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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
7
The Maurice Times marks its publisher G. A. Tyler and notes second class matter status from August 4, 1911 at the Maurice post office under the 1879 act. It lists subscription rates of $1.50 in advance.
A traveler recounts China and Hong Kong experiences aboard a ship. He notes crude crab handling, locusts sold for singing, and cheap labor. Hong Kong is described with its harbor, hills, peak views, British control, and river sampans.
Letter from Gerrit D. Van Peursem describes a captain’s failure on a voyage that ended in a wreck with no loss of life. The ship remains visible, machinery partly salvaged, and the crew nears Singapore and Colombo with plans to send the letter from Muscat. The writer notes distance north of the equator and a Malay Straits passage before arriving in Colombo on November 1.
A small ad promotes a classified column as a sales tool with a moderate charge, inviting readers to use the service for selling items. It positions the column as a personal salesman and emphasizes affordability.
Classifieds advertise a farm for rent in Osceola county with improved features and inquiry at The Times office Maurice. Also offers Grassey Farm Agency Lynn for farm sale or purchase, a second hand electric washer for sale, and a beef quarter for sale by Jake Riepma.
For sale a nice lot of full breed Plymouth Rock roosters offered by L H Heinrich Maurice Route 1. Contact details provided locally.
Miss De Boer, a nurse from Sia City, has returned home Friday after treating patients in the scarlet fever vicinity. Richard Van Groningen and Mieras visited Orange City Thursday night. John E. Mieras traveled to Alien Orange City to fetch a load of fatal which he brought here.
An account describes Arnold Langerack and others at Orange City as a house kitchen crew for Sunday. Names include Paul Patterson Henry DeJong and Tamily, with mentions of a release from small DEX Aug Saturday morning. The text notes Mrs Hear ma of Monroe and De ber Tt and Ds Haarsma, a former occupant, and references a formal move into a building formerly occupied while noting crimes on Bove.
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