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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
2
Advertising rates listed per inch per insertion front page double rate locals five cents per line per insertion four average words per line card of thanks two cents legals at usual rates no ad accepted for less than twenty five cents no liquor ads accepted all ads run until ordered discontinued
The city government roster includes Mayor Dr F H Riley Clerk Dr W Brazeal Treasurer James Coday Attorney SWN CT Craig Marshal ESEE CE Short Street Commissioner FE G Short Collector O L Robinett Police Judge F M Young Speatheack W C Coday Health Officer Dr J A Fuson Board of Health Dr F H Riley Dr J A Fuson J E Craig Aldermen First Ward James Coday J E Craig Second Ward Dr J A Fuson C L Robinett President Board Dr J A Fuson Council meets the second Monday evening of every month.
East Bound trains listed No 101 Passenger 10 00 am No 241 Local freight 9 45 am No 103 Passenger 65 aa West Bound trains No 102 Passenger 5 25 am No 240 Local freight 6 45 am No 104 Passenger 6 30 pm L F Livingston Agent
K C 0 and 8 RY Daily Except Sunday timetable from Mansfield to Ava and return. Leave Mansfield at 10:00 a.m after Frisco train 11:5 and arrive Ava 11:30 a.m. Leave Ava 2:80 p.m. Arrive Mansfield 5:00 p.m. Fred Grover, Avent.
Baptist church announces services each second Sunday with Rev. Neely as pastor. Sunday school meets every Sunday at 9 45 a m with W B Fullington as superintendent.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church posts weekly schedule with Rev. J F Allman as pastor and G W Freeman supervising superintendent for 9 45 a m preaching is set for the fourth Sunday each month at the church location.
Rev. G. W. Holmes serves as pastor for morning and evening services every Od Sunday. 945 a.m. J. D. Reynolds is superintendent handling the schedule and duties.
Church of Christ holds Bible school at 0:45 a m every Sunday with J A Riley as Superintendent. Preaching occurs on the fourth Sunday, and the Ladies Aid Society meets Wednesday afternoon.
Col L. O. Nieder M. A. Freeman and Robert Wiles were in Hartville Monday for unlisted business.
Edwin R A Seligman surveys war funding options in 1917, arguing taxation should share burden with loans. He critiques taxing extremes, cites Britain's gradual tax approach, and outlines principles for apportioning taxes across the population, consumption taxes, and duty to the public. The piece discusses estimates of domestic war costs, revenue targets, and the balance between loans and taxes.
A historic ad for City Drug Store lists medicines paints cigars and other goods. The text then outlines a comprehensive wartime tax plan arguing for moderate income rates, excess profits taxes, and balanced revenue to support the war effort without stifling business.
An ad claims a bilious half sick feeling and constipation can be relieved quickly by HERBINE. The first dose brings improvement and regular dosing supposedly puts the system in vigor. Price 50 cents. Sold by Fuson Drug Co. Blady.
France Momenus and family from Philipsburg spent the day with Rev. Davis and family last Tuesday. Opal Bennet returned home Saturday. Zella Letsinger stayed with Mr and Mrs Edwards Wednesday night and called on Mrs Chas Davis Thursday afternoon. J A Rileys called at J W Brentsingers Friday evening. Drue Turners visited Saturday night and Sunday at his father's. Jason Hights visited Paul Williams Saturday night and Sunday. Seph Letsinger and baby were at her mother's Saturday. Menzie Beulah Avery Leota Brentlinger dined with Miss Alice Tombleson Sunday. Silas Rippee and G W Miller visited Neva Baker Sunday. C E Cathcart called at J A Rileys Sunday afternoon. Mrs J W Edwards has been on the folk list since Sunday SUKEY.
Lead Hill Sunday School holds services each Sunday at 10 am with Rev. M. Vi Spain preaching the first Saturday and Sunday of each month. A Saturday night ice cream supper is planned for church funds. The community reports good singing, a dampened harvest mood, and a desire for rain. Jank Carr and Estelle Matney wed in Springfield June 16 and will reside in North Dakota. Local death: Hiram Goss of Anthony Kansas died June 7 of Brights disease leaving a wife and five children.
F. D. Mooney of the Mansfield Hotel has awarded the contract for a large front porch addition to the hotel.
July 1 1817 program at Christian Church explores how small habits shape life. Leader Mentie Avery asks what little measures must be overcome and how careless words and tiny duties affect character. Participants Nora Rosa Leona Hoover Hazel Burney Alice Mooney Jewell Hoover Mrs G C Freeman W A Black Lola Riley Eliza Peters Alice Tombleson W C Coday J A Riley discuss provident outcomes and temperance pledge impact with songs and verses from Song of Solomon and Proverbs.
A health alert on constipation highlights headaches biliousness nervousness and dull skin. Dr Kings New Life Pills are advertised as prompt mild relief non griping and system tuning with 25 cent price at druggists.
Sunday school at the Macomb Methodist church continues each Sunday. Clarence Dozier's new house is rapidly rising in the grove nearby. Miss Sarah Gaskill dined with C. L. Beach in Mansfield on Sunday. Warm weather persists. Miss Gladys Snyder, from Trinidad Colorado, arrived Saturday. Mr. Schafer visited Springfield Friday. Mrs. Frank Liggett of Macomb spent time with her sister near Mansfield. W. F. Shortridge travels to Chicago on business. Mrs. Shortridge and children visit relatives in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Mrs. Jim Ejrod and her son Ralph are ill. Mrs. Nelson is in Kansas. Rev. J. Fenwick of Mountain Grove preached at the M E Church Sunday. The two months summer school at Macomb closed.
Backache and urinary discomfort are linked to liver and kidney issues in the ad. It promotes a trial 85 cent bottle of Sand as a remedy for the liver, kidneys, and bladder, urging readers to buy at the drug store.
Pleasant Knob reports Little Willie Foster spending the week with grandmother Mrs. Marion Stogadill. Plowing corn and fighting weeds occupy the day. Mrs. Mary Dudley improves slowly. Sherman Borders plans to seek employment in town with brother Clarence. Nora Stogadill returns home after Floyd Howard’s. Mrs. R. T. Nelson and Miss Louise Carter visit W. A. Glenn and family near Mt. Dale. Jackson Stogadill’s Sunday singing well attended.
J. B. Freeman, Mrs. Fred Car pall and children Alice and Fred, Mrs. L. A. Quigley and daughter, and H. E. B. Nichols motored to Springfield Tuesday.
The program centers on small daily acts shaping life and character. Beulah Stephens presents on little things in daily life with scripture lessons from Song of Solomon 2 10 and Proverbs 25 11. Blanche Crippen Eula Newton and Grace Baker contribute insights on how little deeds affect character. Rev J M England and Golda Norcross discuss how small actions lead to larger outcomes.
From Axial Colorado John Loyd and wife celebrate the birth of a boy and a girl on March 24 named Frank and Grace Grace is the Loyd baby and Frank is the Hamlett family baby He says they have come to take a claim and they are proud We note winter lingers with a foot of snow while the paper from Colorado mentions oats planting potatoes and garden work ahead The writer shares canning tips and vegetable yields from last summer and closes with a recipe for canning corn and other vegetables dated April 3 1917 Axial Colorado
A reader from Tilson New York reports six months of relief from indigestion using Chamberlain's Tablets. The snippet touts availability and declares high satisfaction with the remedy.
Jericho defeated Spring Valley 8 to 7 on Saturday in a close baseball game. Batters listed include Spring Valley and Jericho players Newton Dennis Matlock Frye McGuinness Davis and Sikes with umpire Dennis.
Receipts of cattle were heavy at 20000 with a low to steady market on fat cattle. Top corn steers sold at 13.45, with varied loads and weights. calves, cows, bulls, and stockers showed mixed steady to lower trends. Hogs and sheep receipts were moderate. hog prices eased about 5 per hundred, sheep prices fell 25 to 72 cents, with spring lambs reaching up to 18.75.
Stomach troubles and constipation praised as a top remedy. H. Murphy of Wellsbury New York endorses Chamberlain's Tablets, claiming they are the most satisfactory stomach remedy sold in thirty four years of drug store service. Available everywhere.
National Stock Yards reports today's receipts cattle 8500 hogs 10500 sheep 7500. Cattle steady for best beef cattle. common to medium and grass cattle down 25 to 50 cents. Hogs mixed market with direct packer sales influencing. Good weight hogs steady to strong. pigs and light hogs irregular. Lamb market dull. sheep weak. Prices listed for choicest lambs, springers, cull lambs, and feeder categories. ranges cited for fat sheep and kid outs.
Patriotic ad promotes WHITE'S CREAM VERMIFUGE claiming it expels worms promptly and restores health in children. Shows price 25¢ per bottle and distribution by Fuson Drug Co. adv.
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