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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
4
A damaged line notes a fourth class matter entry for Mansfield Press with an official stamp and date placeholder. The fragment references Meosfield and March and mentions an actor or person Dun with unclear role.
The article describes growing use of floating elevators to handle grain exports at Odessa, Russia. Each elevator loads about 30 tons per day for foreign detachment, at a charge of 25 cents per ton, roughly half the cost of manual loading.
To the public we announce a new commodious public school building is nearing completion after a long interim. The note urges citizen cooperation to adapt to conditions and support a decisive push to make the school among the best, calling locals to unite and put their efforts to work under Principal L D Curty.
In a terse market of opinions a young lawyer and a young doctor vie for a woman's favor. The lawyer asks only hypothetical questions while the doctor merely holds her hand to take her pulse, leaving which suitor leads uncertain.
Offth Sunday meeting to be held Oct 20 to 30 and 31 Friday night at 7 00 p m devotional led by Elder J A P Pool then organize Saturday 9 a m program on missions duties preaching and questions by multiple speakers including Andrew Russ J W Roberts A A Babb J G Chadwell J K Seal D F Ellis R Grifford J D Newton and Bid J Bi Seal Sunday 9 0 0 organize convention 8 15 questions on Sunday school and teachers qualifications preached by D F Bliss and others final discussion on youth authority for Sunday school recitation and study prior to service times
Local column reports visiting relatives in Kansas City and Okla, new foundation work for a building, a bakery change of ownership, move of residents from St Louis and Logan Co to the area, and upcoming farmers meeting. It mentions telegraph and railroad comments, a witch social event, and a dentist returning home for a venture. Names include Higelow Freeman Mitchcock Darnell Robinett Young Campbell Cochran, and others in the community.
A Scotsman visiting London for the first time says it was a grand place but the people were not honest. He tested the matter by buying a box of pins labeled 1000 for a penny and, counting them on the train back home, found 17 short.
For sale a flock of Purse bred Buff Orpington chickens promoted as the best egg producers by J. M. Thirkield.
Local brief records no shooting hunting or trapping on J M Thirkield farm. J W Brazeal rebuilding barn with Jay Pope as carpenter. Elmer Strong plans a ride on Woodmen goat first Saturday night in November. Mr and Mrs White of Seymour visited the farmer's father and brothers and attended services at Dennis church. Wanted to rent a farmer requires a big alley for particulars. Harrison returns from business trip and will depart again. Dranghon's Business College scholarship noted in Springfield Missouri. For sale details and $5.00 cast vales, address Ant Salown League.
A garbled roster lists multiple county and city officials including presiding judge probate judge clerk recorder sheriff prosecutor assessor treasurer mayor and police judge. The text appears as scattered names and titles without coherent context or dates.
A page lists multiple fraternal lodges with officers and meeting nights including Noble Grand and Secretary roles, plus Royal Neighbors and A M M affiliations. It also details Masonic and Eastern Star chapters with meeting times, officers, and locations, followed by Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist church service times and pastors.
A Kansas City man devises a cheap bath apparatus using two iron pipes and four shower sprays mounted on a frame to provide free street baths for the poor. The setup costs about six dollars to build, supplies water from the city, and runs daily in summer afternoons. Children, and even horses, use the baths, with attendants guiding the sessions.
A Montreal Herald portrait features 80 year old Vineland New Jersey resident Sue Susan Fowler in an eccentric costume with orthodox trousers under a knee length skirt and a cape with a large brooch. Fowler has worn it 40 years and lives alone, with praise for her principled stance against conventional female dress as the piece questions reform in women’s clothes.
Pittsburg financier Mr Newrich reviews his mansion library needs. He confirms orders for an 895 000 edition de luxe Dickens bound in levant and a 10 000 set of Shakespeare. He also lists standard authors and a memo of the complete set then asks for a read, mentioning Old Sleuth.
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