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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
3
A selection of brief exchanges and aphorisms from historical editors and notable voices. Includes lines on prohibition, political rhetoric, family duty, and aging, with a nod to Meggendorfer Blaetter and E. M. Goulburn.
Report covers the Peargon syndicate's securities sale to a new American backed coast to coast rail combine spanning over 40,000 miles and 3 billion dollars in capital. It also notes a fatal crash near Etna Green Indiana killing Mr and Mrs Melville Brooks and Mrs C H Thoring, plus political shifts in Pennsylvania Ohio and Nebraska, labor strikes, and other national incidents.
The climate greatly influences road building with plastic eastern soils and semiarid western sand hills. Wet eastern roads need sand in mud, while dry western roads benefit from clay. Proper mix of sand and clay, crown design, and drainage are essential for durable roads under varying weather.
The mole is a stout insect eating mammal that burrows underground forming extensive galleries. It is voracious and can survive only 10 to 12 hours without food. Moles may attack larger animals when hungry and will devour the weaker if confined together without nourishment. They adapt to water.
The article asserts dry periods still yield fair grain from well-cultivated mile maize, producing about 15 bushels per acre even when corn fails. In good seasons it yields more grain and offers greater feed value, while emphasizing the virtue of a clean garden.
Instructions describe using a 12 foot lever and rope swings to lift wagon bodies. Posts eight to twelve feet high are set securely with four feet projecting. A lever is bolted to the long post and linked to wagon frame by rope hooks. Short post holds lever end, with pins for various wagon heights.
Minnesota state entomologist at the experiment station deems the English sparrow a menace to farmers for grain loss and displacement of useful birds. The division suggests humane methods such as feeding a winter wheat line to intoxicate and kill the birds, while warnings against poisons due to cat and poultry risk.
The article advises on turnips as a profitable second crop and emphasizes a man’s role in building a good garden. It covers seed planting methods, gear readiness, blanching celery, weekly sowings for lettuce and radishes, tool maintenance to avoid losses, timely grass cutting, use of chaff as fertilizer, and sprouting corn to boost field appearance and earnings.
A mother uses a playful language moment to teach a lesson about slang. A toddler asks what hornswoggled means and the mother redirects, revealing the phrase means the same as gol darned in a humorous exchange.
A night clerk at about 1 a.m. encountered a man in evening clothes claiming to be Ferguson and asking for key to room 44. Soon a second man appeared in shirt sleeves with a hat, asking for the Ferguson key. The guest reportedly went to his room, then is said to have fallen from a window, leaving the key inside. the clerk is asked for another key.
Four year old Edward longs for a baby sister and dismisses a one year old as “an old baby” preferring “bran new one wif notfin on but talcum powder.” The tale, sourced from Red Hen, captures a child’s mischievous wish.
Historic advertisement urging caregivers to inspect Castoria and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup bottles for safety claiming 30 years of use. Notes teething relief and soothing claims while promoting child health products with generic cautions about infant care.
A Minneapolis reader cites relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges others to seek guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and notes free confidential advice for twenty years.
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