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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1915
Page
2
A mother gifts her wax doll Arabella to a girl who cares poorly for her. Arabella melts in the sun and ages. the sister laments the loss and places the doll back in the attic, smiling at the lasting memory. Tommy learns politeness after a dispute with his brother ending in a complaint about being spanked.
In a Woman's Home Companion extract Mary Heaton Vorse presents Alice and her son Robert arguing about Sarah as a playmate. Robert resists sharing games with his sister, claiming she gets hurt easily and causes teasing, while Alice insists girls and boys can play together naturally.
Emerson notes that daily business uses skill and influence, but social life relies on manners. Manners shape club membership, social tone, and future fortune, guiding companions, marriages, and aspirational networks through subtle signals and shared expectations.
Eight motorists traveled from their homes to their churches along dotted roads shown in the lustration. Each driver started at A, B, C, or corresponding houses and aimed to reach the matching church without crossing another car’s track. Trace the eight distinct routes so that no two paths intersect on the road diagram.
Four year old Gertie shows she can guard a secret as she works on a letter. When mother praises the note she declines to say who it is for, insisting it is a surprise and will be revealed later.
Local readers recall a family spat between Charlie and Nancy after supper. Their mother recites a Bible verse about letting the sun go down on wrath and asks Charlie how to stop it, highlighting a common temper lesson.
A quirky exchange shows Earlio promising a single unified gesture while another speaker agrees. The lines hint at a playful or poetic moment, framed as a public vow to merge actions into one.
A plain yet clever tailored suit showcases American craftsmanship in serge and wool fabrics. The skirt features a modest width with slight flare, the coat back seamless and front in four panels, a belt motif at pockets, and optional ribbon details. A separate bow-tie ribbon collar and cuffs offer occasional changes.
A new holiday trend features corsages with built in powder boxes and mirrors. Roses and other blooms conceal tiny cakes of powder with a ring lifting the puff, while ribbons and foliage form the display. A chic vanity advance for dress events, devised by designers and spotlighted by Julia Bottomley.
An 19th century style home remedy suggests persistent massage and a homemade skin food to reduce wrinkles for middle aged women. The recipe covers wax, spermaceti, coconut oil, lanolin, sweet almond oil, orange blossom water, benzoin, and milk rinse. Also notes that marriage is a long sentence from a Justice of the Peace.
Mrs Thomson of Philadelphia testifies at length that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved six years of crippling change of life symptoms after doctors failed. She could again do housework and shopping, praising the product as a woman's friend and recommending it widely.
E Moody Hoynton, inventor of a monorail system, argues willow trees can prevent Panama Canal landslides. He sent a letter to President Wilson, suggesting willow piles driven along canal sides to form a root web spreading up to 100 feet to stabilize soil.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for hair and scalp care with a free mail sample offer. The Philippine foreign trade movement for the year ending June 1915 shows imports at 44,479,861 dollars, down 11,000,000 from 1914, with exports near 51,000,000 and copra lifting overall totals amid sugar price gains.
Luke ventures into town and is struck by a motor vehicle. Bystanders urge him to run as a speeding motorcycle follows. Luke reaches the curb and responds with quiet dignity while others question his reckoning of the dangerous contraption.
Quote from Boston Evening Transcript notes a playful exchange about starting a bakery. The line hints at a pun on raising funds and dough, reflecting lighthearted city chatter. No additional context or names are provided.
A compact profile of men who adapt quickly to shifting jobs and markets as they race to stay ahead. The piece highlights grit, street smarts, and the practical hustle required in competitive daily life, illustrating resilience in changing times.
Report from the East Side where thieves use dynamite to crack safes and a hat store note inside a safe mocks the burglars. The tale ends with a profane message scrawled by one thief as police and storekeepers grow weary of repeated heists.
A recollection of a 36 mile race to fetch a doctor for a Sabetha Nebraskan. Forty years ago a runaway team injured a man on the Nemaha bottom. A neighbor rode a famed race horse to Sabetha to reach Dr Irwin on a last lap dash. Two hours thirty minutes for the pace. Then a hay fork incident near Whit ing sent an operator to Sabetha for treatment in 38 minutes.
A sales pitch touts a 1916 patent negotiable runabout as the latest market item. The agent notes a dividend feature and worldwide bank arrangements to cash on sight if the owner faces hardship. The piece presents a buyer and a claim of financial flexibility.
A garbled quotation discusses Turkish reputation and humor in wartime, noting absurd impressions from accounts and a belief that Turks are “regular cut-ups.” The fragment hints at cross-cultural misperceptions shaping attitudes during conflict.
A man recalls a girl crying with gladness and a boy named Johnny who dislikes school. The narrator notes the humor and mystery in a woman’s tears of happiness and a man’s struggle to finish 18 holes between rainstorms.
The weeping willow scientifically named Salix babylonica is native to China and has been carried to much of the civilized world.
An old advertisement line notes that many women avoid self reflection while praising a laundry product. It claims Red Cross Ball Blue makes white clothes brighter and suggests grocers stock it. The copy also contrasts talkative wealth with a man of few words.
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