Biggest mining deal in Mansfield district lands 1712 acres
The Mansfield Mining and Development Company bought 1712 acres of the Dodson land after leasing it with an option. The move follows expert guidance and signals faith in Mansfield Wright County's ore potential. Five drills are active, with more shipments to follow as development proceeds.
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Mansfield
Mansfield Mining & Development Company
Dodson
S. W. McNaul
J. R. Sandage
United States
A. T. Friend
Friend
F. H. Riley
Wright County
Opium Locket Sparks Love Plot In McClure Tale
Doctor Rylance discovers a locket filled with opium pills inside a jewel. Olivia Westin, a writer seeking material, calls on him to learn more as a spark of romance grows from the odd evidence. The scene blends crime hint with a developing love at first sight.
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Doctor Rtylance
Olivia Westin
Olivia
Rylance
Flo
Tulaner
Doctor Rylance
Tie
McClure
Syndicat
White corn requested at 1.40 per bushel in car
Mansfield area trade notes report white corn at 1.40 per bushel in the car with any amount offered. G M Rizer of Kansas City visited on Mansfield Mining & Development Co. business. Russell James of Joplin, treasurer of Mansfield Mining, was in town. Co C Storm left for Kansas City to join a Mansfield meeting. W H Hughes of Joplin geologists visited, praising the mining district outlook and planning a follow up survey.
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Eagle Rolker Mills
G. M. Rizer
Kansas City
Russell James
Joplin
Mansfield Mining and Development Co
Co. C. Storm
Mansfield Mining & Development Co
W.H. Hughes
Valeroos-McNutt & Hughes
Mansfield
Highes
Tomato Growers Urged to Supply Mansfield Canning Factory
W. B. Fullington, proprietor of Fullington Canning Factory, announces plans to operate the Mansfield canning plant this year and seeks contracts for 100 or more acres of tomatoes at 14 dollars per ton. He says demand will be the greatest ever known and contracts will be ready soon.
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Mansfield
W. B. Fullington
Fullington Canning Factory
Wanted Corn Cash at $1.40 per Bushel
Square Deal Mill advertises for cash sale of good sound corn with white preferred. Any amount offered at $1.40 per bushel.
Reward for Lost Wolf Hound from Norwood Silex
Five dollar reward offered for return of a white wolf hound with yellow tips and light brown muzzle lost after being shipped to Norwood from Silex about ten days ago. The dog, six years old with some gray on the face, escaped a four inch hemp rope and may be returning home. Notify Paul J Molesi dy in Macomb to arrange pickup.
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Norwood
Silex
Macomb
Tim
Paul J
For Sale or Trade Splendid Horse and Jack
For sale or trade a splendid horse and jack is offered with a reasonable price. Reference given. For particulars see.
Famous Battle Cries From A World War Charge
London dispatch notes enduring battle cries from WWI regiments including Marmalade Forever from a Scotch unit, Stand the Camerons, Stick It Welsh, Come on the Leicestershires, and the German Kamerad. The piece highlights troop spirit and a humorous anecdote about a Tommy misnaming the word Kamerad during a charge.
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London
Huggard
BE. Langdale
Othya
Tominles
Frite
Tommy
Nobby Smith
Rats March Like Soldiers
A National Geographic note by EW Nelson explains rats’ seasonal migration driven by food. When weather warms they move to fields and crops, returning to buildings for winter. Food shortages trigger a migratory pulse. rats swim rivers and cross landscapes boldly. United States Public Health Service experiments show harbor rats can swim 1,500 yards to shore.
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Nelson
National Geographic Magazine
Europe
Volga
United States Public Health Service
One Family Does Its Bit Geddeses Gain Prominence
The Geddes family rises in wartime service with Sir Erle Geddes as first lord of the British Admiralty, Dr Campbell Geddes heading civilian national recruiting, and sister Mrs Chalmers Watson as commander in chief of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps, set to reach broad six figure numbers.
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Christ In Science Monitor
Erle Geddes Haas
British Admiralty
Campbell Geddes
Geddes
Chalmers Watson
France
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
Italy's Aerial Tramways Advent in Alpine Warfare
National Geographic notes the prewar use of serial tramways worldwide and credits a Milan engineer with first proposing their Alpine wartime use. The full extent of the system remains largely untold, but future accounts promise an inspiring engineering tale after the war. Cruel Words. But can't you give me any encouragement at all? The rejected suitor learns the irony that the harsh beauty has refused others even less appealing. Waiting Attitude. Have you learned any new dances yet The man serious about himself contemplates the Chinese toddle while waiting how China’s political situation crystallizes and avoids endorsing a monarchist trend.
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Italy
National Geographic Magazine
Milan
China
Frontispiece list from a 1920s magazine page
Contents page listing names of contributors and topics including fiction ideas plain county Hazel Burney John Newton Ray Dennis Rosa Morgan nurses Pearl Newton Madge Jones food movie Susie Rieger music Alice Tombleson Leona Hoover Elva Turner John Rabey Opal Day Alice Mooney Ruth Turner.
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Thelma May Dyer
James Everett
Pearl Newton
Madge Jones
Susie Rieger
Alice Tombleson
Leona Hoover
Elva Turner
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A. T. Friend Mining Co
Freeman Block
Frank Scheuermann
A. J. Clark
R. H. West
Clark
Grand Island
Neb
Oklahoma
Mr. West
Wood River
Little Berry
Red Bird
Beeler-Steph-Sharp Mining Co
Okmulgee
Okio
A 'T. I'riend
W. R. Overby
Seymour
Red Bird Mine
Geo. O'Neill
Tulsa
Okla
Opium
Dorothy Douglas
Ray
Johnson Mansfield, Mo
Scotch Regiment
Mansfield Opera House
Plain County
Hazel Burney
John Newton
Ray Dennis Rosa Morgan
Corella Christy
Grace Craig
Lockie Craig
Mary Alcorn
Elva Morris
Pauline Craig
Pauline Paul
Julia Divan
Barney Hight
Morris Bradfield
James Louis Robinett
Rachel Hoover
Jello Girl
Campbell’s Soups
Beulah Stephens
Gold Dust Twins
Mamie Beach
Zella Smith
Goldia Norcross
Edgar Brazeal
Ellison Gaines
John Rabey
Opal Day
Alice Mooney
Ruth Turner
Huldin Rippee
Alma Draper
Myrtle Newton Joe Rabey
Fuson’s
Dr. Hess
LeGear’s
Fuson Drug Company
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