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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
2
Universal language Ido grows amid other notices
A crod of quirky items: Id o is named as a new universal language while cranberry and apple prices rise. Remarks on airship trade journals and a comic spook biscuit story appear. Notes mention Morgan Bible shelves, King Edward tempo, a Tilinois woman health, Brander Matthews irony, and Canada annexation musings.
Collection of brief notes and quips on philanthropy and hunting
Canon Sleming handed over all copyright money to charity. An eminent geologist warns Pittsburg coal may run out in under 50 years and substitutes should be developed. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes create a string of hunting anecdotes from Maine Wisconsin and Montana ending with a quip about hunters imagining themselves as animals.
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Pittsburg
No true balance as society embraces equal suffrage
A clipped opinion notes tension in the push for equal rights as women gain influence while men retain power, calling it a paradox of governance and social roles. It suggests ongoing debate over who holds authority in changing times.
Harvard Expedition Returns From Spanish Gold Hunt
The Harvard expedition returns from a hunt for Spanish gold. All treasure found is invested in castles in Spain, and the treasure-hunters shift focus to seeking the nimble, commonplace American dollar.
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Harvard
Spain
French Officials Push Simplified Spelling Reforms
The minister of public instruction in France has ordered public schools to teach spelling as recommended by the French academy. Reforms include dropping the h in rhinoceros and replacing y with i in analyze, and f for ph in phenomena, among other changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Minister of Public Instruction
French Academy
Taft Praises Prisoner Martyrs At Brooklyn Dedication
In a Brooklyn dedication speech Mr Taft honored revolutionary patriots who suffered aboard prison ships in New York harbor rather than join British armies He noted prisoner treatment mirrored the era and called attention to prison reforms as modern philanthropy.
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Mr. Taft
Brooklyn
New York Harbor
Taft
New Insanity Form Linked to Fermented Corn Meat import
A new form of insanity said to be imported from Italy has appeared in the South, attributed to eating meat from fermented corn. The condition known as corn juice insanity is not a new discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
South
Bank checks catch on slowly among Mexican citizens
The bank check has taken small hold as yet upon the citizens of Mexico, especially for amounts under $1,000. People find it easier to pay spot cash than to give a check for sums of $50 and $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Unlucky Number for Englishman Cartoon Exchange
A traveler and a companion discuss superstition about thirteen being unlucky. The traveler asserts the number is unlucky, while one replies the country began with thirteen colonies. The exchange notes competition and national pride, citing American cities’ papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engishman
Washington Star
Gum chewing and feet in aisle draw rebuke
Willie Green is scolded by a teacher for chewing gum and sprawling feet in the aisle. The incident is noted in a quotation from Harper's Weekly describing the admonishment to the child to remove the gum and place feet away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Green
Willie
Harper'a Weekly
Harsh matrimonial quandary quoted in period wit
The excerpt presents sharp dialogue from Harper's Weekly and Catholic Standard scenes. A suitor questions accepting a partner as inferior while the woman replies with resolve to love. Dr Kwack threatens revenge after a quarrel with an undertaker, who responds by announcing retirement from practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kwack
Rogers to star in Panama at Willis Wood all week
Max Rogers of the Rogers Brothers leads the original New York Company in the musical In Panama at Willis Wood starting Sunday January 10 with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. The show features top-name artists Joe Kane Marion Stanley Josephine Barrows Eileen Sheridan Avita Sanchez Flo May Sibyl Brennan George Lydecker and others with a large well drilled chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Rogers
Rogers Brothers
New York
Panama
Willis Wood
Joe Kane
Marion Stanley
Josephine Barrows
Eileen Sheridan
Avita Sanchez
Flo May
Sibyl Brennan
George Lydecker
Robinson Newbold
Chas Gallagher
William Edmund
Phillip Leigh
Henry Lehman
Alexander Kleinman
Townsfolk discuss marriage between Towne and Miss Golden
Towne remarks that marrying Miss Golden would be unwise due to her wealth and disagreement. Browne counters, noting she has money and is influential, prompting debate on suitability. The Catholic Standard and Times comments on social expectations and class in matchmaking talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Miss Golden
Browne
Catholic Standard and Times
Pillow Gases Edging of Crocheted Lace Feature
Edged pillow cases using crocheted lace are replacing hems on some covers. A two inch edging begins with wheel motifs and combines chains, doubles, trebles to form 14 loops per wheel. Wheels join to form a scalloped edge with rows of double crochets and treble stitches for a sturdy finish.
Fashionable hat ornaments for evening gowns charm crowds
To be worn with spangled robes, gowns of messaline and satin gain lace and bright hats. Chiffon and soft satin ensembles pair with gauze butterflies covered in span gles that nestle in hair and glitter under electric lights. Colors in bronze, steel, silver and gold echo gown tones.
The Little Girl Comes Into Her Own Fashion Note
A Lady's Pictorial remark notes that fashion trends elevate smaller women despite hats creating a diminutive look. The piece frames a shift in style favoring the petite silhouette, signaling growing demand for the smaller figure in contemporary dress.
Paris fashion notes hint at supple fabrics and two toned stripes
A Paris letter praises smooth faced tweeds for city wear and highlights supple fabrics for draping Directoire gowns. It notes striped winceys and water resistant materials, mirrors the latest party frocks in pale velvet imitation, and mentions Charmeuse satin and bordered unions with delicate borders and oriental patterns.
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Paris
Directoire
In Vogue Fashion Notes From Winter Collections
Invogue fills filigree silver butterflies for coiffure adornment while sheer mousseline rivals net waist. Rich embroideries appear on finest costumes sparingly. Raum martens emerge as leading fur this winter. Skirts edge with fu bandas revive old styles. Woolen gloves reach the elbow echoing short sleeves. Satin trends add new trains and soutache braiding accents.
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Raum Marten
Nobel Prize Awarded for Peace to Arnoldson and Bajer
The Nobel peace prizes went to K. P. Arnoldson of Sweden and M. F. Bajer of Denmark. Arnoldson announced plans to use the prize money to promote a worldwide peace demonstration urging arbitration for disputes and disarmament. He proposed a world peace address and signatures from all people to support a common defense while pushing for disarmament ahead of the next Hague conference. Arnoldson, author and longtime editor, has guided Swedish political life since 1870. Raler is a former Danish parliament member.
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Christiania
K. P. Arnoldson
Sweden
M. F. Bajer
Denmark
Arnoldsen
Arnoldson
Stockholm Morgenblad
Raler
Storrow Likely Harvard President From Boston Roots
James J. Storrow of Boston is widely believed to be the best qualified for Harvard University president. Born January 21, 1864, he graduated from Harvard in 1885 and Harvard Law School in 1888, later practicing law and joining Lee, Higginson & Co. He captained the varsity crew that defeated Yale in 1885 and has long served Harvard affiliates including overseer, trustee of the Harvard Union, and chairman of the Boston school committee.
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Boston
James J. Storrow
Harvard University
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Yale
Storrow
Harvard Union
Boston School Committee
A Frenchwoman’s Unexpected Reply at College Supper
A demure Frenchwoman teaching in a southern college learns not every heard phrase is correct English. At supper the president invites Mme Petit to assist in an informal chapel program. She coyly answers I will do my darndest professeur, illustrating a humorous language bump.
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Mme. Petit
John E. Rosser
Lippincott's
French Work Nears Completion on Africa Telephone System
Spread reveals that France is close to finishing a continental telephone network for its vast African colonies. The plan aims to unify communications across territories, signaling a major infrastructural expansion under colonial administration.
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Africa
Peruna Health Advertisements Share Coughs and Colds Relief
Patients from Washington D C and Terre Haute Indiana attest to Peruna’s effectiveness for smelling hearing and head pressure while praising The Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus Ohio. The ad invites readers to obtain a free Peruna almanac for 1909 and notes photo use authorization for publication.
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Peruns Drag Co
Columbus
Ohio
Pean
Joseph Hall Chase
Tenth St
Washington, D. C
A. L. Wetzel
Ghia St
Terre Haute
Ind
Peruna
Sam
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Calling the Pitcher Captain Chides Walks in Ball Game
The speaker rebukes a pitcher for issuing seventeen bases on balls in a rough, humorous critique of a baseball game, insisting the match is not a Sunday stroll but a real contest. The remark captures streetwise sports banter and team dynamics in a local field setting.
Speech on euphonious speech used by northern and southern negroes
A Washington Star quote describes two colored women at Eighth Avenue and One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street. One in mourning explains a man “died in the height of his squibh,” illustrating a humorous use of melodic but nonsensical words.
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Eighth Avenue
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Washington Star
Royalty on Exhibition in 18th Century London
A fragment from a 1767 London guide notes visitors could glimpse royalty at St James chapel royal for a shilling per person, with optional royal seating for another shilling. It recalls the era’s public access to royal pageantry and the verger’s role at the door. The piece shifts to a fable-like scene as birds mock a robin about riding an airship, highlighting whimsy and time to come.
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London
St. James’ Chapel Royal
Then and Now Credit for Recovery Through Postum and Grape-Nuts
A Louisville woman recounts her daughter near nervous prostration nine years ago from coffee. After switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts the daughter recovered, became healthy, and now heads charities with five children. The Postum Co claims credit and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Louisville
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Phas
Ehet
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