City Officials Meeting Schedule Given in City Record
The city council lists officers including Mayor Dr F H Riley Clerk J W Brazeal Treasurer James Coday Attorney N J Craig Marshal E E Short Street Commissioner E E Short Collector O L Robinett Police Judge P M Young James Coday Aldermen First Ward J E Craig Second Ward Dr J A Fuson O L Robinett President Board Dr J A Fuson The council meets on the second Monday evening each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F H. Riley
J. W. Brazeal
James Coday
N. J. Craig Marshal
E. E. Short
O. L. Robinett
J. E. Craig
J. A. Fuson
J.A. Fuson
Frisco train schedule and Mansfield Ava stops
East Bound passenger No 101 at 10 00 p m No 241 local freight 9 45 a m No 103 passenger 9 48 a m West Bound No 102 passenger 5 28 a m No 240 local freight 9 48 a m No 104 passenger 6 30 p m Mansfield 10 00 a m after Frisco 103 Ava 11 30 a m Ava 3 30 p m Mansfield 5 00 p m Frisco agent L F Livingston EK Co 0 & 8 RY Fred Grover Avent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Livingston
Sunday religious services and school notices
Baptist Church preaches on the second Sunday with Rev Neely as pastor and Sunday School at 9 45 am led by W B Fullington. Cumberland Presbyterian Church holds preaching on the fourth Sunday with Rev J F Altman and superintendent G W Freeman. Church of Christ Bible School at 9 45 am every Sunday with J A Riley as superintendent and preaching on the fourth Sunday. Ladies Aid Society meets Wednesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
Neely
W.B. Fullington
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
J. F. Altman
G. W. Freeman
G. W. Holmes
Opfam
J. D. Reynolds
Church OF Christ Bible School
J. A. Riley
Ladies’ Aid Society
A. Bay Ava Mo Kay and Dennis Auctioneers Sale
A. Bay in Ava Missouri and Kay with Dennis Auctioneers promote live stock and farm sales as their specialty. They offer sales made everywhere with satisfaction guaranteed and invite making dates at their office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay & Dennis
Eye Care Call for Eye-Standards Law in Missouri
The piece argues against unregulated optical practice in Missouri and urges a state law requiring a board of examiners to certify competent eye professionals. It praises a dedicated establishment offering precise exams and lens making under expert supervision, claiming safety, accuracy, and satisfaction for thousands served in twelve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Board of
Board of Examiners
Nalare
Japanese Prince Oyama Memorial Statue Fund Launched
Distinguished Japanese leaders unite to fund a statue honoring Marshal Prince Oyama, hero of the Russo Japanese War. Sculptor Taketaro Shinkai chosen for a War Office site in Tokyo. Project headed by Marshal Prince Yamagata with support from Admiral Count Togo and Marshal Count Terauchi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Prince Oyama
Taketaro Shinkai
Tokyo
War Office
Prince Yamagata
Count Togo
Count Terauchi
Motorcycles In War In The British Army
In the British army seventy thousand motor cyclists are in active service with forty thousand dispatch riders and thirty thousand in machine gun batteries signal corps and convoy service. Machines include all makes and American models as the government widens use of motorcycles in war. A humorous dialogue then follows about a girl and suitors during a seaside trip.
How to Give Good Advice from a Noted Remedy Ad
The piece advises that giving good advice starts by setting a good example. It claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy helps you recover quickly from a cold and that others will imitate your example. The remedy is said to be longstanding and widely available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Ady
Fair Preparations and Local Visits Report
Clear Valley notes a busy social week with Roy Wheeler and wife visiting J. E. Stout family from Springfield. Residents such as Mrs. Grant Morgan, Mrs. J. B. Stout, Mrs. R. Hicks, and others visit relatives. Stout relatives and neighbors travel to Norwood and Springfield. local trades and livestock activity mentioned with sales and a beef kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wheeler
Springfield
J. E. Stout
Grant Morgan
AJ. Stout
J.B Stout
R.&.hicks
J. 4. Whitmore
Dave Findley
J. FE. Stout
J. G Wiitmore
Norwood
Roy Bucles
Houston Smith’s
Constipation blamed for many ills and mill repairs update
A health note links constipation to many ailments and urges regular bowels with Chamberlin's Tablets for appetite and digestion. A repair shipment for the Red Bird mill has arrived and operation is hoped to resume this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlin
Red Bird Wine
Sand aids liver kidneys and bladder relief ad
When you hire Backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of wear. Try Sand, it does won ders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial d5¢ bottle will convince you. Get it at the drug store.
Flag of the Stars and the Red Cross Spirit
A Southern Woman's Magazine essay celebrates the first American armed unit in World War I, drawn from Red Cross ambulance volunteers, praises Pershing visit to Napoleon’s tomb, and honors a fund to send a Pershing-Wife memorial base hospital to France, framing sacrifice as healing and national renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
England
General Pershing
Napoleon
France
Anne Hankin
Southern Woman's Magazine
Picture Writing Found Near Rio Grande Canyon
J L Ford, ranchman near Las Cruces, reports old looking pictographs on canyon walls in a deep canyon while searching for a lost cow. Yellow pigment figures show a lightning bolt, deer and spearheads. Mortars found. two pestles remain. Nearby cave yielded mummified remains with arrow in chest, once thought to be an Indian.
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J. L. Ford
Pe Encho
Rio Grande
Pear Las Cruces N. ML
Pearhe
Draft list of men certified for service and forecast
The War Department lists men certified for Army service including Ben Davis Tune Luther Claxton Wm L Claxton James Weaver Wm Moseley James Claxton Thos BE Fox Jesse A Crain Eston Newton Corbit S Emmerson John Pierson Geo W Ryan Noah S Moody John Feneis Adams Harry Edward Frsit Jesse Irvin Pool from the Weather Bureau forecast for the week starting Sunday September 23 1917. The forecast covers the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valleys and Plains States with rain Sunday night into Monday night and higher temperatures. Territory includes Illinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin South Dakota North Dakota Nebraska Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas. Are you saving money to invest in the Second Issue of The Liberty Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pierson
Geo W. Ryan
Noah S. Moody
John Feneis Adams
Harry Edward Fr Sit
Jesse Irvin Pool
Territory
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Careless and Anchors during Morning Aide
A fragment notes carelessness as an anchor incident unfolds over an aide through the morning, with phrases indicating neglect and a tense moment in service. The text centers on a disruptive scene, implying a lapse in attention and potential consequence for those involved.
Silk Hats Fall From Fashion Across The Atlantic
The piece notes silk hats losing popularity in England and America as styles shift toward raincoats and caps. It contrasts old etiquette and top hats with modern tastes, mentioning British riders and clubmen preserving a gray or white top hat once favored by the late King Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Dude
Knut
Edward
Medieval Romance of the Rose as Time Killer
The article quotes William Wistar Comfort on The Romance of the Rose once the era’s most popular medieval work. It notes about 29 000 eight syllable verses in Old French and nearly 200 surviving French manuscripts. It reflects medieval literary popularity and the effort of copying long poems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wistar Comfort
Europe
Bombing Practice and Language Link Highlighted in 1900s Notes
Report describes recruits in a London regiment reserve battalion learning bombing with marked targets and periscoped observers in field earthworks. It also notes a Royal Asiatic Society Shanghai lecture comparing English and Chinese word similarities, citing examples like home and Ho, man and Min, island and ai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Regiment
London ‘Times
Royal Astratic Society
Shanghai
United States
Chou
Island
European water transport costs exceed rail in Europe
For 1905, Prussian waterways ran a deficit of 3523 dollars per mile while railways earned 1814 dollars per mile. The Prussian government subsidizes waterway deficits with rail profits. Most European canals and rivers do not function as economically viable carriers. Also a note on farm life and late hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Prussia
Bond Security Debate and Transportation Quote
A dialogue notes saving steel bonds in a safety deposit bar versus a car to avoid box rent. A separate statement claims in 1915 England coal and coke production used railways for over 155 million tons, canals for 7.2 million tons, highlighting transport dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
England
Novel Will Held Valid in New Brunswick Court ruling
A New Brunswick court upholds a testator’s bequest directing the executor to pay a specific person an undisclosed sum after death. The amount and beneficiary were intended to be kept secret by the testator, and the court ruled the condition valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Ladies Aid Society of Norwood Met Evening Meeting
The Norwood Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church held a regular biweekly meeting with Mesdames R L Calhoun and H S Calhoun. The gathering was well attended despite cool weather with feasting, visiting, and a display of fancy work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Mesdames
R. L
H. S. Calhoun
Dan 'T'wohig
Don Minnalan
Joe Graves
R. A Ryan
John Little
William Owens
John Ellis
Jess Orender
Johm Cramer
Jess Hurt
Luther Huffman
Bob Pollock
William Jarrett
A.D. Roper
Fruit District
Colorado
C. G. Sanders
Hartville
Ed Abbott
C Dar Gap
J. A. Hanes
Mountain Grove
Joe H. Dennis
Mansfield
Sanol promoted as relief for kidney and bladder troubles
An old advertisement claims Sanol provides relief within 24 hours for back ache and bladder problems with a guaranteed remedy. The ad lists bottles at 35 cents and one dollar. Additionally, military orders state Wright county draftees will join 842d heavy artillery under Major General Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright County
M.jor
Wood
842D Heavy Artillery
Sand'EKezema Cure Claims Clear Skin Fast
An advertisement touts Sand'EKezema Cure as a remedy for black heads Pimples and rough skin promising smooth skin and relief from eczema A trial is urged and the copy notes the product is available at a drug store with a feminine spokesperson.
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W. A. Black
Pestefficia Manfield
P.M. Young
Board of Heal
W. C. Coday
J. A. Faison
F. H. Riley
Frisco
Methodist Church
T. A. Bay Ava, Mo
Roy R. Dennis Mansfisid
W.F. Donovan
South Street
Edith
Clear Valley
OF the
STARS
Canyon
R. A. Alcorn Hardware Co
H.M. Norcross Herd
Poland
China
Jake Hoover
Ben Davis Tune
Luther Claxton
Wm. L. Claxton
James Weaver
Wm. Moseley
James Claxton
Thos. BE. Fox
Jesse A. Crain
Eston Newton
Corbit S. Emmerson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles F. Marvin
Washington, D.C
Mississippi
Plains States
Southern Plains States
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Liberty Loan
Hessenle
Caroline ‘Hunt
Department of Agriculture
Lesson Bhait
Pol
Teddy
W. S. Elrod
Norwood, Mo
Farmers Produce
Jarrett Bldg
North Side
Phone I
K. Knotwell
F. M. Huffman
Nurwood, Ma
Bouldin-Ryan Furniture,Co. Undertakers
T.b.bouldin
Mattie Cottengim
R. E. Williams
Sanol
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