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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1919
Page
5
An advertisement urges drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises clearer skin and relief from sallow complexion headaches bilious spells and constipation within one to two weeks.
An authority warns regular meat eating overworks kidneys causing backache and urinary distress. Recommends Jad Salts, four ounces in water before breakfast for a few days, to flush and stimulate kidneys and neutralize urine acids. Red Salts touted as safe for daily use to maintain kidney health and prevent disease.
Cantrell and Burris received 90 head of cattle from Kansas City on Saturday according to the latest transfer report.
An oldtime hair darkening remedy Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised as restoring natural hair color. The ad claims the product darkens gray hair evenly, requires simple application, and promises a glossy look. it notes the formula is not a disease cure.
Mss Nellie Floyd turned 11 Thursday and celebrated with a party for several of her young friends. Refreshments were served.
Local notes recount snow and rain, warm spells, and early spring thaw as residents like E. B. Stendard and wife celebrate on farms. Mentions of wood sourcing, corn harvest plans, and neighbors J. Holt, Joe Mills, and Mark Mink share updates. Aunt death news for Mink’s family is noted amid farm chores and social visits.
Community brief listing residents and visitors with illness notes and family movements. Parrott and Glenn families mentioned along with visits between Norwood and Denlow. Flu illness and care updates appear, plus travel of Martha Wheeler and others.
The passage hints at a late 19th or early 20th century scene with weather notes and social details. Mentions rain, bloom, a few names and places, and a hotel gathering. Several soldiers are returning from a campaign, and a newspaper labeled Lone Star appears in a faded tangle of words.
J W Jackson of this city received a message from Okemah Oklahoma Saturday stating his daughter Ruth who is teaching school there has an attack of appendicitis and will be operated on Sunday Messages Sunday brought the information that she had withstood to operation and was getting along nicely Her sister Mrs C H Jackson had been visiting her and had left her in apparent good death Thursday.
A World War I era letter from Dave Ashworth, 1st Lieutenant and commander of Company D, 1st MG Battalion, from Coblenz on the Rhine. He describes the armistice terms, church services, and Catholic dominance in France, notes German barbarities, mentions meeting Norher John, and asks for family news and letters from Manchester, England.
Fridy expects to move to the north side of the state soon. Mix Oma Newtonvisited with Rosie Kelley Jason McClellan and wife moved to a new home near Hartville. Elmer Rushing and wife and H A Deeeamons visited L J Rushing. Maude Todd visiting J M Newton. Bausch and wife with Tattersparents W L Newton. A daughter born Saturday to Richard Yatoa and wife.
Paris Illinois woman Lydia Arbogast recalls a severe illness at sixteen with constant headaches and poor color. After taking CarduS she reports improved color, strength, and outlook, praising the vegetable tonic for restoring life worth living.
Judge E H Farnsworth of Mountain Grove was a visitor to Norwood last week. He spent time in the town meeting residents and reviewing local matters.
A testimonial from Houston Missouri extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble. The writer describes back pain fatigue and disturbed vision due to discolored urine with brick dust sediment. Four boxes allegedly cured the ailments and the ad urges readers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills.
Last week in Olath e and Prairie Hollow residents attended a pie supper at the Roy school house. A school program delighted attendees as James Gates of Oklahoma visited relatives. Felix Keith moved from Mrs Myers place. Wm Hale received candy and tobacco. Proceeds totaled £29.69 for Armenian and Syrian relief.
A humorous tale from Mount Gulind Ohio recounts a man seeking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after his wife sent him for it. He describes how clerks at several drugstores substituted other products, eroding faith in vendors. The editor urges store clerks to be posted and avoid substitutions to protect customers and makers.
CLEAR VALLEY Miss Marie Deaver hosted Sunday gathering with Jewell Norcross Nella Emma Rabey and others. Mrs Riley Deaver ill but improving. Families visited J E Stout home and John Brentlinger’s. Cheslay Hire dies in France. Mansfield mourns. Several whooping cough cases noted. time spent socializing with neighbors.
A crowd from the Flat Rock district visited the Roy school house on Wednesday evening for a ciphering session. They returned late, reporting a good time, and offered lighthearted lines about mud and dust to Alm. Draper and Amos Hendricks respectively.
An old advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a cure while warning calomel can make users deathly sick. The copy urges readers to avoid harsh laxatives and to give Liver Tone to children, claiming it is perfectly harmless and safe for any meal.
Forecast for March 3 to March 8 1919 calls for snow on Monday and again Thursday. Early week temperatures will be low but rise to normal by Wednesday and stay above normal thereafter.
Surgeons urge prompt treatment for cuts burns and wounds with an efficient non septic approach. Bronzone is pitched as the ideal antiseptic and healing agent available from druggists to be ready for emergencies.
Mrs. A M Livingston of Springfield spoke Friday morning at the M E B church representing the Missouri Anti-Saloon League. Her address on World-Wide Prohibition drew close attention as she shared earnest views and connected past Mansfield talks to her current effort.
Ozark Realty Co conducts sales and exchanges of city property and miscellaneous stocks and merchandise. The event involves transfers from Mir, Dightniow, Torado and Le Stack Insurnee Monet Loan. The details cover parcels, values and creditor actions.
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