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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
2
East Bound trains include No 101 passenger with pm and No 24 local freight at 11 00 am. No 108 passenger west bound. West Bound lists No 102 passenger 10 am and No 240 local freight 11 00 am. Agent L Livingston signs as agent.
Partial timetable shows arrival at Ava at 11 304 mw and departure times after Frisco train 104 arriving, with Mansfield arrival around 1 00 p m. Fred Grover is cited as agent.
Baptist Church listing shows Sunday school held every Sunday at 4 5 am with W L Matthews. September preaching on the second and fourth Sundays led by Rey J K Seal and lector.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church schedules preaching on the first Sunday with Rev Duggins as pastor and G W Freeman listed as superintendent at 6:00 a.m. This notice records a church event and personnel for the service.
Preaching services advertised with Rev A J Graves as pastor and Sunday morning and evening sessions. Directions mention time 9 45 a.m. and supervision by Geo Benjamin, superintendent.
The Church of Christ advertises Bible echo events with preaching every second Sunday led by Rev. Oscar Wright and superintendent H. Kay. Services held weekly on Sundays as announced in this notice.
The Mansfield Chamber of Commerce states meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at Odd Fellows Hall. Board of Governors meets on the traditional Thursday night. L. A. Johnson serves as President and Oliver B. Davis as Secretary.
Congressman Shelton writes that the veterans service act creates a Veterans Bureau to coordinate agencies like the Public Health Service and Bureau of War Risk Insurance under one head. It seeks to compensate service related tuberculosis mental injuries and other harms, with offices in Minneapolis and St Louis, Missouri, and a Springfield, Missouri appeals route for rejected cases.
A vintage ad touts Debaecy’s Preach Maur Tone as a pleasant safe effective preparation for gray and streaked hair. It promises even gradual gray coverage and dandruff reduction, claiming strong results from a $10 bottle available at drug or toner counters or by mail order.
The text criticizes continuing high prices of white paper and pist stock, urging following Penny Berd’s example to reduce useless clerks and desk men who do little for high salaries. It mentions jurists and consumers paying bills and high prices for steels, within a garbled, partial excerpt.
Official tally on the Constitutional convention question records Mints field with zero ballots and Main Grove receiving 201 votes, with Main Grove outpacing 25 tutes in the returns from the county precincts.
A garbled census note mentions Mansfiell population totals and past increases. It references presenting a variety of exhibits including poultry dinairy and dairy products, with plans for a fair or week of events to speed up progress, though the text is unclear and contains many typographical errors.
A garbled notice references interest in bids at a Thinny event, inviting attention and possible participation. Details are unclear, but the fragment suggests public solicitation or inquiry related to a local matter.
A disjointed advertisement fragment mentions malaria and chilliness with references to a price, a person named Bor, and a claim that it is said by all druggists. The garbled text reads like a late 19th century remedy pitch with uncertain product naming.
Governor Hyde plans an election to select eighty three delegates for a constitutional convention. Delegates from senatorial districts will be split between parties with one per district. Petitions for delegates require signatures totaling five percent of voters in the district. If approved, the convention must adjourn within six months and amendments go to voters within six months for final adoption.
About mid July on a public highway near Mis field a white sack contained fishing equipment shoes and other items. Please deliver to G S Burniy of Mansfield Missouri and claim reward. Contact Hunow Poteau.
A near Paint Rock resident recounts recovery after six bottles of Cardul. She describes three years of illness, bedridden, pain, weakness, and insomnia. After taking Cardul on neighbor’s advice she improves, regains appetite, sleep, and strength, claiming it saved her life. Cardul promoted as a tonic for women’s ailments.
The Springfield Business College announces a drive for 150 young men aged 17 to 30 to train as station agents and telegraph operators. It notes demand on Western roads, wartime wages fading, and promises practical, reliable preparation under President J A Tay Lok.
Vague inquiries rise as Missouri debate turns to unpaid soldier bonuses for settlers sailors and marines. The plan allows a levy of 2 percent on bonds creating a fund to disburse payments with caps of 20 for individuals and 10 monthly for others. Eligible veterans must be honorably discharged Missouri residents before April 6 1917 and serve twelve months. A special legislative session may be called for rapid limited payment.
A public auction will be held at Dixon tarn seven miles north of Manfield on Mans field and Odin road Tuesday August 26 1021 at 1000 am. Items include two horses twelve year old mare four year old Jersey cows three year old red Polly mill feed hay corn furniture tools and household goods. Terms: cash under $10 and bankable notes at 8 percent interest. Auctioneers Roy Dennis and clerk Geo B Freeman.
An old advertisement claims a hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure via Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It touts rapid relief, mucous flushing, and general health gains after short use, urging readers to send testimonials to QUESEY & OL in Toledo Ohio.
Roy Dennis Col Anedoneer is noted as a breeder of pure bred Quree Jer, a local listing highlighting his work in animal breeding and lineages. The item mentions his name and profession without additional context or dates.
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