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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
8
The Mansfield Mirror lists W. A. Black as editor and proprietor with publishing notes headed from the Black Publishing Co. The page includes the paper’s address and a dated masthead style, indicating routine editorial leadership and publication schedule.
The Fourth Annual Agricultural and Stock Show in Mansfield opens this morning for a three day session. Exhibits include fruit trees from Stark Bros in Louisiana Missouri, German apples, and local displays. The Culbihe Angels Comedians perform in a big tent, with fields, bands, and free drink stands. Highlights include a butterfat cow test at 2 pm Friday, balloon ascensions, high dives, and aerobatic stunts daily by noted performers.
A letter from Roy E. Cotay of Oklahoma Turkey Pond discusses county court funding for fairs, a Winesap apple comparison with Ottawa County stock grown fruit, and teaching duties. He reports rural district enrollments at 82 percent, a monthly income around 19 dollars, and school payments averaging 60 dollars while claiming 75 dollars net for a month. He signs as a reader of the Mirror and asks for results of the apple comparison and fair success.
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