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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
2
Advertising rates listed per inch with front page double rates. Locals priced per line per insertion with five words per line. Card of thanks two cents. Legal ads at usual rates. No liquor ads accepted. All ads inserted as ordered. discontinued if requested.
The document lists city officials including Mayor Dr F H Riley Clerk J W Brazeal Treasurer James Coday Attorney N J Craig Marshal F E Short Street Commissioner E E Short Collector O L Robinett Police Judge F M Young Assessor WC Coday Health Officer Dr J A Fison and a Board of Health with Dr F H Riley Dr J A Fuson J E Craig Aldermen by ward Second Ward Dr J A Fuson Second Ward O L Robinet President Board Council meets the second Monday evening of every month.
Ean Bound No.101 Passenger at 10 00 p m No 24 Local freight 9 43 p m No 103 Passenger 9 43 a m West Bound No 102 Passenger 5 38 a m No 240 Local freight 9 43 p m No 104 Passenger 6 35 p m GS Burney Agent
The timetable shows a K.C. line trip leaving Mapsfield daily except Sunday at 10:00 am after Frisco train 108, arriving Ava at 11:30 am, leaving Ava, arriving Mansfield at 8:30 pm, with agent Fred Grover.
A Baptist church advertises preaching every second Sunday by Rev. Neely the pastor. Sunday school is held each Sunday at 9 45 am with W. B. Fullington listed as superintendent.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church announces preaching on the final Sunday led by Pastor Rev. J F Altman. Sunday school meets each Sunday at 9 45 a m with G W Freeman noted. September date referenced.
Preaching services every Sunday morning and evening. Rev. G.W. will preach at 9 45 a.m. on Sundays.
Harry Johoston moved to Mansfield and will be missed by the neighborhood. George Webhrook and wife, and Blasche Bolader visited Mrs. Carlton Bolender Friday through Sunday. Misa Moasie Woofenbarger stays with Grandma Indley. Sunday school at Antioch every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Everyone invited.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as soothing relief for coughs and colds. It promises to calm throat strain and feverless relief with pine balsam and mild ingredients. Warns to keep a bottle for winter coughs, croup, grippe and bronchial ailments. Available at druggists for 50 cents.
John Rosa and family of Seymour visit her mother Grandma Dudley. Isom Pool and Emma Hargis wed on Christmas Eve with H Kilian Jr officiating. Lonnie Deeney and Maria Bagsby wed Christmas Eve. Harvey Hall and James MeClure visits span Christmas week. Capper’s Weekly contest tours by Sarl Asher across Mountain Grove Nourwood Hartville. Henry Latham place now hosts Mrs Deila Basy family. 【BOBBIE】
The habit of taking cold is common but easy to break. Take a warm sponge bath around 90 F each morning and sleep with the window open. If you catch a cold, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and recover quickly. obtainable everywhere.
Resolutions praise Sheriff W S Creer Wright county for four years of courteous conduct toward court and attorneys. They commend his zeal in court house needs and his deputies, and extend sincere thanks as he retires. Signed by several bar association officers and members.
An aged advertisement touts HERB Ne as a liver remedy and bowel purifier. It promises improved digestion, strength, vigor, and cheer for spirit, with a price of 50e sold by Fuson Drug Co.
Program notes for a Bible union meeting dated January 7 1917 led by Kula Newon with topics on daily Bible reading private prayer church attendance church work and Christ like conduct. Speakers include J W Roberts RB Wright Ollie Latimer Beulah Stephens and Frank Cole with songs by Rev J M England. Program appears in Word and Way.
Wright county Odd Fellows appoint and schedule officer installations across Rathborn Cedar Gap Jericho Mansfield Noontain Grove Norwood Manes Grovenprior from January 6 to January 27 led by District Deputy Grand Master W A Newton. Lodge committees extend thanks for oyster copper night and a gift portrait to a Mansfield member.
The C P Church in Aurora held a Sunday service led by Rev Allman with a Manafield Auxiliary program. The topic Paths covered material and spiritual steps with songs He Leadeth Me and Doing, plus prayers and Bible references. Officers were elected for next year’s work, and the session closed with prayer.
Mansfield wins 22 10 over Ava after a tough game delayed by church events. Ava fails to score except for Gentry with two field goals and Hollistine, Curry, Silvey, Stewart and Latimer contribute for Mansfield in a crowd-heavy match judged fairly by Humbard and Fisher.
I RB Wixon of Farmers Mills New York praises Chamberlains Tablets for years of stomach and liver disorders calling them the best ever used and says they are obtainable everywhere.
O. E. S. installation of officers for Mansfield Chapter 8 sees Mrs. Mary West as Worthy Matron and H. B. Paul as Worthy Patron with Irene Paul secretary. Other officers include Laura Wilder associate matron Emma Hitchcock treasurer Susan Burney conductress Gertrude Riley associate conductress Maggie Reynolds chaplain and additional appointees. A large attendance and a two course luncheon followed, hosted by Olin Newton.
Local classified note advertises honey for sale from J Ph Reynolds and Steve Yates. The fragment mentions purchase terms and dates, with unclear additional details in the damaged OCR. Entities include Reynolds and Yates, honey product, and a market context.
A prominent American druggist asserts the Mildreding Hair Remedy will reinvigorate growth and nearly end baldness within years. He predicts mass adoption, widespread relief from itching and scalp diseases, and a bald head becoming rare in twenty years. Mail orders and samples advertised by Mildred Louise Co., Boston.
The U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau forecasts a warmer trend for most of the week starting December 31 1916 across the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley and Midwest states including Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin South Dakota North Dakota Nebraska Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas. General fair weather with above seasonal temperatures is expected to continue for several days.
Elmer Strang and W C Duckworth form Strong and Duckworth partnership and launch a garage in the concrete block location. They add two lords from W G Reynolds and bring skilled knowhow, aiming to attract a strong patronage with their reputation as popular young men.
County Highway Engineer W R Wood reports State approval for 40 additional miles of paved roads in Wright County. New routes link Hartville to Mountain Grove and Hartville to Competition, with eight miles of intersecting roads upgraded to improve the Houston to Lehbinen corridor. The plan, supported by landowners, aims to build a permanent rock road to the railroad and boost farm markets. Budgeted at about 10 miles of draped road, the project emphasizes better roads as a lasting investment and calls for purchase of heavy machinery to accelerate work.
A testimonial ad for Chamberlains Cough Remedy claims it is the most effective cure for hacking coughs and colds. J.2 Moore of Lost Valley Georgia says after taking it the cough always disappears. The product is advertised as obtainable everywhere.
Manafield loses its opera venue as owner T H K Armstrong of Fredonia Kansas closes it due to high taxes on houses of entertainment and poor patronage. L Beach, longtime manager, plans options for his air-dome while town hopes for a possible reopening.
At the Baptist Church the meetings closed Sunday night with Rev. 11, Barb returning to his home at Republic and Rev. Neely to Seymours.
Advertisement notes lime may stem from overwork or cold settled in back muscles. Recommends Ballard's Snow Liniment, rubbed thoroughly on affected area for prompt relief. Priced 5c, 25c, and $1.00 per bottle. Bold by Pason Drug Co.
Advertisement asserts HIMABINE relieves indigestion instantly by expelling digested food and restoring tone in the stomach and bowels. It lists price and sales by Musson Drug Co. as an advertised remedy in a historical newspaper context.
Reverend G. W. Hulmes of Seymour preached Sunday morning at the Mansfeld Methodist Episcopal Church delivering a sermon to the congregation.
Mrs Ernest Coday and her son traveled to West Plains to visit relatives, stopping to connect with family during their trip.
Pleurisy pains and Lam bag discomfort are treated in the side and back by Hallard's Snow Liniment. The remedy eases pain, relaxes muscles, and helps movement. Priced 25 cents, 50 cents, and 1.00 per bottle, sold by Pason Drug Co. ady.
A damaged text promotes a fat reduction remedy claiming simple, safe weight loss without starvation or diet. It urges weekly weigh-ins and daily tablets, asserting benefits to digestion and energy, and promises rapid visible results for those with excess fat.
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