Public Sale Friday June 21 Near Mansfield
A farm sale near Mansfield lists one and a half miles northeast of town starting at 1 WW o'clock am. Catalog includes two horses, a milk cow and calf, harness, chickens, canned fruit, molasses, bees, a separator, washing and sewing machines, furniture, beds, stoves, lumber, farm tools, and various odds and ends. Terms: cash for under $10, credit on larger sums with bankable notes. Also sale of a Durham cattle group at same time and place under same terms.
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Mansfield
I. Od
Case
Gwar
Col T
A. Kay
Auclloneer J. Oh
Craig
Reps on the Square Spring field run big ad campaign
The Reps on the Square in Springfield announce a major advertising push for a special safe. They will use 24 papers beyond Springfield including the Mansfield Mirror. The campaign targets readers in 34 states plus DC, the Philippines, and American Expeditionary Forces. The Mirror reports growing readership and strong out-of-town returns from ads.
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Reps
Springfield
Mansfield Mirror
The
Mirror
District of Columbia
Philippines
Local Barber Politician Shows Off Alfalfa Farmland
F. A. Cole, a barber and professor of crinicultural abscission, exhibits a fine alfalfa specimen from his suburban farm. He proclaims himself a farmer and a king among alfalfa raigers while diversifying his trades.
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F. A. Cole
Editors Seek Fair Advertising Revenue for War Effort
The piece argues publishers deserve remuneration for their war effort coverage and proposes display advertising to fund the campaign. It notes that generous space has been allotted and suggests funding through promotional display space labeled Pledge Thriftolory.
America Yesterday and Today Patriotic Pageant Planned
The county food administration forces organize a patriotic pageant titled America Yesterday and Today. The event will feature performances from children as young as four years old. The date will be announced later and the venue is local.
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Ll Food Administration
America
Folly to Send Men Abroad If Allies Are Not Supplied
Hoover warns Allied civilian morale must be sustained with food. Dairy industry hit hard by war, with overrun regions starving and Belgian and French cattle stolen. He cites American condensed milk aid to French and Belgian children and stresses U S duty to feed Allies and neutrals to preserve war effort.
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France
Herbert Hoover
Tlon
Miccourt
Europe
Germany
Mr. Hoover
Poland
Finland
Serbia
Aenentie
Russia
Brill
Chernassa Mnea
Afties
Neutrals
Ife
Arma
Belgium
Bellet Commission
Wilvern
Food Administration Records Strong Allied Exports and Price Control
The Food Administration reports US and allied grain and meat exports rising, with pork, beef, and wheat showing large increases. Flour and sugar prices are held down by conservation, while widespread public effort sustains wartime food programs. The piece notes higher exports since 1917, questions sharing burdens, and honors French women for their wartime labor.
The Hoover Game or the German Game
The Missouri Division of the U S Food Administration urges a choice between two wartime food strategies. One option supports Hoover’s plan to cut wheat use by half. the alternative would eat flour to the last crumb and survive on wheatless meals until new crops arrive. The call to decide stresses national effort.
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Food Administration
Missouri Division
Enphisiela
Hoover
U. S. Food Administration
Wheat price guarantee extended to June 1 1918
The 1918 wheat price guarantee protects U.S. farmers by ensuring a reasonable profit even if the war ends within a year. The guarantee applies to wheat harvested in 1918 and offered for sale before June 1, 1919 at 25 specified markets, including grain stores cut off from transportation.
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United States
U. S. Food Administration
Missouri
Thrift and patriotism dominate town notes in Ava
Local notices mix thrift slogans with wartime travel and visiting lists. J W Miller in Ava and many others like Dr Cantrell in Kansas City and H Tarbutton in Springfield are noted. A few residents report sickness while others travel, attend services, or plan modest community efforts.
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J. W. Miller
Ava
Dr. Cantrell
Kansas City
H. Tarbutton
Springfield
Speaking at Clear Valley Park Draws Big Sunday Crowd
In Clear Valley the Sunday afternoon speaking event in the park drew a well attended audience. Local social visits continued with Mrs. Riley Beaver and Mrs. J. J. Rabey hosting. visiting kin included a brother in the colors. Several families hosted guests and youngsters enjoyed games at community gatherings.
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Wesley Stout
Riley Beaver
J. J. Rabey
Houston
Elsie Wheat
Eesie Stout
Hot Weather Drives Sunday Wolf Creek Meetings
Weather in Wolf Creek stays hot as Sunday morning and Sunday night sermons draw solid crowds. Visitors traveled from nearby areas to Mansfield for an evening talk. Miss Elsie Light visited her sister Zadia in Hartville over Saturday night.
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Mansfield
Elsie Light
Zadia
Hartville
And They Were Wed In Macomb And St George
A notice lists couples joining in marriage: Perry Milsap and Viola Stout of Macomb. P.E. Blankedship of Mingsville and Vesta Crisp of Competition. D. D. Deleour and Opie Ward of St. George.
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Mingsville
Vesta Crisp
Perry Milsap
Viola Stout
Macomb
D. D. Deleour
Opie Ward
St. George
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