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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
4
The Mansfield Mirror states delivery at Mansfeld postoffice as second class matter, indicating standard newspaper mailing status and archival handling for the period.
Advertisements are charged by inch and line with per insertion rates. Rates doubled for certain pages. Stage words and generic lines allowed in a single line of thanks. Legal ads apply at standard rates. No liquor ads accepted. All ads run until terminated.
City officials are listed by ward including First Ward James Coday and OB Craig. Second Ward representatives include Dr J A Fuson with Coard and De J A Fuson. The council meets the second Monday evening of every month.
No. 10 passenger schedule and No. 241 local freight times shown. No. 103 passenger westbound. No. 102 passenger and No. 104 passenger schedules. All times and service notes provided by L. F. Livingston, agent.
A Daily Except Sunday timetable shows departures from Mansfield at 10:00 a.m after Pyisco team arrival and returns via Ava arriving Mansfield at 3:00 p.m. FRED GROVER, Avent.
Baptist church announces teaching services every second day led by Rev Neely pastor with Sunday school every Sunday at 11 a.m under W Fullington as superintendent.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church announces preaching on the tenth Sunday by John T. Younger and invites attendance. Sunday School is held every Sunday with Sam G. W. Freeman serving as Superintendent.
Preaching services held at the Methodist Church every first and Sunday morning and evening led by Rev G W Hollies. Superintendent J D Reynolds listed among church officials.
Church of Christ holds 11 45 a m Sunday worship led by Superintendent J A Riley. Preaching occurs on the fourth Sunday each month. Ladies Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon.
Secretary McAdoo outlines the second Liberty Loan terms 3 billion plus in funding, 25 year maturity, 4 percent interest, semiannual payments, and conversion privileges into higher rate bonds. Subscriptions prior to Oct 27 set allocations at par with accrued interest, plus early delivery options via interchangeable coupons. Women’s Liberty Loan committees spearhead mobilization with 100 delegates gathering.
A garbled report cites a questionable remedy promising kidney disease cures and diabetes treatment. It mentions mixed trial outcomes, a pharmaceutical agent, and a clinic at 25 Olive Street, asserting dubious success and urging further purchases, with quoted claims by a supposed drug analyst.
The first subscription by the Woman's Liberty Loan Organization in Illinois was for $6000 from Mrs. Howard T Willson of Virden. Mrs. Willson organized Southern Illinois and, with Ms. E. E. Schnepp chairing the district Liberty Loan committee, promotes bonds via a district-wide team network and a circulating folder urging public support and explaining bond impacts on troops and equipment.
A notice for Edw C Dickman listed as exclusive local dealer offering cleaning pressing and repair services. The card highlights his role in supplying customer services for garment care and related maintenance. Located in the city businesses section with emphasis on reliable local service.
An odd ad copy claims a simple method to slim without dieting. It praises a drink called Heeb Seneh and a product named Tasseo Thavene as harmless, easy to take, and free of side effects. The text promotes quick weight loss with minimal effort and hints at medical endorsements.
Notice records a livestock auction entry from Wonouaty in Peasant Valle Township dated September 12 M17. It lists a two year old bay mare and a black tailed white forehead horse with white hind feet and a weight about four pounds, valued at $1250, James Landsdown taker up.
Osean Wright is to commence a sequence of meetings at the Christian Church beginning Thursday, November 1. The events aim to engage the community with address, schedule, and topics to be announced at each session.
One hundred dollars reward for curing catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Advertised for thirty five years, claimed to expel poisons and improve general health. Includes testimonials and distributor Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio, urging immediate use and drugstore availability.
St Louis outlines novel distribution and publicity methods for the second Liberty Loan, including a 12 million farmer outreach letter and 10 million rural letters. Textbooks go to postmasters, railroad and telegraph offices, and to every schoolteacher. A military parade on Tuesday October 2 is planned with officials reviewing from the Star Building.
In the first Liberty Loan campaign farmers were missed due to spring planting and borrowing needs. With crops in and high food prices, farmers now have funds to contribute as farm bureaus and societies join the effort. Albert R. Mann praises farmers for Liberty efforts and urges broad farmer participation to support the government.
Donald McDonald state chairman of Kentucky Liberty Loan appoints Mrs Frazier Bunnie as Louisville city chairman in coordination with Mrs George C Avery Louisville city chairman for the Women s National Council of Defense Kentucky thoroughly organized in National Defense work and the entire organization devoting its efforts on the sale of the Liberty Loan Bonds during the whirlwind campaign which will close October 25.
Town Talk Tablets are advertised as a miracle cure for women suffering from hysteria and ailing health. The testimonial from Mrs Nw A. Hateh of Brockton praises the tablets for restoring energy, appetite, and flesh, claiming the periodical suffering ended after taking several doses. The ad markets a $1.00 bottle mailed by Tome Relief Laboratories, Boston.
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