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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
3
T C Stewart advertises fresh groceries and a wide dry goods stock. He highlights winter underwear hosiery and a large line of ladies coats outing outfits and caps. Store invites customers to shop while supplies last.
Local letter from Norwood notes reliance on the Mansfield Mirror for the Norwood area news. Several items cover agriculture, property, and community events including harvests, sales, and travel plans. The piece mentions saw mill activity at Oak Forest, a barn pattern, and crop conditions, plus local residents returning home and social visits.
Mr and Mrs R L Calhoun served supper to Dr A B Calhoun, his wife, and Miss Laura Marshall Monday evening. The menu featured baled poasom and sweet pota oem. The poasum was caught on Sunday while the party were lessan caterer.
H C Tarbutton of Manafield inspected for Farm Loans with Busby. Norwood residents sow rye for winter pasture while several townfolk visit relatives in Mountain Grove. A baby boy born to E C Te gardens of Route P. J N Busby and Jennie Pharris attend events in Norwood. Rev Hall conducts meetings at Pleasant Hill school house. News on sales at Norwood Feed and Sale Barn and changes at Frink and Randall Hardware. Waters Mercantile Co sold to W T Morgan. Wes Jones loses house contents to fire. E A Lee to repair and stay in east town. Local travels include J P Newton and son from Denton, Floyd Gambill in town to install water system, and multiple visits.
Misses Viola and Josephine Divers return with their father to St Paul Kas to settle in the future home while Mrs Rivers Bruton and others move back to Norwood for schooling. Mr Bruton and son stay in Walnut Ridge Ark for now. W J Paden sells a Douglas county farm to Edward Kelley Route 2 and buys two north of his home. Marshall of Norwood takes charge of Endeavor School south of Macomb for 3 months. Dr H S Calhoun and wife and Miss Laura Marshall report a pleasant trip with persimmons. Farm Loans offered by Norwood ads.
Warmer weather prevails and school progress continues. Local social notes include Watson Hensley and Miss Jay Russell at Sunday singing, Mrs. S Smotherman of the WCTU praising Sunday school, and a fire that destroyed West Jones home with only some furniture saved. Nearby residents Lester Jarrett and Eunice Steiner, B A Steiner, Charley Misher, Ona Bruton, Anna Steiner, and Hazel Stewart appear in family visits, barn work, and sickness updates.
Fairview residents report visits and church activities while revival draw gathers at Pleasant Hill. Rev W E Brook preached Green Mountain Baptist Church as communities note improving health, travel to Springfield and Norwood, and a successful Fairview Baptist lunch fundraiser raising 6.70.
An old advertisement claims constipation dulls the brain and offers Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy. It promises a mild bowel movement will clear the system and improve mood and complexion with a dose at night.
Wright county remains dry and quiet with notes on school days farm work and visitors. Residents Clara Johnson Maude Nelson and Frankie McIntosh are mentioned alongside parish activities at the Methodist church and the M B Ladies Aid Society meeting.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as both healing and antiseptic for flesh wounds burns bruises old sores rash and chafed skin. It is sold by all dealers in bottle sizes of 25 cents 60 cents and one dollar.
Tickling in the throat and hoarseness signal the need of Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It eases the lungs, quiets the cough, and restores health in the bronchial tubes. Prices 25c 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by all dealers.
An advertisement claims Mildred Ina Hair Remedy revives growth, stimulates the scalp, and invigorates hair glands. It touts testimonials from readers, notes availability in drug and toilet stores, and markets bottles at 50 cents and 1.00 as the sole destroyer of the dandruff microbe linked to most hair troubles.
Bred from hens 243 247 and 2M egg records mated to Panama prize pen April hatch May hatch June and July hatch 3 each. Pen 2-Hene 240 244 egg records mated to Sta Fair prize female April hatch 3 May hatch 2 50 each. Range flock hens 240 egg record mated to County Fair prize males 2 each. Special price on lots of 4 plus White Holland Turkeys bred from prize females mated to Panama prize birds. Above prices good for September and October orders only.
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