Good Roads Drive Set for August in Mansfield Area
The governor has proclaimed August 20 and 21 as public Good Roads Days with donations of labor and grub from residents. A Mansfield mass meeting is planned for August 16 at 3 p.m. to organize committees and assign road districts including Mountain Grove, Wolf Creek, Antrim, Hartville, Cedar Gap, Marshfield, Odin, Prairie Hollow, Ava, Olathe, Macomb, and Mansfield. Mayor G S Burney urges citizens to close businesses if possible and wear overalls to support systematic road work.
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Missouri
Mansfield
Wright County
Mountain Grove Road
Samuel Spence
Will Crippen
Wolf Creek Road
J.h.dennis
J.M. Kirk
Prairie Hollow
L. A. Short
R. J Freeman
Ava
J. W. James
G. 8. Burney
I. G.S. Burney
Young Men’s Business Club
Burney
Unsightly Eczema Healed by Hobson's Ointment
An advertisement promotes Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a cure for itching burning and scaly skin. It claims instant relief, heals in minutes, and is recommended by doctors. A testimonial from Alleman of Littletown Pa supports a two week cure. Guaranteed money back and available from Pfeiffer Chemical Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Gasconade Items Od Peach Time and School News
Peaches are plentiful though many are small as local harvests continue. T M Holland threshed nearly eight hundred bushels of wheat of fine quality last week. Miss Ida Gutschke returns home from Sunday, Miss Anna Klich visited country. Fred Hensley teaches at the new Johnson school house, due to open in fall. Preaching at the German Lutheran church every second Sunday with German morning and English afternoon.
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T. M. Holland
Mary Pollock
Kansas City
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad Claims Safe Worm Removal
An advertisement promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a candy lozenge that expels worms, regulates bowels, and restores health in children. It cites Mrs. J. A. Brisbin of Elgin Indiana, guarantees results, and notes availability from druggists or by mail for 25 cents from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
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J. A. Brisbin
Elgin
Inl
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ady
Paroled Crippen Forgery Case in Springfield Court
Sam Crippen, aged under 23, pleaded guilty to forging a $3 check drawn on Farmers & Merchants Bank of Manefield Missouri. Judge Arch A. Johnson sentenced five years in state prison but granted parole after costs were paid and $500 recognizance. Crippen must report at the first day of each criminal term and rely on acquaintances for reports, with parole risked if reputation fails.
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Sam Crippen
Arch A. Johnson
Crippen
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Manefield
D. W. Hoover
Springfield
Criminal Court
Johnson
Constipation Cited as Cause of Ailments in Ad for Cham berlain’s Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Cham berlain's Tablets to relieve constipation, claiming regular bowels prevent a range of ailments and disorders. It notes the product is for sale by all dealers.
Fair Circuit Arranged Dates Listed for Six Towns
Fair circuit dates announced for Cabool Mansfield Mountain Grove Hartville with events spanning September through October across eight days in each location. Exact days include Sept 16 17 18 19 for Cabool all four days. Sept 24 25 26 27 for Mansfield. Oct 1 2 3 4 for Awa. Oct 6 7 8 9 10 11 for Mountain Grove. Oct 14 15 16 17 18 for Hartville.
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Smith
Skinner & Co
Skinner
Jones
Hit
Mr. Skinner
the Farmers and Merchants Bank
J. D. Reynoud
N. J. Craig
J. KW. Craw
P. W. Newton F. B. Fuuson
N. J. Craig Mansfield, Mo
Fullington
W. B. Fullington
Mansfield, Missouri
J. D. Avery
C.a
Avery & Stephens
Loans Insurance Real Estate Rental Agency
Bank of
Antrim
Everett Brown
H. G. Cunningham
Hartville Road
Fred Oetting
Elbert Latimer
Cedar Gap
Alex Salisbury
Jeff Rippee
Marshfield Road
Thomas Freeman
8. W. Hopper
Odin Road
I. L. Strong
A. Newton
Garrancy
Bank of Mansfield
Grandpa Hanks
Ida Gutschke
Anna Klich
Homer Pollock
Fred Hensley
Freaman-Miller Hardware Co
Tranure
J. C. Carter
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