28 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
1
A column-like note recalls Harriet Beecher Stowe's granddaughter taking the stage and then wanders through a satirical riff on current events. It cites the Balt imore burglar tale, Gulf of Mexico jests with Galveston, tariff debates, Rockefeller quips, and looming investigations in Annapolis and West Point, finishing with Chicago’s 2.5 million population milestone and St Louis counting charges.
In a Rome 310 B C account cited by C W Pafflow, public pipers halt duties and flee to Tybur over temple ban. Romans trick them with wine, return to work, nine days of masquerades allowed, and the strike ends with restored duties. The piece also critiques John W Gates on wealth versus virtue, arguing true success lies beyond money. Washington Herald.
Farmer Corntes complains that Josh and the hired men wasted time reading scientific names while crops suffered. He laments lost yields due to delays in studying problems rather than acting promptly to save the fields.
A reader letter from Nellie Black at Mansfield Mo dated Oct 1909 recounts news of friends and local affairs. It mentions a new newspaper editor Baley pricing at 50 cents yearly, plans to buy a new hat after a railroad is completed, and advice about finances with Newton and Oliver for turkeys and apples. The piece covers family health, a felon on Tom’s toe, and community events including Oklahoma fever along Wolf Creek and protracted meetings at Dennis church with attendees traveling to Oklahoma.
Missouri inventors received several patents this week as reported by D Swift & Co Patent Lawyers Washington DC. Names include H Esles pastel Tilapione M R Frei electric water purifier L D Hamacher Dolly Looge leaf book J B Lambeth Nuatlock W S Liven good dumping wagon J D Pennewel Clamshel Lobili and combined Lister plow and planter. Copies available for ten cents from D Swift Co Washington DC.
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