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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1915
Page
7
In a tangled Mereside tale, Margery Grierson consoles a gravely ill Andrew Galbraith while Edward Raymer probes for secrets. Kenneth Griswold’s peril grows as Broffin and others close in, and Margery faces a cruel choice about loyalty, love, and justice.
Griswold seeks escape after labor strife and a failed ideal. He retreats to a lakeside resort to think and heal, then receives Miss Farnham s urgent summons. On the street he encounters Bainbridge and Broffin, who recognize him and threaten with handcuffs as the scene builds to a cliffhanger.
The article credits Margery with extraordinary care during Andrew Galbraith’s illness after his Chicago consultation with Dr Farnham. She coordinated nurses and aided doctors, acting with generous self sacrifice. On the third day the patient shows signs of recovery and returns gratitude.
The New York board of health laboratories report that early whooping cough is most infectious. The bacillus is rarely found in sputum after the first week of the paroxysmal stage, suggesting a child need not stay home beyond a week after the whoop begins. Dr Luttinger notes physicians underestimate the disease and underreport cases, with only about 26 percent reported in one area and likely under 10 percent in Greater New York.
Col. BE Polk Johnson of Louisville recounts a Civil War memory from a wet winter night when a lean regimented picket refused a command, telling the sergeant to report back to the captain that he cannot go. He cites a Bragg letter urging care as good men grow scarce.
London shoppers flocked to buy respirators after police advised keeping windows closed to block gas entry in air raids. Stores sold out within hours, with popular models crafted from noninflamable celluloid or rubber and eye protection via motor goggles.
A 1910 discussion places geologic time in millions of years, detailing Carboniferous epochs and Schuchert’s estimates, followed by anecdotes on fossils and a British Museum excavation at Upnor hills revealing a mammoth or elephant remains. Nine-foot tusk evidence underscores the dig.
Gov James F Fielder recalls a small church incident where a distracted member toyed with a nickel plated match safe during a sermon on Hades causing a small fire. An elderly woman comments the pastor’s remarks are the most realistic she has heard.
Peter Packa, 15, was arrested on suspicion of attempting to rob a store. Police found 600 theater tickets for the United States Garden, a moving picture house, in his pockets. He admitted unscrewing box office hinges to take the tickets, saying he would have had free movies for more than a year if caught.
In a playful exchange Mrs Come up mentions a spaniel water dog. The other speaker jokes about making her father procure one of the air ocean greyhounds, hinting at a humorous chase for a stylish dog.
A brief item notes Mrs. Hienk-How weighing how to have a new dress made, reflecting a domestic concern in a short, fragmentary notice. The readable text centers on personal planning and fashion preparation.
A grandmother recounts how Postum improved her nervous dyspepsia and energy after years of illness. She credits stopping coffee, using Postum per directions, and praising its effects, with family remarks joking that it is “another of mother's notions.” The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum from Postum Co. Battle Creek, highlighting preparation and pricing.
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