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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
2
Thomas fourteen and William twelve rescue horses and save the house when a barn catches fire on their rural farm. They drag horses to safety, rescue William after a fall, and tirelessly pump water to quell the blaze despite smoke and heat. Parents praise their bravery and give thanks to God.
A Sabbath lesson recalls a student who said he visited his happy aunt to brighten her day. The teacher praises Johnny for his gesture and asks others to consider how they might bring happiness to someone during the week.
A terse reminder to withhold complete disclosure and keep strategic information back. The advice cautions that over sharing can drain value and erode usefulness, urging discretion and measured safeguarding of knowledge.
A short item describes eye tricks using a paper and three rings. By moving the paper in small circles around the rings while keeping eyes fixed, rings appear to chase each other. The piece notes that focus and motion affect perceived speed and may create spinning circle effects.
The passage describes a curious optical illusion with wire hoops that seem to move when you fixate. Viewers must choose which hoop is nearest, then perception shifts as eyes tire, making the nearer hoop flip between positions from near to far and back again depending on gaze.
A guide for boys to craft simple kitchen and pantry gifts for Christmas. It details makeshift racks, swinging shelves, and a rolling platform, plus a heart shaped needlebook craft. The projects use inexpensive materials and can be completed quickly, pleasing mothers with handy, practical gifts.
Directions describe making a ribbon bookmark from No 7 satin or grosgrain with a brass ring, lengths 12 and 24 inches, inked text, and a secondary triangular marker from a seven inch square paper with folds and punched holes. Additional corner bookmark case uses two cardboard pieces covered in silk, stitched, with ribbon for hanging.
Amos chapter notes urge finding mercy through seeking the Lord. It warns against new cults and idolatry, contrasts Israel’s fall with divine calls to justice, and urges rulers and people to hate evil and establish justice at the gate. The tone presses applied Christianity in modern social service contexts.
A playful recount of Esau Wood seeking a wood saw that could saw wood. The tale follows clashes of saws and Wood and Wool as the tongue twister peaks with Esau finally witnessing a woodsaw that could saw wood.
Australian boys begin military drill at age twelve as Junior Cadets and progress to Senior Cadets by fourteen. They train with the twenty two rifle and learn rifle care, formations, and deployment. State funds olive drab uniforms and enforces attendance through truancy courts with fines for parents.
A classroom joke has a teacher asking Johnson to compute coal value. He answers that paying 24 per ton at 76 per ton gives a little over three tons, prompting the teacher to say that’s correct, while Johnny insists it isn’t because “they all do it.”
The text urges balance in a busy life, reminding readers to bring in wood for mother and show affection. It highlights that everybody has a boy who is glad to his mother, suggesting family devotion and care as worthy daily priorities.
A quotation from the Allimore Sun extols the Christian home as the primary educator of humanity. It emphasizes home seclusion shelter and cultivation as essential for self control faith and virtue, claiming no school or college can equal the home’s discipline and guiding influence.
A collage of humorous quips, ads, and ad language includes a king queen aside about wrongdoing with an ace, Red Crag Hall Wine pitched as American made for housewives, ad copy for Dr. Pierce's Pellets, and a cartoonish exchange about locusts and ten-year installment plans. It also features a dog quotation about learning human intelligence.
A short exchange shows a husband whining he fears his wife will leave him. A friend dismisses the threat as common yet unfulfilled, prompting the husband to acknowledge the pattern. The piece plays on male insecurity and domestic tension with a light, ironic tone.
Felice resigns from the Girls' Belgian Relief club knitting committee citing inability to become chair. Her remark suggests Belgians may have enough socks, reflecting humor and organizational politics in the relief effort.
A child near a plate of Apple parings tells a tale of smelling apples. The lady of the house counters that only parings remain. The child protests that he actually smells whole apples, revealing a cheeky turn in a domestic moment.
A terse exchange reveals a summer stay at a hotel with focus on social expectations. A man remarks about pretty girls and attention. the response notes the women were waitresses, framing a wry social moment from a bygone milieu.
A humorous exchange between a would be mugger and a bemused editor as the thief demands payment while the editor balks at understanding the language, the pretend threat dissolves into verbal farce and confusion. The scene ends with the highwayman fleeing in dismay as the editor philosophizes on communication.
An English inventor introduces an amplifier for telephone use that connects to the receiver via a button. It eliminates waiting for the other party to locate the caller, allowing the caller to resume work at the desk. When the intended person answers, their tone is amplified for clearer hearing in a large room.
A Cleveland Leader humorous snippet notes a man who neither smokes nor drinks proving a sore trial to doctors who cannot advise him. he may have to give up his lifestyle to improve health.
A reflective line notes that many women concede a man’s perfection if she believes he sees her as flawless. The remark frames mutual illusion as a social norm and questions standards of appeal and approval.
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