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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
3
Reverend J A Russell conducted a funeral near Taftville last Sunday and was unable to keep Rev J T Younger's appointment at the church due to the scheduling conflict.
A small package of Hamburg Brenst Tea offers a simple home remedy for colds and grip. Mix a tablespoonful with boiling water and drink any time during the day or before bed. Said to open pores, ease congestion, loosen phlegm, and act as a safe, inexpensive vegetable remedy.
An old advertising pitch touts St Jacobs Liniment as a fast, safe cure for backache and lumbago. A 40 cent bottle is claimed to soothe sore backs when rubbed in and said to relieve pain within moments without skin irritation.
Local items report subscriptions, courtly notices, and business moves from Hartville to Mountain Grove. Mentions include renewal pitches for The Mirror, appointments of deputies, land sales in Hartville, a Crescent Electric move to Mountain Grove, and a St Louis Globe Democrat subscription offer. Also notes Johnson Kennedy planning sawmills east of Oscar, and a 1886 Hall's Catarrh Medicine testimonial.
An old advertisement touts Jad Salts as a remedy to cleanse and activate kidneys. It claims the product neutralizes urine acids, prevents bladder irritation, and supports urinary tract health when combined with plenty of water. The text emphasizes daily use before breakfast for a few days and notes the drink’s pleasant taste.
Mrs O D Morriss and her son from Springfield visited Mr and Mrs F L Beach this week, sharing time and greetings with the household.
A buyer offers several fresh spring Jersey Holstein and Short Horn cows. Includes one registered Short Horn bull with papers available and one grade Short Horn. Contact Jake Hoover for details.
Unsettled weather expected at the start of the week with rising temperatures Monday and normal or above thereafter. Likely snow toward Friday.
Following an address in Mansfield on Friday by Howard A. Cowden of Springfield secretary of the Southwest Missouri Farmers' Co-Operative Association a local temporary organization was formed with officers J A Westbrook president J W Hrentlinger vice president J E Taylor secretary treasurer A P Wilcox assistant. The meeting was well attended and very enthusiastic.
A historical note explains periodic bilious attacks where subjects eat only because mealtime, not due to hunger. It suggests taking two of Chamberlain's Tablets to avoid an attack if a light meal is consumed and no newt is eaten.
Carl Mays, famed New York Americans pitcher, left Mansfield in his Mormon car for the Jacksonville training camp. Mrs. Mays will join in Memphis. The piece notes peace among baseball factions in Chicago and calls for a distraction-free season, with Mansfield fans favoring Mays as the top choice.
Digestive ad notes a product that quickly relieves misery from indigestion. It claims the remedy acts at the source, driving out badly digested food and bringing relief. Sold by Fuson Drug Company for six cents.
A customer writes that she keeps a case of snappy ginger ale on hand to serve guests on short notice. She notes past occasions when guests dropped in and she had no drink ready, and she praises the relishing bottles from Electric Bottling Co of Springfield Missouri.
An odd advertorial promotes OZO NOL as a remedy for influenza urging readers to use it three times daily and noting it is sold in jars by druggists at 3Qc and QUe prices. The text appears as a period piece with questionable medical claims and nonsensical phrasing.
Dodson's Liver Tone is promoted as a safe vegetable liquid that starts the liver without salivation, unlike calomel which is described as dangerous and mercury-based. The ad claims it prevents biliousness constipation and headaches, appeals to children and adults, and offers a money-back promise if it does not act better than calomel.
Rev T B Ritzinger preached at the Baptist church Sunday delivering a sermon to the congregation.
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for severe colds. It claims the first dose clears nasal congestion and head passages, stops nose running, relieves headache and feverishness, and requires doses every two hours, with three doses often breaking the cold. It emphasizes low cost and easy taste.
R T Surgaine now operates the motor coach on the Ozark and Southern line and Wm Crain serves as freight brakeman.
In case of accident think of Ozo-Nol. OZONOL is a clean white antiseptic ointment used for burns scalds cuts bruises sunburn insect bites poison ivy and many irritated conditions. Keep a jar at home. available at drug stores for 2 3 5 and 0e.
Ek Illinois reports Yeoman of Norwood was seen in the area during the week visiting local residents and landmarks.
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