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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
4
An item touts drinking a cup of hot water with lime phosphate each morning as a healing ritual. It claims this internal bath cleanses the stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, removes waste, and prevents numerous ailments, urging readers to try limestone phosphate.
Arrangements are made to form an Odd Fellows county organization at Hartville on April 26 marking the 40th anniversary of Odd Fellowship.
An advertisement-style piece promotes a home remedy to cleanse kidneys and prevent urine complications. It touts uric acid buildup from meat as causing sickness and offers a four ounce dose of a lavender flavored remedy daily, claiming Jad Baba lithia-water can flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and deter kidney and bladder issues for meat eaters.
Hant father of J. Wunt who gave his life for his country when the Antilles sank died the other day at his home near Mountain Grove.
Jas Newton, who recently sold his Mansfield business, has bought the Davis restaurant on Union Avenue. Mrs. G A Stanton of Bryant Missouri died of pneumonia. Earl Floyd of Camp Doniphan married Emily Kappelman of Kansas City. Marine recruits left for Kansas City. some failed examinations. Red Cross updates include helmet and pajama shipments. Mountain Grove and Norwood news cover school, medical board, and club activities amid war. Evan Chase aboard Cunarder Tuscania. family seeking word. Seymour Citizen reports on local civic and wartime efforts.
Terry Morgan moved to Mansfeld and attends Sunday School each Sunday at Flat Hoek at 10 A. M. Everyone is welcome. Mrs Grace Slade visited Margie and Susie Wilson. Gladys Hunanker returned home after staying with John Bailey.
Paris report features Lydia Arbogast stating at sixteen she suffered fainting headaches and poor color but after taking Cardui her health improved greatly. She credits Cardui with restoring vigor and making life worth living. The ad promotes Cardui as a safe vegetable tonic for womanly troubles.
Hickory Flat residents share short visit reports and social calls. George Thomas returns from Coffeyville Kansas on a family visit. Neighbors attend wood cutting at the school house and supper gatherings at Graves and Millsaps homes. Various residents visit Cold Spring and Norwood shops, with society news and school notes.
Mountain Grove township M R Mitchiell Col Townsend Clark township S H Chadwell Walter Kempt Pleasant Valley Ino Miles Paul Williams Wood Isaac Butcher Eugene Libeman Hart Waslh Newton Gib Charad ler Gasconade Ino M Newton Tho A Hensley Van Buren W A Oliver Wo A Hensley Brush C N Kaelains GAL Dake Boone C J Fisher AL Minus Montgomery J Y Breedlove J W Keith Elk Creek D C Neil Wo Thornhill Union A Tl Hawkins IL Rugerton
County Treasurer D. C. Carter of Hartville has been reported quite sick. Local officials and staff issued no further details about his condition or expected return to duties.
A vintage advertorial touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a quick fix to darken gray hair naturally. It claims hair becomes glossy and lustrous after one or two applications, with ready-to-use preparation for a youthful look.
An old advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous surfaces. It asserts local applications fail and only a constitutional remedy can restore hearing, offering a $100 reward for any uncured case and promoting Hall's Catarrh Medicine from Hall's Catarrh Medicine Co. Toledo.
Teachers regular examination will be held at Hartville Mivelo 1 and 2. Examinations begin at 9 a m and close at 12 30 p m and 6 30 p m on both alleys. Teachers outside county should send their fee and get number before exam day. Plan on three chances this year starting in March. Order of subjects as heretofore. John M. Carter Ca Supt.
Presiding Judge W. F. E. Young of Mountain Grove was in town last week visiting local officials and observing courthouse operations. The visit focused on court procedures and community outreach.
A period ad promises instant relief from nasal congestion caused by cold or catarrh. It describes opening air passages, stopping mucous discharge and headaches, and advises applying a small amount of the antiseptic cream in the nostrils for rapid healing.
Mrs Frank Crocker of Hans Ill writes that her five year old son Paul had a severe cold last winter with lung involvement and terrible coughing spells. A neighbor recommended Chamberlains Cough Remedy and after the first dose he improved greatly and was cured.
Diet affects bowel movements. Cheese tea and boiled milk slow movement while raw fruits especially apples and bananas and whole wheat bread promote it. When constipated, take one or two Chamberlain's Tablets immediately after supper.
Local notes report unsettled weather and a weak forecast for Sister Southwind. Measles spread through the Williams and Moore households with several children affected while neighbors cut wood and tended farms. Maude Shaw improves after a Teasel setback as visits from Indiana resident George Norcross occur.
An old advertisement notes Herbine as a remedy for constipation and regular bowel movements priced at 60e, sold by all medicine dealers. The terse line suggests a general patent medicine listing typical of historical classifieds.
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