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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1919
Page
2
A rural column blends a playful verse about Route Number 2 and arithmetic with a patchwork of local social notes. It records visitors at Brazeal and Letsinger households, church attendance, fox hunting, dinners, and Sunday gatherings, ending with a Whitcomb Riley verse on rain and gratitude.
Sunday school at Macomb Methodist led by L W Martin with many notes on community life. Mrs Christy and Lolella attended the baccalaureate sermon for M H S seniors by Rev G W Holmes. Miss Greenwood and Miss Christy hosted by Miss Smith. Residents recount dog incidents, cows bitten, several dogs killed. Vivian Smith stayed with Corella Christy. reception for soldier boys drew many youths. Gleaner class hosted at Brotemarkle home with about sixteen youths. A pledge for virtuous conduct and faith noted. Rev H J Fenwick to preach next Sunday at Macomb Methodist church. SOMEBODY ELSE
Pitcher Carl Mays of the Kosten Red Sox spent the week in the area traveling from St Louis.
An old promotional notice lists dullness, vertigo, a pale complexion, and other bilious symptoms as signs of a torpid liver. It touts HEIBINE as a powerful liver stimulant and claims a dose or two will remove bilious symptoms, urging readers to buy from dealers.
At the CP Church the Reverend John T Younger, pastor, preaches this Sunday at the CP church. The notice confirms service leadership by Dr Younger in the parish.
Local notices mix advs for Floyds store and new carpets with farm sales Fresh cows and John Deere drill ads abound S H Robertson and Cottengim sales changes Hartville bank sale and J D Reynolds closing out stock Mansfield area people visit relatives and veterans return from overseas with local civic notes and upcoming union meeting
A compact social column lists residents and visitors sharing weekend visits church services and family gatherings. Notable mentions include Homer Stout recovering from illness, J A Reaves and Mrs Mary Dennis and son Sanwel at Joe Fry’s, J Owens at Primitive Baptist church, Roy Hicks visiting at J J Stout home, Opal Fry at Beckley’s Norwood, Claribel Fry with Josie Brown, and Thelma Young with Deatress and Ova McIntosh, plus a sing at Ashley.
Lead Hill notes show heavy rainfall with local visits among Floyd, McNaul, Kiser, Matney, Copley, Crider and Hunt households. A 6 pound girl was born to the son Frei in Illinois, and Raymond Pierson and wife moved to Chappell Nebraska for farm work at $75 monthly. Weekly Sunday school and singings planned with communal dinner on the grounds.
Advertising copy touts McGre’s Baby Elixir as a grand corrective for digestive and bowels disorders in infants. Claims pure wholesome pleasant taste and widespread sale by all dealers with the promise of addressing digestion sourness vomiting and diarrhoea.
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