14 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
1
The Maurice Times lists J. F. Van Gorkom as publisher and notes weekly Friday issues. It explains mailing at Maurice Indiana, second class, with advance subscription at $1.25 or $1.50 if paid later.
Railroad time table lists G N R and C N W trains with arrival and departure times for north south east and west routes. Official directory provides county officers congressional representatives city officials post office hours and mail exchange rules with train deadlines and dates.
The article argues that many feats of strength seen in vaudeville are fakes. Strong men may use hidden levers, prepped balls, or holes and spikes to simulate breaks and tearing. Big stunts like bearing multiple people or cars are elaborate illusions, not true extraordinary power.
The article explains a shift to solid insulation for cold storage relying on entrapped air within materials rather than air spaces. Cork boards and lith boards (rock fibre mineral wool with degummed flax) form dense, fire resistant barriers with minimal heat transfer, reducing fire risk and improving efficiency.
Local items from Maurice and South Sherman report births births announced a daughter to Mr and Mrs K Van der Stoep January 11 1898. King visits from Yankton. Modern Woodmen camp forms with many applications. A widow and a bachelor consider a sea voyage and matrimony. South Sherman notes cattle in Sioux City hop social Freriks hospital operation illness Emery school vacation and finances at Farmers Elevator. Page family daughter injures limb hoping for speedy recovery.
Official proceedings report the Maurice Iowa council meeting of January 5 1910 with Mayor P N Vos and council members approving last minutes paying small bills approving John Edwards saloon permit at lot 4 block 9 and authorizing purchase of three coats and hats for firemen.
The editor bears the burden of choosing topics for a paper amid many responsibilities. Readers often blame him for omissions, though most items escape notice. The best approach is to acknowledge what he does publish and what he selects or omits.
Mrs. P Van Peursem is sick with tonsillitis. J H McMahon was in Sioux City on business last Tuesday. The January blizzard of 1888 is recalled twenty two years on. Closing out sale of all men s warm shoes at Father McNally and Ed Dealy in Council Bluffs. Ladies Aid societies met with various hosts. town politics will warm up this spring as officer terms expire. A sleigh ride to Struble and a social at H H Van de Brake home, plus a moving picture program next Saturday with The Laplander and other features.
A collage of trivia noting ships last about fifteen years the US leads in stamp variety one in a million people are blind most spiders have venom but few bite humans paper shavings used for soldier mattresses dogs in car kennels provoke barking a new Alpine hotel promises full rest cure fully papier mache tableware to reduce clatter and fatigue for guests
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