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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
5
The narrator recounts life in Panama City under Goethals’s project, contrasting grand engineering prestige with daily Isthmian life. He details the market streets, schools, dress, and food, the latrine saloons, the bustling Broadway, and the old depot, painting a vivid yet unromantic view of colonial charm and modern toil.
One hundred years ago on April 5 Napoleon agreed to abdicate after plenipotentiaries arrived in Paris and were welcomed by the Emperor of Russia. The allied rulers rejected restoring the imperial dynasty and offered Keybae island and an Italian principality for Maria Louisa and the King of Rome. Napoleon sought more concessions but was refused and six days later he yielded his throne.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows a dialogue where Bobby questions wind and air clarity. Papa emphasizes wind is in motion and air is invisible, noting a night draft discussion without detailing how wind is altered.
The Rokeby Venus at the British National Gallery, slashed by a militant suffragist, has been deftly repaired to the point damage is undetectable under normal viewing. Closed after the outrage, the gallery now allows properly accredited art students to view the restored work, while Avebury reflects on happiness and duty.
Captain Duncan Strong battles guilt and drink while Doris Grey’s uncle Captain Mackay, a temperance guardian, plots to force a breach of promise. A web of vertigo jokes, ruses, and sly confessions unfolds as the two captains maneuver through courtesy, deception, and a wary reconciliation aboard the Talisman and ashore in Newcastle.
A large city store footwalker recalls a humorous odd encounter from last year as a stout woman asked for pads. He misheard and suspected she wanted padding for tailored garments at the lining counter. She retorted, humorlessly complimenting his age and attempted humor. He then directed her to the hair goods department.
The Shakespeare Theater project in Melbourne aims to cost 126000 dollars for a municipal venue. The Victorian government pledges support while the Literary and Artistic Association of Melbourne agrees to cooperate on the plans for the tercentenary celebration.
Darling Queen Mary tours old Board of Trade houses and uncovers the water gate of Wolsey's palace in Whitehall. Narrators recall Henry VIII entering masked to visit cardinals with guests in fine cloths. Only arches and carved cardinal’s arms remain as clerks now dine nearby.
In the United States National Museum bones are being assembled for a tiny three horned dinosaur likely a new species. When complete the creature will stand about three feet high and six feet long, with a 22 inch head, about one fourth the size of its larger horned relatives like Triceratops.
A weary citizen rejects harsher jail terms for tax errors arguing that well meaning men could be jailed for incorrect income tax returns. He remarks that leniency avoids punishing good intent and seeks fair handling of inexact methods in finance.
Advice on horse care for hot weather covers protection, feeding, watering, and stabling. Highlights include using hats for protection, 26 cent hats from stores, avoiding ill fitting collars, allowing pasture access at night, and humane handling of horses and mules to prevent injuries and digestive issues.
Poem advises delaying sorrow’s entry. Do not rush to invite distress in. Let sorrow knock and linger before allowing it inside, as postponed contact can reduce impact. If kept waiting, sorrow may depart or forget to return. Concludes with urging restraint to lessen lasting effect.
Practical shepherding tips on lamb care, feeding, shelter, and humane handling. Emphasizes warm saline baths for collapse lambs, proper wool handling, preventive worm treatment, profitable feeding with alfalfa and barley, avoiding overgrazing, and providing shelter and water. Recommends buying good ewes during flock downturns and using shade or woodland for cooling sheep.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the report notes tomato canning has grown into a major commercial industry with 1909 data showing 12,800,000 cans of tomatoes produced in the United States. It contrasts garden versus field production and highlights home canning as a viable summer activity for youth.
Use Pure-Bred Stock to maximize meat yield. Feed piglets butter and grain from early age, wean without harm, and raise fast growth in growing chicks with a ration that supports rapid development. Avoid feeding mongrel stock or stunting quality or quantity of grain or meat food.
A writer argues against forcing early weaning and favors nature taking its course. He contends that preventing nursing at seven or eight weeks harms both piglets and sows, likening a sow to a cow and warning that milking or splitting nursing causes injury.
Farmers urged to mix corn with protein feed such as tankage meal or middlings to maximize value. Do not feed cottonseed meal to hogs. Proper protein supplementation increases hog return on corn rations.
Double cropping can significantly raise returns for small parcels and urban plots. With proper planning and management, different crops can be grown successively without interfering with one another, maximizing yield in limited spaces.
The notice directs culling surplus roosters to protect profits while retaining enough for breeding. It instructs sellers to fatten remaining birds when breeding stock cannot be sold, aiming to optimize flock value and future breeding needs.
A disjointed set of quotes notes honesty thrift folly and domestic life. The speaker jokes about politeness in laughter and the ease of keeping a long tenured servant, Mary, by offering gradual raises when others tempt her with more pay. The pieces reflect social humor and practical wit.
A man and a woman exchange playful banter about marriage. He says TF could overcome any obstacle for her, she replies there is only one she must overcome. She declares she will never marry anyone whose cara sticks out like mono plane wings, insisting he flatten his headgear to overcome the obstacle.
A woman recalls a year of marriage at the altar then and now. She speaks of trembling vows, a cool calm look, and contentment as she faces the hoop she must jump through today.
Dialogue-driven fragment shows a character asserting leverage over another through collateral. The speaker warns that agreement alone won’t settle the matter, then reveals possession of the father’s collateral worth thousands of dollars, implying pressure and coercion in a business or family dispute.
A dialogue notes a shift from believing socialism was the cure for evils to a belief in current prosperity. The speakers acknowledge past foolish notions and claim advancement to a more prosperous neighborhood.
In a terse exchange, the question of universal romantic affinities is rejected. A reference to “brewerly girls” being a mess is paired with noting their grandfather’s large funeral as a notable local event. The dialogue hints at social norms and a major funeral in the region.
A provocative quote contrasts views on women's generosity with resentment over spousal support. The remarks imply many women lack altruism and envy alimony payments to others, prompting discussion on gender roles and financial fairness.
A Denver millionaire faces a prominent financial matter, drawing wide newspaper attention. Report mentions the controversial move and expected market impact amid ongoing coverage across major outlets.
Meandering Mike questions sending malefactors of wealth to fall and Plodding Peto agrees. The exchange frames a plan to make jails more luxurious as a solution.
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