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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
2
An advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills citing Mrs. H Britton of Houston Missouri who reports dull backache headaches and dizziness improved after using the remedy. The copy urges readers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills at all dealers and notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as the supplier.
Beulah Stephens leads scripture reading Luke 1 39 with Blanche Crippen and speakers Bobbie Sen Lena Chadwell Eula Newton W H Pullington Grace Baker and Elva Turner contributing. Reverend JM England presents questions as the program explores salvation through intellectual emotional and saving faith.
An old advertisement claims calomel causes illness and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, gentler remedy. It promises quicker relief without griping and even asserts it can be given to children, urging readers to demand a refund if unsatisfied.
An all day singing at the Chapel on the Sunday in July uses old Christian Harmony books with Siria Qudle as leader and new books also. Harvest activity notes drought relief from brief showers, wheat rye oats nearly harvested while haying begins. Local updates include Mrs Mo J Mackey returning from Kansas and Mrs Musgrave visiting Seymour son L M Mackey family. Peggy Short.
Route Number 2 area reports show crops improving after rains with farmers and locals sharing harvest updates. Families from Amos Roy to W O Williams gather for visits and meals, while Miss Zella Letsinger and Jo Minn enjoy Sunday gatherings. July 4th celebrations in Mansfield praised for safety and patriotism as residents recount weekend visits and kinship across Norwood, Mansfield, and surrounding farms.
Frank Ruediger files against Roy Danis DOS Cantrell and Amos Roy in the Springfield Court of Appeals seeking damages. Plaintiff previously awarded 850 in Wright County Circuit Court.
A recap of social calls and visits in the area includes Bertha and Goldie Drennen, Lela and Neta Tripp, Charley Bogart returning from Kansas, and Jewell Tarburton visiting Drennen. Blackberry picking is popular, with Steving Gaskill and wife visiting Pied Dennis. A surprise birthday dinner for Jeff Newton Sumbey drew about 80 attendees. Weekend church events and prayers were announced, with multiple residents traveling to Kansas and visitors returning home.
An old advertisement claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It explains that mucus inflammation blocks the Eustachian tube causing hearing loss, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood remedy with a $100 offer for nonresponsive cases. Circulars are free from BOL Cheney & Co Toledo, O.
Sunday visits frame local circle with P J Wells Mrs Cr Harris and daughters Jessie RNthell Mrs Alice Matlock ill W A Glenn and wife nearseyour in vicinity C P Harris to Rudd Iowa for work Roy. Womens Missionary Union organized at New Hope church led by Mrs C F Harris and Miss Ruby Latimer. Preaching at New Hope biweekly Rev G Chadwell. Corn and garden look better after Friday rains.
Mrs J W Collier of Hardin Missouri endorses Black-Draught Liver Medicine. She says it helps with liver and stomach troubles, keeps her house, and she recommends its regular use. The product has been a household staple for 75 years and is sold in 25c and $1.00 packages.
Wells are being drilled in the community this summer to ensure water. Arch Young drilled wells for W. J. Rutherford W. Thompson Bob Brazeal Chas. Meller and Otto Simmons. Harvesting continued with good crops and recent rains aiding farmers. An old time singing occurred at P. J. Wells, and several neighbors visited or assisted with chores. The tweasles remain a concern in the area with families including Mrs. Luther Hargus and Otto Simmons affected by illness and Black Jack Sprout noted.
A public notice extols Chamberlains Colie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for households in hot weather and worth its cost. It also notes T F Lenhart and family settling in Tipton with a new Chalmers motor hearse added to their equipment.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless remedy for corns and calluses. A small bottle reportedly removes hard or soft corns quickly by applying drops directly to the tender area, with the drug said to be inexpensive and nonirritating to surrounding skin.
Saturday night and Sunday visits mark Pleasant Knob as residents share news. J B Carter and wife host, Will Dudley on crutch, Virgil Ross from Seymour visits, Erma Mallory returns from high school, Oswald Dudley sick. Measles cases improving at Otto Simmons home. rain praised as gardens and corn sprouts progress. turkeys thriving. Sunday School Convention attendance noted at Mt Dale.
Miss Emma Verbryke of Lima Ohio recalls two years of frequent stomach trouble and dizziness and credits Chamberlain's Tablets with rapid improvement after she began taking them. Obtainable everywhere daily.
Farmers stay busy after rain as hay harvest picks up. Worshipers travel for protracted meetings in Arkansas. Visitors from Commerce Oklahoma stay with relatives. A Fourth of July celebration at Grandpa Keys’s featured ice cream lemonade and a church notice invites attendance at Sunday school and Wednesday prayers. The Blue Eyed Chums.
St James Sunday School continues gatherings each Sunday and a pleasant Saturday shower was appreciated. The community reports a busy period with many picking berries. Mrs Tilda Trettin has returned home after three weeks with L B Hyston. John Curkendol of St Louis visits his sister Mrs Rufus Morgen and plans a three month vacation in the Ozarks.
Leonard Morest with his wife and son and Mr Decker with his wife visit Mrs Hart in Charleston. They arrive by their new Maxwell automobile to meet the grandmother of Mrs Forest during a family outing.
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