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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
OCR text shows a garbled list of city officials including Mayor, Clerk Treasurer, Attorney, Marshal, Police, Assessor, and health officials. Mentions board of district officials, and ward representatives with notes on council meeting timing. Likely a civic notice fragment.
Livingston agent K C reports daily passenger service east and west bound trains with numbered cars and local freight. The schedule lists arrivals and departures at Ava Mansfield and related stops with special trips arranged by general administration. The Yellow Jacket Boat line provides coach service for passengers and freight, with coordinated maintenance and parking available. General Manager W Syng announces Ava Missouri operations and arrangements.
Rev J V Ritvinger, pastor, invites Sunday school each Sunday at 0 45 a m with preaching by W F Fullington Sap. Services held for the Sap community including Jd sudith Sundays.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church announces preaching by Rev John T Yournier on the fourth Sunday at 9 45 a m supervised by G W treenan.
Preaching services every Sunday morning and evening led by Rev. G. W. Holmes pastor at 9 45 am. J. D. Reynolds accompanies. Church schedule and leadership noted.
The item lists a Church of Christ schedule with Bible school at 9 49 a m, J A Kiley as Superintendent, preaching each fourth Sunday, and a Ladies Aid Society gathering Wednesday afternoons.
A vintage health note urges women and men to drink a glass of hot water each morning with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach and internal passages. It promises clearer skin, fresher appearance, and relief from headaches, indigestion, and fatigue, arguing inner cleanliness surpasses outer care.
Fragmentary text mentions Tie Chick Township and a Sunday event. Core details are unclear but imply a local gathering or meeting with no clear outcome or participants identifiable.
Nutritional guidance emphasizes increasing water intake to reduce kidney strain and urinary irritation. It promotes Jad Salts as a popular aid, encouraging daily use to flush waste, soothe the bladder, and maintain kidney function, while warning of persistent symptoms requiring medical care.
Swageling at torhiar Ghape Svageling reports unusual events in a local record. Readable fragments indicate a yearly ceremony with participants and a possible tribute. No clear names or places are confirmed in the legible text.
A damaged ad-like passage touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair. It claims natural-looking color after applying with a sponge, promising a youthful, glossy look and concealing gray hairs within days, while noting it is not a disease cure.
The Masons conferred the fellow craft degree this week on I. I Newton in a lodge ceremony. The event marked a milestone in his Masonic journey with members noting tradition and fraternal camaraderie.
The Hartville Democrat reports last week’s call to service, noting most men answered Tuesday’s roll call except Sam Coudle in Chanuts Kane and Weeil Newell Simith in Oklahoma. It mentions Paris Prance Litis and Bran co among others who registered in Kansas visiting homes, plus local social events at Ars HE OU Paulin Midstiebel and a Bank of Tartville staff change with Herbert Curtis resigning as assistant cashier and Marshall & Carta elected to the post.
An Ice Cream Social was held at the Home of Bark Guley as Jim and Frank Hensley prepare to leave Saturday evening for the U S Navy. Attendees included Rescoe Hensley, Dewey Sikes, Miss Alotundiing las, Linnie Pool, Lawrence Steasher, Anna and Minnie Thomas, Hagel Moridgee, Roy Hensley, Pherald Pool, Marvin Pool, Houston Van singer, Opal Hstella Kay Gankill, Ollie MRuby, Keith Jocie Brown, Charl ey Bogart, Dave Midridge, Artie Hogart, Calvin Ryan and family, Jewell Heastey, Mrs Fred Adams, Mrma Gilliland, M M Heasley and family, Cecil Lice, Arch lice, Julian Davis, Oval Chapman, Walter New ton, Everett Chambers, Ed Taylor, Mrs Anna Tripp, Mannie Kelley, Ray Dennis. Guests enjoyed themselves with wanes and ice cream. We wish the way all the best of luck.
Emmett T. Yeoman of this city received notice from the board of education at Norwood that he had been elected principal of the Norwood school for the coming year. Yeoman was previously principal of the Ava grade school and had taught in Ava schools for five years with general satisfaction.
The Vaptist Mirth Sunday meeting will be held at Mill Creek Baptist church in June. Attendees include Gridith, Mingus, Cantrell, Hawkins, Chadwell, Noel, Ritzinger and others.
The Baptist Church hosted Rev T B Ritvinger delivering sermons Saturday night and Sunday, drawing attendees from the community to a weekend of worship and instruction.
An advertisement denounces calomel for salivation and sickness and promotes Dodson's Liver Tonic as a safe, pleasant vegetable alternative. It claims calomel harms bones, while the tonic cures liver issues without side effects, urging readers to buy if not satisfied.
The Y P S C E convention of the Missouri Christian Endeavor Union will be held June 4 5 and 6 at Mt Grove. The theme is Servies The text is Timothy 2 1 2 The Sth district societies are asked to bring a service fig with a star for each boy in the service and a cross for each life recruit.
Mrs. 4d N Meltabarger of 2105 Kellett Ave Springfield Missouri reports relief from dizziness headaches and backache after using Doan s Kidney Pills. She says kidney discomfort and urinary issues eased and vision symptoms faded after trying the remedy. Foster Milburn Co makes Doan s Kidney Pills and sells them at dealers with the usual price.
A meeting of county threshers convened by Rev G W Holmes county food administrator formed a county threshing committee. Members include Rev G W Tholmes Lt De Vinna Mountain Grove dis trict emergency agent Th i Bruton W J Harrison and O C Rippee. Bruton to oversee Pleasant Valley Clark Mountain Grove Wood townships Harrison for Montgomery Bik Creek Union Boone Rippee for Van Boren Brush Creek Hart Gasconade. Rates fixed Wheat leper bushel oats Serge P26 spel Ime seb S38. Weekly reports required on train threshed and machine condition. Committee to inspect threshing machines before use. Attending heads included WA Perry Mountain Grove Danton Norweal Wo and Ed Thurrison St Core oo Weaver Garowe Spain O C Rippee Churt ville JF Staut and A EB Parbat tor Mansfield.
A neighbor reports deadly cholera morbus in many homes before medical help, urging households to keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand. Mrs Charles Minyeart of Hea tington, End, says two children improved quickly after using the remedy in summer MIL.
A list of discussion prompts for a Christian Endeavor program with topics on planning progress in the Christian life and avenues for church and Sunday school advancement. Prompts cover spiritual growth, kindness, avoiding besetting sins, and parallels between progress in knowledge and faith. Names of leaders and references to scriptures are included.
Health tip on indigestion attributes sour stomach to fast eating and improper food. Recommends slow chewing, light meals, and avoiding medicine, with a note to take Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion if symptoms occur.
Arley Pierson came home last week from Des Moines Iowa where he had been working.
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