Mansfield Mirror Notes Local Activity and Events
The Mansfield Mirror highlights social and business activity in Mansfield and nearby towns. Notable items include new Mirror subscribers from Mount Washington and Springfield, basketball results with Mountain Grove defeating Mansfield 23 to 12, details on local trades and real estate interests, and community events such as revival services, a Bible school, a pie supper fundraiser, and a reader’s move to Port Arthur Texas.
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Mountain Grove
Mansfield
Lost dog with Sport collar seeks owner near London Store
A long haired gray and black bird dog is missing. Description notes a small ear slit in each ear and a brown spot over each eye, wearing a collar that reads Sport along with the owner's name and address. Finder should notify H. Rice at the London Store or A. H. Kelly to receive payment for the trouble.
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H. Rice
London
A. H. Kelly
Sunday Services at M. E. Church
The M. E. Church schedules a Sunday morning sermon titled Peter's Confession and an evening sermon on The Church. The notices emphasize spiritual instruction and worship for the congregation.
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Peter
Tax collector appoints assistant for Pleasant Valley Township
Notice states Ward H Hitchcock holds a copy of the tax books and will serve as assistant as Uncle Noah Nichols did previously. Joan A Dennis, Tax Collector, Ady.
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Pleasant Valley Township
Ward H. Hitchcock
Noah Nichols
Joan A. Dennis
Notice to Merchants Wright County Tax Due November First
A collector warns Wright County merchants that the merchants tax became due November 1 and will become delinquent if unpaid. Merchants are urged to pay promptly to avoid embarrassment. a reasonable period will be allowed after the notice.
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Wright County
Joan A. Dennis
Alfalfa Prospects Along the Ozark Border
An analysis notes alfalfa adapts well to Ozark soils and could be grown across the region. Land now priced at 10 to 20 dollars per acre may become as productive as higher priced land elsewhere, signaling strong agricultural investment potential. The piece highlights corn and alfalfa together on Missouri farms, with pasture improvements boosting stock-raising viability.
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Ozark
Misssouri
Faults of direct primary and preferential voting system
The article discusses serious faults in direct primaries including plurality elections leading to minority control, high costs, voter apathy, and partisan bickering. It cites urban contests and the push for preferential voting as a possible corrective, citing Karl A. Bickel. It then shifts to a note on animal farming, stating few animals grow faust like swine and highlighting hog production for family meat with basic inputs.
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L Rst
Karl A. Bickel
American Review of Reviews
Antrim Gleanings Special Correspondence Highlights Local Moves
Fine weather after the snow storm. Lawrence Brasher visited Mt. Olive school Friday afternoon. Several attended the literary at High Point. Hallowe en night. Mr. Zuck's have moved to the old Chapman place near Hartville. Meeting is in progress at the Hargis Chapel. Jake Howard's have moved to Seymour. Mr. Zack lost a horse Nov. 2 with the blind staggers. Aden Austins have gone to their farm near Willow Springs. Everett Spence has moved near Mansfield. James Honeycutt visiting North Carolina. Bud Rushing and Miss Laura Wells were married Sunday. Horace Glazer and Miss Naomi Russ. J.R Deckard moved to the Jalie Howard farm. Mrs. W. A. Glenn and sons Leslie and Birazzie returned from Oklahoma with a nice visit and reports of the country and money.
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Lawrence Brasher
Mt. Olive School
High Point Hallowe'en
Mr. Zuck
Chapman Place
Hartville
Hargis Chapel
Jake Howard
Seymour
Zack
Aden Austin
Willow Springs
Everett Spence
Mansfield
James Honeycutt
North Carolina
Missouri branch short courses for farmers this winter
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture will run branch short courses across Missouri for farmers unable to attend the main campus. In 1911-12 eleven courses were held in Clark, Grundy, Harrison, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Newton, Nodaway, Pettis, Pike and St. Charles counties, benefiting 862 farmers. This season aims to extend the program statewide and many applications are expected at Columbia.
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College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Missouri
Clark
Grundy
Harrison
Lewis
Lincoln
Macon
Newton
Nodaway
Pettis
Pike
St. Charles
Columbia
Surprise 65th Birthday for Mrs Testetler
Verda organized a surprise party for Mrs Testetler who turned 65 yesterday. Relatives and friends gathered with baskets of food for a joyful visit and expressed hope for many more such occasions.
Columbian Woodmen Meeting Notice Nov 10
The Columbian Woodmen will meet Wednesday evening November 10. Attendance of all members is strongly urged. A missionary story shares a humorous rural tale about a day of judgment and a woman unsure about multiple days.
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Columbian Woodmen
Burney
School Notes Reflect Busy Week at Local Grade School
Visitors from Springfield and local patrons drop by as Roy Handy joins the eighth grade while the junior rhetoric class writes letters. The advanced agriculture class tests milk samples, three junior girls visit, and new supplementary readers arrive for second grade. Principal Stephens inspects rooms and praises student work amid practical problems in arithmetic and wagon box dimensions.
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Roy Handy
Mr. McAfee
Springfield
Leota Brentlinger
C. A.stephens
Special Sale at Pullington’s for Christmas Bargains
Adv promotes special sale at Pullington’s running to Christmas with a Saxon Axminster Rug at 18 dollars and proportionate discounts on all other rugs and furniture. The ad urges shoppers to browse stock for genuine bargains in the furniture line and to complete Christmas shopping now at Adv. W. B. Feminaros’s.
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Pullington’s
Adv. W. B. Feminaros’s
Local hunting ban on multiple farm properties
All persons are forbidden to hunt shoot or trap on the farms of W R Short L A Short A P Morse Dive Turner J M ToHirkienp G W Miller. Your name added for 5 a week.
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W.R. Short L. A. Short
A. P. Morse
J.M
Coal Pockets Under the Panama Canal Revealed
Popular Mechanics notes coal storage chambers being dug into the canal bed to stockpile fuel for United States war vessels. The bottom of the canal is chosen to keep coal hidden from potential enemies while machinery is on the ground.
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Panama Canal
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Route No. 2 News From the Brentlinger Area
On Route No 2 local residents share weekend visits and chores. Leslie and Kenneth Strong and Clarence King visited Ralph Brentlinger Saturday morning. Several trips to Douglas County, Hartville, and Springfield are noted along with social gatherings at Brentlinger homes. A civetcat found in a trap amused Ralph Brentlinger on Sunday while minor injuries occur in the community and people help with wood cutting and haying.
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Leslie
Kenneth Strong
Clarence, King
Ralph Brentlinger
J. W. Edwards
Dave Crider
Ernie Roy
Sam Letsinger
Paul Williams
Corn Show Prizes At Missouri Contest
The Eleventh Annual Missouri State Corn Show at the University of Missouri January 12 16 offers 25 cash prize for largest corn yield, plus gold watches as first prize in five sections for white and yellow corn. Prizes apply to young mens and boys classes. Ruralist offers a loving cup for best single ear. For rules write T R Douglass secretary Missouri Corn Growers Association Columbia Missouri.
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University of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri Ruralist
T. R. Douglass
Missouri Corn Growers’ Association
Columbia
Dairying as a Farm Labor Stabilizer in Dairy Management
Dairying links to farming to distribute labor and secure help when in demand. A small herd, with a cow near a creamery, can sustain the family income.
Clean Poultry Yard Keeps Dampness Down
Cut all the weeds in the poultry yard to prevent damp, cool conditions that invite disease and insects. Maintain a clean yard whenever possible to protect fowl health and productivity.
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