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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
7
In Haiti, almost every material is reused. Packing boxes from condensed milk and barrel staves are used for fences, shingles, and repairs. Five gallon oil cans fetch 15 to 20 cents gold and are cherished for water, clothes, and cooking use. Lard tins serve as a dry measure called mamite, while match tins sell for 5 to 10 cents each.
An old bachelor notes that the wedding vocalization is more pressing than the singing at a funeral, highlighting the social weight of matrimony in the community.
Fragmentary text shows a character voice and a request for money. The passage resembles a street vernacular dialogue with hints of a plan to obtain funds and an emphasis on voice cultivation. No clear names, dates, or event details are present.
Dialogue explores the concept of an embarrassment of riches with lines about wealth and its impact. The exchange questions whether someone can truly have more money than they know what to do with and suggests such abundance may exist without causing pain.
A rural parish vicar who preached for foreign missions faced cold reception in a village shop. The shopkeeper produced a marked half-crown returned from last Sunday's plate, saying Africans never received the money. The tale hints at dyspepsia souring human kindness.
The state board of education batt ing committee approved next legislature requests for a new hall of botany and geology at the University of Iowa. A $100,000 Bedford stone wing will ad join the $859,000 library building, with the first phase east of the law building. The second and third installments are planned later. About 1,224 patients at Clarinda Insane Hospital enjoy a rich garden harvest and strong yields. Beekeeping, onion promotion, and canning industry news follow, with regional farm prospects and state fair policing by Iowa State College cadets.
Paris reports gains for the Allied wings at the entrance to the Vardar valley as the main army concentrates there. Bulgarians bend seven-nation front. Serbian losses noted on the left. British and French retreat on the Struma. little change on the western front. Russian fighting heavy in the Stokhod and the Carpathians with the Caucasus offensive hinted by Grand Duke Nicholas.
Secretary Lansing announced the U S side of the joint commission to settle U S Mexican differences includes Franklin K Lane Judge George Gray and Dr John R Mott all have accepted Their Mexican counterparts were named earlier and talks will begin with Ambassador designate Elizario Arrendondo Sessions may be held on the New Jersey coast per Mexican preference
New York chairman Vance McCormick and New Jersey Governor Fielder arranged to notify President Wilson of his renomination at Shadow Lawn Long Branch New Jersey on September 2 Invitations go to 5000 and accommodations for 16000 were organized.
At the Japanese embassy in Washington DC officials dismissed reports of Japan seeking a Panama coaling station as propaganda for alarm, calling the tale so ridiculous a denial would be unnecessary.
Washington reports that the American supervision of Dominican finances will expand to internal revenue and customs. A budget system is to be arranged, with President Carvajal expected to accept the plan and gain recognition of his government.
In Mexico near Matamoros southeast of Torreon Gen Trevino reports Carranza troops disrupted a small bandit group that had robbed ranches. Three men were killed and the bandit leader captured in the operation.
A British official announces belief that a Nassau class German battleship was sunk by the British submarine U-23. The report notes the loss's status as unconfirmed and frames it as a naval wartime update.
In Omaha Nebraska a robber entered a restaurant in the heart of the bust aheel district and forced the cashier to surrender the weekly payroll of 125. The thief fled after taking the money.
Hogs sold at 11.30 dollars per hundred pounds at the Union Stock Yards, the highest price on record since Civil War era. Dealers reported strong demand and brisk trading amid market optimism.
Readers ask if Lydia E Pinkham's Medicine Co letters are genuine. The company states they publish only real letters with consent and no falsities. Many women credit Vegetable Compound with relief from displacements inflammation nervousness and other female ills.
A playful exchange imagines Jerry joining the pickle bottling trade with a corking pun. The light banter centers on corks and jars, hinting at a humorous business setup without firm details.
An advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a leading kidney and bladder remedy for men and women. It claims high success in thousands of cases and offers a sample bottle by mail with a pamphlet, directing readers to Dr. Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York and a ten cent enclosure.
The excerpt portrays a strained parting between Mary and Harry as they agree to avoid further contact. The dialogue hints at emotional distance and a practical decision to end their relationship.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as the most effective remedy for dandruff itching burning scalp and hair loss. It urges applying Ointment to spots then washing with Soap using hot water and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A fragment shows two speakers, Geraldine and Gerald, debating mentioning a thirtieth birthday. One resists dwelling on the past while the other brushes aside talk of anniversaries.
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