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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
3
An old advertisement rate notice outlines display and per line pricing. It mentions front page double rates for locals, and legal rate structures for notices. It also notes minimum word counts, space expectations, and that liquor ads are accepted while orders discontinued for other categories.
A lengthy listing shows city officials including mayor treasurer health officer and aldermen, with council meeting cadence. It also includes railroad passenger and local freight timetables for Mansfield to Ava routes, with schedules and the note that the Yellow Jacket gasoline motor car offers service and can arrange special trips.
Preaching services held on the third Sunday morning and evening led by Rev. G. W. Holmes. Sunday school convenes each Sunday at 9 45 am with J. D. Reynolds as superintendent.
The program led by Mrs Hardin Rippee features songs prayers and explanations of biblical verses by Sylvia Brazeal Ray Dennis Jene Stephens Beulah Stephens Wayne Stone and Ruth Turner. It outlines the offerings believers can bring to Jesus and explains their purposes including inner growth and outward witness.
The school outlines forming a Junior Red Cross and a Red Cross Auxiliary. Stamps are available any time. The high school program featured Mrs. J. E. Craig and the Girls' Glee Club under her charge. Attendees note hopes for M. H. 8 to compete at Springfield April 24 to 27 in declamation and music. Recent visitors included Mesdumness, M. Divan, C. L. Beach and family, J. N. Craig, and Miss Mildred Freeman.
Prairie Hollow and Clathe enjoy sunshine as neighbors visit and travel notes flow. Sunday social rounds include John Miller and wife at Mrs Myers, Sturgeon, Acker, and Paul McAllister at Mrs Gates, a sale at Win Tysons drawing a large crowd with high selling prices.
Elizabeth Short died at her home two miles south of Mansfield on February 24 at age 41 1 13. She was born in Cassopolis Michigan and married W R Short October 24 1858 in Wright County Iowa. They had eight children six boys and two girls, with several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Interment followed at Prairie Hollow after funeral services led by Rev. Alford.
Sunday notes from Macomb reflect Sunday school each week at the Macomb Methodist church and a young people's Christian Endeavor society formed Sunday night. Local updates mention improving individuals Dave Woody Mrs Dickerson Elrod Dave Norcross Jr. and changes in church activities and leadership Greenwood Christy Findley Pearcey.
A Mansfield week filled with brief notes: Col L O Nieder visited Ava, several residents moved or traveled to California or Hartville, and Smiths and Freemans were seen in Springfield. Local shops advertised furniture and groceries, while church groups hosted dinners and gatherings. A freight wreck near Macomb disrupted traffic briefly, and hogs from Mansfield reached Kansas City after a high bid.
A public sale is advertised at Tirebest Gideritay farm near Measfield southwest of town. The listing notes the sale will begin at a stated time with bidders invited to bid on available property. No additional details are readable.
Fragmented OCR shows a March 4 sale listing horses cattle hens and farm implements. Many items described with breed ages and conditions including Percheron horses, brown stock, and assorted plows gears alongside scattered names and locations.
Fragmentary text mentions G S Burney Tscos Wi IV and Linch on sion with vague references to large ncy and verity OC beepts. No clear event or entities to confirm.
An item announces a sale of property near Miustiohd Prairie Estates located two miles south of Miustiohd. The notice mentions a forthcoming auction or sale event and cites the local area as the key location for the transactions.
Tuesday March 5 sale includes furniture like rocking chairs cupboards chairs and tables plus beds tools and farm equipment. Items listed: stove, mowers, wheel goods, weaving gear, farm implements, oats wheat and seed oats plus stock including cattle and horses. Terms cash on all sums. three months with bankable note, 5 percent down.
Revd EL domes of Springtiotl preaches at the Christian Church Saturday night. He will present free stereopticon views titled The Call of the Ozarks.
Fragmentary notes describe a public sale at Devon Fen with speakers and a 10 am start. Key names unreadable. The fragment hints at a government or agency auction and a crowd gathering.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions horses, vendors, and a sale or settlement with references to a venue and names such as Colibus SRCOT and Milsons. It reads like a partial public notice or schedule item about a horse fair or related event, but key details are unreadable.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions names and places but provides no clear event or outcome. Readers should not infer specifics beyond hints of individuals and locales from the damaged text.
Urnrk Moye expresses fear for the Boston Sox team as an upcoming game nears. Mentions pitchers, fielders, and the Missouri location near Maes nema with a chord steering toward a shop on the road. The Sonx state design and decorations tie to local friends who visited the place.
The postmaster in Ubis city faces a pending salary increase tied to wartime conditions. Receipts and trade in lead quad vine and district activity are cited as factors, with the rise expected to be postponed until after the war. The office aims for first class status, while salary changes await postwar conditions.
A jury verdict in A V Ashsworth's court cites Newton and Jostah Goss tied to S70 dates for sheep killed by dogs. The case moves to circuit court with Hartville attorney LiV Col representing the plaintiff and Niedier for the defendant. Jurors Wilson Dogan George Coay McM Morgan J B Brown J Pope and H H Stout served. Brown and Stout dissented.
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