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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
3
In a Chicago Tribune sketch, Elder Harris insists on trading his chestnut sorrel pony for Brer Reuben’s bay, while Reuben questions if the Ten Commandments still apply. The elder finally admits envy appeals even to him as the exchange idea collapses.
A Cleveland Leader quip on two women arguing who should pay their fare and a diplomat conductor suggesting a denatured Dutch treat where each pays the other. The exchange ends with a humorous note on shared responsibility. Also quotes from Coakley and Marcus Aurelius appear in the clipping.
A Pennsylvania woman narrates how headaches palpitations and fatigue faded after replacing coffee with Postum. She recalls a friend’s recommendation and her gradual improvement, praising Postum as a delicious food drink and invoking the slogan There’s a Reason.
Sioux City report shows April 10 1910 to January 1 1911 debt fallen by about 160000 due to 25000 bond payment and 75000 on old debts. New council inherited total indebtedness of 1464964.08 including bonds and city bills.
Cedar Rapids reports Joseph Vam pula shot his wife Mary after a separation of months and a divorce suit. He then shot himself. authorities say he will die while Mary survives. The couple wed last July and separated three times. He had demanded withdrawal of the divorce case within three days before the fatal act.
A boy with a rifle shot a enraged heifer that attacked George Seibold in a Danbury lot near his home. Seibold suffered facial cuts and facial bruising, with injuries to his side, but the quick action of the youth prevented further harm.
Board discontinues the Floyd county short course while Le Mars hosts a February farmers’ course with Prof Holden and others. Mrs Burson of Balfour dies from a buggy fall. her mother injured. Des Moines considers 90 cent gas amid legal fights. Ernest Bergman dies by self harm in Iowa City Dunkel hotel. Engineer Charles Ecker dies from blood poisoning after a small injury. Cedar Rapids man John Vompola shoots wife and himself. he will be tried for attempted murder. Winnebgoes Magon City suffers a major fire destroying boiler and engine rooms with $5,000 loss.
Des Moines police found corpses of Otto Bark and Gus Berg in a rear room of a house amid four half empty bottles of whisky. Police suspect they were drugged and robbed. two men Seevers and Smith Berg were arrested. Bark and Berg were coal miners.
William Strohm and Emil Moore of the Muscatine Eagles pleaded guilty to contempt for violating the injunction against the Eagles home by keeping liquor there. Strohm was fined 300 dollars and Moore 350 dollars.
Clarence Lexow dies in Nyack after a notable career leading 1894 New York city government inquiries and a 1897 sugar trust probe. Miss Irene Vankleek of Ithaca, a famed Montana educator, killed in Lewistown by a fractious horse. Mrs. Harry Pollok sails aboard Vaderland with 150 stewards. Association of American Geographers opens in Pittsburgh. Illinois teachers discuss public health and education policy in Chicago. Ohio rural schools focus noted by Columbus group.
The Lisbon plot to topple the Portuguese Republic was crushed with arrests and the ringleader executed, reported via Viscount De Alte in Washington. Other items note a burglary victim torn by bloodhounds near Carrier Mills, a banker’s poisoning scare in New York court, and various international and national events.
Deputy game wardens creating a state association to improve enforcement and promote hunters. Leaders include G A Lincoln as ex officio president and B A Leighton of Waterloo as president with Wesley Brant of Creston as secretary and Dr M M Wilson of Des Moines as treasurer.
Gray has a quintet of ladies over ninety years in Maine. Mrs. Enoch Merrill is ninety nine years and eleven months old, and Mrs. Lois B. Small turned ninety eight on November 6. Also aged ninety six to ninety one are Mrs. Mary A. Frank Mrs. Hannah T. Rowe and Mrs. Mary Leighton.
A small West Philadelphia boy completes an essay about a dog. The piece defines a dog as an animule with four legs a tail and pants mentioning barking sitting and mud tracking. The quote from Carlyle about wealth contrasts love and blessing with affection and reciprocation.
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