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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
3
A short health ad urges readers to drive catarrh germs from the blood using a product advertised as S S S. It warns against surface remedies and claims noticeable results. Readers are directed to write for medical advice to the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ira Brout returns home. J M Montray helped with wood at Fred Anderson’s. Mrs Albert Crippen visiting family. T J Young and J H Brown hauled for J Kautf. Owen Pope and wife welcomed a son. J T Brown and families visited Montray’s Sunday. Contest for biggest yarn won by Montray with two prizes. Popcorn served. Manafield crowd surprised Wm Brand and wife on New Year’s Day. Two large cars delivered baskets. snow deters.
The Ozarks dairy scene features four bulls with high butter records and strong lineage. Wills selected for Doug's Wright Club include sires from Oxford Majestic lines, Le Gros heritage, and Kansas State animals, with dams yielding 612 to 735 pounds of butter yearly. Future prospects highlight improved cow herds and regional emphasis on pure-bred stock for profitable dairy farming.
Fragmentary OCR note discusses Chamberlain Tablete claimed to improve appetite digestion and strengthen the stomach. Text mentions no strong digestive torments and asserts natural improvement of bodily functions through use. No clear persons, dates, or organizations are evident.
A vintage advertisement touts DeLacy's French Hair Tonic as a safe elective preparation favored by thousands. It claims to restore gray and streaked hair to its natural beauty, stop dandruff, prevent hair loss, and maintain a youthful look, sold for $1.00 at drugstores or via prepaid order from DeLacy Chemical Co. in St. Louis, Missouri.
In Mansfield, a local buyer named Fred Oetting purchases a daughter of Captain Hugo. The deal is hailed as a profitable move for the dairy business, signaling strong market demand and potential price gains for prized cows.
Mrs. J W Thompson of Dallas Texas says she suffered sick and nervous headaches for thirty years and found relief with Dr Miles Nervine after using several bottles. She reports it has been four years since her headaches and notes money back if the first bottle fails to relieve or satisfy. Sold by all druggists.
Snow is probable in the north portion and snow or rain in the south portion by midweek with near normal temperatures. Generally fair thereafter with temperatures somewhat below normal.
A short home remedy suggests applying a few drops to corns to lift them away with fingers. The note emphasizes a simple, self-administered method for corn removal.
A. M. Curtis J. W. Jackson and Geo. C. Murrell of Hartville were here last week.
The Texas wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and back pain for both men and women. Not sold in stores. Send $1.95 for a two month supply and testimonials from Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Petition presented December 29 to the county court to incorporate Norwood as a city of the fourth class. Court orders list Norwood incorporation, hospital warrants for patients through December 1, 1919, and a flood of local fiscal actions including road district funds, school and relief allocations, railroad assessments totaling about 2,080,000, various salaries and expenditures for city officials, and warrants issued for several residents and services. The document records numerous town decisions, including an upcoming Montgomey township election and several salary disbursements.
A Coburn Kentucky druggist, J B Jones, notes that customers praise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and he has used it in his own family for seven years, calling it the best cough medicine he has known.
OKMULGEE OKLAHOMA reports expenditures and completed work by the Public Works Commissioner T. P. Paxton for 1919. Paving contracts totaled 859,484.91 with 178.25.01 completed. Sewer construction contracts 224,710.55. sewer work completed 13,298. sewer treatment plant 70,190. water main and filters costs noted. Building activity shows 1919 spending 68,939 for new work, up 22,465,006 from 1918, highlighting RNevold, Maine Hotel, Cook Theatre, Jennings-Post, Lambert, Rinck, Kimberly projects and several large apartments.
An old advertisement claims B. A. Thomas Hog Powder increases personal wealth by reducing disease risk. It touts HWM Norerors as a tonic and conditioner and urges using the product to keep worms away, framing economic value against others.
A health note urges drinking a glass of hot phosphate water before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims impurities enter the blood through skin pores and says the routine refreshes the entire alimentary system and preserves youth.
Fragmented health notice urges increasing water intake to ease kidney discomfort and reduce urinary bladder irritation. References uric acid and meat consumption, with unclear guidance on symptoms and causes.
W R McCallister fell through a home window Thursday night and sustained a deep neck cut. He required only a few stitches to close the wound.
A vintage ad touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Complex as a ready to use hair darkener. It promises natural looking dark, glossy hair after one or two applications and claims it makes hair appear younger without disease cures. It notes the product is not a disease treatment.
A J Males and his wife visited Mr Pearson's on Sunday. Joe Gray was noted to have spent Saturday well.
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