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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
5
A French soldier on a hilltop overlooks a garrison town with an official pardon in hand. He explains he is delivering a presidential pardon for Filchmann who is to be shot. His comrade urges hurry, but the smoker prefers preserving the dramatic moment with no crowd yet assembled.
Mr. Roxe has promised to donate a new lectern to the church. Others may be urged to contribute to hire someone to operate it. The line echoes a push for self-help through financial support and a wry note on insomnia in public discourse.
A York state woman recalls coffee harming her nerves and headaches until she switched to Postum. Her husband also felt better after quitting coffee for Postum, which they now serve to their children with a clear conscience. Postum Co. touts two forms, Cereal and Instant, both tasty and affordable per cup.
The May 28 lesson examines Acts 15 1 35 focusing on the Jerusalem council. It covers the Gentile question should Gentile converts keep Mosaic law, the roles of Peter James and Paul, and the decision to require only a few prohibitions while affirming unity in Christ. The text links the decision to Galatians and Amos prophecy and notes the joy of Antioch at the resolution.
A long reminiscence from veterans at the National Old Soldiers Home in Dayton Ohio recalling lives from 50 years earlier. Veterans describe comrades from Kentucky New York and Ohio recount battle scenes Gettysburg Wilderness Andersonville and Spottsylvania with vivid memories of girls Mary and others and life after war.
A reflective memorial poem honors fallen soldiers from captain to private, noting their equal rank in death. Hats off to comrades who followed to the drum, as the guard moves away and the camp remains silent until May returns.
A veteran explains locating Pickett's division in the woods and describes their advance to about 1,500 yards from the batteries while tracing the battlefield map.
The work of reinterring the dead at Gettysburg began October 27, 1664 and finished the following March. Three thousand seven hundred seventy five were re buried though many graves remained on the field. Efforts sought to identify soldiers through items found on their bodies, with records kept matching items to gravestones. An example shows John Sykes with a ambrotype a small girl image sixty cent comb unknown pocketbook lock of hair and a presumed father’s portrait.
For centuries men wore utilitarian hats until experts urge change. Dr Reynolds of Chicago says hats cause baldness and urges men to abandon hats. Dr Skramka proposes a one fitting hat tied under the chin with ribbons as a compromise.
In a reminiscence labeled Life the speaker recalls an accident that prompted a harsh remark about reading a left-handed letter. The story notes the father’s response after learning the writer’s temperature spiked to 104, prompting him to send a monetary check as aid.
A collection of letters from women across the United States praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a range of female ailments. Testimonies claim relief from displacement ulcers irregular cycles and inflammation after use. The missives urge others to consider the remedy while noting personal health improvements and recommendations.
Dr. Pierce, medical director at the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, claims Anuric is the best uric acid solvent. He asserts it quickly relieves inflammation symptoms like scalding urine backache and frequent urination, aids disordered kidneys, and urges readers to ask for a Licent package or send 10 cents for a trial.
In a domestic vignette Nancy, scandal-weary, retreats to the garden after a harsh rebuke from her father. A kindly gardener consoles her, prompting a revelation that Clarke is the nicest man she knows, even preferable to her father, and she asks why they did not marry Clarke.
A conversation about growing vegetables at home contrasts the cost of seeds with hiring help to do the work, arguing the hire is worth freeing oneself from labor for the summer.
A fragment questions a promise of sisterly relation and contrasts it with a claim of being a president of humanity. The dialogue hints at ethical roles and leadership but provides no clear action or event.
In Safe Ground, the Dubhwaites discuss plans to travel to the Orient after the war. A jab suggests Palm Beach as an alternative, noting no barrier to such a trip, while another remark implies why they avoid discussing it openly.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin troubles including rashes and pimples. It offers free mail samples with a booklet from Cuticura Dept. L Boston, claiming immediate relief and permanent healing in most cases. A maritime joke follows the ad copy.
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