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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
5
A Birmingham Age-Herald item mocks prison life, noting guards in blue suits watching games, prisoners enjoying golf and a moving picture show each night. It mentions an escape note by an honor inmate last week and hints at inmate restlessness amid constant entertainment.
A widow laments her husband’s death to a clergyman who notes his happiness in the afterlife. The widow retorts that he cannot be happy without her, revealing a clash of grief and denial in a terse, dialogic exchange.
A dialogue features Mr. Chuggins recounting how his automobile saves him trouble fear and worry. He notes friends joke about his car yet avoid offering rides, highlighting the humor and practicality of car ownership in everyday life.
A dialogue contrasts clear enunciation in a prima donna with the sharper, pointed speech she uses when addressing her manager. The exchange highlights how public performance diction differs from private, forceful communication within a theatrical setting.
In a playful moment at the pool a bystander comments on a young girl gazing at her reflection. The other person dismisses the scene with a pointed joke about seeing an old crab if they peered into the water.
A court records a bitter split where the husband laments the marriage failed and the wife notes there are insufficient assets to cover alimony, highlighting financial strain amid the breakup.
A dialogue outlines how the robber Raffles operated beginning with learning to dance, followed by finding a first-class tailor, suggesting a seasoned, methodical process for executing his schemes. The exchange characterizes stagecraft and planning as prerequisites to confident criminal activity.
Saplagh asks Miss Cutting about his week-old whiskers. Miss Cutting retorts with sarcasm that the whiskers look weak, creating a sharp, playful exchange.
A witty exchange notes that a club dinner resolution differs from ordinary motions as it is both carried and laid on the table simultaneously. The remark highlights a practical, humor-filled view of formal procedure within the group.
In a witty exchange, Dobbleday is described as engaged in horticultural experiments. He is cultivating two society buds, prompting amused speculation about his current endeavors.
In this terse exchange the old Graspitt of Graspitt Ia is noted as dead and leaving little behind. One speaker claims he was compelled to leave everything, reflecting on the cause and consequence of his final state.
A Brockville man bought an expensive fur cap in this country for his gamekeeper. He gave it two winters ago, and the keeper was delighted. The next winter the keeper did not wear it after an accident when a man offered whisky. the keeper did not hear him and blamed the cap for the event.
The adjutant lectured subalterns, urging officers to present the appearance of a man and a soldier in the field. Laughter followed his quip as he clarified the point, speaking with a blend of stern instruction and humor.
A fragmentary note references Maude-Jack urging Jovesa to study the speaker. Helen questions the idea, suggesting the person is focused on nature. The readable text hints at a casual, distracted exchange on names and study.
A humorous exchange about befriending a stubborn janitor. One character notes the janitor is crusty, another suggests a friendly tip: call him major, hinting the janitor’s past as a private in the army. The quip plays on rank roles and social dynamics.
OMeer asks why arrest not made after a man allegedly tries to pick pockets. A precinct expert is summoned to assess if the suspect is merely paranoid, delaying action until a proper judgment is possible.
An earnest citizen warns to avoid rocking the boat while a reckless speaker counters with a ribald line about using an oar to spoil the ship. The exchange highlights local tensions over a proposed plan and the playful yet pointed chatter it provokes.
A dialogue presents the struggle of a colored church seeking funds. Elder Black confirms voluntary support, while another voices that contributions are involuntary, comparing it to pulling teeth to obtain money from the congregation. The exchange highlights tensions over funding methods in a church community.
A rough dialogue mocks woman suffrage with a faltering exchange between a suffragette and an aloof clerk boarder. The gender remark highlights attitudes toward voting rights in a clipped, early 20th century newspaper style.
A dialogue snippet shows a wife unhappy with her husband’s behavior with younger girls. She appears calm, but her warning look implies forthcoming confrontation at home.
Two girls banter about reading Balzac and romance. One admits she posts about Balzac to please her beau, while the other boasts her beau is interested in her. The exchange highlights flirtation and social vanity in playful dialogue.
Dialogue fragments reveal social tension and irony as characters discuss Twobble’s condescension, shift from law to charity, and a paradox about time and watches. A patient jokes about head trouble while a doctor suggests seeing a wheelwright, hinting at mistaken diagnosis and humor.
California Highway Commissioner Charles F. Stern backs a legislature bill permitting prison labor on mountain road projects. The plan authorizes 1,000 to 1,600 convicts to build highways, with the prison department guiding discipline and good time incentives. The program aims to open 7,600,000 acres of arable Sierra lands and accelerate state highway completion.
A futurist tone predicts submarines crossing oceans and returning on minimal fuel, while noting a perfected submarine could ride bottomless roads in southern Illinois after rain. The essay argues automobile influence has strengthened road quality despite lingering prejudice, with transport advances evident nationwide.
To aid rooting of strawberry runners, cover the ends where plantlets began with a thin layer of soil. This encourages roots to form and stabilize the new plants. Ensure soil remains moist and the runners are lightly pressed into the ground to maintain contact.
Loss and risk rise with withered pastures unless supplemental feeds are provided. The Greatest Tax claims feeding costs for farmers exceed education costs for children. Reducing hog coat through forage plants lowers hog feeding costs. Look after pastures to cut expenses.
A repair shop is as essential to a farm as common equipment. The piece highlights how maintenance services sustain farming operations and extend machinery life, stressing practical value for rural livelihoods.
Summer spraying curbs chewing insects and plant diseases by applying targeted pest controls. Researchers advise timing sprays to protect crops from pest damage and disease spread while minimizing environmental impact.
A critique of dairy feeding practices stressing balanced nutrition for cows and calves. It warns against feeding for production alone, notes limits to profitable feed, and urges rest periods, bone and muscle building meals, and health vigilance to prevent faulty udders, abortion, and disease while valuing calf development and overall vitality.
The common hen louse is pale yellow, wingless, about one twentieth of an inch, with six legs and a rounded head. They move swiftly through feathers spreading between birds at night and lay eggs in clusters that hatch in about eight days, with mature lice forming in two to three weeks. Under favorable conditions populations can grow quickly, infesting entire flocks.
New York agricultural experiment station recommends ground limestone to correct soil acidity. It argues unburned stone, ground moderately fine and applied every three to five years, is as effective as other liming forms and often cheaper. Cooperative grinders can be purchased, reducing freight, and work can be done in slack seasons.
Farmers should raise draft costs for colts as they grow. The animals are quiet and manageable, and by market age they will have earned the raising expense, leaving nearly all the selling price as profit.
A writer argues energy is vital in poultry culture yet warns against wasteful use without sense. The piece stresses that energy should be applied to productive work rather than dissipated, conserving resources and maximizing outcomes.
Large milk producers favor raising their own cows to improve herd quality. Extra milker yields about 1,000 quarts per season worth $60, covering the cost. Raise heifers sired by a top milking bull, select, feed, and manage for steady herd improvement and profitability.
In Mexico sweet peas were tested as a cover crop with promising results. In New Mexico sowing occurs late September to early October, while in New York area autumn planting risks crop loss unless planted 6 to 8 inches deep. Peas are ready to turn under by May, vines bloom by May 18, and some are turned under by late May, indicating hardiness and easy growth though seed cost may limit planting. An ear of corn broken for hens provides more benefit than shelled corn.
The note says solving the small farm tractor problem hinges on dedicated mechanical genius. It stresses ample expertise is present and implies success depends on solving the challenge rather than lack of talent.
Garden Pena gardeners report garden peas are easier to harvest when trained on a trellis. Chicken wire serves as a simple, sturdy support, aiding taller vines and keeping pods off the ground for quicker picking.
A livestock guideline notes that ewes should not be bred before reaching one year to eighteen months of age. The rule aims to protect ewe health and future productivity by delaying breeding until physical maturity.
Michael Muldoon enters a London station seeking help after losing a two pound note. He claims to have written the number on the back of the note, then admits he cannot recall it. The sergeant questions the missing detail as Muldoon clumsily confesses the error.
A dialogue contrasts valuing bric-a-brac with discernment. Jobson asks if the speaker cares for curios, and the reply praises discrimination, noting the poor taste of having a Shakespeare bust alongside a plaster Charley Chaplin cast in a library corner.
A humorous exchange about who would prefer underground combat. Mrs Church teases her husband about fighting in trenches while Mrs Gotham quips that securing a seat in the subway is the true underground struggle. The brief joke captures early 20th century urban life and wit.
The country pastor visits Jones at his veranda where a curious twist unfolds. Jones, with a large Bible, explains he uses scripture when needed, noting twins have arrived and his mother asked him to look up names. The exchange blends humor with a moral nudge about reading.
A short note reports that King George I was interred in Hanover in a private ceremony with no monument or epitaph. The source also includes a dialogue fragment about drawing practice and a judge remark.
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