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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
Mansfield Missouri celebrates its local newspaper under the helm of HM B Davis as editor and proprietor, guiding coverage for the Mansfield community with a long running print presence.
A collection of quirky notes cites remarks on money value risk ageing actress Langtry, pay as you enter streetcars, a Philadelphia aeronautics magazine, dubious publishers, mound builders as players, asbestos under sleeper car mattresses to block heat, and elevators with roots in central Europe. Napoleon I mentioned elevators in a letter to Archduchess Maria Louise.
Dr Hillis proclaims the millennium while a coal shortage and funding gaps loom. A simplified spelling society in England pushes ear-based teaching amid business frustration with local schooling. The New York Episcopal diocese salary question raises if a wife’s cost reflects official statements.
Officers of American battleships touring Tokyo were welcomed by schoolchildren who sang American songs in English, a noteworthy display amid global attention. The piece notes stock and property anecdotes, plus cultural tidbits and a medical prize awarded to Dr Norman Ditman for kidney research.
The American Humane Society will organize a plan to combat animal cruelty as victims of the mammoth hat era seek roles in the effort.
An aeroplane garage has been built on a building roof in Paris. The piece humorously notes the wordplay and hints at a grim incident involving a man driven to death by his wife waking him at three in the morning. The tone blends irony with a commentary on social reaction and a gentle spirit’s defense.
A quip filled exchange on marriage compares personal plans with a dressmaker. One speaker outlines buying a dressmaker’s outfit for 600 in two weeks while another notes being married to the dressmaker. A separate cartoonish barter line imagines a pharmacist and doctor discussing debts from a well.
A garbled collection of social maxims on misfortune, female behavior, ambition, models and figures, aging, public transport etiquette, luck and physiology. The phrases illustrate gender norms, vanity, and human behavior through aphoristic, misspelled, and antiquated wording.
A melancholy man asks if life is worth living. The wise doctor replies that it depends largely on the liver, a tongue in cheek reflection quoted by the Philadelphia Press.
Florence Davis, a popular young comedienne and dramatic star, appears next Sunday for ten nights and a Wednesday matinee in Under the Greenwood Tree by Henry V. Esmond. Her company includes Eliott Dexter and earlier praised in New Orleans. The current engagement is expected to be among the season’s most enjoyable theatrical offerings, with The Richest Girl as the latter attraction.
Reported by Arthur Brown, patent solicitor, patents and patent numbers across multiple states including Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Kansas City entries. Items include venting apparatus signal and order attachments for rural mail boxes traction engines and wheels stock freeze devices and various fittings with associated inventor or supplier names and locations.
A playful exchange compares safety of horses and cars. Mr Chugeins argues reliance on personal intelligence, while the other man muses that a horse may be safer. The quotes link to humorous captions from Washington Star and Town and Country about preservation and safety claims.
Madame Merri offers festive decorating tips using stars wreaths cedar mistletoe and scarlet bows with plenty of candies. For gifts suggest a red stocking or a Christmas play. A. N. Myer asks for fundraising ideas for a school class. the reply notes plays bazaars suppers weight parties and birthday events can raise money.
A reader asks for salad ideas and serving order for a planned dinner with turkey cranberries mashed potatoes corn and pie. The response outlines serving a clear soup first then turkey oyster stuffing creamed onions celery jelly salted nuts fruit salad and cheese wafers with individual pies and coffee, and notes salads can be served as a separate course or plated at the table.
The note advises not enclosing the friend's card in invitations and suggests stating on invites that the party is given in honor of the friend. It also mentions consulting a stationer for the proper form.
The plate is placed to the right and dishes are passed from the left. When hearing of a birth, write a brief note of congratulations to the mother. Keep the message warm and respectful.
A guest suggests hosting a social evening for about 20 house residents who do not all play cards. Proposes a character party where each attendee arrives as a famous person, guests guess who they are, and prizes are awarded.
Mrs. Smith and Mr Jank Miller request the pleasure of your company Wednesday evening November fourth at eight o’clock in Ela Hall. Dancing at ten o’clock. A note declining should be sent to the first named hostess Madame Merri at the provided address.
Six year old Marjorie and four year old Josephine travel from New York to San Francisco and marvel at Indian families. Josephine awed by squaws and papooses exclaims about aquashes. Marjorie corrects her gently noting they are squabs.
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for proof that Catarrh Cure by Catter Hall co. cures catarrh and constitutional disease. It touts testimonials and a tonic treatment, urges readers to send for a list of testimonials, and promotes Hall's Family Wills for constipation.
Philadelphia engineers plan a device for the Lehigh Navigation Company to seize a canal boat, lift it 60 feet, and discharge its cargo onto the wharf or into another vessel. The concept mirrors Great Lakes car dumpers and aims to streamline unloading at storage piles or transfer points.
A product claim extols a smooth front and Defiance Starch for shirtwaists, promising home ironing equal to steam laundries with proper stiffness and no sticking. The piece notes Australia and New Zealand hold about 8 million sheep, 10 million cattle, and 1,871,000 horses.
A fragment advises placing a small amount of cold cream in each nostril before sweeping or riding in dusty air to trap dust and ease breathing. It claims the cream sticks to dust, can be wiped away, and may prevent colds or catarrh in various seasons.
Ad claims piles can be cured in six to fourteen days with Pazoointment. It promises relief from itching burning and protruding piles with a money back offer. It adds a cheeky line about people finding flaws in others' choices.
A reader describes dyeing a white blouse using an oyster method. Choose a welted pleated center front blouse with a frill, long sleeves, and high stock, then take a sample to the dyers for a good result.
A 10 year old girl pattern in pink silk features a narrow frill skirt hem with lace trim and a tucked net sleeve yoke finished by a net frill. Materials include five yards of elk 4% inches wide and ribbons.
Mrs. Thrifty-Well offers Willy a glass of water, urging him to drink. Willy declines, citing a strong constitution and fear it might upset him. The exchange captures a cautious moment of restraint and comic banter.
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