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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
2
Walter H. Pyles, editor and publisher, is noted in Mansfield Missouri records as guiding the local press. The item highlights his leadership role within the Mansfield press and community journalism.
A collage of quirky statements on wealth and marriage, forest management, ivory auctions, soil movement, Edgar Allan Poe as Baltimore city solicitor, and miscellaneous opinions. Mentions of a Japanese exposition delay, tax complaints, castor oil, China’s newspapers, ear accuracy, and U S wartime torpedo boats. Notes on moving pictures, credibility, and a Chicago smoke ordinance fine.
The piece lists a Florida voter tall tale about John C. King of Fort Lauderdale at six feet eight inches, then moves through assorted notes on Cubs players, air forces, German peace talk, Arctic medicine by Dr. Rymer, a Munich apparatus for stomach photography, a California marriage by fasting, Esperanta as a clean tongue, and a warning to express true feelings in emergencies by speaking in one’s own language.
The piece notes President Eliot’s view that tax paying women should vote and predicts strong support from suffragists though limited suffrage is his stance. It also warns he may face backlash from angry suffragettes for speaking out. It also mentions China’s emperor promising a constitution in nine years amid public discontent.
A fragmentary dialogue presents mock debate as a plaintiff attorney questions a defense lawyer’s readiness while a Young Minister offers a light reply about needing a drink. The exchange continues with a playful reference to ple crust and a joke about riches.
The piece lampoons social influence and marriage motives through a witty exchange. A widow asks the bachelor about taking her to a 267 event, while he jokes that he would escort a daughter to such an occasion, highlighting gender roles and era norms.
A playful roundup of proverbs and wry maxims on marriage, men, women, and daily life. It notes that vigorous brains spark thoughts, a postscript weighs a letter, boys prefer a dog fight to a circus, and a cyclone leaves rain behind. It also jokes about tailoring husbands and pawnbrokers.
The Willis Wood will host Wagenthals and Kemper present Eugene Walter's Paid in Full on Oct 11, praised as a fresh slice of everyday American life with a strong cast and noted for its lively social characters. The plot centers on a newlywed morning where a wife places a revolver at breakfast, declaring bread of her own making will be the course of their life.
A Country Life writer notes three Parisian tea gowns crafted for country-house parties. Descriptions include white tulle skirts with pink satin, directoire redingotes with diamond buttoning, silver rose embroidery, and burgundy sash details. The gowns emphasize tea-gown character over dinner wear, a praiseworthy intention.
Autumn and early winter shirt waists are described in heavy white and colored linens. Designs include tight fits with deep side plaits, left-biased front closures, pearl buttons, and small sleeves with turn-back cuffs. Braids border neck bands and cuffs, and magpie reliefs replace certain neck adornments on white net blouses.
A fashion note describes plaited skirts for young girls featuring a colored plait stitched between plaid sections. The style, popular with children and less so with adults, includes variations such as a four inch front panel and a five inch fold of the child color as a bem.
Last season’s fur banded and fur trimmed hats influence the new season designs. Lightweight fabrics with fur edging create the same softening effect on the face. Black marten leads the fur trend with sealskin valued highly, while light furs such as chinchilla white fox and ermine retreat for now.
The article highlights autumn style with oversized crowns in directoire influence and neutral tone chevrons. It notes heavy tassels on skirts and long fringes edging draped hems. Round lace rosettes on jabots become a top collar detail, requiring about three quarters of a yard of wide lace to form.
An elderly woman has opened in Paris a nasology practice offering fortune telling by nose analysis. She views visitors' noses through a microscope and claims to read signs in marks and ridges that surpass traditional palmistry. The piece notes growing credulity in this new method.
The passage notes Giotto dipping a pencil in red paint and pivoting with his elbow to form a perfect circle. Enthusiastic bystanders acclaim his fine Italian hand as he moves through premier art circles.
The manufacturers give a beautiful cook book free to every one of our lady readers valued at $5. Write for it today. See ad in another part of this paper.
A timid man fears dropping objects from an air ship on bystanders. The candid inventor counters with a darker worry that the airship itself might topple onto people below, underscoring peril in early flight experiments.
Mrs Newlywed expresses affection for her husband praising his taste and admiration. The exchange highlights mutual admiration in a cheerful domestic vignette with light dialogue and affectionate tone.
To Our Lady Readers send today to Jaques Manufacturing Company Chicago for a free copy of their new cookbook by Mrs Janet McKenszie Hill. It is a beauty and contains many new recipes you ought to have. See ad in another part of this paper.
A quip contrasts altruism and reform as one speaker asks if people could live on half their current intake. The other replies that skipping the other half would undermine grocers and doctors’ livelihoods.
A brief exchange notes relief that the church fire damage spared a factory, with humor about unemployment and a worker drawing benefits, reflecting a concise dialogue captured in the Boston Transcript.
Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill's Cook Book is given away free to readers by Jaques Manufacturing Company of Chicago as seen in an advertisement in another part of the paper.
A dialogue shows a clash between a wayward son and his father over allowances. The son pleads for leniency for youth folly, while the father retorts that without the allowance there would be less folly.
A private secretary tells the magnate that opportunity arrives. The magnate, seeking to control fate, instructs to throw something at the intruder as a dramatic moment. The remark about dying poor frames a fictional, high tension exchange.
Every woman or girl reader of this paper should get a free copy of Mrs. Hill's Cook Dook, now being given away by Jaques Manufacturing Company, Chicago. See ad in another part.
A Houston Post item recalls a proposition where a man offers a quarter for a lock of his sister s hair and another offers four bits for the entire lot claiming to know where she hangs it at night.
A faintly humorous dialogue hints at aging and courtesy as a Major replies to a Lady about youthfulness. The exchange, styled in Punch's era voice, frames gallantry with memory lapses and social politeness.
Ad invites readers to request a free cook book from K C Baking Powder Company, promising a proud addition to any collection. The notice appears in an early edition of the paper with a simple call to action and a reminder to write today.
A young playwright asks to lower the curtain sooner for his first show and faces a merciless manager who suggests cutting the interval by about thirty minutes. The exchange highlights tensions between artistic pace and managerial control.
A compact retrospective quote on duty, urging perseverance in work as a divine calling. Emphasizes that labor is a help and blessing essential to achieving one’s highest good.
A free beautiful new cookbook is being given away by Jaques Manufacturing Company. The ad promises the book is worth five to any housekeeper and invites readers to see the offer in another part of this paper.
A concise guide on politeness and thoughtful wording stresses kindness, restraint, and tact as timeless skills. It highlights practical phrases and examples to convey respect, soften criticism, and maintain harmony in conversations across all social settings.
Mrs J H Bennett of Fountain Gardiner Maine recounts severe bladder trouble that left her with no hope. After three months of Dean's Kidney Pills she was completely cured and has not had trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
A terse exchange centers on an uncle who remembered the speaker in life but omitted them from his will. The remark implies a lingering grievance or unresolved family hurt tied to inheritance. The context suggests a vignette or crime-era anecdote about familial ties and expectations.
J F Hennen of Milan Missouri shares a testimonial from May 15 1907 noting a decade long skin itch and breakouts cured by Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent after doctors failed He cites a leg infection from pneumonia and grippe that was resolved after using the Cuticura trio twice, leaving no further trouble.
In campaign speeches and private talks the idealist urges telling the simple direct truth. The candidate replies that people would not vote for a man who seemed agile natured as all that. Washington Star commentary on candor and image.
Important to Mothers urges caregivers to examine every CASTORIA bottle carefully as a safe cure and remedy for infants and children. The notice emphasizes vigilance in checking packaging and labeling to ensure proper use and safety.
A peevish speaker quips that even accurate portraits of handsome women reflect beauty only distant from the skin, underscoring a witty, sharp-toned dialogue about appearance and perception. The remark foregrounds subjective judgments of beauty and the bounds of superficial likeness.
An offer in this paper promotes a free cook book from Jaques Manufacturing Company Chicago sent to any lady reader. An advertisement for K C Baking Powder and Red Cross Ball Blue notes a 5 cent large 2 oz package and urges grocers to stock it.
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