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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
3
Pleasant Flat reports fine rain easing corn’s burden and a lively social week. Local visits include J A Williams sick list and Bowyer family. J D Sullivan travels from La Grande after 32 years. a Clarks Creek 4th picnic features many families, singing, ice and a bountiful meal.
Rain fell again and Saturday brought visits among local families. Miss Loona Crider visited Miss Jewell Norcross and stayed through Sunday. Joe Newton and family and Tom Newton and family visited in Manasfield Sunday. Joe Goss and family visited Oh Williams Sunday. Uncle Jerry Morris died near Cedar Trap on July 20. Oscar Morris, Springfield infant, died the 8th and was brought back. Interment in Star Cemetery near Seymour. Liza Jane.
Dry weather aids blackberry picking as Seph Letsinger and family visit Tom Dethridge and later Roy. Everett Spence clan visit Hrye home. Ernie Roy's kin return from Norwood with supper with Chas Frye. Harley Stout regains phone. J W Edwards and wife slightly ill. Bryant outing with camp dinner and creek swim. J W Brentlinger visits parents. Viola Mrye visits Mamie Roy. Atkisson children visit Mrye family. Ivan Park visit noted.
Preaching at Pleasant Hill by first Saturday night, Sunday, and Sunday night led by Rev Clift. Farmers busy with lay harvest and women picking blackberries. James Savage stayed Friday night with Pryors. George Pryor delivered hoes to Martindale. Locals attend Pleasant Hill Sunday School. Aunt Pryor visits. Verna Savige and Mae stay with John Williams. Kulyar Scott from Seymour visiting Wilbert Coduy.
Sorwood Master Ray Kelly fell last Wednesday injuring one leg and needing stitches. A Dallas family visited Mr Hart’s parents for the summer. A baby died in the Ozarks while the two year old child of Mr and Mrs Ina Swing died last week. Sympathy extended to the bereaved. Mrs. John Cramer canned 200 quarts of blackberries for the public. Mrs. Cora Watlatte entertained relatives from Springfield and Miss Fanny Ferguson returned from Arkansas to work at Ropers store. Norwood’s pulpit was filled by three ministers, Gotten of Willow Springs, Bro Shaw, and a visiting book agent preacher. Rev Pentecost from Texas is preparing for the ministry. Dr. Ryan and relatives visiting, Teague to resume duties at the Methodist church. Sunday school quarterly notes stress family worship amid modern life. Sam Purtle of Colo returns to the Ozarks. Will Kelley moves his barber shop. Mrs Everett Travis and family from St. Louis visit grandmother Mrs Schoonover. Miss Joseph Class of Waverly returns from visit with Dr Calhoun.
A fragmented 19th/early 20th century catalog description outlines various goose breeds. It notes Toulouse, Cypled pri geome, White Chinese varieties, and Brown Chinese geese, comparing sizes, colors, egg fertility, and general quality. Mentions African and Velek breeds with limited details.
A report from the University of Minnesota noting average calf weights in a Shalstein bull stud at Manibutta Farm. It discusses how feeding milk affects weight gain and how dam and sire condition influence outcomes, with emphasis on overall calf weight statistics and breeding implications.
Farmers are busy haying while blackberry crops vary. Mrs. W J Gobble returns from Springfield and her daughter shows slight improvement. Snyder relatives visit Kansas home. Berton Gobble spent the 4th in Willow Syringes. Miss Grave Snyder and a friend visit Springtiolad. Road workers move gobbles’ fairies north of Macomb. Wartime pow completed locally. Arthur Greenwood recovers from a sore foot. Morton family’s little girl was ill last week. Somebody else.
This piece explains winter water needs for dairy cows including when to provide plentiful clean water, how to prevent dehydration, and the practice of sprinkling water on fodder or offering it two to three times weekly to maintain cow nutrition and system health.
The guide explains washing milk bottles by first rinsing with lukewarm water to dissolve residue, then using hot water to remove fat. It warns that ink can transfer to bottle interiors and that bacteria can be reduced by boiling or steaming after cleaning.
The report explains that foreign matter often lodges in the screw of a cream separator, reducing flow. Precautions fail sometimes and part of the crown remains with skim milk. A test of the skim milk will indicate the issue.
A historic note warns turkey and chicken farmers about tuberculosis in poultry, detailing weight loss, poor condition, and death in birds. It cites Mr Barton and Dr Mot called for culling infected stock, disinfecting premises, and starting anew with clean, well-kept coop practices. It also touches on dairy animal care and a rustic holiday tree substitute idea using a barrel.
A historical look at Philippine schooling shows a push to English as the language of instruction. The body notes rapid growth in schools from 2,100 private institutions to about 6,500, with thousands of teachers and a strong university presence. It highlights the pride in the system, the emphasis on English, and the view that education is a valued privilege.
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