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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
4
Co D Shannon and wife of Mountain Grove visit on Friday. The ad promotes McGees Baby Elixir as a remedy for hot weather and bowel disorders in babies. It claims to reduce feverish conditions correct the stomach and check looseness, with bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, sold by all dealers.
Herbert Collier of Willow Springs visited O. L. Robinett last week. The social call sparked neighborhood chatter about shared acquaintances and local farming circles.
Reverend J M England will preach at the Baptist church Sunday. Local attendance is expected and the service will begin at the usual morning hour.
A public letter extols Hays' Specific as a guaranteed tonic for epilepsy. A testimonial from CHAS. G. COMES claims one bottle stopped seizures after lifelong fits. The ad asserts the remedy’s efficacy and offers it for sale by Fuson Drug Co. Mansfield.
Dr. F H Riley is providing dental services in Hartville this week, offering care to local residents at a temporary clinic. Patients are advised to schedule appointments during weekday sessions.
An old newspaper advertisement claims constipation is a starting point for serious disease and promotes Herbine to keep bowels active. It promises to remove accumulations and prime the system, pricing the remedy at 50 cents and noting it is sold by all dealers.
An article defending the Ozarks from outsider depictions as savage. It praises local churches, schools, factories and notable natives including Capt. Boyd, urging truth about the region and rejection of disparaging stereotypes.
An advertisement urges readers to try Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia backache soreness and stiffness. A user testifies a 25 cent bottle cured years of pain, claiming immediate soothing effects and improved well being. It advises purchasing at any drug store.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company is planning a new long distance circuit between Springfield and Mountain Grove, costing about 15000 dollars, as part of broader improvements in the southern division's service.
Mrs. N J Lewis of the College building Webb City says Tanlac improved her weak condition after a year of constipation kidney and bladder trouble poor digestion and gas in the stomach She gained strength weight and appetite and now recommends Tanlac The medicine is being explained at Fuson Drug Co in Mansfield Ad.
Virgil Elam, 14, son of Mrs. W. E. Morrow of La rissa, was struck and killed by lightning while swimming with two companions in Whites Creek. Ike Turner was badly injured, and Lloyd Singleton escaped with minor injuries.
A local testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills for backache headaches and kidney trouble. Mrs Mary Rawson of Houston Missouri describes relief from rheumatic shoulder and neck pain and back twinges after using the product. Price 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
W C Nixon receiver and chief operating officer of the Frisco authorizes a campaign against trespassing on railroad tracks. A leaflet for employees using tracks as a highway warns of the many deaths and injuries nationwide and asks if you will be one of the unfortunate 13.
The Wright County Medical Society met at Norwood on August 3 with doctors from Ava Mansfield Mountain Grove and Hartville. The key topic was summer complaints of children and the consensus blamed bad feeding impure milk and improperly prepared vegetables fruits. They adopted a new price list for services and planned next meeting in Mountain Grove.
George C Stanton age 19 son of Mr and Mrs G A Stanton died at the hospital on the south side at eleven o clock last night from peritonitis following appendicitis He was sick Sunday afternoon and suffered until death The family will notify brothers and sisters in other states Funeral arrangements not yet made Mountain Grove Journal
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to cure colds. It claims the syrup soothes coughs, loosens phlegm, and eases breathing, with pine tar balsam healing raw spots and preventing bronchial irritation. It touts laxative effects and a money back guarantee from druggists.
Walter Brummet a reserve in the Eleventh Infantry U S Army with headquarters at Douglas Arizona has been ordered to return to his command. He left on the train for Fort Worth after receiving transportation last Saturday. He is son of Reo Brummet of Rome and joined the army in January 1913 serving three years before a 1916 furlough. He enlisted for seven years but was furloughed as a reserve after three years subject to recall. He has lived near Rome with his father and married Ola Kester on July 4.
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for cholera morbus in her seven year old son and supports its use for family bowel troubles. The ad notes the remedy is obtainable everywhere.
Joseph S Lathrom longtime Bank of Hartville cashier and county recorder died at his home near Hartville on July 31 born in Wright county a prominent Ozarks settler he belonged to M E church Modern Woodmen Odd Fellows and Masons leaving a widow and many children Hartville Democrat
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