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Newspaper

Mansfield Mirror

Location

Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1914

Page

8

Dinah’s Pickups and Community Notes in Ava Area

Dinah writes a playful column of local social snippets from Ava area, mentioning visits to Mrs. Williams, Stone family in Spematicold, and Ava errands. Names include Dinah, Frankes, Miss Cia Newton, Pansy, Red Wing, Blue Eyes, Abe Pool, Minnie Myers, Cecil Hilsabeck, Mrs. Stone, and many neighbors. The column weaves greetings, visits, funerals, births, and light gossip about who Dinah might be.

Stone Ava Sam Dinah Ernest Crippen George Brentlinger Springfield Katherine Frankes M. K Moy Peggy Short Pansy Red Wing Sue Gibos C.G CIA Newton Hagel Sukey Pendy Mealley Mansfield Wildays Paul Williams Janes Brewer Liwie Hancock Jane Mool Cedar Gaye Abe Pool Nood Mornlay Charles Brentlinger Wandell Misses Clay Eva Graham Leota Brenthinger Mrs. Perkins Pearl Brentlinger Hessie Grissom Holsbie Seal Anderson Henry Dennis

Macomb Church Notices and Local News Sweep

Macomb community notices revive church schedules with Rev. G Chadwell preaching at Baptist church first Saturdays and Sundays, while Methodist Episcopal church holds second and fourth Sundays. Local visits include Albert McClure Ernest Roy, Mattie Opal Ida Short and Mrs Chas Doty. Prairie Hollow all day meeting planned. Also updates on illness, travel and social visits among Macomb residents.

The Baptist Church Rev G. Chadwell Macomb Methodist Episcopal Church Albert McClure Ernest Roy Macomb Mattie, Opal Ida Short Chas Doty Mansfield Margaret Reynolds Brake J.D. Reynolds S. H. Robertson Fairview Ethel Robertson Virgie Baker George Short W.H Brake Hartville J. D. Reynolds D. D. Norcross Norwood Chris Tyson Nathan Graves Short

Sunday gathering at Prairie Hollow and local visits

Reports of a lively Sunday with dinners, calls, and small mishaps across Prairie Hollow. Names include Jay Dennis, W Edward, Brentlinger family, Geo Crane, Chas Brentlinger, Mrs Hale, Mrs George Brewer, Rufus Hitchcock, Pandy Medley, Prof Arnold, Violet Dinah, and many neighbors. A wagon breakdown near Brentlinger’s caused a scare but no injuries.

J. W. Brentlinger Geo Chas Brentlinger Ir Win Lotvenbiver Lawis Wood Janmal Hale George Crane Ed Williams Williams Very Williams Sam Letsinger Paul Williams Paul Sam W. O. Williams George Brewer W. O. Wiliams Rufus Hitchcock Geo. Brewer's Pendy Medley Brewer's Dinah Lic Violet

Antrim Gleanings From Rainy Weather and Local Happenings

Antrim notes rain improving weather after Monday night. Attendance at the fout wash jog and chapel preaching on Sunday. Nellie Raley visiting W A Glenn's home and returned to Seymour. W A Glenn traveled to Mansfield. Peggy Short absent from Hargis chapel. others present. Frank and Riley Webley plan to visit this month.

Glenn Seymour Cochran South Seymour Bausell Antrim Irvin Lewis Meade Kansas W. L. Prye Nellie Raley W. A Glenn Tier Tote W. A. Glenn Mansfield Bakey M.Y Peggy Short Hargis Chapel Frank Riley Webley

Surprise sendoff for Glee Club teacher Gertrude Keller

A farewell note from Minsfield praises Gertrude Keller for her exact teaching, generosity, and wide impact as a high school Glee Club organizer and music instructor. The letter commends her honesty, adherence to the golden rule, and willingness to aid band and orchestra, while lamenting her departure to Seymour.

Gertrude Keller N.S. Miller Minsfield Seymour

Obituary notices from Mansfield and area deaths

Obituary notices report J C Montgomery of Memphs Mo death. relatives Mrs Flog wins and Mrs May Young. Remains sent to Mansfield. burial Dennis Cemetery beside husband. Laura Findley 26 dies near Macomb. funeral 2 pm at Findley cemetery. Abe Pool dies Cedar Gap. burial No 5 Cemetery. Mrs Woo Williams dies near Mansfield after illness. funeral at residence. interment in family cemetery. Husband and children mourn loss. youngest baby 5 weeks.

May Young Springfield Mansfield Thomas Young Dennis Laura Findley Jolia BR. Findley Macomb Findley Abe Pool Cedar Gap No. 5 Joseph Davis Cumberland Presbyterian Dare Woo Williams Indiana W. A. Anderson Church of Christ

Leftovers Special Correspondence Weather and Social Notes

Rainy days and grass growth frame a long list of social visits church gatherings and family news. A funeral at No 6, May 2 birth of a child to JPL Cantrell and spouse, and numerous calls visits and illnesses are noted among residents like Abe Pool Kate Ernest John Dudley Ruthless and Lemons including concerns about consumption and a recovery outlook for Cin trell and Povey Short.

Uiarygis Chapel Duson Box Tom Dudley J N. Pall John Podridgae Frank Hamilton Springfield Vichy Kate Ernest John Dudley Abe Pool No. 6

Sedalia state camp delegates discuss leadership vote

Delegates at the Missouri State camp in Sedalia this week favored retaining the current leadership with votes in place and opposed changing back to the old system. Weetoe Davis was named a delegate to the lead camp. The next state camp is planned for Springfield in spring.

Sedalia My. Davis

Pryor for Circuit Clerk Reelection Endorsed

John Peter Pryor, serving his first term as circuit clerk of Weielit county, is endorsed for renomination and election. He is praised for thorough, accurate finances including 82,400 in fines directed to the permanent school fund. Audits praised his records as open and well kept. He is a Republican and a farmer, raised in Mill Creek, now in Gaenodade township. Mansfield Mirror and Weekly Kansan City Star advertise a one year $1.15 subscription.

John Peter Ji Turtville Mountain Grove Lene Weielit County Pryor Fhe Mill Creek Township Gaeondade Township Dle Republican Party Prver Fie

Pasture Best for Boars and Hogs, Not Overfeed

A farm note urges using pasture for boars and hogs to save feed and improve conditioning. Overfeeding risks, while proper protein-rich rations and grasses yield larger litters and stronger pigs. Careful feeding prevents wrinkles and helps a boar become a sound, prize animal.

Coleman Heview Elf

Fire blight of apple trees addressed at University Farm

Mwoor Stackman notes statewide blight in orchards with browning leaves and blackened twigs. The contagion spreads via insects to flowers, can extend to trunks, and may persist in winter cankers. Eradication requires pruning away diseased branches and disinfecting tools with corrosive sublimate solution after each cut.

Mwoor Stackman Pathelouiat University Farm Pit Minn

Late Spring Plowing Fights Garden Pests In Overwintering Species

Garden pests emerge with first warm weather, so late plowing can reduce their numbers by breaking up life cycles. Destructive insects such as corn root lice, wireworms, white grubs, and soil borers are less able to survive when plowing rearranges or buries them, though weather and crop schedules may limit feasibility.

Leost

Plan to prune bush fruits for currants and gooseberries

Oregon Agricultural College Division of Horticulture advises pruning fruiting wood. Remove all wood over four years old and thin to three or four strong canes. Head remaining canes to about two feet. Planned follow everyday practice yields three to four one year old shoots, three to four two year old shoots, and four year old branches each year.

Division of Horticulture Oregon Agricultural College

One Landlady Was Unusual Red-Headed Boarder Tale

A red headed and dissatisfied boarder claims a landlady is the first woman who can literally paint food on a plate. The man overreacts with loud abuse at the landlady while others observe a comic scene. A motorcyclist then crashes into a streetcar, muttering about not being able to “knock a street car off the track” before stumbling away with the wreck.

Boarder Popular Magazine Pho

Slowpay Promises Check Delayed By Poor Delivery

A grocer confronts Mr Slowpay about a promised check that has not arrived after a week, sparking a dispute over postal delivery and payments.

Mr. Slowpay Grocer

The Willing Worker and Orchard Prep Notes

A miscellany of service and farming guidance. A statesman laments service, while plans for a monument arise. Tips cover fruit thinning timing and spacing, plus orchard preparation after rain. Emphasis on early thinning, annual uniform yields, and plowing, subsoiling, and harrowing soon after fall rain for deep, workable soil.

Profitable Blackberry Growers Split Over Local Prospects

A large Ohio grower in the Black swamp Marion county area notes Cumberland is an absolute failure for him though blackberries have been profitable this year. He stresses that profit varies by locality and that price and supply drive success.

Uta Hne Cumberland Marion County Black Swamp Ohio Soll

Good Storage Conditions For Winter Vegetables

The ideal storage conditions protect from frost, stay cool to slow decay, are dry enough to limit evaporation, yet not so moist as to promote decay. These factors help maintain vegetables in good condition during winter storage.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mesdames Roe Strong C. Hirt Alpove W.C. Willams Mr Williams Hof Stone Spematicold Rastus Mips Williams Minnie Myers Cecil Hilsabeck Ray Ter Bertha Miller OA. Arnold Alice Tombleson Esther Stone Bessie Grissom Baby Seal Lukey Frank Cook Rufale Tripp Stella Seals Prairie Hollow Redwing Mansfield Mirror Hessie Findley Charles Nevels Heassie Findley Brushy Knob Sunshine A. B Glene Joplin Praire Ie Hollow Rememder Jay Dennis By W. Edward's Grandma Williams Pandy Medley J. A. Riley John Brentlinger Prof Arnold Atos Roy Deen Shearing Shwep Pinnet Psaw Jaclyn Verr Williams Walter Robinson Atos Koy John Brasher J. K.P Coday J.C. Montgomery Memphs, Mo Diukeys Lar Wis Thors Russel Walters Jim Rutherford GW. Mackey JPL Cantrelland Sam Clevins Gov. Macley Shurch Ruthless Alfred Rushing Din Mares Koven Marrs W. L. Murrell Mrs. Lemons Mer Bradshaw Doone Township Lin McClelland Cauehter Jesse Ace al Alex Glenn Cintrell Efe Sabupdiyy Povey Progy Teri Kansan City Star
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