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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
4
For sale items include old newspapers suitable for cleaning or shelves, a large rubber stamp outfit for price marking priced at 31.75, and a farm wagon with about 12 yearling calves and a few broad sows listed by Gerrit J. Kots of Maurice, Iowa.
Slate knife switch with 60 amp fuse plugs suitable for a picture show or motor. Also includes wire and lamp cord. Call at the Times Office.
Classified items list hardware stock cattle and horses pasture land seed and old printing equipment for sale. Items include Struble Iowa stock at invoice price from E C Cole Maurice Times editor and Maurice Iowa contact. Also 16 inch paper cutter and printing presses with low prices from The Times Maurice Iowa.
The exchange will stock about 500 fine cloth bound books in a week. Buyers may purchase outright or rent. Rental is 5 cents each with return in good condition or the regular sale price applies.
The Maurice Times lists second class matter status since August 4 1911 and a subscription price of 1.56 per year in advance. Advertising rates include 20 cents per inch on the front page and 15 cents per inch for other positions plus 10 cents per line for local ads and 15 cents per line for Black Face type.
Western division schedule shows freight and passenger trains with timings and routing. Entries list No 6 No 2 freight services and No 22 passenger service with westbound routing and round schedule times.
A fragment of a railway timetable shows a North bound daily except Sunday service at 6:45 a.m. and a South bound daily service around 10:05 a.m. with freight and personnel details incomplete. It mentions a F. H. Garison associated with one entry.
The piece argues debts should be paid, advertising works with the right pitch, and criticizes war and peace terms. It notes justice in war has a cost and warns against Brest-Litovsk-like peace, urging that intellect and labor are both needed for progress.
Conference delegates debate strategy as Bolshevism and peace efforts clash. Allies warn a tough line may hamper Bolshevism while discussing a blood and iron approach against the enemy.
Paris dispatch notes the president hoped for French support but shows stronger Allied backing from Britain. Heroism stories from the troops lift American spirits as doughboys break through the line against the world’s best army, turning the tide of combat.
The state will allocate 100 million dollars over four years for road construction. About 35,000 workers are currently employed on Pennsylvania roads. The message urges other states to adopt similar measures to improve highways.
David Lloyd George remarks that the public should wait for the peace effort to complete its work, noting the unprecedented conference conditions. He says the world watches closely and all ears are at its keyhole, stressing the urgency of finishing the task before judging intentions.
USDA notes on furrow irrigation length and grade for different soils and slopes. It covers citrus and apple orchards, furrow spacing, depth, and run times, with examples from California Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington.
In some orchards a portion of harvest is infested with insects affecting poultry feed. The article notes intermittent quality issues and potential impacts on chicken diets and farm economics.
A Santa Barbara engineer reports a slender black beetle that bores through lead covered telephone cables and insulation, possibly seeking bark-like material or oviposition. Similar sightings occur across several U S cities and even in lead foil tea packages, suggesting widespread presence and possible oriental origin.
A reflective piece on one inner self, the Me of mine, that eats, works, dreams, loves, and grows. It notes loneliness, time, and life’s tasks, and expresses resolve to keep and strengthen brain, heart, and call through loyalty and effort.
A reflection on how tasks and achievements shape morale and self worth. The author likens effort to exploration and argues that completing things builds skill and joy, framing the act of doing as a source of satisfaction and growth for the healthy individual.
On March 1765 the English House of Lords passed the stamp act to replenish treasury after the Seven Years' War. King George and Parliament taxed American colonists to fund Britain, asserting taxation without colonial representation.
An obscure 1577 account recounts a professor at Gacerne reconstructing a 19 foot tall man from mammoth bones. He argued the pelvis thighbone and vertebrae resembled human anatomy, misled by the mammoth's humanlike features.
A remark on botany in schools notes that using Latin names for vegetables harmed digestion and made food feel like a doctor’s prescription, illustrating cautious opposition to botanical study in classrooms.
A garbled excerpt reads as a contemplative line about service and ending, attributed to Good Housekeeping. The readable words hint at a reflection on duty and the self.
A historical note recalls Judge Nathan Crosby driving around Lake Winnipesaukee in the 1840s and rough calculating how raising the lake level could aid agriculture. From that ride grew the use of Lakes Winnipesaukee Squam Newfound and others as storage basins to conserve water for summer, a pioneer step toward broader U S water power and electricity.
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