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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
7
Special correspondence lists church attendance at Ashley and social visits across Mormanab, Mountain Grove, Wolf Creek, and nearby homes. Residents including Shin Spence family, U.S. Findleys, Findleys, Shreves, and Smiths share dinners, picnics, quilting, fishing, and singing events while seeking rain and better crops. An editor praised for last week's paper as well as local health and eye treatments in Springfield are noted.
A vintage advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a cure for bladder troubles kidney irregularities and related ailments in men and women with claims of quick improvement and testimonials. It lists Dr W B Hall of St Louis Missouri as the contact for orders and testimonials.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to cleanse stomach liver and kidneys, rid the body of poisons and waste and improve complexion. A Chicago reader, C K Hatfield, reports strong relief after using one box as directed by a druggist.
At the C P Church Rev Joseph Davis, pastor, will fill his regular appointment Sunday for the CLP church with a standard service announced by the congregation.
Wednesday church singing nights draw locals to Lead Hill. Ice cream social at Prank Rates Saturday well attended. Mrs Cora Matney improving after illness. Mack Masters knows Matheys road. Ora Winburn family visited Joe Goss and wife. Bryant field hosted a ball game between Lead Hill and Mountain Side. Sam Hensley family spent Sunday with Otis Newton Lam Hensley and boys. Tom Goss sick with TB no better. Lillie Herod visited Emma Riser. Clara Goss visiting Mrs Morris at Seymour. Myra Douglas family called on Mrs Scott Sunday. Jacob Crider’s mother visiting Crider’s. Jim Morris rumored to have many girls. Sam Goss and Lillie Herod show mutual interest.
William Brand of the Sam Rippee place mourns a Plymouth rock rooster's death in town. The fowl came from a noted strain and cost him a neat sum. The rooster, once lording over another, died suddenly on June 6 amid Missouri’s broad swatting decree.
Mr. Hallouer and his wife of Springfield were here Monday. Miss Myrtle Miller of Seymour visited her uncle R. D. Berry last week. Miss Selah Pool and brother Guy left for Junction City Kansas to make their future home. W. D. Blansett was called to St. Louis for his father in law Tead's death. Bruce Evens of Rogersville will work in his place until he returns. Miss Adair Gaskin and Abbie Lee were in Seymour Friday. D. Abbott and wife left for Thayer for a few weeks. Mrs. Earl Stewart of Mountain Grove is visiting home folks this week. Mrs. Barney Richman and daughter Alice of Seymour visited relatives here Saturday. Mrs. Harry Rippee is visiting home folks at Seymour this week. Maggie Robinson returned home from Springfield to stay. S. E. Ware and daughter Della were in Seymour Sunday. Chas. Morgan of Thayer visited his wife Sunday. Bill Robinson came from Cabool to see Nellie Brimson for the last time as she leaves for Chicago Wednesday.
A testimonial from Jennie Flemming of New Dover Ohio praises Dr Kings New Discovery for curing a cough three years long. The ad urges readers to buy a 50 cent bottle and promises relief or money back, with $1 size also available. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised for pimples.
Mayor G S Burney urges Mansfield merchants to close part of Decoration Day Saturday for a ball game fundraiser to aid the park debt. Stores and banks to reopen at 4 pm, farmers urged to attend and spend 25e to support the new hitch rack project.
Work has begun in the Mansfield special road district with the new grader recently purchased. As roads are graded, tile culverts will replace wooden ones. More permanent road work is planned this season than ever before.
Special correspondence notes neighbors in the Rob Freeman and Mayne Letsinger area. Oscar Coday and wife called, John Short and wife visited Esther Starne, and Sunday school is short on attendees. Miss Lucy Shinpaugh attended rural graduation in Ava. Lincoln Letsinger and wife welcomed two baby boys. Bee tree found after cutting by ROW Starne and Moody. Multiple visits and casual updates mark a quiet rural Sunday in Honey Wilt.
A misread calendar shifted the planned cemetery cleanup at Dennis. The task was rescheduled from Saturday May 30 to Friday May 2, aiming to clear old stones and litter and restore orderly grounds.
An old newspaper ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease anticeptic powder for tired feet and corns. It claims soothing action in shoes, mentions various affected areas, and offers a free trial package by mail with a response from Allen S. Limited in LeRoy, New York.
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