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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
7
A Princeton University committee urges material increases in faculty salaries. The average salary for 200 professors is about 2180 with full professors at roughly 8600. Over 12 years prices for food and goods have doubled while salaries rose only about 20 percent. Highest professor pay is 6000 and half-time assistants earn 400 per year.
The lesson centers on John 9 1 11 95 33 about Jesus healing a blind man. It presents the cure as a sign of Jesus authority and a test of faith, and explores belief versus unbelief through the healed man who grows from simply knowing Jesus to declaring him the Son of God. It emphasizes action over speculation and invites pupils to a bold Christ centered life.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting, gentle laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. It promises quick relief for feverish or upset children and urges mothers to keep a bottle for inside cleansing and safety. A light comic anecdote follows about a boy named Larry who crashes his bicycle while joking to catch the post.
A 1916 reader letter praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a satisfactory laxative and diuretic after twenty years of selling the remedy. A sample offer and booklet on kidneys is mentioned. The piece also notes Oklahoma broomcorn production, highlighting Lindsay district in Garvin County and a 10,000,000 broom output.
Green's August Flower is promoted as a remedy for stomach disorders and liver inaction. It claims relief from sick headaches, constipation, sour stomach, indigestion, and related pains by gentle laxative action and digestive regulation. The ad asserts fifty years of use in the United States and other countries.
Professor Leitner, an Austrian, estimates that at the current consumption rate Great Britain’s coal mines will be exhausted in 720 years while Germany has coal enough for eighteen hundred years, including invaded territory.
An old advertisement urges girls to use Knowlton's Danderine to cleanse hair and scalp. It claims immediate beautification with light, wavy hair and promises new hair growth after weeks of use. The copy promotes a 26 cent bottle and notes rubber wallpaper invention by an Englishman.
Taffeta dresses and coats return each season with Parisian influence noted. The season favors afternoon and evening dresses with separate silk skirts in plaids and stripes, paired with long plain silk coats or black taffeta suits. Featured coats show white braid buttons, chiffon collars, wide waist girdles, and satin linings, highlighting plaited side panels and a tight bodice with pintucks.
Instructions advise using lukewarm water and white soap to preserve crepe de chine. Rinse at least three times, wrap in a towel for two or three days, and keep wrapped while drying. Then iron on the wrong side with a warm not hot iron to keep items like new. The damp towel wrap is the key step.
A green jersey silk blouse blends sweater and dressy blouse elements with a long peplum belt, wide collar and turned cuffs. Satin trim and black white buttons create sparkle, with simulated pockets and clever sleeve design. White cottons and linens return to favor for washable summer wear.
The article forecasts spring pongee trends with bold prints and vivid colors. It highlights green polka patterns on plain grounds, with blue and red stripes and bright trims. Neutral grays and tans are also expected to be used extensively for walta this season.
A fashion note describes rivalry between a short outside blouse and wash waist tucked into skirts. Colors like blue and burgundy red dominate, but a new old gold satin blouse lined with crepe and belt of Japanese embroidery appears. It pairs with any skirt and suits home wear or under a top coat.
A Belgian farmer left quicklime near a shed overnight. Snow fell on the lime causing heat to build and ignite the shed, destroying the structure and its contents.
A lighthearted quip notes one perk in golf romance as a husband is dragged to watch a round. The joke hinges on the wife insisting on attending, turning a common pastime into a shared, humorous scene.
A Cincinnati authority says freezone lifts corns with a few drops to the corn or callus, quickly drying and not irritating surrounding skin. Available at drug stores for a small cost, the ad urges readers to ask their pharmacist to obtain a bottle from wholesale houses.
More than 2,500 Red Cross dogs are in the aval fields doing work for the wounded, aiding in care and rescue missions amid conflict and harsh terrain.
An advertisement style passage discusses kidneys causing premature aging and promotes drinking water and Anuric to prevent it. It also mentions a collapsible boat, Garfield Texas cleansing products, a cash slogan, and California planning irrigation in the San Joaquin valley.
A description notes converting a top into a writing desk with concealed pigeonholes. The piece praises blue and white fabrics, mentions American made Red Gross Ball Blue as best, and advertises general grocer availability. It warns that kisses not intoxicating drive a man to drink and notes glycerin dissolves fruit stains from linen.
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