Mansfield Press B. 8B. Davis Editor and Proprietor
Mansfield Missouri based newspaper noting B 8B Davis as editor and proprietor of the Mansfield press.
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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
2
Quips and Notes Blink Across the Nation
A collage of observations and quips on water use taxes hats aviation bees and royalty. It notes Panama Canal water use questions frugal taxpayers and rising aeroplane costs while mentioning Carnegie Boston New York Brooklyn and London with light takes on fashion crime and marriage trends. The piece also cites a boast about two 75 000 ton U S battleships and England potentially building 30 000 ton ships.
Wright aeroplanes sales and Utah coal land dispute
Twenty eight Wright aeroplanes sold in France for March delivery suggest airplane repair business in April. Uncle Sam seeks 20000 acres of coal lands taken from him in Utah. An Oakland man, jailed for eight years, illustrates the case’s prison detail. Chicago plans a psychic rest room to ease worries with expected inquiries from Washington. The eight cent theft highlights sentencing and prison placement.
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Wright
France
Sam
Utah
Chicago
Washington
Oakland
Cal
Connertion
Punish Parents for Children's Misconduct Opinion Grows
The Colorado secretary of the bureau of child and animal protection argues that punishing parents for their children's misbehavior would deter wrongdoing. The Brooklyn Standard Union suggests state power could push families toward civilization. Turkey's reach and influence are noted as a global force in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Philippines.
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Colorado
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Brooklyn Standard Union
Unruly Rivers a Public Enemy, Journal Warns
The Ohio State Journal decries bad rivers as a public menace. It describes them as morose and growly, breaking up families and sowing neighborly dissension. The piece argues rivers menace welfare and cites them as vile and riotous forces occupying the land.
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Ohio State Journal
Defense by Judson Opens As Man Falls to Temptation
The text portrays Dr Judson taking the defense that began with Adam, describing the woman as temptress and the man as weak, a victim of her wiles in a moral inflection that portrays a fallen, helpless figure.
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Dr. Judson
Adam
Money Wade In Live Stock In Central Canada
W J Henderson visiting Seattle writes the Canadian Government Agent at Spokane noting decades of wheat barley and oats yields in Central Canada and the profitability of stock raising. He describes crops planted late yet good returns with wheat around 20 bushels per acre oats 35 and livestock prices from $40 per steer to $150 for a plow horse. He foresees homestead opportunities and a patent after three years, arguing men can do better there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Henderson
Seattle
Spokane
Wash
Canada
Youthful Mind at Work at First Kindergarten Visit
Miss Marjorie a five year old praised her first kindergarten visit. She told her mother the school was pleasant and Miss Lee was kind. The child quoted a rule about growing up pretty if good and ugly if naughty, then humorously wondered if Miss Lee was naughty too.
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Marjorie
Lee
Miss Lee
Rastus Seeks Talk as Preacher Without Frock Coat
A conversation at a wayside hotel follows a commercial traveler asking what Rastus would talk to be. Rastus declines millonaire lawyer doctor or preacher until noting he cannot be one because he lacks a frock coat.
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Rastus
Wayside Hotel
Commercial Traveler
Millonaire
Poverty Crux Tied to Overwork and Underpayment
Dr. Woods Hutchinson of New York attributed city poverty to overwork underfeeding and overcrowding noting that underpaid workers suffer most. He spoke at the American Museum of Natural History earlier this month urging the community and medical and church leaders to curb the extraction from workers rather than merely give to the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods Hutchinson
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Postum touted as relief from coffee harms in reader letter
A reader praises Postum, claiming coffee caused stomach issues insomnia and headaches. After switching, sleep improved, headaches rare, appetite better, and overall health improved for both the writer and her brother. Letter attributed to Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich, with note to read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellfire
Farm Advice for Pigs Chickens and Cattle in Rural Living
Practical farming notes urge clean pig enclosures and warm dry quarters, diverse diets high in protein, regular exercise, and careful medicine use. It covers poultry care, hay and grain mixes, manure value, and barn quietness to maximize milk and egg production, plus seasonal tasks and small crafts like homemade harness care.
Defiance Starch and Home Laundering Tips
A vintage ad style piece discusses Sunday barber shop closures and the appeal of washed goods. It extols home laundering with well-starched fabrics and promotes Defiance Starch as improving stiffness and appearance. The text blends casual speech with practical cleaning advice.
Her Extreme Goodness in Clay Nose Request
A widower views his late wife’s bust by a sculptor and, with tender tears, praises the likeness as perfect though asks for a larger nose to emphasize her goodness. The anecdote, from Lippincott's, centers on sentiment and memory rather than appearance.
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Lippincott
Cheney & Co Promises Cure for Catarrh in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney and company swear a firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by their internal treatment. The oath, sworn December in Toledo, lists the remedy as a internal catarrh cure claimed to act on the blood and glands. The notice ends with a promotion for Hall's Vanity Pills for constipation.
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Omno
Lucas
J. Cuexey
F. J. Ee
Toledo
Quanty
Moret
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A W. Cleason
Tas Fyvem
Cheney & CO
Tolkda
Hruesviue
Takeo Hall
Placing Him May Question Washington Faith
In a May Sunday school exchange a six year old asks if George Washington was an Israelite. A shy reply follows that Washington is in the New Testament not the Old. The prompt ends with Munyon remedies praised for harmlessness and quick relief, plus a free Magazine Almanac offer from The Munyon Company of Philadelphia.
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Papa
George Washington
May
Munyon
Munyon Company
Philadelphia
Gene Living Mentioned Amid Odd Breakfast Banter
Quirky line compares lobster and champagne for supper with sawdust and near coffees for breakfast and notes there is room for some gene living between these two eminences.
His Choice. The Landlady What part of the chicken will you have
A fragmentary exchange shows Mr Newcomer asking for a portion “outside.” The line from Puck magazine depicts a humorous dining request and a stage style interaction between a landlady and Mr Newcomer. The brief vignette captures a quirky moment.
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Mr. Newcomer
Puck
Murine Eye Remedy Promoted in Early Ad Copy
A dated advertisement touts Murine as a domestic eye remedy perfected by Miyelctana. It claims pure mood and drug law compliance, urging readers to try Murine for eye care and touts prosperity as virtue, while offering a throat gargle Narline Wiewrd OU to prevent sore throat complications.
Remedy and household products advertise in fragment
An assortment of old time ad snippets promote eye salve, bronchial remedies, blueing for laundry, and political maxims. Mentions Pettitus Eye Salve from Buffalo NY, Trown’s Bronchial Tradies, Red Crow Ball Blue, and Boston supplier John L. Brown & Son with brief quips about women and prudence.
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Loward Iros
Buffalo
Trown
Conte
John L. Brown & Son
Boston
Mass
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