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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1916
Page
4
Notice shows a 1911 postal registration line with misread town name Piouries, state Texas or Iowa, and subscription rate details. The fragment indicates a newspaper imprint noting second class matter status and annual price. The readable entities include a post office, year 1911, and $1.50 subscription rate.
The Maurice Fourth of July Boosters conducted an auto trip to nearby towns with music and decorations. They distributed cards and bills at each stop, wore white uniforms for the parade, and carried a banner reading Celebrate the Fourth in Maurice. Stops included Sorabie raig, Tretorn, Eigaxs Center and range Cite.
England is described as a land of free speech while on the continent police strictly monitor speech and incendiary utterances. The passage notes political refugees from Russia Austria Germany or France seeking asylum in England and cites disruptions by suffragists, including demonstrations and disorder, as compared to earlier political turmoil.
Sheridan Wyoming reports a new lifelike water rescue suit designed to aid survival at sea. The invention features waterproof fabric, buoyant padding, and integrated plant-based materials to enhance buoyancy. The prototype reportedly withstood immersion, but no water-filled test evidence is documented.
A local column lists residents and visitors in Maurice and nearby towns. Notes mention a painting and paper hanging business opening in Maurice, various neighbors traveling to Orange City Sioux City LeMars Hawarden and Sioux Center, births and anniversaries, a baby girl born June 24, a broken collarbone from a child, militia travel to Mexico, and community notices including a Fourth of July event and W C T U lunch details. The item preserves period voice and multiple named individuals and places.
James De Jong and his daughter return to Michigan after weeks of recovery. His son Fred recently graduated from Hope College this spring and plans to join the family at home.
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