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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
4
Local items from Mansfield and nearby towns list visitors, relocations, sales, and social events. Miss Cora Herod hosted guests, J.T. Mato and Chas Rows traveled, and Gear deliveries and horse shipments moved through the week. A lecture at the M B church aided ministers, and sales and real estate moves marked the community beat.
Farmer Corntoe contends a politician aiming to be recognized as a favorite son may misfire. He says the pet of a family can disappoint, implying public favoritism carries similar risks and doubts.
A trimmed dialogue fragment features a visitor sympathizing about elevating influences in life and a convict indignantly claiming shared experiences with illicit activities. The exchange hints at class tension and personal backstory through terse repartee.
Dialogue in the Boston Herald notes Langley asking Langley about a poem’s first edition. Longlocks confirms two copies printed, one for his mother and one for himself. The exchange underscores limited edition concerns and personal printing.
A quip about perfection unfolds as a ready made philosopher concedes none exist, with Miss Cayenne retorting that only a person aiming to be perfect would become a bore. The exchange highlights wit over striving for flawlessness.
In a Philadelphia Public Ledger note, purporting food officers examine a grocer’s stock. The grocer retorts that Mint will not be found, while the officials insist they must inspect. The exchange highlights tensions between authorities and merchants over inspections.
A personal missive dated October 1 from Liaziejane Hepsabdesh in Mansfield Missouri to Nellie Rick. She writes of health, plans to visit, local apple picking, turkey sales, and buying a dress with anticipated earnings. Mentions new railroad work and steel rails, and a light tone with family references.
On my farm Ira Westbrook offers a used selfbinder for sale or trade. Cash or goods now, priced cheap.
Residents of Wilmington Delaware were awakened by a continuous whistle in the railroad yard. The noise lasted over an hour before officials learned a locomotive valve was jammed and could not be released until pressure was reduced by drawing the lever.
In Boston a well preserved chair said to descend from John Alden of the Mayflower remains in the possession of William F. P. Chorsh and is presented as a family relic. The chair, aged over 200 years, bears numerous scratches and marks from generations. Pieces of oak strips, a duck feather seat, and handloom woven fabric enrich its story of lineage and era.
A dramatic financial quarrel in Jones County ends with Col. Dill offering to sell a note at 60 cents on the dollar. The note maker confronts him in the village street and agrees to a new note at that rate, stoking the colonel’s apoplexy symptoms as the exchange unfolds.
German Naples correspondent recalls a dramatic infidelity tale in which a green eyed monster targets Puccini's wife. The servant dies by suicide after being named guilty, sparking a lawsuit over character. Puccini settles then reconciles. case withdrawn and curtain falls.
A garbled Baltimore American note warns about a bottle of champagne from a municipal hostess that supposedly contains madness. The dialogue suggests caution toward the drink and cautions not to fear its appearance at the mouth.
A garbled report from Sedalia describes a rural event at the State Ball where cattle related activities were noted. Mentions of Louisville and Sedalia appear amid puzzling terms and incomplete phrases, with unclear outcomes or participants.
An article titled Baseball in Vienna notes the game’s rising popularity, predicting it will rival lawn tennis. It claims mothers will welcome it for less violent participation and credits an Englishman named Hin with enabling women’s play, framing baseball as becoming a near national pastime in America.
Fragmentary text discusses advantages of being short in stature, mentioning ease in reaching items, finding a dropped dime, and minor anecdotes about keys and house access. The passage uses awkward spelling and appears to mock a "emoho'sabroni" figure, with garbled phrases about attacks and injury in a disjointed style.
A writer notes the term black lead is hard to date and distinct from other minerals. Ancient use involved lead plates with edges to mark. large designs used parallel lines and illumination. The load for drawing is cited as mentioned in the Book of Job.
Mrs Wise asks if her husband stays sober at prom and Mrs Mewliwed replies he uses a substitute to curb temptation. He claims to eat a remedy whenever tempted to drink, leading to light, humorous speculation about what the substitute might be.
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