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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
3
The author notes that Moroccans commonly bury wealth to hide it from kin and trusted others. Upon a patriarch’s death diggings begin, often yielding nothing. In a coast town a hidden fortune was found built into a wall during house demolition.
A health ad highlights kidney disease symptoms in women from backache to dizziness and urges Dolan's Kidney Pills for relief and cure. Mrs. Irene Tudor of Bellefontaine Ohio credits the treatment, naming FosterMilburn Co. as the maker and 60 cents per box price. Also included is a brief note on Leonora OReilly a suffragist orator and a light moral quip from the Boston Transcript.
The Capitol empties after an extraordinary tariff session as lawmakers return home. Bills, schedules and reports lie scattered across desks while cleaners prepare for the next session. Other notes mention costs of the tariff, White House room additions, a buried tennis ball and a land settlement with the government. The Bureau of Statistics reports lake shipments up from last year and John W W Herron improves after a stroke.
Miss Elsie Gasser aged 18 daughter of Attorney John J Gasser of 2419 West McMicken avenue Cincinnati died after tight lacing of corsets and clothes. Doctors believed appendicitis led to surgery but the procedure weakened her and the tight lacing caused fatal organ injury. Dr Gustave Strohbach warns against dangerous lacing and notes no use in teaching girls to avoid it.
Of 900 applicants for the Yale Sheffield Scientific School in New Haven Conn only 278 met the requirements.
A New York woman calling herself the Marquise de la Rochebry ant offers twenty nine titles to American women for a price of one million dollars each. The bold claim centers on titles of nobility and social standing with no clear legal recognition stated.
A collage of editorial quips mocks young rulers like Persia’s shah and Spain’s Alfonso. Observers joke about child labor laws, royal titles, and the burdens of monarchy amid revolts, surgeries, and soldiers marching to Morocco.
A chorus of editorials comments on postwar tensions and diplomacy. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes renewed quarrels among neighbors and signals another conflict may arise before press time. Other papers discuss Bolivia Argentina and Spain actions and ponder a South American bank. Sugar trust indictments prompt sharp national jabs about public sentiment and justice figures.
International Harvester announces a profit sharing plan for its 30,000 employees. Employees may buy 12,500 preferred shares at 115 and 15,000 common shares at 75, installments deducted from wages. The aim is workforce permanency and increased participation, following a steel trust model.
Cardinal Gibbons criticizes former Justice Brown's statement that divorce, if without fraud and with proper notice, is a blessing for both parties. He argues Christian law for 2000 years rests on Christ's teachings and cites loose laws as a main cause of rising divorces.
The Farmers Elevator Company purchased the Hanson and Barren elevator at Badger Minnesota for four thousand one hundred dollars. Farmers at Greenbush are successfully operating an elevator. Recent heavy rains stop prairie fires and revive hay growth promising a magnificent crop.
A Newark woman recounts severe eczema covering her body with bleeding sores and hair loss. She credits Cuticura remedies after doctor efforts failed, noting relief and full recovery. The piece also covers a patent suit against major auto makers and assorted magazine snippets.
Detroit Free Press item notes a wife and husband exchange over a delayed arrival caused by a missed streetcar. Separate Canadian report announces a new government fuel testing plant to develop peat as a fuel, citing abundant peat resources in Canada.
In his work on the Crimean War Kinglake received varied correspondence from readers including a bereaved couple in the colonies who lost their child and asked to be mentioned. They later sent a black bordered note thanking him while declaring they had no details to give and begging him to imagine their son’s story.
A Dundee Advertiser report describes a mourning practice among Central Australians. Widows must wear white from a husband’s death for a year and avoid male visibility under threat of death. Afterward she can speak only if remarrying. otherwise she uses a hand sign language with other women to convey ideas.
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