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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
3
A vintage ad proclaims Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray hair, restores gloss, and makes hair look youthful. It claims the mix preserves a natural, even color with daily use, while noting it is not a medical cure.
Nores and Ben shipped a fine Pos lam clie these mombing to Pexas. The oddly garbled OCR text appears to reference a shipment to a place named Pexas with two individuals as senders.
A health advice note recommends drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush poisons from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It urges immediate morning cleansing to reset digestion and suggests obtaining limestone phosphate from a pharmacist to ease constipation biliousness and headaches.
Report notes work by Hloriee Til s during the week from Milninoth Spring Arkansas with unspecified tasks and local activity summary.
An authority states regular meat eaters develop sluggish kidneys due to uric acid. It warns of many ailments from kidney strain and urges a four-ounce dose of rad falta daily with Jad Salta to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder weakness.
A Colorado reader from Plateeville shares impressions from near Loveland, noting cold winds, snow in summer, and plans to move uphill for the summer. He mentions family working on a road project, local wildlife like pheasants and coyotes, and thriving alfalfa and wheat crops. The writer reflects on Missouri roots, weather, and intent to write again.
A public sale will be held at the Jake Hoover barn in Mansfield this afternoon. Two Holstein heifers aged two years and several registered dairy cows are offered, with one due to freshen in June and another in October. Clerk: Freetian.
Letters addressed to Melva residents in Wright and Douglas counties indicate extensive destruction from the Melva tornado two weeks ago in Taney county. A rural mail carrier found letters believed undelivered at Hartville area homes, and a traveling salesman reported war savings stamps from Melva post office found near Grove Spring.
An auction notice appears for a property sale at Bennie Farm with coordinates and timing details partially garbled. The readable text indicates a sale event and a contact or source reference with a web address and a local postal note.
BE. F. Stanton of Bryant Springs Poultry Farm adds two incubators of 400 capacity each and grit brooders to house about 1 000 chicks. He placed 7 100 eggs in the incubators on Saturday and plans to market day old chicks widely. He emphasizes careful stock selection and record keeping to ensure profitability and notes other fur farming as a strong income source.
A fragmented notice lists seven head of cattle and two cows two years old plus two heifers six years old. Mentions calves and galves with a note that Gil is to be fresh soon.
A church program schedule lists a foreign mission survey on March 28 1920 with selected songs led by Twader Callip Henson scripture reading Mark 16 14 02 by Eileen Stephens and introductions and talks by Helen Frost Elva Turner Margaret Matthews Lorene Turner and C A Stephens The program covers America’s role among nations and new fields inviting mission work with notes on Japan and Africa and speakers including Will Bes and others
Terms five sums of ten dollars old tin der cash on all sums over ten. Eight months time will be given with a table note hearing eight percent interest from date. No goods to be removed until terms have been complied with. J. M. Dennis and Son Letsinger Co. Tov Dennis Auctioneer GhO B, Freeman Clerk.
Advertised job calls for men women to take orders among friends and neighbors for guaranteed hosiery. Earn pull fines for men women and children, eliminate darning, buy 60 content hours for spare time or $24 a week for full time. Experience preferred. International Stocking Mill Norristown Pa. Ad.
Joplin resident Riley visits his brother Dr. Riley while a deputy revenue collector from Kansas City attends weekly town events. Notes report farm moves, local officials, church and social news, postal matters, and upcoming elections with scattered names, dates, and places across Houston Missouri area.
And They Were Wed WW O Brown and Miss Ruth Tur ner were quietly united in marriage at 8 welogk Sunday afternoon by Rev J F Monson at the home of the brides parents Turner and wife Peliriie is one of Mithys field's highly accomplicied woll life dies and one who i Very popular among her extensive acquaintance The groom is prominent young business in being a member of the femoof Waninnek & Broewn proprietors of the Wel Cate He formerly lived near Seymour and spent two years with the American Expeditionary Forces Their many friends join in hearty good wishes for a happy and prosperous fatioe They will reside in Mansfield
The article reports Tuthill noting rats were clever and resistant to poison mix but RAT-SNAP worked when used as directed. It describes breaking RAT-SNAP into cake form and placing it where rats run, promising elimination within ten days. Sold by local hardware and drug stores with a guarantee.
A homemaker resolves this year to always keep a case of ginger ale on hand for unexpected guests. She notes the pleasure of serving tasty bottles from the refrigerator and suggests contacting the dealer when running short. Electric Bottling Co. Springfield Mo. Telephone Nu 722.
The New World Movement of Northern Baptists aims to curb individualism by reorganizing 10 000 churches into Family Groups of ten families each. A Family Sunday will be held quarterly with services tailored to family life and seating arranged to place fathers at row heads. Family week ends and home visits are planned to foster cross social mingling and Christian democracy.
In Kavali India January 10 British Indian Government backed by American Baptist missionaries educate Erukula tribe labeled criminal. Boys and girls enrolled with other students. discipline aided by Boy Scout training. Head Master trains twenty youths. unique troop includes criminals. Burma mission work expands with twenty-five automobiles and a major Baptist publishing plant in Rangoon aiding literacy.
Wartime advertisement urges readers to use RAT-SNAP to combat rat infestations seen on European fronts. It markets three sizes 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar, claiming quick effectiveness. Sold and guaranteed by R A Alcorn Hardware Co and Fuson Drug Co for Mansfield and Little Randall of Norwood.
An advertisement urges frequent use of OZO NOL for influenza prevention. It claims benefits from applying the product to nasal membranes three times daily and notes availability in 30c and 60 jars at pharmacies.
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