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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
4
A mixed column mix of quips and social commentary from the Maurice Times in 1910 touches on fame and notoriety, professions, travel costs, duels, religious predictions, and public figures. It cites Roosevelt, Komura, Amundsen, and Pocahontas, weaving satire with historical notes and reflections on media, war, and nature.
The passage extols letter writing as a refined leisure distinct from cold businesslike correspondence. It cites examples from Cranford and famous letters by Johnson, Sevigne, Walpole, Lamb, and Burney, praising the craft as a cultivated art teachable to a few, including a gifted Jacky who can write endlessly about nothing.
Two rich men discuss wealth inequality and remedies in a philosophical exchange. They consider publishing views on redistribution with propose to avoid disturbing current fortunes and the idea that wealth should revert to the state upon the owner's death. The dialogue ends with the question of heirs complicating such a plan.
The article notes a Seattle to Hamburg shipment of 120000 bales of scrap tin from Puget Sound canneries showing industrial thrift through reusing mill waste. It highlights Germany’s lead in waste conservation and contrasts with American delays in conserving natural resources.
A merchant offers a college graduate a clerk position with pay matching his value. The graduate agrees and questions whether the firm can afford such compensation, reflecting early negotiations in business employment.
A humorous exchange ridicules pompous army officers and cautions against judging women by rings. The fragments juxtapose a sleepy retort and a satire on pride while noting intelligence beyond appearances.
James T. Fields recalls Thackeray’s second Boston visit when an evening science club gathering at a distinguished member’s house led to a dramatic exit and pantomimed defense of the bored author. A later question from a curious young man asks what troubled Thackeray that night.
The essay discusses asthma as a painful life condition rather than a disease, noting its severe symptoms and the emotional toll on sufferers. It surveys theories on triggers from food to climate, and highlights two comforts: the chance of aging well and the value of strict hygienic living with clean air, simple diet, and careful exercise.
The Washington Star recalls Gen Edward M McCook hosting a dinner near Pike's Peak for a renowned Indian fighter. McCook praised the colonel’s tactics but mocked his practice of enlisting only bald headed men, noting it aggravated Indian feelings and was war carried too far.
The fragment references Raw Sienna and raw umber as earths near Sienna Italy and Umbria. It mentions a person named Sottleigh who strongly believes in himself, followed by a quoted insult Gullible ass. The note cites a Loston Transcript.
A Guthrie correspondent notes that women homesteaders have long been key to Oklahoma's growth. Nannette Daisy jumped from a cowcatcher in 1889 to stake a claim near Waterloo on the Santa Fe line. she held the farm until her death in Chicago. More than 100 single women held Beaver County claims last winter, often living in dugouts and proving persistent, successful in farming and livestock.
An Orange New Jersey correspondent for the Sun recalls Mrs. Herbert Turrell describing March 9 near the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem. A fanatic fired a pistol, the crowd panicked, and a wounded man or bystander scene followed as guards and guides assessed the danger. The piece questions women's access to sacred sites and notes the assailant was arrested after firing blank cartridges.
The automatic census tabulating machine is the latest development replacing much hand work. Machines count multiple facts via electrical contacts, with up to sixty counters per run, though a card through the run may require five or six passes. Printing across all counters at once eliminates dial-reading errors and saves clerical labor.
In a theater office a famous actor eyes a stack of publicity photos as a young woman meets him briefly. The press agent explains the images belong to Mr. Cash and cost 20 cents each. The woman jokes about the price and leaves without a photo.
A dialogue touches on plain speaking in marriage as Mrs. Bronson and Mrs. Woodson compare honest speech about a lawn mower and a boy’s resemblance to his father. The excerpt notes a boy's good disposition when not resenting parental remarks and reflects on how men react to symbols like flags and bands.
A Philadelphia company advertises Munyon's Paw-Paw Laxative Pills as a universal remedy for stomach and liver ailments. The ad claims rapid relief from constipation indigestion jaundice biliousness sour stomach and headaches and offers a free sample by mail from Munyon's Homeopathic Co. at 53d and Jefferson Streets.
Aimed at workers, the piece urges saving five dollars in a savings bank and committing to regular deposits. It argues that disciplined savings foster frugality, curb extravagance, and serve as protection against intemperance and vice. It stresses the habit forms and personal discipline central to prudent finances.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Doan's Kidney Pills at first signs of backache or urinary issues. It features David P. Corey of Tonia Michigan describing severe kidney trouble requiring a cane, then recovery after taking Doan's. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The stock whip, long lash from twelve to thirty feet and butt eighteen inches, is a utility tool and formidable weapon. A beginner risks self harm, while a trained stockman can hit a point at ten paces and crack like pistol shots to deter or control wildlife. When used with force it can cut skin, yet often serves to instill fear rather than inflict harm. It can also function as a bolas and catch beasts by lashing around legs.
In a playful exchange, Socrates and Plato debate reconciling foreordination with free moral agency. Socrates jokes that a future prodigy will settle the question, hinting at the rise of exceptionally bright youths in America in the twentieth century.
A Mississippi school teacher reports coffee caused nerves mood and palpitations. After switching to Postum per doctor guidance she notes reduced nervousness and irritability and a sunnier outlook. She credits Postum for the health and spirits change.
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