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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
2
Display ads cost 10 cents per inch per insertion with front page double rates. Locals priced at 5 cents per line per insertion, four average words per line. Card of thanks 2 cents. Legal ads at standard rates. No ads for liquor. No ad accepted for less as. Ads inserted when ordered, discontinued upon demand.
City officials named include Mayor Dr F H Riley Clerk J W Brazen treasurer James Coday attorney N J Craig marshal E E Short street commissioner E E Short collector Robinett police judge F M Young assessor W C Coday health officer Dr J A Fuson and aldermen for First Ward James Coday and J E Craig Second Ward Dr J A Fuson and O L Robinett President of Board Dr J A Fuson with council meetings set for the second Monday each month at 7 pm.
Frisco lines timetable lists No 1011 passenger at 10:00 p.m No 241 local freight 9:45 a.m No 103 passenger 9 45 a.m Westbound No 102 passenger 5:25 a.m No 240 local freight 9 44 a.m No 104 passenger 6:30 p.m LF Livingston agent.
The notice shows a Mansfield to Ava to Mansfield timetable with daily operation excluding Sunday. It lists departure from Mansfield at 10:00 a m after Frisco train 103 arrival, arrival Ava at 11:10 a m, departure Ava at 3:30 p m, and arrival Mansfield at 5:00 p m. Fred Grover Avenue is cited as the contact.
Sunday school every Sunday at 9 45 a m W B Fullington Superintendent Preaching services every second Sunday Rev Davenport Pastor
Cumberland Presbyterian Church announces preaching every fourth Sunday led by Rev John T Younger at 9 45 a m with G W Freeman serving as superintendent.
Rev G W Holmes pastor with preaching services every third Sunday morning and evening at 045am. J D Reynolds superintendent oversees church activities and schedule.
Church of Christ lists Bible school at 9 45 a m every Sunday with J A Miley as superintendent and preaching each fourth Sunday Ladies Aid Society meets Wednesdays Rev J F Allman, former pastor, has relocated from Agrora to Parrio Grove Ark
Uncle Dan leads a family discussion on the evolving nature of war from primitive weapons to modern total warfare. He denounces the Kaiser, urges swift overthrow, champions farming for victory, and insists on universal military service with no exemptions. The dialogue stresses patriotism and unity in 1917.
The Southwestern division launches a Christmas membership drive aiming to reach 25 million Red Cross members by Christmas Eve. Merchants in rural districts, Boy Scouts, and school programs mobilize auto tours, block censuses, and service-tag tracking while campaigns stress Red Cross membership as a citizen duty with a $1 cost.
Children take the syrup willingly because it tastes nice. Advertises a cough remedy for hoarseness and bronchitis in kids. Describes as a soothing medicine priced 25 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle, sold by Fuson Drug Co.
Dr Harvey Cushing to Boston reports in part how well organized the Red Cross is in Paris and the American supply depots behind British lines. He notes the warehouse stocked with ether plaster aspirating needles and more, praising the Red Cross for supporting war hospitals and aiding those overseas as casualties rise. He urges continued home support to fund vast storehouses supplying essential items for medical and transport needs.
The Red Cross Christmas service flag drive began December 17 with a slogan about lighting a candle behind flags. Fire Underwriters warned candles create fire hazards in 19 million homes if candles were used behind service flags. National Red Cross suggested displaying the flag in windows 7 to 9 pm Christmas Eve without candles, using room lighting or an electric light behind the flag.
An appeal urges civilians to join the Red Cross to support wartime relief. It emphasizes frontline mercy, care for wounded servicemen, and aid to families, urging gifts and membership drives starting December 17. The message frames Red Cross workers as vital links between home and battlefronts, inviting personal action and solicitation.
John L Johnston of German Savings Institution in St Louis leads the Southwestern division’s Christmas membership campaign for 2,000,000 new Red Cross members. He aims to top quota by at least 1,000,000, hoping for broad household enlistment across Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas starting December 17.
An impassioned plea urges immediate action to back American soldiers abroad. The message emphasizes the Red Cross as a key war aid, calls for 10,000,000 new members by Christmas Eve, and stresses that delay harms the troops and prolongs the conflict. It questions whether readers are doing all they can now.
The American Red Cross aims to support the war effort and relieve civilian suffering in wartime France. Civil population relief may aid military action, as home front care keeps soldiers focused on combat.
The American Red Cross launches a Christmas drive from December 17 to 24 to provide infant outfits for mothers at home. The Woman's Bureau published a leaflet detailing a simple warm infant ensemble to be sewn by home workers, with Junior Red Cross girls aiding.
The American Red Cross launches a Christmas membership drive starting December 17 and aiding Belgian orphans captured by Germans. Groups of 600 children are being released to Allied territory and housed at La Grande Chartreuse monastery near Troche France, rented from the government and funded by the Red Cross with Belgian committee staff.
American women operate Red Cross canteens behind French lines and near the firing line, offering free meals, showers, baths, and rest facilities to soldiers. A 2,000,000 membership drive launches as 52 women serve daily in France with canteens at 11 railway points and field kitchens aiding troops, with 600 to 4,000 servings daily.
About 15,000 nurses are enrolled by the American Red Cross with many volunteering for war service. Some 2,000 have already been sent to Europe. The registered force is deemed sufficient to care for a million man army and a thousand nurses are added monthly.
The War Council reports the American Red Cross replied promptly to the Italian retreat emergency. In a telegram to Ambassador Toomas Nelson Page the council states the Red Cross would apply every effort immediately to Italy relief.
Due to limited laundry facilities in France American Red Cross nurses in hospitals and military hospitals will wear gray uniforms instead of white, authorities announce. The change aims to conserve resources while maintaining proper identification for service members.
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