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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
7
Handy Boys and Girls to Make and Do presents practical projects and activities by A NEELY HALL. An instructional guide featuring simple crafts, tips, and ideas aimed at engaging children in hands on learning. The text emphasizes creativity, safety, and constructive pastime value.
A compact water motor shown in illustrations is designed to fit a wash basin and power simple mechanical toys. It uses two baking powder cans as ends of the wheel, a cigar box for paddles, and a % inch square by 6 inch axle, with several box components to assemble.
This article outlines constructing a water wheel tether-tennis set from cigar box wood and other common materials. It covers making paddle strips, can covers, axle ends, and supports, then details tether-tennis court setup, ball, rackets, pole, tether cord, and playing rules.
A humorous excerpt notes a baby greatly resembles its mother, provoking commentary from an elderly bachelor uncle and a friend. The exchange ponders whether resembling his mother means the child resembles all women, with a wry Kansas City Star aside on snowy weather and distant northwest skies.
Miss Blanche Ingalls, installed as Chesaning police chief by a sarcastic village council, launches reforms aimed at curbing lax law enforcement. She bans card games and dominoes in saloons, enforces an 18 year age limit for poolrooms, and orders 10 pm closing. She confronts Tom Ederley to blanket his horse after a sleet rain, exemplifying her blunt policing style.
William J. Mayor of Rochester addressed the medical section of the American Life convention. He argued fat men over a certain body size are not desirable, while thin young men are favored as life insurance subjects per Dr. H. A. Baker of Pittsburgh.
A patient named Hallach suffers loss of speech and writing ability after a police station appearance. Doctor Prince reports an hour daily therapy at the county hospital helps him relearn vocabulary from the 18th century. The case shows partial recovery of memory and language skills.
A social pageant organized by New York society figures raised funds for unemployed women after major department stores failed, leaving over a thousand women jobless. The event at the Waldorf Astoria featured Mrs Allan Campbell and Mile de Gonzales among participants, with support from Peter Cooper Hewitt and notable society figures in promoting the cause.
A Oakland chicken ranch set a record by shipping six thousand five fowls to Alaska on one vessel. Consignee Robert Browning plans to use the birds as egg producers and meat in Skagway. Browning notes Alaska’s climate suits the chickens and winter prices are high. The ranch has filed a bid for twelve thousand chickens from the same county ranch contingent on this shipment.
Two farmers from Alt fet Serenems wrote to Governor requesting help after claiming local girls are not cooperating. The missive, dated in New Jersey, alleges deteriorating conditions and seeks state assistance to restore order and productivity.
William Lamora sold the cabin and grounds left by his father in Malone New York ending the Rockefeller Lamora feud. Rockefeller sought to seize 59000 acres around Brandon and faced legal battles over a trapper’s cabin and clearing. Lamora fought trespass charges and court appeals, finally selling after his death his heir agreed to part with the land.
Garments of dandies and mashers disrupted the march. Men broke through lines, overpowering the women marchers as leaders appealed to police and the streets were cleared. Women were escorted to their hall where they spoke to each other.
Jackson Mississippi Edward Hines Chicago lumberman has won his suit against Mississippi over timber holdings in southern counties valued at about fifteen million dollars. The Supreme Court decision limits applicability to domestic corporations only.
Walter Rector, charged with theft, used a white clay pipe as a revolver during a confrontation with police. He drove back a crowd that had lured him, according to New York police reports.
In Stony Point N, Brewster J. Odell a local butcher killed himself with a cleaver and a meat knife placing a bin head on a chopping block. The incident occurred amid a grim scene leaving authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
The subject shows motor memory control and repeats chosen actions. Smiling responds to a person smiling or a smiling photo. The individual also copies writing with nearly identical handwriting to the original.
New York summoned for not attending school Gertrude Schwarts twelve claims classroom seats are too small She weighs 155 pounds and testifies before the court highlighting schoolroom conditions and youth concerns.
The article explains the annual ice hazard in the north Atlantic from February to August, the southerly danger track near 41 30, the Titanic disaster prompting naval patrols, and the US Coast Guard Seneca deployment from Staten Island for a five month cruise to warn ships. It notes liners adding motorized ice scouts and wireless signaling, plus Cunard plans for Aquitania.
Disjointed old time chatter references a young man Cyrus and a cautious political exchange. The dialog recalls a genteel scene with muttered questions about character and intent, suggesting tensions between constituents and a senator as a backdrop.
A journalist reports that certain flowers such as nasturtiums sun-lit then glow at night. The phenomenon, once attributed to a young Linnaeus daughter, is described as self luminous and intermittent, with several blossoms including sunflowers and dahlias showing light emissions under dry, warm evenings.
An informal note shows Bridget asking Sneesas about a late night meal incident. The exchange reveals a repentant tone and a brief recounting of meeting in the afternoon and taking some action, with unclear details due to garbled text.
A fragmented clipping mentions a dog and a dome home with a wife, a man, and a burglar, but readable facts are sparse. The line hints at a domestic scene and a possible crime reference without clear dates, places, or names.
Dialogue fragment shows Cumrox debating wit and numbers with a companion at dinner. The exchange hints at a puzzle or internal debate about counting attendees and perceptions, set in a scene of tense wit. The clipped lines suggest a larger mystery or humorous miscommunication in social setting.
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