Mansfield News Briefs Highlight Local Life and Trades
The Mansfield Mirror and Kansas City Star subscriptions priced at $1.15 yearly. local repairs and services noted from Hartville to Seymour. Dentists, millinery, furniture sales, and theater ads fill the page along with civic notes on church officers and WCTU activities. Communities welcome visitors and residents return from travels as growth and recurring names frame the local economy.
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Mansfield Mirror
Weekly
Kansas City Star
Pickling Meat Recipe From An Old Procedure
To one gallon of water add one and one half pounds of salt one half pound sugar one half ounce salpetre one half ounce potash. Boil until impurities rise then skim. Cool and cover meat, keep four to five weeks. Do not refrigerate. two days after killing, sprinkle with saltpeter to remove surface blood.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised as remedy for skin ills
Frost bitten ears fingers and toes and chapped skin are treated with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad claims instant pain relief and rapid healing for eczema totter piles and other skin conditions. Available 25 cents at druggists or by mail from Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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FELEB
Bncklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ady
Local Neighbors Report Busy Week at Slayton’s and Nearby Farms
M G Slayton and J C Odle have kept busy stocking wood for winter. Mrs 0 M McMillan hosted Miss Kina Garr and a Point school student group Wednesday evening. Ira Sullivans of Ava dined with du lins Crain and wife. Jess King cut wood for Slayton on Wednesday. Mr Graham and wife hosted a dinner Sunday for local youths in honor of Miss Clay’s birthday. Slayton and E J Chance are building a new hen house this spring. Community work and neighborly routines highlight the week with visits to Mansfield and Bryant, and revival meetings at Mt Everett drawing growing interest. Minnie Merritt had dental work done in Mansfield last Saturday. Pleas Chaner of Thorntfield visits his brother Ernest this week. Rev Bishop and daughter Marie leave for Joplin Mo, absent two months.
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Samuel Mathig
Cameron
EG. Comstock
Wright County Dental Office
Mansfield
Jess
King
M. G Slayton
Mt. Everett
Minnie Merritu
Pleas Chaner of
Thorntfield
Ernest
Mount Pleasant Weather and Social Notes Mix
Mount Pleasant locals report pleasant weather with several social updates. Tolbert Hensley and Paul Dennis on sick list with pneumonia, church attendance at Mansfield and Mission Temple, visits to neighbors, and a note about Violet seeking acquaintance. Roy Cook improving as Baptists plan monthly meetings and Sunday school sessions led by J A Nevels and officers.
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Paul Dennis
Mansfield
Jesse Turner
Gid Hensley
Harry Kupka
Dolphos Cooley
W. H. Anderson
Hartville
Dinah
Violet
Mission Temple
Barney Smith
Joe Lee Dennis
Joe Westbrook
Roy Cook
W. J. Smith
Ace Tarburton
Mr. Oberholser
Mount Pleasant Baptists
J. A. Nevels
J. H. Dennin
G. M. Hensley
Roy Hensley
Minnie Dennis
Orel Dennis
Stella
Seal
Macomb Mentionings and Church Notices
Macomb notes tell of visits from Robertson and Gassands spouses to Mairview, Tyson relatives in Nat Nathaniel Tyson, and Dr Norcrosa at Mansfield. Local births, illnesses, and travel details fill the week with sermons scheduled at Baptist and Methodist churches and Sunday school weekly.
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H. Robertson
Mr. Gassands
Mairview
Chris Tyson
Nathaniel Tyson
William Norcross
Mansfield
Pharsaday
Nice Weather Brings Visits and Church Attendance
A. E. Browns visited John Ildridge on Sunday. Nelse Hill and wife stayed at John Eldridge's Saturday. W. F. Pod of Cedar Gap visited W. F. Gaskill on Sunday. Miss Nola and Lola Miller attended church at Mission Temple Sunday night. Stella and Delia Gaskill were guests of Susie and Fannie Kelley Tuesday. G. W. Tarbutton and Alma and Bertha Drennon visited Will Tarbotton Sunday. Singing at No. 5 occurs every first Sunday evening.
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A. E. Brown
John Ildridge
Nelse Hill
John Eldridge
Cedar Gap
W. F. Gaskill
Nola
Lola Miller
Mission Temple
Stella
Delia Gaskill
Susie
Fannie Kelley
G. W. Tarbutton
Alma
Bertha Drennon
Will Tarbotton
How Meat Is Cured In Home Butchery
A dated instructions outline curing meat by rubbing in a salt brown sugar and pepper mixture. Rub half into all surfaces including rind, rest after a week, then apply remaining seasoning. Do not freeze hams or shoulders during application. After a weeks cure, move to smoke house for final curing.
Corn Beef Pickling Instructions From Historic Recipe
Four gallons of fresh water to one and a half pounds coarse brown sugar two ounces saltpeter seven pounds common salt boil with skum removed until the pickle cools pack the meat in a tub or barrel cover with pickle lay a cloth over the meat under the pickle for preservation.
Meetings Close At Baptist Church District Notes
The Baptist church gatherings concluded Monday night. Gossip about the district school and its teacher reveals local interest and tensions within the community.
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The
Baptist Church
School Notes Highlight Student Reforms and Activities
The article outlines weekly school events including absences due to illness, welcomed returnees, and a push for patrons to visit next week. It notes class photos for agriculture, new students Walter Matis Max Church and Edith Schafer, play rehearsals for February 21, and ongoing study topics from Macbeth to Old Testament selections. It praises attendance and overall terms’ excellence and urges parental visits to reduce dropouts.
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Mexico
U.S
North
South
Hyiton
Walter Matis
Max Church
Edith Schafer
Cure Indigestion With Chamberlains Tablets Promise
John R. Barker of Battle Creek Mich says he suffered heart burn indigestion and liver complaint until using Chamberlains Tablets and his trouble was over. The ad claims permanent cures are possible and urges readers to try the product, sold by all dealers.
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John R. Barker
Battle Creek
Mich
Adv
Market Report Bigs and Ducks and Rabbits
Market notes show bids and prices for items including butter, turkey, geese, greenhides and rabbits. Prices appear in old style shorthand with assorted figures and lots from Springs and other sellers.
On Route No 2 Spretal Correspondence
Winter weather and local visits populate this column. Mrs E E Marshall and son Cecil visit grandma Williams. Mrs Geo Brewer calls on Mrs Paul Williams. Jay Dennis on business with J W Edwards. Williams saws wood for Drue Turner and John Brentlinger. Grandmother Williams remodels kitchen. Chas Brentlinger Jr visits Bryant. J W Brewer and wife at Tow Lake. Mrs Slate not well. plans for a singing event with Dinahi tenor. G G Brewer and son plan a new room. Ada Tillman visits her mother. a sick child feared pneumonia. Vernon Denver treats rheumatism. Williams and Howard visit Brewer. Win Angles dines at Brentlingers. others visit Brentlingers. Vinie Hale waits for Mr Smalley each morning. telephone wires being fixed. Sukey.
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Chas. Brentlinger Jr
Bryant
J. W. Brewer
Tow Lake
Slate
Dinahi
G. G. Brewer
Robert
Ada Tillman
Williams
Vernon Denver
Little Howard
Brewer
Win Angles
G. W. Brentlinger
Drue Turner
Rowland
Jay Dennis
J. W. Brentlinger
Beat Cough Medicine for Children
Mrs Ida Dewey of Milwaukee praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for its longtime use with her children and herself It relieves coughs colds and croup quickly and is safe for young children The ad notes it is pleasant and widely sold by dealers
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Chamberlain
Lida Dewey
Milwaukee
Wis
Ady
Notice of separation and business closure by H D Norcross
H D Norcross declares he will not be liable for debts or contracts tied to a head of family. He states his wife Nellie left home and they are not living as man and wife. He sold his growing business, adjusted affairs, thanks customers and friends, and hopes to do business again in the future. Adv H D Norcross.
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H. D. Norcross
Nellie Norcross
Mansfield Ava Directory Signups Urged for 1914 Listing
The Mansfield Ava Telephone Co announces a new directory and asks all subscribers who want their names listed to pay through January 1, 1914 and provide correct name and ring information. Signed ll, B. Weep.
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Mansfield Ava Telephone Co
Pease
Just Pick-Ups Special Correspondence in Mansfield
Winter weather persists as locals share updates from Mansfield area society notes. Names and visits flow from house moves to illnesses including pneumonia, church meetings, and upcoming gatherings featuring Dinah, Lukey Frankie, and Pansy among others.
Professor Tate to Lead Singing Schools at Hebron and Pea Ridge
Professor C. M. Tate returns from Odin after a successful singing school and will conduct sessions at Hebron and Pea Ridge, proceeding to the latter on February 2.
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C. M. Tate
Odin
Hebron
Pea Ridge
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Fred Stuart
Ava
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the Mirror
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Wilan Peters
R.B. Carnett
Seymour
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Abbie Gaskill
Tacoma
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J. A Fuson
W.E. Meek
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Cedar Girt Priuday
Tilsabeech’s
Wayethe
Quincey
Tie
Dewey Davis
Joe Sepl Davis
Wale
B.J. Stone
Mansfield Housing Works
C. A. Stephens
N. J. Craig
Wright
Douglas Counties
JH Riley
Money. Ady
WB. Fullington
Gus Brake
John Hale
Horace Carvick
Homer McNealy
Kubnel
Neal Morton
Roy Mashburn
Embrey
Win. Berry
Jobel
Cold Springs
Hodge
Ozarks
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Belle Stone
G. T. Stone
Fireland
L. Stone
Heryant and
Alwanda
J. C. Odle
M. McMillan
Kina Garr
Aef Lint Point School
Ira Sullivan
Dulins Crain
M. G. Slayton
E. J. Chance
Lepler
JH. Bain
Robert McCrie
Ch. B
Bishop
Daugter
Marie
Joplin
Mount Pleasant
Tolbert Hensley
Mr. Schmachtenberger
Mrs. Hooker
Carl Robertson
Jacob Tyson
Wichita
Kansas
W. A. Bileke
Mansffield
J.C Robertson
Norwood
Newberry
Jana
Walter Robertson
L. M. Roy's
Norcrosa
Athel Robertson
Trev. G. Chadwell
Macomb Methodist Episcopal
Mountain Line
AT the Baptist Church
Endora Barlow
Tueday
Clyde Turner
Opal Hoover
T. L. Rubey
Tale Tate
Market Report
Vinie Hale
Mr. Smalley
Pansy
A. L. Miller
Fordland
Belle
Gibbs
Cistalen
Lukey Frankie
Frankie
Bryant and
Sukey
John A. Dennis
Thomas Dean
Samuel King
Thomas Slate
George Brewer
John Grentlinger
Leota Brentlinger
Lela Cole
Paul Williams
W. O
Wim. Brand
Joseph Davis
Dewey
Tula Tate
Louis Beach
Pauline Craig
Helen Terren
Alice Tombleson
Margret Rileys
William Riley Deaver
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