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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
4
Aaurice fimes Gd and Pab Ette read a second elaga matter on August 4 1911 at the post office in Manurien Iowa under the Act of March 3 1679. Subscription rates 2.4053 in ad.
A string of short mentions from Sioux City and nearby towns notes visits and social calls. Names include Miss Anna VanderBrock and Mrs VanderBeake visiting Orange City and Steven Sundey attending a funeral. Bargains in coats are advertised locally amid social notes and callers sharing routines.
Community items include social calls, deaths, funerals, and local business offers. Advertisements promote a catarrh cure and sale items. Names such as Adelaide LaValler Oscar Reigal Henry Delong and Wm Dusen appear amid notices from Albert Lea and Hastings.
Devoted friends mourn the death of Captain Suter who died January 11 1917 at his granddaughter Mrs William Twillman’s home in the west part of town after a long illness. Born in Hagerstown Maryland November 14 1820, he served in the Civil War rising to captain and major in Company 4th Maryland. He moved to Preston with his family in 1888 and was a longtime Mason, active in the Treton POAC and a devoted father. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 p m at the M E Church in Treton with Masons and relief corps in attendance. Burial followed at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
An offer to subscribe to the Times at one dollar fifty cents per year promises full town and nearby news coverage. The notice emphasizes local and surrounding area reporting.
Notice advertises Chesnut size hard coal for sale at 11.6G per ton in carload quantities. Buyers are urged to phone in orders promptly for pickup or delivery.
A Washington Star report summarizes United States biological surveys showing birds aid farming by consuming pests and seeds. It notes stomach studies of swallows, sparrows, and other species reveal insects and weed seeds, supporting the view birds play a beneficial agricultural role despite some doubts.
An odd corrupted passage describes a man reading the evening news after work. The garbled text mentions a streetcar accident near Niagara Falls, a motorman fatality, and a disturbed reaction as paper pages flutter and misprints abound. The scene centers on fragile memory and failed legibility.
Plans propose a monument on a 5,000 foot mountain in the Silesian lowlands to honor fallen Silesian soldiers. The design includes terraces, a conical upper section, and a massive rock base crowned by a colossal domed structure at the summit.
A garbled account notes desperation and turmoil among players and a coach as tensions rise during a chaotic sideline moment. Names and clear details are unclear but the mood centers on pressure and possible conflict.
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