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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
6
T. W. Noland has been appointed the new director of the state poultry experiment station in Mountain Grove, Missouri, succeeding previous leadership and promising new initiatives in poultry research and extension.
An old ad warns that calomel acts like a dynamite on a sluggish liver, causing cramping and nausea. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute that starts the liver, ends biliousness, and leaves you eager for work or play. The ad claims it is safe for children and that calomel makes you sick.
Autos Overland Transit moves along the Ozark Highway from the factory to dealers due to a shortage of freight cars. The absence of rail cars forces trucks to shoulder more of the load for shipping vehicles.
Woman from Willow Springs testifies that Downs Kidney Pills cured her back and kidney problems after other medicines failed. She describes dizziness blurred vision and irregular kidney action improving after four boxes. Price 60 cents at dealers.
George M Hunter of the Bank of Manes becomes cashier of the Bank of Hartwill replacing N J Whechel who moves to lis furen in Carter county H AL. Ortis is named assistant cashier. H W Evans from Carson is appointed cashier of the Bank of Manes.
Women in New York create wartime scrap books to amuse soldiers in France and preserve reliable accounts of events. They paste pictures and cartoons on cloth bound volumes to comfort convalescents in hospitals abroad, including jokes and stories for all ages.
Dewar Mr Back please change address for Mirror. We moved from Wichita and feel lost without letters. We near returning to Ozarks but may join new pump station near town. Mr Moutray awaiting transfer. I had to give Oheaver to the US December 12. Wishing you and all old friends a happy new year
A remedy for a bad cough, Ballard's Horehound Syrup, is advertised as healing the lungs and soothing irritation. It is offered at prices of 251, 50 and 100 dollars per bottle and sold by all medicine dealers.
Red Cross and YMCA teacher Brazeal at Roy School district No. 10 led a pie supper to raise funds. John Roy, home from Camp Funston on furlough, spoke on the groups’ soldier aid. The event, supported by Ray, netted 39 73 dollars and Brazeal split the yield between YMCA and Red Cross. Brazeal pledged further help if more funds are needed. Douglas County Herald.
Springfield Missouri Mrs Alice Fletcher of this address writes Cardus has done so much for me after my marriage fourteen years ago I suffered back pain limb pain bearing down pains and weakness I took one bottle and then another and became well I keep Cardus at home it strengthens my nervous system and helps me in caring for a family Weak women need a tonic like Cardus the woman's tonic.
James Newton came back last week from Tromann Arkansas where he spent several days visiting relatives and local contacts. He reported a pleasant trip and plans to resume normal activities shortly.
Warning about kidney strain from rich foods urges Americans to use four ounces of Jad Salts daily. The elixir, made from grape juice and lithia, is claimed to flush clogged kidneys, neutralize urine acids, reduce bladder issues, and improve overall health.
OP W llers and family who had been visiting relatives here left last week for their home Woodward Oklahoma.
Wake up and drink a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the digestive system. The practice claims to wash poisons from the stomach and bowels, improve breath, complexion, and overall health by purging waste before breakfast.
Last week's Hickory Flat items report a renamed school after a brief absence, Mrs. Lord preparing for her husband’s sale, Eva Sark visiting Sidney Ryan, and Clarence Wood moving with Ethel Ryan to a new home. Attendees at the Lord sale include Drew Ryan and others. Singing at the schoolhouse ends due to rowdy behavior. prayer meetings move to homes. Families plan moves on Bryant and Perry Simon places. Orville and Louie Atchison may depart for California. mail service halted for days amid heavy snow and northern winter. Ed and Otis Trettin helped Fred Ryan celebrate his 20th birthday.
Snow blankets the area with temperatures around 18 below zero at sunrise. Mrs Rutherford sold turkeys Thursday for 24 cents per pound. Mrs Oliver Teer visited her parents W G Deckard and wife last week. Clarence Borders stayed with the sick at Geo Spock's. Miss Mike Rushing visits sister Mrs Ottie Ded Ivan.
Real cold weather and heavy snow prevail as Grandma Cassidy improves from illness. Ray and John Loudensliger sold a property to W E Paris and Fred Loudenslager traded for Oklahoma land. I expect a move soon. Arthur Rich of Wichita Kansas visits Willis Moodys. Lou Shimphaub visits his brother J C and wife Sunray Diggit Rosh.
Excerpts show letters thanking a Mansfield Mirror reader for promoting Liberty Loan publicity and Navy recruiting in Missouri. Mrs W G McAdoo and Lt Comdr B A Brooks praise the reader for space in columns, noting large enlistment interest and government service during the 1917 drive.
An oldtime remedy promises to darken gray faded hair naturally with Sage and Sulphur. Instructions claim one or two applications render gray hairs undetectable, leaving hair dark and glossy. A ready-made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold in drug stores for convenience.
The Federal Food Administration for Missouri extends appreciation to the state's press for the cooperation shown to the government in managing wartime food measures. Officials commend local papers for aiding information dissemination and public support across communities.
No waiting relief for congested airways. Ely's Cream Balm clears nostrils fast, soothing inflamed membranes. Apply a small amount in the nose to penetrate air passages and ease catarrh. Druggist recommendations urge quick use if stuffed up or suffering from a cold.
Red Sox pitcher Carl Mays spends winter at Bryant County home and visited Ava this week on Local Board business. He expects to report to the Red Sox training camp at Hot Springs Arkansas mid March to temper up for the next season.
Mrs Smith suggests STAWEL VEGETABLE TABLETS for a headache after a banquet. The ad touts STAWEL as a modern remedy for constipation biliousness and tiredness with 25 cent packages sold by Mason Drug Mansfield and other local stores.
A 1914 New Year message from the United States Mood Administration Missouri Division, signed by Mumford, Federal Food Administrator, commends newspapers for patriotic support in promoting food saving and waste elimination to aid wartime needs. It expresses appreciation for service and wishes for a successful year.
A vintage advertorial note from Mrs M J Blake endorses Mildredine soap and hair remedy, claiming cost is one dollar per bottle and praising its color and complexion benefits. The letter asks for mail order of two cone bottles and mentions a skin and hair product combination.
An advertisement touts Town Talk Tablets as a cure for women who are thin pale and run down. It claims to renew energy, nourish the blood and organs, and relieve menstrual and other female ailments, with a testimonial from Mrs. N. A. Hatch of Brockton Massachusetts and a price of one dollar per bottle from Howe Relief Laboratories in Boston.
W H Moore of Lindsay California writes that the Mirror is always welcome even when late like a letter from home. He notes beautiful weather and that roses are blooming like spring.
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