Mineral Springs in West Mansfield Report at Public School
Mineral Springs in West Mansfield is noted with a Mansfield public school report for the fifth month ending Jan 29 1908. Enrollment and attendance figures appear for Intermediate Grammar and High School, including daily averages and tardies. West Mansfield also promotes mineral water as a health resort with the first sale set for Feb 3 1909 and testimonials for its medical uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield Public School
West Mansfield
Frank Scheuermann
Mansfield
Missouri
Notice to settle all accounts by February 10 1909
Mrs. G. W. Miller states she is authorized to collect all store and note accounts. Call and settle in full on or before February 10, 1909. Promptness will be observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Miller
Candy Gold Cure Promises Quick Fever Relief
An old advertisement touts Preventics candy as a fever remedy for children, claiming quick relief and a pleasant taste. It markets a box labeled 18 Pre Fentics for 25 cents, offered by Hoday through druggists.
Queen Alexandra’s Favorite Roses in Old Time Variety Hermosa
The queen favors the Hermosa rose, a free flowering pink old time sort. It yields fragrant blossoms in rich harvests and is grown by thousands in borders near her dairy and in gardens around her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Alexandra
Missing Chickens Spark Family Confusion
A man claims he has not missed any chickens, while a boy insists the man’s father shot at several of the boy’s chickens yesterday but missed. The exchange hints at a domestic dispute over poultry.
Last, But Not Least Luxury Ends in Ardent Claim
A heavy father reminds his son that his daughter has always enjoyed luxuries, and the son counters with a claim that he is now the luxury she desires. The dialogue centers on status, affection, and shifting expectations within a domestic scene.
Floating Elevators Elevate Odessa grain handling system
A new system of floating elevators accelerates grain export from Odessa Russia. Each elevator handles about 20 tons daily for loading foreign steamships. The charge is 25 cents per ton, about half the cost of manual handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Russia
Tall yarns on a railway carriage end in a twist
A traveler entertains a solemn listener with stories from abroad then recounts a past photographer’s near volcanic edge tragedy. The man with a camera reveals himself as the friend in a surprising twist, ending the exchange as the train stops at the next station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Punch
Italy
Vesuvius
Crater
Return to the Choir's Joyful Echoes in Pittsboro
A nostalgic note from the Pittsboro Gazette Times invites readers who sang in the old choir to relive living memories. It suggests the choir's presence remains a source of personal satisfaction and urges fond reminiscence of youthful performances.
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Ing Rou
Ife
Pittsboro
Marie Curie gains head professorship at Paris University
A world renowned discoverer of radium, Marie Curie is elected head of physics at the University of Paris. She led key research with her husband, revealed radium in 1888, and previously taught at Sevres, becoming the first woman in France to hold a full scientific chair. Her work with pitchblende yielded heat radiations, remarkable for their noncombustive, energy-preserving nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Paris
Marie Curie
Sevres
France
Pitchblende
Combined clock and savings bank patent from Chicago
A Chicago inventor patents a clock combined with a savings bank to force daily deposits. The clock can only be wound after inserting a coin, with the slot size and deposit frequency controlling the amount saved. The device ties savings to regular winding to increase usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Bank
Chicago
Life lessons on revenge and justice
The text argues that life balances deeds with rewards and punishments, urging restraint and internal growth. It emphasizes that happiness does not come from revenge or hatred and that true strength often lies in not confronting foes directly. External judgment and retribution are left to unseen forces.
Mirage storage of automobiles in Topeka cited
A Topeka matron remarks that they keep their automobiles in the mirage and the other responds that is where most people keep their cars. The exchange highlights a humorous exchange about parking or storage practices in the city.
Local Officials and Church notices from Mansfield area
Listing of local government and civic leaders including probate and circuit judges, clerks, Sheriff, treasurer, coroner, surveyor, and various city officials. Also includes church service times for Presbyterian and Methodist congregations, lodge and fraternal group meetings, and Masons and related orders with officer names and meeting dates. Interspersed are organizational notices for the Women's groups and Royal Neighbors set by month.
Eastern Star Chapter No 76 meets on Fridays
Mansfield Chapter No 76 of the Eastern Star meets on the first and third Friday evenings each month. Mrs. Nate Miller serves as Worthy Matron. Readers are urged to consider their home paper first when seeking news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Lodge No
George Tripp
Noble
Ellbert Pope
John W. Brazeal
James Woday
Rebeccat Lodge
J. D. Reynolds
Noble Grand
Maude Reynolds
Royal Neighbors
Maggie Reynolds
Oracle
Laura Miller
Grace Bonnell
Belle Bresenl
A. F
A. M. Mansfield
J. A. Hylton
W. M. N. N. Nichols
R. A. M. Mansfield
N.N. Nichols
Eastern Star Mansfield
Nate Miller
N. N. Nichols
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the Mansfield. Press
H. B Pavis
Eula Newton
Marie Smedley
Mabel Coday
Cleland Hite
Cock Jessie Strong
Ruth Dubel
West
A. H. Hill Lumber Co
the Mansfield Grocery CO
General Groceries
R. H. Hanson
J. W. Allen
Wm. Mickle
North Dist
W. Hensley
South Dist
W. E
Wim
Wood J. M. Sluteell
Carter
M. H. Williams
J Knight
Presbyterian Church
Lla.m
J. A. Russell
Methodist Church
Lla. m
B. D. Jones
Reynolds
Hertram
Roe Strong
W. Brazeal
N.C
N.S. Miller
James Coday
W. J. Mooore
DR Nair
Freeman-Miller Store
Fusons Drug Store
Ward B. Hitchcock
Mansfield, Mo
Mansfild Racket CO
Jas, K P
CODAY
Bing
Grand Army Building
Frisco Restaurant
Nickey & Scheuermann
Scientific
Fuson’s Drug Store
R. R. Wright
the Barber
Spence Building
L. O. Nelder
W B. Fullington
J. H. Ripper
City Barbr
S. S. Bertram
Justice of the Peace
Mansfield, Misnovet
Eupion
Mansfield Gro. Co
Freeman Miller
DeWitt
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