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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
4
A garbled newspaper fragment surveys social mores and public concerns with tangential quips on safety, politics, sleep aids, and consumer habits. It mentions twilight sleep discourse, American travelers, and a Russian vodka substitute from furniture varnish, framed as a light editorial miscellany.
Report notes police in Chisaga will wear wrist watches as part of gear. The mention warns civilian staffers and criminals may react to watch wearing, suggesting potential safety concerns.
A British economist predicts wood prices will climb in the postwar period. optimism remains as markets eye a recovery. A separate note from an Oregon educator links marriage to increased teaching efficiency, suggesting personal life improvements may affect professional performance.
Incoherent excerpt mentions Ress and Arst flax with remanning over crave. Brief allusions to republicans and Germans using deadly gases to stun the enemy before attack. References anesthesia and humane methods to remove an enemy’s men, implying a controversial wartime debate.
The readable phrases reference airmen, U S government actions, and social critique, but the text is garbled. It mentions food and design enforcement, Uncle Sam, and war poetry themes without coherent events or concrete details.
Maurice and vicinity notes include shopping, visitors, farm prices from Farmers Elevator Company, and upcoming events. An air band concert with a balloon ascension is planned for Saturday evening. Local residents and visitors mentioned include Van Pearsem, Miss Emily Heusinkveld, Mrs H D Oggel, John Linnan, Wm Dealy Jr, James De Jong, Rita Henkels, Leo Keough, John Brink, Chris Mueller, D C Bucklay, Mrs Wm Overton, Mr Hogan, Don t forget the band concert, and Lost Watch near Treton with reward.
Miss Lucile Tholt of Sioux City visits Harrisons at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F Kidson and Frances Moir visit Ireton Thursday. Le Mars visitors include Messrs and Mesdames Win DeJong and Geo Van Peursem. Hawarden chant tandqua Wednesday. Birth of a Nation visit to Merril. Weather heavy rain causes wash-out on the Great Northern between Strubie and Dalton. Various sickness and hospital notes at Van den Brink home. W.C.T. meet at Orange City Friday. Many local visits to Le Mars and Hull. Lost and found notices listed including identification badge and keys.
The Maurice Iowa town council declared coasting on sidewalks a nuisance and ordered the mayor to issue a notice prohibiting it. By order of the town council dated July 11 1916 Geo H Elshamp mayor.
Miss Kathryn Conway of Sioux City visits at Conway home. Father Rev Ossawaarde of Central Reformed Church Sioux Center dies last Saturday of liver cancer. Funeral services were held. A horse owned by Dan Doherty’s hired man was killed by lightning Tuesday evening.
An old catalog item lists Independent Remedies Hog Tonic, Worm Powders Crude OW, and Stock Dip as livestock health products marketed for safe, humane hog care. The entry notes usage and branding details typical of agricultural supplies.
A promotional note for The Hygienist monthly magazine by Dr BRLA urges readers to buy for six dollars. It promises health advice, energy, and care for the body with contributions from editors and a wellness focus. The fragment mentions a living guide and back for twenty five cents.
From earthenware dishes and plates, place them in the oven for heating. Soak in strong borax and hot water to clean and restore.
The readable bits describe a sports figure Battier and a possible game or event. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text. The piece mentions a date fragment and a location but no distinct facts or outcomes are legible.
A garbled old text shows Squire Peavy addressing a Black citizen accused of straying from the path. The reply invokes mercy and justice while asking to be left alone, revealing tension over moral judgment and social status in a tense exchange.
A garbled dialogue scene shows Mr Cumrox confronting a party guest about recognition. The exchange hints at status, humor, and financial influence shaping social dynamics, with distorted phrasing suggesting context from a larger narrative.
A fragment shows a Candidate and an Official dog catcher debating friendship. The Candidate offers to pass out unreadable items to four friends, while the Other reveals no friends. The exchange ends with the Other claiming authority as dog catcher.
The ledger notes that the completed Fisk residence actually ran 30 cents under the architect’s forecast. Jack boasts the project’s cost savings as he presents the finished house to the editor.
A fragmentary tale recalls a dragon encounter and a knightly quest in a distant, mythic past. The speaker hints at a welcome and a magical wish tied to meeting a mother figure, creating a scene of daring danger and romance.
A defendant jokes about accomplices in a burglary, claiming “6,006 others” helped, as the judge presses for clarification. The prisoner describes a chaotic scene with everyone in the house looking out windows, insisting he had a clear chance to commit the crime.
A garbled excerpt shows characters Casey and a belligerent speaker arguing about wages and money. The text appears as phonetic or corrupted speech with references to pockets and numbers, lacking coherent narrative or identifiable setting.
A cryptic line mentions a sister named Pin Sotte and an inability to see her before a future date. The text suggests uncertainty about planned contact and a possible prior arrangement.
A fragmented note mentions political coverage with skeptical tone about primaries and public sentiment. The text references observers grading candidates and a wary view of electoral outcomes.
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