Mansfield Mirror notice and price list
Advance edition enters Mansfield Post Office as a second class master publication. Published weekly on Thursdays from the Opera Houses Block in Weet Side Square. Price set at one pound per year.
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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
4
Advance edition enters Mansfield Post Office as a second class master publication. Published weekly on Thursdays from the Opera Houses Block in Weet Side Square. Price set at one pound per year.
Ad rates listed per inch per insertion with front page double rates. Local and Se rates per line per insertion, four average words per line. Notes include C and of thanks and legal rates. No ads under 240. liquor ads rejected. all advertisements subject to discontinuation if ordered.
The city names officials including Mayor Dr H Riley Clerk J W Drazeal Treasurer Atames Coday Attorney N J Craig Marshal E E Short Street Commissioner E E Short U L Robnett PF M Young W C Coday Dr J A Pusu Dr F H Riley James Coday Aldermen First Ward Hirst Ward J E Crass Second Ward Dr J A Fuson Second Ward D L Robinett President Hoard Council meets the second Mayday evening of every month.
East Bound trains 101 at 10 00 p m No 4 local freight 48 acm Nov 100 passenger 045 a m West Bound trains 162 at 5 28 a m No 24u local freight 0 48 a m No 104 passenger 6 30 p m LFP Livingston Agent
Daily except Sunday service from Mansfield to Ava via Frisco train 103 with arrival at Ava at 11 30 am and return departs Ava at 2 30 pm arriving Mansfield at 5 00 pm Pred Grover, Avent is the name in charge.
Sunday school at 9:35 a.m. each Sunday conducted under W. G. Fullington as superintendent.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church lists preaching each 4th Sunday led by Rev. Joan T. Younger at 9:45 a.m. and supervised by G. W. Freeman. A second service on the 3rd Sunday morning and evening led by Rev. G W. Holmes at 9:45 a.m. with J. D. Reynolds as superintendent.
Church of Christ conducts Bible school at 46 a m each Sunday with J A Riley as Superintendent. Preaching every fourth Sunday. Ladies Aid Society meets weekly on Wednesday.
Luke W. Cottengim files in Wright County Circuit Court a petition to quiet title to the east half of the northeast quarter and west half of the northwest quarter of section 16 and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 17 in township 31 range 15 with various unknown heirs and heirs of Martha Weaver and Jesse P Davis as potential claimants. The defendants include W H Webb William Webb Floyd Webb Dora Blackwell Joseph Hatfield John Hatfield Andrew Hatfield Calvin Hatfield James Garrett Mary Garrett Sarah Ball William Ball John Garrett Nancy Boyer William Boyer Isaac Garrett Elizabeth Garrett and others. The court orders service by publication and sets the April 1, 1918 term at Hartville. First publication June 17, 1918.
A Pierson from Niangun was in the area last week, staying briefly and meeting local residents.
An old advertisement claims liver activity restoration with HERBINE a stimulant that also purifies bowels strengthens digestion and restores strength and cheerful spirits Sold by all medicine dealers at a price expressed as zero cents
Secretary Mayes of the state board of agriculture expresses thanks for the 1917 year book, acknowledging receipt and appreciation for the publication.
J W Brown editor of the Marionville Missouri Breeze Press announces a subscription rise to 1.50 per year effective November 1. He says the 50 cent increase reflects higher operating costs and was necessary as most papers have raised prices. He adds readers will see the need and support the raise as essential to the paper’s sustenance.
Freeman advertises farm loans at the lowest prevailing rates with no delay. Offer highlights quick approval and favorable terms for agricultural financing.
A simple rural ad lists a good five year old roan cow with calf by her side and four large red cows that will be fresh soon. Signed G B Freeman.
Weather will be fair and continued cold early in the week, with rising temperatures after Tuesday. Some prospect of snow Wednesday and Thursday, then fair conditions toward week’s end. Includes Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas and others east of longitude 96 degrees.
An ad asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and cannot be cured by topical applications, only a constitutional remedy like Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It offers a $100 reward for a case of catarrhal deafness not cured by the medicine and lists Circulore freg. AH Draggista 74 Lady F. Cheney & Co Toledo as contact details.
Advertisement for Tasco tablets claiming a simple method to lose weight without dieting. Promises harmless, non habit forming results and urges purchase from a local druggist or mail order, with physician endorsement and guarantee.
Receipts show light cattle draft with 12 000 on hand. Market opened slow and closed 10 higher on fat stock. Top corn greers sold for 13.15. Trains slow due to snow. Hogs 10 000 head, market steady to lower. pigs weak. Sheep 7 600 on hand, market inactive with higher tops.
N J Craig offers loans on good improved farms in Wright or Douglas counties. Arrangements are under way to form an Odd Fellows county organization at Hartville on April 26, marking the 9th anniversary of Odd Fellowship.
An advertisement touts Mead-Culdsh’s splendid nostril cream for quick relief from nasal congestion. It claims the product clears blocked passages in one minute, relieves headaches, soothes inflamed membranes, and helps breathing at night. Apply a small amount in the nostrils for instant relief.
Prairie Hollow residents share illness news with many neighbors on the sick list. Various locals, including Miss Oma Letsinger and Maude Reynolds, visit Mansfield relatives while several families plan to move away.
The article notes warmth and longer days signaling spring. Farmers prep plows and plan crops under the slogan good will win the war. Missouri urged to double pork production. Ray Howard indoors with mumps, Branstetler couple welcome a baby boy, Deckards visit Hartville, and Wells Glass Kennedy Thompson visit Seymour.
Last week reports note very cold weather and the biggest snow in the country. Frank King visits his daughter Mrs John Turner while Mrs Dora Robertson and children stay with her parents L M Roy and wife. Sid Merritt’s moved to the Charles Robertson place. John Turner’s family lives on Ernest Roy’s place awaiting new housing after a fire. Harry Turner returns from Oklahoma to spend time with his parents.
In a domestic exchange, Mr Hemman dhaw jokes about buying furniture while Mrs Hemmandhaw denies plans. A chaotic “shopping list” scribble on a washstand mentions parlor chairs, dining table, writing desk, refrigerator, piano stool, pedestal, stepladder, cedar chest, music cabinet, and wardrobe. The judge notes it is a record of items Lady has fallen from the wheel.
Secretary of State John L Sullivan provides a copy of the state manual with thanks. The gesture recognizes administrative duties and public records access. The note underlines cooperation between state offices and officials.
Dodson’s Liver Tone replaces calomel in town as the safer, effective remedy for liver sluggishness and constipation. Local druggists report strong sales, endorse the product with money-back guarantee, and claim it leaves users feeling awake and vigorous without side effects.
At the C P Church Rev. John T Younger, the pastor, delivered a Sunday sermon at the C P church.
A safe test for kidney troubles and backaches promotes Donn's Kidney Pills. Endorsed by ED Carpenter, retired druggist of Mountain Grove Missouri, who credits them with improving his back and kidneys after years of discomfort. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. Ad.
Prof. G. HM Boeym of Ava Republican candidate for state superintendent of schools was in Ava on Friday en route to Springfield. He is well known and popular in Ozarks regions and is expected to be a rising contender across the state.
A garbled notice touts various supposed kidney cures and stimulants, claiming to irritate the urinary tract and then restore normal kidney function. It promotes salts, tonics, and effervescent mixes as daily aids, with vague instructions and no medical safeguards.
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