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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
2
A collage of 1900s clippings comments on science funding, ataxias, airship ambitions, explorers, naval disasters, curfews, and speculative finance. Notables include Alfred Austin lampoon, Zeppelin funds, Kermit’s fiction value, a hunter lost in Africa, and Cambridge senior wranglership praises a Russian Jewish student.
Pennsylvania Railroad mechanics have mounted hose and pumping gear on 17 locomotives in the Pittsburgh yards to serve as fire engines. A signaling system is in place to call the engines when needed.
Richard Croker claims two thirds of visitors were from America and spread across the states. He says Americans support locals by staying in hotels and on the streets, and notes Egyptians beg for money, with his curses about the need to pay for his Egyptian child’s birth.
The term vaudeville derives from Oliver Basselin’s Val de Vire ballads born in Normandy. These sprightly songs influenced early vaudeville entertainment spanning dances, acrobatic feats, dramatic sketches, and performances like Johnny Hayes describing his marathon victory at the Olympic Games.
School children in Diinois vote for the meadow violet as the state flower, joining a growing trend as thirty three states adopt floral emblems. Despite roses linked to New York Iowa and North Dakota, no state has yet chosen an emblem to reflect itself or its daughters as the American beauty.
In letters and reports Western Canada is praised for high yields of wheat averaging around 20 bushels per acre with many areas recording 30 to 50 bushels. Oats and barley are strong, land is cheap, and new homestead rules allow 160 acres plus another 160 for 3 dollars per acre. Noted financier Leslie M Shaw and Western Canada’s editor in Monticello praise the growth, railways selling and reselling land, and Americans moving there seeking farms and better prospects.
The only iron foundry in Colombia, La Paradera in Bogota, operates on a small scale using native ores smelted and remelted for casting. Interior deposits exist and a coastal ore body near the Caribbean is being drilled by American engineers.
A collage of witty exchanges from Chicago Journal and Ladies' Home Journal reveals humor on gratitude perseverance and bargain wit. A waiter asks about the steak and a boy answers with math and thrift while a mother’s bargaining showcases frugal cleverness.
A string of old fashioned quips about marriage money honesty and appearances. Observations include hair fixes half dressing Lot s wife peppery salt crooked paths natural beats and fountain pens said to overflow. The humor touches on love flattery money and domestic roles with a satirical tone.
Charles Frohman presents William Collier, famed comedian, week of November 8 at Willis Wood Theatre in The Patriot a three act farce by J Hartley Manners and Collier. Collier known for Caught in the Rain The Dictator On the Quiet and Mr Smooth delivers a memorable leading role in a wholesome stage comedy.
Book notes announce two new holiday gift volumes from Bobbs-Merrill Co Indianapolis The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch by Henry Wallace Phillips offers a lively Western tale The Better Treasure by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews suits young readers with Christmas Eve magic Illustrator Bunker provides decorative page art The excerpt includes light quips from London Opinion New York Sun and a joke about a spendthrift and a driver
The article extols doing tasks immediately as a life motto. It argues that acting on the first impulse prevents guilt and clutter, comparing timely deeds to oil smoothing a dusty path. It links promptness to smoother routines, fewer regrets, and steadier household management in daily life.
The text describes cut jet as a chic fashion accent appearing in dress trimmings. It highlights a jumper woven of cut jet and a square bertha trimmed with filet net and lace. Origin traces to France, noted for clever ideas and versatile gown accessories.
Bordered batistes are on sale in many designs and shades. They wear well and wash well, and may be purchased for comparatively little. The text notes their appealing appearance and affordable price.
The American Register notes buckles and ribbons in many designs using old-fashioned cameos coral and semi-precious stones. Amethyst topaz tourmaline chrysoprase are favored though many are imitations. Wrought copper panels and Egyptian motifs yield striking buckles, abalone shell inlays and malachite lapis jade paste enrich designs. Simple etched gold or silver buckles also attract admiration.
Rie muffs will prevail again while Jabot and collar grow larger and ottoman hats extend to the front. Marten and black fox lead small furs as red trimmings brighten plush slippers. Soft satins dominate tailored skirts. belts trend narrower. Walking hats tilt left. braided belts and covered buttons gain favor. Black accents rise in evening wear.
The text quotes Sarah Bernhardt advising rest plus hot baths and self care to stay young. She says when tired or nervous to bathe and sleep, and when depressed to bathe rub down, powder, and sleep in a dark room. She argues a woman’s duty is to look her best while able.
A mother speaks to American women in lonely homes about the longing for maternity and the barrier of a derangement that denies happiness. The message urges awareness that preparation for healthy maternity is achieved by a specific remedy.
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union South Carolina and Mrs Josephine Hall Bardstown Kentucky report health recovery and motherhood after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts thirty years of remedies for female troubles including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration and invites letters for advice from Lynn Mass.
The exchange hints at a future ending as the girl expresses longing for endless time while Jimmy warns of an impending barrier, a barb wire fence that could halt their escape or progress. The dialogue implies a risky moment and an uncertain path ahead.
A 1907 testimonial from Mrs. V. V. Albert of Upper Frenchville describes wounds from rheumatic disease on her husband’s legs that persisted through many doctors and remedies until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent were used. In three weeks the sores began to close and by three months he was well. The ad also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and other unrelated lines.
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