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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
3
The Chicago Tribune quotes Tufford Knott on long hours in invention work as a woman asks why not follow it. The New York Press notes the Patent Office revenue exceeding seven million dollars and laments inventor poverty despite vast gains from invention.
The government endorses plans for a model Ventura creamery the first in Iowa to be built by a cooperative of farmers and business men. F. L. Odell oversees dairy department field work with the local committee as they refine the innovative cork refrigerator design using cork blocks set edge to edge and cemented with water glass treated doors for longevity.
Sioux City farmer Yr. M. Sauires on Broken Kettle road reports Sunday night two horses and a mule valued at about 700 dollars stolen. A farm hand and Sauires tracked the culprits into town but could not follow beyond West Seventh and George streets. Tracks suggest a single horse pulling a rubber tired buggy with three animals behind. The missing mule had been part of a team offered for six hundred dollars, and the harness remained on the morning of the theft.
The sale of 100000 Logan court house bonds was completed by County Treasurer M L Pitt at a $1000 premium. The bonds bear 5 percent interest and mature in ten years. Latta drainage bonds of 21170 were sold the same afternoon at a 888 premium, bearing 6 percent interest semi annually and due in ten years.
F E Cain of De Mossville Kentucky was shot through the body Saturday night in a dark Waterloo alley by Officer Beckman during a struggle after Cain insulted women in a restaurant and threatened the officer. Cain had a prior hand to hand fight with the officer. He rests easily and may live.
Former Mason City Bank President P M Joice is accused of forgeries and fraudulent banking involving between 60000 and 100000 dollars. He faces possible arrest by federal authorities. bank itself is not implicated. Also reported: freight cars burned near Tatra. suspect M A Crittenden sought. In state race, Arthur Pickford defeated Richard Kubrick by 625 votes.
A 3000 foot large tile drains a fifteen acre pond into the Iowa river near Belle Plaine, reclaiming about 150 acres and benefiting about 500 total acres including Mosnat and Schubert lands. Promoted by H R Mosnat, the project replaces open ditches and could boost area land values by at least 500000 dollars and add a dozen farms to Belle Plaine.
J B Rabbitt of Des Moines was chosen president of the First Iowa Cavalry Veterans at a Wellington hotel meeting. R G Young of Oelwein named vice president and H Hr Garland of Scranton secretary and treasurer. Virginia Lothrop of Sioux City dubbed mother of the regiment. The group will hold annual reunions moving from biennial to yearly and received a flag from Ohio sent by Dr. Wiley.
Winterset resident Mrs Jennie Whedon was elected department president of the Womens Relief Corps of Iowa at a Des Moines meeting held at the M C A Auditorium. She has served as local corps president for eighteen years and held various state offices.
Burglars entered the residence of A. C. Brown in Estherville on Thursday cutting a door panel and stealing about 150 dollars worth of silverware before escaping unseen. The same evening telephone wires were cut at the Convses building with no stealings found and no further clues reported.
A large barn at Humboldt burned causing losses of 8000 to 9000 dollars. Charles Fiemmig, a retired farmer, faced the financial blow with only 2000 dollars in insurance. The report notes extensive grain, machinery, and farm material losses. Separately, Fred Wheat of Great Western at Thornton suffered severe burns from a gasoline engine gas explosion while working in a subsurface pump pit. The Dubuque association Baptist meeting convened at Strawberry Point for its semi annual conference with sixteen churches involved.
A Le Figaro writer notes a theater super resigning over pay. He claims senior status warrants double six instead of double eight, arguing the oldest artist should not be paid as a lower number.
A child named Bjornstjerne Bjornson has just been christened. His parents express curiosity about how spelling reformers will handle the long name, noting it has yet to be altered.
A historical advertisement promoting Dr Martel's Female Pills as a long established remedy for women's ailments. It claims scientific preparation, proven worth, and quick, permanent results with sales at all drug stores. The language reflects a period medical ad touting efficacy and longevity.
A letter touts Postum as a coffee substitute improving sleep, strength, and health. The writer claims nervous prostration improved after quitting coffee, gaining weight from 146 to 167 pounds, and notes his children also benefited. The ad ends urging readers to consider The Road to Wellville and “There’s a Reason.”
Ellsworth Dunham of Hiram Maine recalls his mother suffering a severe scalp eczema with hair loss. After trying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment recommended by a relative, her itching burning and scaling ceased in six months and her hair began to regrow. He also reports his own winter feet improved after using the same products.
Mehitabel brags about her age while Penelope teases that it shows at a glance in a brisk comic exchange. The light banter centers on aging and wit, capturing a humorous domestic moment.
A dated, travel and advertising snapshot touts Muskoka as a scenic destination near major U S cities with a Grand Trunk Railway folder offering maps and views. It mentions W S Cookson in Chicago for details along with assorted consumer ads for medicines and household goods and a late note on the Yarmouth and Lowe Stoft herring season yielding 800 million herrings sold for 5.9 million dollars.
Hudson Ohio readers praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for easing painful irregular periods backache and indigestion in young women. The ad claims thousands restored to health and invites private letters for confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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