11 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
1
Editor THE MAURICE TIMES J F VAN GORKOM and Publisher Issued every Friday Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Maurice In under the act of Congress of march 8 1879 Subscription 1 25 per year if paid in advance If not 1 50
Train schedules show north south and east west routes with passenger and freight times. Official directory lists country officers, congressmen, supervisors, city officers, and post office regulations including hours and mail exchange policy with trains.
Mr and Mrs Otto Kuhl spent last week visiting friends in this vicinity Rev and Mrs Harper and family visited at the Henry Hawkins home Saturday A basket social will be held at Emery school Friday evening All are invited Gavin Moir of Pelican Rapids Minn visits relatives and friends this week Many local youths danced at the Gas Witt home Tuesday night Thurst Chapman cut his foot while cutting wood Tuesday Get well wishes for T K and a speedy return.
A wide collection of tidbits from a small town era, including Mrs. Heusiniveld hosting the Ladies Aid Society, Abe Levering's Minnesotan visit, church consistory gatherings, birth announcements, and a humorous tale of John and Jim repairing a phone and a pump. Also mentions coal shortages talk, business moves to LeMars, a satirical piece on wealth and women, and the Sinai Rock of Moses lore tied to Bedouin reverence.
Yu Ting Kwai, a leading Chinese delegate, described China’s long ancient roots in alchemy and major contributions to gunpowder, paper, glass, and porcelain. He noted China’s shift to agriculture and mineral wealth, with new boards for agriculture and industry, provincial controls, planned experimental stations, and growing provincial chemical and agricultural societies. He emphasized chemistry and mathematics as compulsory in elementary education to expose students to natural phenomena.
A compilation of varied notes outlines world rainfall, early rail and telephone history, lunar shadows, Japan’s coal trade with China, UK ship output, proposed concrete stockyard laws, Mexico dairy development, Russia’s dredging claim, American cement mill push, Alberta wheat outlook, Saskatchewan optimism, Greenwich mean time adoption in the UK, New Ireland time difference, the origin of “bear the bell,” condensed milk export growth, a Leipsic malaria campaign, and mosquito control measures in homes.
A garbled dialogue mix hints at social quips and rural mishaps. Jokes about luck and manners blend with a countryside anecdote of an automobile going into an embankment and a flirtatious exchange between a girl and her father as a punchline.
The item describes estimates of China’s foreign population at 40 000 and uses flower stems in weak ammonia solution to keep freshness for 15 to 30 days. It also mentions peroxide to revive faded blue prints, a sewing machine using alternating electrical currents to separate cream and milk, Melbourne University reforming veterinary study, wooden sandals with spring clips for horses, and tar coated water pipes needing shellacking before painting to avoid stains.
A brief note urges readers to support their local newspaper to secure ongoing community reporting and service. It highlights the value of local coverage for civic information and community ties, encouraging regular readership and patronage.
Warm spell melts snow leaving roads in poor condition. John Linnan buys Maurice residence west of the school from Dick Feenstra. Hugh McDonald greets a new baby girl arriving Monday. A. D. Thomas & Co. closes its local elevator. J. A. Jameson will relocate to Doon to run the elevator there.
Mrs. N. Wassenaar of Sioux Center visited the D. Vanden Berg home on Thursday. The Farmers Elevator Co. reports arrival of coal cars including hard coal Sprint and Hocking Valley soft coal, all of the best quality. Last week the parsonage of the First Reformed church was wired with lights planned for the basement, barns, and yard.
Quotations from Tacitus Shakespeare Campbell Shakespeare Aesop Walton Carlyle and Marcus Aurelius on virtue life and character form a compact anthology. The lines emphasize patience justice dignity self formation and steady action for a virtuous life.
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