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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
3
F A Cole reports Mrs J P Anderson and her children have moved from Springfield to reside with her mother Mrs H Coday, establishing new household arrangements in the community.
An article promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this internal sanitation improves skin clarity, combats pallor and blemishes, and reduces headaches and bilious spells within one to two weeks. It warns that skin cleanliness alone is not enough.
Last week an operation was performed at Burger Deacon Hospital in Springfield on Rev. G. W. Holmes, and he appears to be doing nicely.
Norwood Department Enoch Bruton expects to return to Camp Funston in a few days. Lieut Ralph Ellis anticipates returning to Mt Dodge Iowa in about two weeks though his health remains poor from influenza and gas exposure in France last winter. Sherman Jackson came home Saturday discharged for disability. Garnett Schofield on furlough from the U S Navy. Frank Jarrett of the U S Navy arrived Saturday for a day furlough. Influenza epidemic improves and school may open November 4. John A Dennis of Mt Grove was in Lownfish week. Dr Tu. T Vanney able to be out and seeing patients. R Ja Calhoun sold his board to Mrs Mattie Cohengim and went to St Louis to buy another car. Luther Hallman bought a Mord roadster. J H Stephens and family of Mansfield visited Sunday. Mrs Ernest Ellis of Hartville visited Sunday. Mr Shaw opened a restaurant in the Wells Building. Tarrick Bolt went to Houston last week. A Jackson of Hartville was in town. Miss Mollie Hensley of Collinsville arrived Saturday.
Local notes record influenza recovery in the area with one new case, Mrs Amanda Johnson, as families move between homes and care for the ill. Farms report livestock escapes, while residents including Ray Wade and Hiram Goss relocate. Army examination plans surface for Vernon Werth amid ongoing sickness, with numerous visits among neighbors and relatives in Sheridan.
Rainy winter ahead and local social notes. Joe Rushing and wife moved to Elmer Rushing's place on Saturday. Otto Dedmond remains ill. Miss Millie Rushing visited her brother Joe Saturday night and called on Miss Fay Howard Sunday. Mrs Laura Rashing visited her parents Sunday and Saturday.
Mrs Hattie Curts of Leavenworth writes that after years of weakness and frailty she used Cardus for four months and regained strength. She recalls a difficult birth but says she remained strong and healthy afterward and now weighs 167 pounds. The testimonial promotes Cardus as a general tonic.
L. B. DeVinna of Mountain Grove was in town on Saturday, meeting residents and discussing local matters. He greeted neighbors and shared updates during his visit.
An old time remedy named Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised for darkening faded or gray hair. The copy claims natural, even color without revealing the treatment, praising ease of use and low cost, though it disclaims disease treatment.
Advert by G. S. Burney states good seed rye available at farm price, much cheaper than shipping cost. Mrs. H. Coday returns from Springfield with news and updates.
A fragmentary advertisement touts applying antiseptic cream inside the nose to relieve nasal congestion and catarrh. It promises quick relief from stuffed sinuses, snuffles, and discharge, claiming the cream penetrates air passages and heals inflamed mucous membranes. It cites a small bottle and immediate soothing effects.
In Clear Valley many days fail to please all, with sun, wind, and moods changing. Notes: personal visits, harvest helpers, dinners, and neighborly tasks as families such as Findleys, Stouts, Coles, and Williams share farm work, canning, and apple harvest. Neighbors visit, travel for corn, molasses, and fruit, while local residents recover from illnesses. Blue Eyes.
Mrs G F I Smith of Brewerton New York endorses Chamberlains Tablets for long standing stomach trouble and indigestion He reports relief after taking one or two tablets and notes the product acts as a pleasant laxative It tones the stomach enabling natural function and invites others to try it to stay well
The Spanish influenza persists in the vicinity with multiple residents on sick lists. Church singing at Ashley church closed due to illness. Several locals including Miss May Findley, Pete Hraxveal, Miss Wolf Smith, Mrs. Bettie Bennett, and Miss Ida Short are mentioned among those affected or visiting kin. Reports say victims are improving. routine activities like visitors and repairs continue in small towns amid ongoing health concerns.
An advertisement claims wormy children suffer sickness and weakness but a few doses of White's Cream Vermifuge bring cheerfulness, strength, and a rosy bloom of health. The product is sold by all medicine dealers.
An advertisement offers a large trial bottle of “Sand Prescription” for a woman’s friend. Claims include relief for blackheads eczema and rough skin with a creator compound. Describes as a real skin tonic and promotes a $0 trial bottle at the drug store.
Neighborhood chat includes influenza illness notes with Miss Irmey Kennedy’s recovery and a Midway caller. Lumbering for a studio and large scale photography plans by Mackey, Batesville trip for R T Nelson, house-buying hopes before cold weather, James Todds mostly recovered, A A Borders and daughter Aleth return from Hartville after illness. A Longfellow quote caps a short, era-typical item.
A Greenville Illinois resident praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for years of use in her family. She reports it as a quick cure for colds and bronchial troubles and considers it the most reliable cough medicine they have used.
The fragment lists neighborhood visits and calls with names like Mrs D Dorrell, Mrs C F Harvis, Jesse Newton, Orin Newton, Vernon Newton, C F Harris, Virgil Rippee, Vada Rippee, Hartville, Mansfield, and the preacher Rev J E Seal. It records Spanish influenza illness of Orin Newton and social events at New Hope with prayer meetings and invites.
The note suggests eating slowly and chewing well, abstaining from meat for several days, and if sour stomach persists to take Chamberlains Tablets after supper. It warns red meats as a common trigger and advises cutting them out if symptoms continue.
Mt Pleasant territory reports fine rain. Jeff Newton visited Camp Funston to see his son Mose sick with pneumonia. Amos Ryan on sick list. Marvin Miller returned to Camp Funston after five day furlough. G E Dennis made a business trip to Hartville Tuesday. George Frye, wife and son Lester, G E Dennis and wives, and W A Newton and wife visited Barney Smith's Sunday.
Surgeons emphasize prompt first treatment of cuts burns and wounds noting efficient antiseptics prevent infection and speed healing. BoroZone marketed as the ideal antiseptic and healing agent for humans or animals with broad medical use and availability through dealers.
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