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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
6
Thanksgiving numbers fill the week with visits and meals. J Woodwards and grandchildren Zella and Alva Letsinger joined Hares Stout family for dinner. Various locals share tales of hunting, new babies, teeth, and improving health while neighbors visit and plan a Christmas program.
An old advertisement touts Prompt Action to stop coughs from colds. It claims Dr King’s New Discovery soothes throat irritation and loosens phlegm, with testimonials of rapid relief. Available at drugstores for 50 cents.
Mountain Line G. W. Tripp's called on A. La Miller's Thursday. James Brewer's, Miss Nannie Looper, and Mrs. Lizzie Hancock called at W. S. Gaskill's Thursday. The dinner at H. G. Cunningham's Thursday was well attended. Sam Tripp and wife called on G. W. Tripp's Sunday. D. A. Taylor and wife dined at Will Tarbutton's Sunday, W. S. Gaskill and wife visited Will Tarbutton's Sunday.
The note recalls numerous local social visits and gatherings between families and neighbors in the Route Number Three area. People such as Mrs Charley Mitchell, Miss Elsie Hedrick, Jim and Frank Beckett, the Newton and Mallory families, and many others are mentioned as dining together, visiting, or attending events at neighbors homes and at the Newton school. A Thanksgiving dinner and a pie supper at High Point are highlighted, with several dinner guests listed and travel from Douglas County noted.
S H Robertson was a Norwood visitor Tuesday. Mrs W H Brake and children visited relatives in Minefield Thursday. Mrs J O Robertson and children stayed with her parents L M Roy on Wednesday night and Thursday. Misses Mabel Ruth Opal Hoover Maud Coday Lockie Craig John Roy of Mansfield visited the Macomb school Friday. A Macomb boy earned a towel and soap for being the dirtiest at the Roy school box supper. All Macomb boys plan to attend box suppers for such prizes. Miss Aleth Findley visited Macomb Saturday. Roy Robertson visited Mansfield Sunday night. Arthur Freeman works in Mansfield. Miss Grace Gates was in Macomb Monday.
A mother in Worth Maine recounts her thirteen year old daughter nearly dying from heart trouble. She reports dramatic breathing relief after Dr Miles Heart Remedy and praises its efficacy. The advertisement urges others with heart symptoms to start treatment and notes the product is sold and guaranteed by all druggists.
Keep It Handy for Rheumatism warns that avoiding squirming won’t help and Sloan's Liniment penetrates to relieve soreness. Quick comfort prompts sufferers to share with others. A bottle costs 25 cents at any druggist with a money back guarantee for unsatisfied users.
Cloudy weather follows several pleasant days as residents report shopping trips and social events in Antrim. A pie supper at High Point drew attendees from nearby areas while fodder hauling remains common among locals. Reports mention visits, sick lists, new telephone in a store, and a returned traveler from Kansas.
Mrs B A Keller of Frida Ohio credits two years of illness to indigestion, saying she was greatly benefited by two or three bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets. The remedy is sold by all dealers.
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