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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
2
The Interstate Medical Journal cites Bernard Shaw on socializing medicine to align doctor duties with state funding. It argues that if lawyers were state paid, compulsory legal education would curb bias from fees and foster a better medico legal relation and society.
Nine members of Japan's house of representatives were arrested for graft in a commentary arguing civilized nations face new vices. author predicts swift punishment and a lesson for future officials as Japan moves toward modernity.
Women in Washington organize to curb waste paper on streets, urging removal of litter and tighter cooperation with police. They claim sole efforts cut untidiness and call for Philadelphia women to adopt similar duties to fight a persistent nuisance.
The Los Angeles report notes scores made ill by strawberries from Japanese gardens near Gardena after a powerful solution was used to kill worms on vines early in the season. It urges gardeners nationwide to avoid poisons on raw fruits and vegetables such as salads.
New Jersey braces for a tough season against pests as officials drain swamps and destroy breeding sites to curb mosquitoes. Despite efforts, lasting relief remains distant and life may still carry the disruptive hum of these insects for some time.
The author urges several college professors to read the current church messages and realize the nation is no longer in the seventeenth century. The piece challenges academics to reconsider religious discourse and its social impact today.
An Eskimo boy asserts civilization has damaged his people, noting a shift from simple tallow candles to luxuries like porterhouse steak and tenderloin leaks, reflecting a critique of modern influence on traditional life.
Practical guidance on spring poultry and hog care, including spray the henhouse, pasture quality, and weather effects. Advice covers hatching times, grain quality, equipment maintenance, soil preparation, seed selection, rolling winter wheat, and humane feeding to boost milk, hog rearing, and sow farrowing outcomes with emphasis on stock welfare and efficient farming practices.
Samuel D. Ingraham of Lewiston Idaho describes crippling sciatic rheumatism and irregular painful kidney secretions. After two years with crutches he used Doan's Kidney Pills, improved quickly and was eventually free from suffering. He credits the pills with saving his life. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A lighthearted card describes an inexperienced caddie asking if he should make the hole bigger after Mr. Toozle’s fifteenth miss. The moment captures golf club humor and match play tension.
One million women from cities towns villages and rural settlements unite in a national crusade against tuberculosis. The effort spans legislatures congress churches clubs and social events under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and the General Federation of Women's Clubs with chapters in Alaska Hawaii Porto Rico and the canal zone. The campaign promotes prevention and cure through widespread education and outreach.
A young girl overheard in St Louis declares she will not pray anymore. She reasons that since her mother is older, it is proper for her mother to ask for blessings from God and sees no need for both to ask the same thing.
A mission worker visiting a reformatory near New Orleans encounters Jim, an old acquaintance once regarded as upright. She expresses astonishment as Jim nonchalantly admits he is charged with stealing a barrel of sweet potatoes, a twist prompting mutual bemusement.
An elderly resident of Baird Texas shares how quitting coffee and switching to Postum relieved severe dyspepsia kidney and bowel issues, restored energy and regular bowels within two weeks, and inspired his son to try it with similar results. He notes the family now uses Postum instead of coffee and stays well.
Weston advocates walking to beat bad thoughts and credits Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for comfort and relief to tired feet. He cites rising foot discomfort in communities and urges trying the product, with testimonial packages available through Andrew Allen Olmsted.
A captain, irritated by ship mismanagement and absurd tourist questions, heads toward the bridge when a dapper passenger asks about commotion off starboard. The captain, joking, suggests a catfish may have had kittens as the cause.
Mercy Hospital completes a new 100 bed wing on May 1 and advertises seven nursing openings in its Training School. The two year course offers thorough theoretical and practical instruction aimed at preparing nurses for private or institutional patients. Graduates earn about 25 dollars weekly and live at the hospital with nearby churches within walking distance. Applicants address Dr. K B Richardson, Clinton Place, Kansas City, Missouri.
A tourist asks how many children the tired woman has. She replies she cannot know for sure because Willie is fishing, Tommy is breaking in a colt, Georgie borrowed his father's gun to hunt, and Esmeralda Ann plans to elope, so she cannot count them until supper time.
Finland shows promising iron ore fields in Nyland and the Ladoga lake region. A company is formed to pursue mining research, challenging prior views of Finnish ore scarcity.
An assortment of vintage health and etiquette quips and advertisments tout remedies for eye irritation with Murine and Winslow’s soothing syrups for children, plus cautions about conforming to Pure Food and Drug laws. Humorous social sayings and product pitches mix with dating sarcasm and tobacco ad lines.
The California Fig Syrup Co reports full ingredient disclosure for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to assure purity and uniformity. It states California figs provide pleasant taste and beneficial effects, urging buyers to obtain only genuine products from the company through leading druggists.
A young man lay in a coma while friends believed him dead. When signs of life appeared, he recalled being conscious, noting cold feet and hunger. He argued that heaven would not grant hunger and the other place would not leave his feet cold.
Lena V. Henry of Adrian Georgia recounts suffering female weakness and disease until taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the product as a standard cure for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities backache indigestion and nervous prostration and offers confidential free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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