21 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
1
Editor J F van Gorkom calls Maurice Times the weekly paper issued every Friday with second class matter status and postal details. Subscription is $1.25 in advance or $1.50 if paid later.
Time schedule for GNRR and C N W trains with arrival and departure times. Local county and city officers listed including treasurer, auditor, recorder, sheriff, superintendent of schools, county attorney, coroner, and city officials. Post office hours daily and mail exchange rules noted.
An entomologist explains the housefly Musca domestica life cycle from eggs to adults and argues for a campaign against the pest. It urges cleaning to remove filth, window screening, and sticky fly papers as practical controls to curb disease spread and improve urban living.
A collage of aphorisms from Ruskin Emerson Penn Montaigne and others on truth effort conscience and character. The excerpts urge clear thought decisive action self reliance and the value of work for personal growth.
Local notices recount moves and visits in Maurice Iowa from January 1898. Beltman of Sioux Center relocates to Maurice to occupy a Gerritsen house. The post office shifts locations with Mieras as post master and Leo Moran assisting temporarily. Various residents make short visits and recoveries noted.
A writer recalls a wild incident when Ray Hershey burst into the room with blood in his eye and a stove barrier saved the staff. He vows to print a “right name” about a young lady after a mischief involving wetting names in last week’s issue. The door must be replaced and the lock repaired before further trouble.
Mrs Ben Den Guden is con vincing nicely from for recent ilness. NM. Zoot returned home Thurs day from a two week's visit on Wisconsin. Dr Oggel and J.C. Harrison were in Sioux City on business Thursday. The oldest daughter of J. E. Mieras has been sick with tonsi litis this week. Mr.and Mrs. S. Allen return ed Thursday from an extended visit at Janesville, Ia. Alvert Slob, of Sioux Center was here on business Thursday. This office acknowledged a pleas ant call from the gentleman.
Sam Baker plans a horse purchase event in Maurice on Wednesday January 26 seeking buyers and accepting offers. The notice invites horse owners to bring animals for potential sale.
A collection of aphorisms on health hygiene and prevention. Quotes from Shakespeare Hugo Muensterberg Sir W Temple and Fisher emphasize air, prevention of crime through health, and the costs of unnecessary disease.
A mid twentieth century appeal stresses parental involvement in education, comparing parents to farmers and merchants who monitor workers. It urges parents to visit schools, support teachers, and set strong character, noting the Golden Rule guides good dealings and future success.
Quoted reflections emphasize the duty of pastors and teachers to instill clean blood ethics and the spiritual substratum in daily life. Health is described as superior to money since it enables all needs, while poverty and sickness are linked to bodily and moral weakness.
An essay criticizes public schools for producing graduates with poor English and limited reasoning. It cites employer dissatisfaction, high numbers of graduates, and Emerson’s remark that Americans are highly schooled yet undereducated. A professor blames teachers and administrators for curricula aligned with theory rather than outcomes.
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