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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
5
A collage of quips and dialogues appears, referencing a joke about impres sions at table, remarks on white clothes, a contrast of colors, and humorous exchanges between partners. The text cites lines from Louisville Courier Journal and Philadelphia Bulletin with playful asides about jokes, blue ribbons, and salesgirl eyes.
The lamb asks what war stock means and Mr Dustin Stax explains that war stocks are the securities currently blamed for reckless speculation that people are eager to indulge in.
A fragmentary Emerson passage explores a young mortal in a hall of firmament surrounded by gods who shower benedictions and deceits. He feels displaced, influenced by a shifting crowd, then the air clears to reveal the gods still on their thrones around him.
The Philadelphia Record notes that etymology education causes trouble for students with limited vocabulary. A timid pupil defined ligament as a band, then wrote I was wakened last night by hearing a brassigament going down the street, illustrating misapplied derivation in a sentence.
Caleb C Dula of Yonkers New York has secured three patents for tobacco in cartridge form. The first two patents cover elongated cartridges with a filler and binder for smoking or chewing, while the third protects a pipe designed to prevent accidental cartridge dislodgement when pressed into and expanded within the bowl.
A sharp exchange questions marriage economics with a joke about two living cheaper than one. The old man retorts that a wife who refuses to keep house would rather live in hotels, highlighting friction over domestic expectations.
A new London factory dedicated to violin manufacturing employs only disabled soldiers and sailors, marking a notable effort to provide industrial work opportunities for veterans while producing high quality instruments for the public and markets.
Printers assess their take in a market era while tailors adjust to demand, measuring feeds and fittings. The juxtaposition highlights craft trades amid shifting commerce and labor patterns observed in the current period.
The Boston Advertiser argues liquor traffic is a peril and prohibition is inevitable. It says worldwide consensus views alcohol as a handicap to national efficiency and predicts the saloon will be abolished for the same safety and productivity reasons that ended polluted water supplies and harmful foods.
The piece contrasts tuberculosis with liquor and gambling, noting TB kills about 100000 yearly and $8 million spent last year to fight it, while liquor traffic causes 500000 to 700000 deaths. It imagines 200000 doctors and others petitioning against stamping out TB, urging regulation of exchange as a worse plague.
Barney Grogan, a Chicago liquor dealer, argues that a dry vote would leave the city dry. He says wet individuals will decide the issue, and the evolving prohibition wave grows each day as people experiment with the policy. The morning after payday comments hint at uncertain public sentiment.
Dr Charles F Read argues against neglect of medical care for epilepsy patients and criticizes the shift from medical needs to a “sane Fourth” era. He notes states already have epilepsy colonies and urges a hospital for those wounded by celebratory violence, calling alcohol a forbidden economic folly.
The Kansas City Star's former editor left a will establishing a model farm where no liquor may be sold for thirty years. It specifies that no spirituous malt or vinous liquors may be sold on the lands during the specified period while stock raising and farming instruction are provided for public benefit.
Juniata county Pa reduces tax rate from 6 to 4 mills after cutting county debt by 33000 dollars in a year with license reductions. County commissioners say funds allow the relief. The county maintains no almshouse and sees little need for one under current conditions.
General Joffre urged prohibition to newspapers in Nancy stating patriots must fight alcoholism as a crime against national defense. A study cited by Dr Rock Sleyater shows high alcohol use among murderers. Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich commanded the Russian army, is six feet seven, drinks no wine, and credited with vodka abolition.
A London Nation article argues the teetotal movement will be a patriotism test in Great Britain. It contends that ending liquor traffic will reveal the roots of the so-called Invisible government causing much trouble.
The 934 state banks and trust companies of prohibition Kansas report larger deposits than ever before, rising by 24 million dollars in the past year.
The department reports 465 miles of experimental post roads across 13 states involving 28 counties in Alabama Iowa Kentucky Maryland Maine Mississippi North Carolina Ohio Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and Virginia with federal funds of 500 000 and local funds of 1 000 000. Construction targets earth gravel macadam sand clay and concrete roads, under federal supervision, with local maintenance plans to sustain the completed routes.
The United States department of Agriculture bulletin No 220 surveys road history in Rome and France and covers surfacing grading and foundations. It notes the bulletin is free and available by request.
Roadside maintenance urges Ronadaldes to keep fences and rows free of weeds rank grass and rubbish. Clean roadsides deter pests and prevent the spread of noxious plants and diseases on agricultural land.
The text argues transportation is the top factor in national economics and good roads are key for economical transport. It then advises reducing feed for summer work teams after completion of summer tasks, cautioning not to let them fall behind and to keep them well exercised.
A farmer warns that burning potato vines and related plant material may curb a widespread rot threat in the field. The advisory stresses immediate action to halt disease spread and protect remaining harvest.
A plainspoken warning that mere talk yields no progress on road projects. The message stresses that concrete work and cooperation between officials and communities are required to improve transportation and infrastructure.
W M Kelly argues field selection best preserves desirable corn traits. He favors choosing ears early or late for vigor, uniformity, and stalk strength, notes how to dry them, and rejects overreliance on wagon husking picks. He asserts no ill effects from early field selection and stresses studying the plant before ear removal.
J C Hackleman of Missouri College of Agriculture stresses drying seed corn as vital as selection. He warns that moisture from early frost can ruin next spring’s seed, urging picking the most mature ears and drying promptly. Local seed and air drying are preferred to avoid fire risks.
Dry in sunshine and fresh air and dry before danger of freezing. Use fire very carefully if air. Dry the cob thoroughly as well as the kernel to prevent heating or molding. Keep ears from touching to avoid spoilage.
The text warns that well-dried corn can endure freezing in Missouri but rapid fire-drying is riskier. Corn is unsafe for storage while cob moisture remains. Store ears on wired racks or hung apart to avoid moisture buildup and molding, in an airy ventilated space until drying finishes, with a small fire allowed to hasten drying if needed.
Automatic devices let pigs rub against an oiled surface to kill lice with no extra time after installation. The medicated hog wallow uses crude oil on the surface for lice control, while stockmen also recommend feeding bright hay with ensilage or corn fodder to sheep in winter. Feed should be on the ground when frozen, otherwise in racks in the sheep barn.
Damp and filthy bedding for any livestock is to be carefully avoided, especially in fall and winter, to ensure animal comfort and reduce costs.
The article advises farmers to cull all two year old lazy hens and poor layers in fall to make room for spring layers. It notes fattening old hens before sale, differences between range and yarded flocks, and preferred fattening crates with slatted bottoms for cleanliness and shade, plus practical watering arrangements.
A. C. Arny of the University Farm advises a growth of four to six inches to protect alfalfa crowns from snow. Spring sown alfalfa sixteen to twenty inches high can be cut by early September. One-year-old or older fields may be harvested by Sept 16, with new seedlings left ungrazed. Fall top-dressing advised if growth is light. avoid wet ground. Peach borer hinted by gum drops on roots. wire treatment suggested.
An agricultural note explains that while corn fattening hogs is common, the finest and sweetest pork comes from using a variety of feeds. The guidance emphasizes quality flavor and meat texture from diverse rations.
A local planner urges stockholders to stock wormy apples this year but vows to avoid wormy fruit next year, aiming for higher quality and better yield. The note emphasizes prudent inventory management and future improvements.
An old farm notice by W. R. Gilbert argues farmers should invest in purebred mares and high quality sires. He notes strong horses boost farm work, stresses good feet as essential, and claims a well bred mare can work nearly as well as a gelding while producing a valuable colt at weaning.
A farmer in Illinois has patented a lightweight movable unloading chute for hogs. The device allows loading from wagons to level ground with cleats to prevent slipping, reducing injuries and losses by easing handling at stock yards. It can be folded up for transport.
The passage endorses a stock loading or stowage method usable on large farms or small stock yards. It argues the device is practical for business farmers and helps when stock is not in use, suggesting wide applicability across farming operations.
Instructions describe driving hogs into a small pen and restraining them with a rope around the upper jaw to administer medicine with a syringe. For bulky drenches or hard to hold animals a pulley system hoists the hog while a wooge grips the jaw and the dose is given once the animal is quiet.
For fattening sheep peas are strongly recommended. When fed in combination with corn, barley, or cats in equal parts, better gains occur than with any single cereal. This holds especially when timothy hay or corn stover serves as roughage.
Farmers breeders and city users of drafters have nearly a century of testing Percherons and found them equal to every emergency. The breed is highly esteemed with two thirds of pure draft sires in horse producing regions being Percherons.
A farm notes a team focused on brood mares, outlining their role in breeding program and stable organization. The article highlights the efficiency of a dedicated brood mare unit within the broader farm operation and its expected impact on herd quality.
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