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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
1
A cluttered ad page notes sales and events at Mansfield including Christmas ads for the Mirror, glee club and piano contests, dinners, bazaars, concerts, and theater at the Opera House. It mentions Chicken dinners, holiday sales, and local notices with multiple shops, schools, and individuals referenced.
Advertisement from Wakp B. Hircucock offering official tax list services for Pleasant Valley township including Mansfield and Cedar Gap. Encourages payment within the month to avoid penalties and provides office location north of Farmers & Merchants Bank. Square deal promised.
All persons are forbidden to hunt shoot or trap on the farms of J M Thirkfield G W Miller B F Verr Tienry Slate. Your name added for 5 a week.
Prices listed include eggs at 260, butter at 1, butter fat at 30, old hens at Se, springs at e, fat turkeys at 1c, ducks at 8c, geese at de, green hides at 1c, and rabbits at 8c. This reflects a fragmented historical market notation with multiple commodity entries and unclear units.
Rev W H Anderson delivered the sermon at the Church of Christ Sunday morning.
Several readers ask about the squirrels in the park receiving attention near Dr F H Riley. A large sack of nuts has been brought from his home but drawn on only two or three days in over a month. From the doctor's window two to five persons are seen feeding the park squirrels with popcorn field corn peanuts and various nuts. The frisky animals please both young and old for hours. They are so active they barely fit in their log home and appear safe from hunters for now.
Towns relying on farming trade should consider that women manage most income at home and influence spending. Merchants should serve farmers' wives with rest rooms as a prudent investment to attract business and please customers.
At the Missouri State Fair an excellent cotton display showcased fiber from southern counties. The fair highlighted a wide variety of crops, noting Missouri’s diverse agricultural output and the strong cotton exhibit among them.
Ray Harroun, renowned racing driver, reports kerosene at half the cost of gasoline yields more miles per gallon and greater mileage value. His cross country run Chicago to Indianapolis and speed trials on the Indianapolis track used a 3380 pound four door touring car with a new carburetor to exploit kerosene as motor fuel. Over 224 miles at 20 mph, 17 1 2 miles per gallon were recorded using 13 gallons of kerosene at 43 degrees Baum.
The University of Missouri Extension Division plans to popularize debating in Missouri by supplying package libraries with books references and clippings. High schools receive two week loan periods at no charge aside from transportation. An inter high school debate will be held at the university in May 1914 with a $125 scholarship for the winner and a similar prize for the best essay submitted.
The December American Boy offers fifty two pages of fiction, facts, and illustrations aimed at active boys. Published by Sprague Publishing Co in Detroit, it promises content to entertain and inspire while promoting boyhood development. Subscriptions cost $1.00 per year with a clipping offer.
The Youth's Companion offers a 1914 Calendar with decorative mounting and practical use as a subscriber gift. The calendar emphasizes utility while showcasing an ornate design.
A fragmented verse sketch contrasts a cheerful Schmile with a grim world, noting a cheap smile can mask woes as the speaker laments weariness and distant laughter. The odd phrasing hints at satire or, perhaps, a playful linguistic experiment.
The quote argues for expanding grazing land as livestock raising relies on grass. It contends excessive labor and capital spent destroying grass should be redirected to grass production, urging a shift toward more acres grazed for better tilth and grazing feasibility.
The 1912 Missouri poultry sector totals 50.8 million dollars in poultry and eggs. Mountain Grove hosts a Poultry Experiment Station with a 35,000 dollar site and 65,392 dollars allocated for experimental work and new buildings. The town offers six buyers shipping nationwide, cash payments for eggs and poultry, and annual Mountain Grove Poultry Association shows each October.
A practical poultry feeding tip from A C Smith at University Farm St Paul recommends using sour milk to soak cracked corn for chickens. The mixture yields better appetite, rapid growth, and plump condition for market. test for two weeks or a month to judge its value.
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