs. Young
Harry Kapka
Mary Young
Francis Deavers
Lillie Dobbs
Calvin
Sloan's Liniment Claims Instant Neuralgia Relief
Mia Swinger of Louisville Kentucky reports rapid relief from a severe neuralgic headache after two to three nights of Sloan's Liniment. The ad touts its penetration without rubbing and its claimed benefits for rheumatism sore throat chest pains and sprains. Available in bottles 25c 50c and 1.00 from druggists and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sores.
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Sloan
Mia
Swinger
Louisville
Bocklen
Crop Prospects Vary by State and Crop Across Nation
Reports from the Bureau of Crop Estimates and Weather Bureau show better than average prospects for corn wheat oats and potatoes nationwide, with Missouri faring well on corn and wheat but weaker on oats and sweet potatoes. Hay fruits and sorghum are below ten-year averages while apples and grapes show regional strength. Tomatoes, blackberries, strawberries and watermelons are weaker eight-year averages, raspberries and cantaloupes stronger nationally but weaker in Missouri. Uncle Samuel signals a decent overall crop year.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
United States Bureau of Agriculture
United States
Missouri
Samuel
Walton Letter From Selulin Student In Sedalia
Orie L Walton writes from Selulin Missouri dated July 1914 describing safely arriving to start a nine month bookkeeping and stenotype course. He praises Sedalia as a modern city of 25 000 with shaded streets and active machine shops. He notes excellent crops including tasseling corn and upcoming wheat harvest and asks to receive the Mirror in Sedalia rather than Mansfeld.
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Selulin
W. A. Black
Mansel Mo
Dean Lin
Sedalia
Missouri
Mirror
Care Central Business College
Mansfield
L, Walton
Wright County Autumn Agricultural Fair Appeal
To Citizens of Wright Co. urging celebration of agricultural shows and fairs. Calls for exhibits in crops livestock domestic and school items and invites participation at Monsfeld for the Third Annual Fair October 15 16 17 with revised premium lists available through Mansfield merchants. Ends with a pledge for a better Mansfield and Wright County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osiris
Wright County
Monsfeld
Young Men’s Business Club
Mansfield
Has Your Child Worms Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad
Public health warning-style ad describes common worm symptoms in children and promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer in candy form as a laxative remedy available for 25e from druggists. The tone imitates early 20th century patent medicine advertising.
Gave Good Lecture on Jewish History at Baptist Church
Miss Pauline Kern of Norwich Connecticut gave an interesting lecture at the Baptist church Friday night. She spoke as a converted Jewess about Jewish history and customs, engaging attendees with her presentation.
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Pauline Kern
Norwich
Conn
Baptist Church
Causes of Stomach Troubles And Remedy Adv
Causes of stomach troubles include sedentary habits lack of outdoor exercise insufficient mastication constipation torpid liver worry and anxiety overeating and unsuitable foods. Correct your habits and Chamberlains Tablets and you will soon be well again. For sale by all dealers.
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Adv
Sermon and Conference at M E Church Highlight Sunday
District Superintendent J W Needham delivered an excellent sermon at the M E church Sunday night. He also led the sacramental service and the second and last quarterly conference for the conference year.
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J. W Needham
M. BE
Palmer W. Halsey Reviews Ozarks for New Location
Palmer W. Halsey of Minois surveys the Ozarks as a potential site for relocation. He evaluates terrain, climate, and suitability for his plans, weighing advantages against logistical considerations.
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Palmer W. Halsey
Minois
Ozarks
Infant Dead in Mansfield Area Funeral for 10-day-old
Hubert Williams, son of Hugh Williams and wife, born July 1 and died July 10 at 10 days old. Funeral services were held at the home at 2 30 p m with interment in Mansfield cemetery. The family and friends express deep sorrow over the loss of their darling babe.
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Hubert Williams
Hugh Williams
Mansfield
Clean up to night with Dr King’s New Life Pills
Readable ad copy touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for relief of biliousness indigestion sour stomach and clogged bowels. Claims a full bowel movement yields a satisfied feeling and notes mild effective action without griping. 25 cents at your druggist Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is also advertised for burns.
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Dr.King
Bucklen
Arnica
Bankrupt Cecil V. Hilsabeck Adjudicated in Missouri
Cecil V. Hilsabeck, once in the bakery business, was adjudicated a bankrupt Friday in the District Court of the United States southern division of the Western District of Missouri. The first meeting of creditors is set before John Schmools, referee in bankruptcy, Baker block, Springfield, Mo., at 10 o'clock a m, Saturday, July 25.
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Cecil V. Hilsabeck
District Court of the United States
Missouri
John Schmools
Baker Block
Springfield
Best Medicine in the World for Dysentery Ad
Mrs. William Orvis of Care Michigan praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as the best medicine in the world after treating her daughter with severe dysentery. For sale by all dealers.
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W D. Magic
Whitemound
Wis
Chamberlain
Adv
William Orvis
Entertainment Notes on Freeman Party
R. J. Freeman and wife hosted about 30 friends Thursday night with punch served, and all attendees reported an enjoyable time.
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R. J. Freeman
Subscriptions Renewed and Confederate Home Praise
Fitts renewed his subscription for another year on Saturday. Mr. Witts has been staying at the Confederate Home in Huntsville and expresses satisfaction with the care and treatment. He notes the longer he stays, the more he likes the home.
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Fitts
Witts
Nat Hischinsville
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Adverts and Local News
Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised for healing cuts burns and sores and sold by druggists. Local notes report Dr McReynolds and family visiting Vera and plan Wichita trip, Charles H. Jackson Republican candidate in Wright county, Bald Knobbers show at the opera house, and remarks on advertising benefits.
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Bucklen
Charles H. Jackson
Norwood
Wright County
Jackson
Wright and Draper Return from Cottonwood Falls
W O Wright and W N Draper and son Oscar have returned from Cottonwood Falls Kansas. Mr Draper became quite sick, prompting their early return.
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W. O. Wright
W.N. Draper
Oscar
Cottonwood Palls
Kas
Mr. Draper
Johnsons Fish Trip Heads From Memphis to Gasconade River
W N Johnson and his mother of Memphis Tennessee left Thursday for Jerome for a fishing trip on the Gasconade river. Rev L S Garrett editor of the Worlds Cresset has been appointed postmaster at Brushy Knob.
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W.N. Johnson
Memphis, Tenn
Jerome
Gasconade River
L S. Garrett
Brushy Knob
Baptist Church Attendance Noted in Weekend Services
Rev. R. L. Carnett of Lelantn served as pastor at Mansfeld Baptist Church, filling his appointment with services Saturday evening and Sunday.
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R. 1. Carnett of
Lelantn
Mansfeld
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