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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
4
Edw. C. Cole editor notes second class matter status for mee Iowa dated Aug 4 1911. Subscription set at 1.50 annually in advance. Advertising rates include 20c per inch on front page 15c otherwise 10c per line for local ads 15c per unit for regular type and 2 0c per inch for black face type.
The page lists passenger and freight schedules for C and NSW services, including east bound No 6 and No 22 with morning and afternoon departures, west bound services No 23 and local timings, plus Great Northern and Daily Except Sunday routes with north and south bound options. Carifox and ABC agents are noted for ticketing and inquiries.
A historic promotional excerpt claims catarrh is a constitutional issue needing internal treatment. It touts Halls Catarrh Medicine by F L Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the remedy and offers a one hundred dollar reward for any unsatisfied case.
County agricultural agent V. V. Clark of Marshall County Indiana demonstrates that well nourished wheat with a good seedbed and proper tillage plus ammoniated fertilizers boosts resistance to Hessian fly and sawfly. The aim is faster growth to better endure winter and reduce insect damage.
Percival Ridsdale reports that the Twentieth regiment of lumbermen and foresters used electrified lights in trees to mislead German bombers. Mills at Belaren Argonne and Epinal organized in 49 companies produced 3,000 cords daily for 1,000,000 troops, aiding French and American armies.
Alva Agee in the National Stockman and Farmer argues that average individuals lose their chances for the largest net income from land by not fertilizing liberally. He cautions that when capital is tight it is serious to run up for fertilizer, and without proper planning and inputs a good crop is unlikely on poor land.
The Rothamstead England experiment station director Russell says English farmers must raise yields by strengthening straw improving filtering regulating grain development and pest control. He notes Americans average 14 bushels per acre versus England 32.8 but argues soil fertility and yields per acre are the key future challenges.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt weighs preserving the Constellation and the Hartford by placing them on permanent foundations in the Potomac Park tidal basin. A survey of the Hartford for repairs is under way, with a recommendation likely for a newer receiving ship at Charleston. The Constellation, at Newport News, and the Constitution at Boston Yard, are the remaining Revolutionary War era survivors. Roosevelt doubts New England consent for moving the Constitution to Washington.
The piece notes the butcher hog weighing 206 to 250 pounds as the most popular with packing companies, claiming it affects quality and aging. It argues the hog’s characteristics influence processing and market appeal.
Iowa writers are invited to submit a five or six reel movie plot teaching thrift and community value. Only Iowa authors may compete with a scenario that centers on a great idea, strong human interest, natural action, and a clear thrift message linking to progress. Final judges pick the winner. details at Des Moines headquarters.
The notice lists several fateful pay dates with large sums in dollars and cents, urging readers to clip coupons and request War Savings stamps instead of cash. It highlights reinvestment potential at over four percent.
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