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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
3
A garbled passage describes dubious corn removing remedies and odd household scenes. It mentions a product placed at a table and a mother figure directing another to read a ta ble about a calf, all in a blurred, fragmented voice. The tone echoes a dated, informal domestic anecdote.
A Minnesota resident cites relief from dyspepsia kidney swelling and swelling feet after trying Anuric Tablets from Dr Pellete. The testimonial mentions multiple remedies failed until the antiuric acid tablet package arrived by mail.
The article notes rising U S reliance on tropical and subtropical goods for foodstuffs and manufacturing inputs. It cites growing import value and volume, especially rubber, oil, tobacco, sugar, and raw silk, with tropical nations supplying a larger share of U S needs in the fiscal year ending January. It discusses price and quantity changes and reciprocal growth from tropical producers.
The ad urges women to buy Diamond Dyes for bright, lasting results on wool linen cotton and blends, claiming simple directions and a color card from the local druggist. A brief narrative excerpt at the end mentions a girl Mary Elen asking her father not to shave to keep his whiskers.
A simple endorsement for Red Cross Ball Blue as a preferred laundry additive to achieve bright white clothes after a long day of hard work.
Fragmented dialogue depicts a humorous household scene with mentions of bootleggers and jokes about prohibition. The chatter centers on a character named Charles and a bootlegger's shoes, conveying light social humor.
A fragmentary Outlawk piece argues Japan prefers peace with America and warns against war. It claims Japan would only fight in self defense and cites population, resources, and emigration as factors shaping the conflict. The writing references U S Russia Japan relations and economic needs.
A chaotic scene in Davenport sees the Socialist party winning the city council seats in a contentious election. The report notes strong socialist strength and possible shifts in local power as various factions clash over policy in the wake of political upheaval.
The readable portion shows garbled OCR with incomplete phrases and names. No coherent event, date, or entities can be confirmed from the fragment to form a proper card with factual detail.
The ad promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching with a routine of Cuticura Soap and hot water followed by Cuticura Talcum. It promises a fascinating fragrance and lists a price of 25 cents each.
The article notes Lithuania's strong beekeeping culture with widespread hives and honey exports, and mentions Midus made from honey. It also reports a Kansas project using a large grasshopper bait, including a costly formula, to curb pest swarms affecting winter wheat.
A sketch notes Fanny Crosby as the prolific hymn writer with more than six thousand works. Blind from youth, she married composer Alexander Van Alstyne and later taught at the Freeman school. Her best known hymns appear in Moody and Sankey hymnals and have been sung by famous artists and recorded for phonographs. A household tip suggests using mustard to lift red ink stains from linen.
Returning soldiers relate a World War I tale of a water truck hitched to two ration wagons. A driver loses his way in night fog and trenches and nears German lines as a doughboy signals in a whisper for him to turn around.
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