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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
6
Springfield visits by Norcross and Kay plus Rogersville move and new births mark the town page. D. H. Kay and Geo W. Newton appear with local business ads for groceries and meats, a piano record shop, and a harvest of sale notices. Several births and moves, farm and real estate listings, and shop services fill the fragmentary town notices and ads.
The Manila carnival at Pearl of the Orient promises the season’s top event in the Far East with commercial and government exhibits, a massive open air pavilion, and nightly dances by military bands. The festival centers on social activity and cosmopolitan pageantry, drawing visitors to Murda in Peoriary for a grand display of resources and culture.
The United States rail system leads the world in usage with higher rail service demand and greater imports carried domestically than in Europe. Statistics from the Bureau of Railway Economics show US railcars and capacity exceeding other nations, with twelve major lines carrying the most traffic per year.
The United States carried more freight per person in 1913 than Germany France or other leading nations. The increase since 1913 in freight ton miles per capita on American railways exceeded the total freight of each of the next countries for that year, based on the historical data available.
Women leaders gathered in Washington for a three day conference endorsing the Interchurch World Movement and its efficiency plank. Delegates from twenty two denominations urged city civic and legislative cooperation on child welfare while backing a big budget for babies and global missions. The meeting, chaired by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, highlighted cooperation between churches to enhance effectiveness and unite women across denominations.
An old assessment notes rail lines tripled traffic since 1888 with freight ton miles soaring beyond 1800 levels. Passenger miles rose sharply and overall efficiency per worker and per mile increased, backed by capital investment to modernize tracks, terminals, and equipment.
A translated testimony from a young Armenian refugee describes hunger in her homeland and family suffering. She recalls scarce food, the long voyage to America, and her mother’s fears for other starving children while noting Near East Relief aid.
Federal control boosted freight and passenger rate increases to about 1.05 billion dollars by July 31, 1919. Wages rises applied to qualification hours in July 1919 and were projected to reach 1.07 to 1.08 billion dollars in revenue. The compilation by the Diversified Commerce Commission was cited in the Senate on December 20, with Senator E B de Smith of South Carolina noted.
A Marne memorial project prompts American school children to contribute to a monument titled America’s Gift to France. Frederick Mune Mannies designs the statue. costs are estimated at 250,000 dollars. Al bert Steene created the poster displayed nationwide inviting free will offerings during the week of March 2. Charles A. Sabin acts as treasurer at National Headquarters 10 Nas sa street New York. Monuments will stand at Meniz on the Mourne and will rival the State of Liberty in size and grandeur.
Frank Sonnenberg and his wife Auguste defaulted on a mortgage dated April 1 1908 securing a note. Mansfield School District No 16 will sell the described south half of section 5 township 20 range 1 at the Wright County Courthouse Hartville Missouri on Tuesday April 27 between 10 am and 2 pm to satisfy the debt and expenses.
Several fresh and springer cows from Jerseys Holsteins and Short Horns. One registered Short Horn bull with papers, plus one grade Short Horn. See Jake Hoover.
Breeder advertises S. C. White Leghorn stock with laying strain and selected trap nested stock. Prices listed: $2.50 each, $10 per hundred. baby chicks $20 per hundred. Orders booked in rotation. early booking urged. Contact Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Stanton in Bryant Missouri.
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