26 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
1
Hartville and Mansfield residents are noted with visits, travels, and gatherings. Mentions include Mrs. L A Findley of Hartville visiting Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds of Macomb visiting a father, and John Frye guests of Hedrick. Local sales, school notes, and civic notices accompany a portrait of community ties.
A letter arrived for Congressman T. 8. BB Armatrong containing two five dollar bills. It says the money is to straighten a rung done by me. The author, educated yet poorly disguised, mailed from a train to Lyons Kansas and forwarded to Mansfield. The note ends with a quip about a tangled web we weave.
A Wellington reader reports on Jacob Joseph, a well known figure described as a Hebrew capitalist with a flamboyant appearance. He was reportedly stoneblind since childhood and allegedly frightened a servant girl by simulating a ghost with a shoe over his head, causing her to cling and damaging his night.
The article notes Bereto Courtetine Nilsson has two rooms in Madrid decorated with ram or vewel insides. The bedchamber papered with WHA leaves of musta from the operas in which she has sung, and the dining room with the hotel bile aes collested in the description.
A Westminster Hazette correspondent finds Kikarongo a half mile circular lake where hippos from Lake Rulsamba bathe. The shorebound spectacle features multiple heads and splashes as hippos spurt water and yawn. Nearby church notices list Presbyterian and Methodist services with pastors and weekly meetings, plus local lodge and civic group listings.
Mrs Straus devoted years to her daughters after marriage. When President Cleveland sent her husband as minister to Turkey, she found a broader field for diplomacy. Oscar Straus and his brother Nathan supported Cleveland’s election. Oscar later joined a Republican administration. Washington’s cosmopolitan scene suits her social influence and sharp intelligence.
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