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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
3
In a quirky exchange, Mr. Brown asks the new cook for her name. The cook replies Mary, but Mr. Brown notices it matches his wife’s name and jokes about a new label. The cook suggests Lily as the alias.
Report compares active troops in major powers showing pulmonary tuberculosis percentages: United States 4.72, Great Britain and colonies 2.4, France 6.8, Germany 1.6, Austria 1.0, Russia 2.7. The piece weaves in miscellaneous health and moral reflections with quotes and product pitches for wartime era remedies and household items.
Jefferson City reports dispute between State Auditor John P. Gordon and Col. Thomas L. Johnson over travel and hotel expenses for Johnson and deputies. Gordon claims overcharges by deputies Charles F. Clark and Otto J. Martin, citing higher rates than state averages. Also notes Missouri fish and game industry figures for 1908 and a Supreme Court writ petition demanding $125,000 more for Kansas City police, plus a resignation and staffing change in Johnson's hotel inspection office and a denial from Missouri Penitentiary chief clerk Grimshaw of a Hampton’s Magazine portrayal.
An old advertising testimonial claims backache kidney ache signal troubles and urges a Celal remedy. The user reports sharp twinges and irregular kidney secretions before using Dean's Kidney Pills and says they are now free from troubles. Ends with product name Dean's and price 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a seller asks a young woman about her father’s wood order, seeking whether he prefers hard or soft wood, and the daughter replies in a shy, evasive tone. The brief vignette captures domestic whimsy and social nuance.
A mother recalls her two and a half month old son's severe watery eczema on the cheeks. Numerous doctors and overpriced ointments failed, costing over fifty dollars. After trying Cuticura Remedies for 1.50, the child healed with a perfectly clear face. Mrs W M Comerer of BurntCabin Pa Sept 15 1908. Potter Drug & Chemical Co Boston Props Co.
In the Saturday Evening Post a tale of a ragged man seeking food during a Washington cold spell illustrates the era’s harsh conditions. A night visitor asks a householder for aid and quips about whether he is from the senate or the house, underscoring political strain.
A dialogue about disability and hope contrasts belief in healing after death with the harsh reality of a lost limb from infancy. The exchange echoes themes of faith, mortality, and human resilience amid suffering.
A humorous exchange notes a tardy discovery caused by the Arctic’s long nights. An explorer explains the lateness by pointing to prolonged darkness and oversleeping in polar regions.
The snippet presents an unclear exchange about gas and a kiss with references to a Bible quote. The text is fragmented and mixes stray phrases and odd capitalized terms, offering no coherent event or named entities beyond Philadelphia.
A colored man faced a police judge on a chicken stealing charge and pleaded guilty. He explained that trying to explain would fail, remarking the judge should stick to the bench if he wanted to meddle, amid a dog in the yard and a window observation.
In a Philadelphia letter to the editor B Rush Davenport states that Resinol Ointment is as indispensable as matches in their house. He praises its quick relief for bruises cuts burns and skin irritations and calls it a universal cure-all used for years.
A fragmentary collection of quotes and ad copy presents a mix of aphorisms by Disraeli Seneca and a few product blurbs. Phrases on talkative men and decisive opportunity sit beside a detergent sales line and a children’s soothing syrup blurb.
The Youths Companion article quotes Sir James Crichton Browne claiming oatmeal, especially Quaker Scotch Oats, is highly nutritious for brain and body development in childhood and adolescence. He notes oats' fats phosphorus and lecithins, cites thyroid stimulation, and links Scots bulk and vigor to daily porridge consumption.
A Louisville Courier Journal note contrasts dramatic form and restraint. A one person melodrama line about a star ending with throwing oneself over a bridge, followed by a Cato quote praising self restraint and silent virtue when in the right.
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