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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
3
Deputy Harris recounts his flight with the prisoners after the discovery of baby Lloyd Keit s body. He describes the tense escape, the pursuit, and the moments before capture, offering his personal perspective on the dramatic events in Springfield Missouri.
Chance to add 250 to 5000 dollars monthly in spare time. Plan suits men or women. We furnish fit and teach you how. Send postal for particulars of the money making plan. Act before vacancy is filled in your territory. Publisher, Box 155, Times Square Station, New York City.
Public auction set for December 13 1917 at Hartville court house door to satisfy execution against J D Avery. Sheriff Charles Sanders offers Southeast quarter of Southeast quarter, Northwest quarter of Southeast quarter, and Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of section 27 township 28 range 15, all in Wright County Missouri, subject to prior liens and judgments.
An old newspaper advertisement touts tonoline as a safe bone treatment that supposedly turns thin people into fat. It cites a Pittsburg man as proof and offers a free box and coupon to mail to the American Proprietary Co. in Keeton, Maine, with claims of broad success and no drastic therapies.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier exam in Wright County at Mountain Grove starting 11 a m December 3 1817 to fill Manafield Missouri and related routes. Open to male citizens domiciled in the county who meet Form 1977 requirements. Forms and blanks available from local offices or the commission in Washington D C. Applications should be sent to Washington as soon as practicable.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims 35 years of use and that the remedy acts through the blood to heal mucous surfaces. It urges immediate use and mentions testimonials from F J Cheney Co of Toledo and widespread drugstore sales.
Mrs Ernest Coday and her son Robert of Seymour visited relatives here that week.
N J Craig offers to loan money on well improved farms in Wright or Douglas counties. He seeks borrowers with solid security and wants to discuss terms and conditions for the loan arrangement.
Lieutenant Brooks of the U S Navy Recruiting Station in St Louis replies to W A Black Mansfield Missouri thanking him for a paper clipping promoting Navy service. He praises wartime service, offers assistance, and expresses gratitude for support of the Navy Recruiting Service during war.
A tonic marketed to stop dandruff and regrow hair claims to cure dandruff, itching, and hair loss in three weeks with a money back guarantee. Priced at $1 per bottle, it is advertised as a pleasant, non greasy treatment available through druggists or by mail order.
The Quartermaster Enlisted Reserve Corps seeks about 8000 men as clerks blacksmiths faeriors horseshoers saddlers storekeepers tentmakers wheel wrights wagonmasters and more. Ages 18 to 43 eligible if not enqueued for examination and physically fit promotions are rapid for skilled trades. A training camp for Quartermaster Enlisted men is being established near Jacksonville Florida with plans to send all enlisted men there for training. Information and blanks available from Captain Ralph J Innis U S R Room 55 Federal Building Chicago Ill.
A World War II era call to ration meals with no wheat or meat on specific days. Suggested breakfast substitutes include oatmeal, rice cakes, and corn products. Dinner and supper feature corn bread, mush and milk, bean soup, and pasta dishes. Emphasizes sugar and fat as essential energy, urging households to sacrifice to aid soldiers.
The article warns that lost eyesight stems from neglect of early eye trouble and a lack of optometry laws in Missouri. It urges readers to seek establishments with high standards and state-board oversight, stressing examinations, accurate lenses, and personal examiner supervision for safe, reliable eye care.
Mrs HOE Prink of Hirtville is appointed by Gov. FD Gardner as a delegate to the satin welfare conference in Joplin from November 18 to 20.
An old notice warns that kidney disease is fatal if unchecked and urges protection of kidneys. It promotes Kidneco Tablets from Kidneco Co Boston as a quick inexpensive relief, claiming the remedy removes poisons from blood through inactive kidneys and can be mailed to customers.
Joseph Lesters farewell note confirms sale last week was well attended with good prices. They regret leaving the Ozarks but wish the buyers well in their new home.
The article notes Sage and Sulphur mixtures have long been used to darken gray hair. It highlights Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a modern ready made option sold in drug stores with simple application to strands. The product is described as giving dark glossy hair by morning after treatments.
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