Remember, that this was set in the olden days. Just because titles such as Mr./Mrs. etc are starting to wane nowadays, doesn't mean that they weren't quite common terms of respect before.
why Mr?
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In the southern parts of the US, it is still common to refer to people as Mr. or Miss plus their first name, as a sort of combination mark-of-respect/affection.
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