24 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
1
An exchange notes the high error risk in ordinary columns with ten thousand type pieces and seven mispositioned letters. It estimates seventy thousand transposition chances and millions of error possibilities in the short sentence "To be or not to be" from transpositions alone.
Fragmentary note reflects a sports item titled by G. Kots with limited readable context about a single game and ad involvement.
Mrs G A Tyler visits from Sioux Center. Leroy Crowley and Merrill Harrison drop by from Sioux City for a Sunday visit. Mrs J P Weis and Mrs R Pohl er from Iowa City visit the VanderWieken family for two weeks. At current prices grounds exist for coffee cup complaints. A long story with no end, found in newspaper serials, is noted. National waist is avoided by individual economy. This is seen as a way to keep doing your bit.
In sixteen months the government lost 476 millions operating the rail roads and the express shortage amounts to nearly 15 millions more. Turn'am back.
President Wilson signed an executive order raising the 1919 wheat price guarantee to 2.80 per bushel at Galveston and New Orleans. A proclamation barred wheat and flour imports or exports after July 1 without fixed limitations, aiming to ease carrier and terminal strain. The president also backed a licensing plan requiring all non-exempt handlers of wheat to obtain licenses.
A 1917 University of West Virginia extension census shows a farm hand caring for 26 acres of crops, 16 acres meadow, and 17 animal units. Fertilizer at 743 pounds per acre raises yearly output to 3338 bushels grain and 26000 pounds hay and stover, with improved land producing three times more, highlighting soil quality over labor.
The text teases that embracing other modern comforts can renew life and bring happiness. It presents a hopeful view that adopting new conveniences leads to a brighter, more content existence.
Washington reports rapid progress in locating soldiers sailors and marines disabled in the war for vocational retraining. By the federal board for vocational education 57 611 cases have registered and connected with more than 40 000 additional cases outlined for surveys and training. Most registrations come via hospitals the war risk insurance bureau and the Red Cross with 38 730 preliminary surveys already completed to fit courses and personal choices, and many have begun actual training.
A Bangor man claims his three year old Plymouth Rock Angens hen lays an egg daily, took a two week vacation with full pay to make up time, sometimes lays two eggs in a day and crows every morning. He notes the hen is nonunion but eyes are sold by the dozen so she cannot object to collective bargaining.
A traditional belief from England France and Italy says a girl who buries a drop of her blood under a rose bush will have rosy cheeks. The idea appears in older folklore and local customs across these regions.
A Je Suis Tout contributor recalls Premier Clemenceau visiting French troops at the front and declining a tourist tour to stay in direct contact with a private soldier. He crawled to post 8, spoke with a sentry, and his aim to share in the soldiers’ resolve to win was fulfilled.
The essay urges rural progress through modern farm home comforts. It argues that affluent farmers neglect home improvement while prioritizing field progress, warns against kerosene lamps and poor water systems, and advocates water works and modern equipment to attract families back to rural life.
The Sioux County Homecoming for soldiers and sailors will be at the Sioux County Fair Grounds on Wednesday August 13 1919. The committee aims to follow the published program and asks residents to attend with friends. Watch papers for further announcements.
A reflective note urges comfort in end-of-life moments and questions the worry over imminent transition, promoting happiness and peace for both men and women.
The northern South Dakota crops show harvest progress with fields ready and crop conditions noted. Officials report weather impacts and market expectations for yields and prices in coming weeks.
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