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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1914
Page
8
A rambling collection of short personal notes from Mansfield area residents. Mentions visits to Norwell and Ava, church social plans, illnesses, a funeral, and many onetime acquaintances. Letters discuss Dinah and Dinah's social circle, school events, and upcoming singings and concerts.
Fragmented notice from Mount Pleasant describing visits by residents to the sick, church activities, and a Sunday school gathering. References to Barney Smith, Dolph Coe, Turner's pitty, and November events appear amid tentative schedules and social mentions.
Agricultural Extension Therese notes alfalfa stands high in digestible protein. The chart presents percentages, showing alfalfa ranking highest in protein per acre, but figures may be hard to interpret for all readers.
A discussion of egg composition notes that Hene ee wa contains 60 percent water and 16 percent protein, with 33 percent fat. ducks eggs have 46 percent water, 17 percent protein, 36 percent fat. goose eggs 41 percent water, 19 percent protein, 26 percent fat. turkeys eggs 48 percent water, 18 percent protein, 34 percent fat. It explains protein builds muscle and blood, fat fuels the body, concluding eggs are highly nutritious.
A fragmented local page reports snow and social happenings. Arthur Welles is ill, with mentions of Leslie Glenn and John Bacon Thiel. Riley Kelley’s Sunday appointment with Mrs Declard and small woolwood limits, plus a party where Stella Glenn’s absence dampened spirits. Also notes about cow rations and a Montanan visitor, John Hart, visiting Anderson.
Sequence of local social mentions notes visits among residents including Brewer family, Turner, Dunny, and Sumely. Reports imply recent storms, meals and chores, and upcoming events such as a band concert at Mansfield. Mentions of reporters, school entertainment invitation, and vague gossip hints about identities.
A rambling local column shares weather gloom, sickness notes, and village life. It lists names like O. P. Wilcox, Alma Young, Belle Sharp, Harriett Oberholser, and families Frye, Rowland, and Shanes with visiting, Sunday school, church services, and mealtime updates.
Special Correspondents Sunshine reports in Macomb as people visit Springfield D Norcross and family, Misses Short with Robertson, and churchgoers at Hirview. Local names Sam and Leonid Rey appear, with updates on Frank having mumps, and preaching schedules at Baptist and Methodist churches.
Weather worries about fruit and health improve as mumps measles and visits appear. Clyde Tarbutton returns to the saw mill, Joe Westbrook and family see others, and neighbors gather. Singing begins monthly. car radiator care advised to prevent freezing costs.
Push the pullets toward rapid maturity and monitor health by the comb. Stimulate hens to eat with varied foods starting with Pekins. Do not wet ducklings until their feathers set. Build a tight poultry house to reduce coat wear. Ducks eat nearly anything and Peking ducks need ample clean drinking water. Infertile egg production seen as simplest eg supply boost.
Weather jokes and local updates from Violet area readers. Mentions Marence Coday teaching singing in Taft, visits between families, several illnesses including pneumonia cases, a broken arm recovery, and social notes about gatherings, measles at Charles Keys, and church services. Also notes about airship travel and local road warmth from Archie Wilcox and Willie Miller.
Snow continues as Mt Olive and Knot school exercises draw good crowds. Burl Kelley departs for Oklahoma. surprise parties, illnesses, and local chatter fill a weekend in Antrim. Gossip, guesses, and small town events mix with weather and community notices in this column.
The week reports stormy weather and a notable wedding in Bryant. Jesse Wallace marries Minnie McCrie at the home of Wm Slayton with H H Bain officiating. The couple, well known locally, plan housekeeping on the groom’s farm south of Bryant as friends extend best wishes. E B Leflers visit G N Millers and prepare to move to their new Indiana farm. Frances Franksey? FRANKEY, appears as a closing word in the item.
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