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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
2
Bram Stoker quotes a 1878 Ulster Hall reading where an orator praises Henry Irving yet paradoxically reveals Irish bull rhetoric. The text notes the speaker’s praise of his magrai nature and rectitude while hinting at irony in the description of the guest’s private life.
A humorous exchange discusses the saying a woman is always right and a Pope quote that whatever is, is right. The dialogue features Jim How, Mer Well, and BO in a Chicago News frame.
Seventeen Nears the Standard promotes a scientifically prepared remedy for women's ailments. For sale at drug stores, claim emphasizes proven worth and rapid, lasting effects.
A comic exchange shows a patient boasting of appetite after taking tonic T. The doctor questions the claim as the patient admits only eating one soda cracker per week, prompting a witty remark about what constitutes a remarkable appetite.
An ad claims Pape's Diapepsin cures fermentation and sour stomach within five minutes. It touts the product as a universal remedy for indigestion and related stomach ailments, available in 50 cent cases at local drug stores.
A physician mocks biblical miracles noting Lazarus was raised yet modern science progresses. Reverend Herbert Hy Tres ham counters with a smile. The exchange hints at financing a cattle sale and a printer's devil remark as side notes.
Millionaire owner August Belmont testified before a legislative committee that he felt persecuted and that racing associations and the jockey clubs fought anti racing bills fairly. Keene and Whitney were in Europe. Belmont explained the jockey club is a fifty member close corporation formed years ago by turf interests. He said a $5 700 assessment on the Coney Island Jockey Club was not an official fee but an informal contribution.
United States attorney John Lord O'Brien declared the sale of decayed eggs for food a scandal and said a conviction in a U S court marks the start of a nationwide drive to halt the traffic. The Henry Sloane company of Buffalo was convicted of shipping 150 cans to Sam Rothnberg of New York. Judge Holt imposed the maximum $200 fine for a single clear violation of the pure food law after five tons of bad eggs arrived here in forty eight hours. Ony
A rule by the stock exchange will bar nonmembers from the foyer after December 1. Only members may stay for interviews, with nonmembers allowed in briefly for talks and required to leave once business is finished.
Joseph F. Baker former Winds Central railroad machinery chief appeared in criminal court on Tuesday and posted a bond of 10000. He was indicted with Frank B. Harriman John M. Taylor and Charles L. Hwing in the car theft investigation and had been reported out of the country when the indictments were returned.
The Rev Dr Sylvester Scovel long time Wooster resident and president of the American branch of the International Peace Society died at home Tuesday night after a pneumonia attack contracted on Thanksgiving Day. He was years old.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, man Peterson was instantly killed and C K Wellington fatally injured at Walcott, Wyoming, when a handcar on which they rode was struck by a work train. Both men worked in the Union Pacific engineering department.
Sioux City Iowa markets report Tuesday quotations with top beef cattle at 5.55 and top hogs at 7.17 dollars. The local market lists prevailing prices for live stock categories and reflects regional trade conditions.
The Nebraska vote tallies indicate Aldrich Republican leads Dahlman Democrat for governor by about 15 310 votes though Democrats secure a legislative majority in both houses. Portland report notes David Westman convicted in federal court of engaging in white slave traffic and sentenced to five years.
A military expert argues airships will make warfare prohibitively expensive. A second expert counters flying machines may not cost much to build but the expense of aviators and operation could render pursuit unaffordable.
Byron was drafting line after line as the ocean image loomed. A quip suggested turning it into a steam roller joke while colleagues teased his retreat from politics.
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form at 25c 60c and 1.00 with eye salve in aseptic tubes and free eye books and advice by mail. Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago promotes the products and there is a brief probate remark about the Askitt old Skinners estate with heirs contesting.
Advertisement declares Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation by addressing the cause. It notes constipation as a root of many diseases and promotes easy intake. The text also contrasts a girl's romantic focus at sixteen with a mature concern for money at twenty-six.
A Mt. Vernon Kentucky family recalls severe scalp eczema in their three month old daughter. After trying doctors with no relief, they used Cuticura Remedies including Resolvent Soap Ointment and Soda. Within two weeks scales disappeared and hair regrew, with full recovery in about five weeks.
A newspaper promoted Mind Extract Dandelion with Compound Karyon and Sansapartila soup as a kitchen cure for rheumatism. It claims to cleanse and strengthen kidneys, reduce backache and uric acid, and urges druggists to stock ingredients for sufferers.
Col Moses C Wetmore longtime Democratic national committeeman and Bryan ally died or was injured in St Louis after being struck by a wagon and horse. The report lists his status as seriously injured in the incident and notes his role as campaign manager in 1908 alongside W J Bryan.
The AFL ends its 30th convention in St Louis naming Atlanta next year and endorsing woman suffrage. A huge mix of international and domestic items follow, including Brazil mutinies, US conscription talk, railroad rate concerns, bankruptcy cases, a high profile San Francisco political figure's appeal denial, postal reforms, and a Democratic House majority forecast for the next session.
Ten minutes of fire caused the deaths of 26 girls and injuries to 50 in a four story Newark factory blaze. Battling Nelson lost to Owen Moran in San Francisco in an eleventh round. The internal revenue report shows 262,490 corporations filed, total capital 52.47 billion, tax 27.29 million. Mexican engagement left rebels routed with 13 killed. Census anticipates US population over 103 million. Cork clashes leave about 80 injured. Gypsy Queen the elephant executed with cyanide. Various suicides, fires, and disasters across the country including New York suicide, Chicago riot, and Denova Iowa deaths. Chanute dies in Chicago at 79. Brazil capitulates to mutinous navy. Taft makes public corporate returns. Train No 6 engineer dies at 40 mph. Knight case work exceeds 1,000,000. Fire at Young’s hotel. Beggs family injured escaping. Drexel breaks aerial height record. Clowry resigns. Vail named. Senator Elkins expected to resume duties after Christmas.
The piece argues that high living costs are worsened by wasteful buying and touts Calumet Baking Powder as a superior, uniform, and trustworthy option. It emphasizes consistent strength, air tight packaging, no cheap fillers, and compliance with pure food laws, with a refund offer if the customer is not satisfied.
A rector decorates the baptismal font with evergreens as Miss Dymple enters wearing no hat. He sternly reminds her that women should not appear in church with uncovered heads. She hurriedly retrieves his derby, places it on her head, and asks if it will do.
A garden corner features plants gifted by friends. a pinks clump from a dear school friend now abroad reminds the owner that each fragrance carries a memory of her longtime chum. The piece praises a garden of friendship as a pretty, lasting fancy.
The mother and father scheme to deter Gwendoline from loving Pen Niless by creating a pressure for marriage to keep her from choosing him. They discuss telling her they want her to marry him as a plan to end the match.
A weary stranger jokes about taking forty winks to rest. The back driver asks what he should do, whether drive to a hotel or a drug store, highlighting a humorous misdirection and a momentary uncertainty.
A puzzle-like verse excerpt questions why lengthy telephone speeches persist and who benefits from extended conversations. A terse speaker challenges the rationale behind protracted talks, hinting at strategic delays or hidden motives.
An unclear excerpt contemplates motives and desire, noting preaching on spiritual fatherhood loses impact when moral appeal is not matched by affection for youths. The passage suggests unattainable charm remains powerful and elusive.
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