28 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
1
The Maurice Times lists J. F. Van Gorkom as publisher and notes a Friday issue schedule. Subscription is 1.25 dollars per year if prepaid. otherwise 1.50 dollars. The paper is entered as second class matter at the Maurice post office under federal law.
Scribbled notice lists city officials and supervisors in Sioux Center, with connections to the C. and N.W. Railway. It sets post office hours 7:30 am to 8:30 pm and states mails close ten minutes before trains arrive, directing readers to a timetable.
Pupils of the local High School report on campus quirks and mishaps. Tom Linnan wastes time this week while Merrill jokes about abstract nouns. Maite slips over Prat's chair during drill. Mr Van Wechel wraps ears in paper to beat the cold.
The article explains how U S Army Signal Corps studied Native American signaling via smoke and color to transmit messages when lines fail. It details smoke bombs and flares, color-coded smoke, parachute rockets, thermally sealed signaling cans, and naval use of stars and colored electric lights.
Local notes from Maurice reflect social gatherings at Geo Van Pearse and John Fanning homes with dancing games and supper. A lucky holder won a buffalo coat ticketed by Umhoefer boys. Minneapolis fire engine rep discusses water works and fire protection with Mayor Cheever. A runaway team injures Wm Dealy, who walked the rest of the way.
I will pay no further groceries or materials ordered in my name by anyone. No one has authority to charge merchandise without a written order from me. Take notice and govern yourselves accordingly. Signed Mrs Johanna Roghair.
A young man living on Chicago's West Side abandoned male attire and worked as domestic help under the name Te atte Robinson. Detectives uncovered the disguise after a few days, and he was fined 85 dollars plus costs and ordered to resume wearing conventional dress. The article blends moral quotes on health and consumption from Treves, Johnson, Longfellow, and Osler.
J C W Beckham becomes Frankfort editor focusing on suffrage petitions and Governor Warner of Michigan tops the list. Hoke Smith plans to resume law practice after Georgia’s governorship. Ohio's Carl Carey Anderson recalls bootblack beginnings and buying his mother's home at sixteen. Don C McMullen of Tampa linked to Florida prohibition efforts as a possible future governor candidate. Norah Davis, author of Wallace Rhodes, served as Birmingham district court clerk. Minnesota Governor John A Johnson eyed for U S Senate against Clapp whose term ends March 3 1911. Theodore Roosevelt’s 1886 NY mayor vote and Roosevelt 60 100, Henry George 68 110, Abram Hewitt 90 552 tallies cited. Richard A Sherman elected president of Utica’s Consolidated Water Co. and resigns as private secretary to William Loeb. Mrs Frank B Vrooman daughter of Gen John C Black pays 3000 for pew beside Mrs Taft in St. John’s Church Washington, church says it’s the highest price ever for a pew.
A tall quiet Duke of Devonshire appears in a Piccadilly club as an American guide notes his famed sleepiness. The article describes European royal cradles, including the Dutch queen’s infant and the Empress Eugenie’s cradle, with prices and craftsmanship details. Fort McHenry is urged to remain a military post for quick reach to Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.
A collection of maxims and wry observations about married life, social behavior, and rural manners. It touches on jealousy, flirtation, overwork, church attendance, age, rumor, and the teasing dynamics between husbands and wives in a rustic, proverbial tone.
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