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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
8
Entry shows Stauree Iowa post office classified as second class matter August 4 1911 under act of March 3 1879 with subscription rate 31 50e in advance.
Regular worship and study times listed for First Reformed Church. Sunday services at 9:30 and 2:90 a.m. Sunday school at 3:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday 2 2 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 7:43 p.m. Catechism classes at 7 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Pastor J. Vanderbeek.
The American Reformed Church lists regular services each Sunday at 10 00 a m and 7 39 p m. Sunday school is at 11 15 a m and the Christian Endeavor meeting at 6 45 a m. Rev Wie HL Dickens is the pastor.
Mass held at 8 30 and 10 30 a m with Benediction after each service. Sunday school follows Benediction. Reverend C P Conway serves as pastor.
Ad copy promoting kidney cleansing with salts and lithia water. Claims to flush kidneys, reduce backache, and neutralize urine acidity. Recommends four ounces of salts daily, a tablespoon in water, and generous water intake. Mentions Seid of grapes and lemon juice and Jad Scls as inexpensive remedies.
The article warns about corn root worm causing heavy losses estimated at 200 000 809 bushels annually and urges crop rotation. It recommends not planting more than two successive crops of corn on the same ground and suggests barley as a substitute if rotation is impossible.
Notice requests contact for gas line or kerosene needs. Mentions The Auctioneer and gent for Standard Oil Os with references to N. J. Desperdang Streble Iowa and "The best by Test" phrase.
Sioux City travelers Miss Lynch and John Linnan were passengers on Thursday. Hancock Minn. resident M Brink returned home Thursday. Orange City visitors included Mrs A M Mensink Eva John Emery and Katherine Beckering Tuesday. Laura Hennell spent Sunday with her parents at Hive Lock Iowa. John Van Geriom at Hope College Holland Mich joined the Hospital Corps. Orange City egg man Nick Jelgerhuis visited Wednesday. Marion Harrison taught at the primary room while Susan Frevidhs attended a wedding in Orange City. Peter Mieras injured his foot Wednesday afternoon. Cynthia Brink was out first time Monday visiting Mrs Jon Peelen.
A wartime article describes German U-boat conning towers as large enough for four men and notes the tower’s vital visibility role when near the surface. It explains crew positions, dual periscopes for navigation, and the mast assemblies that fold flat, with subs diving on minutes notice. The piece ends promising continuation next week.
Gincage, Rappat Bros. & Co report that high tankage costs and scarce feeds are harming brood sows. About forty percent have farrowed poorly, with many litters lost. They forecast fewer marketable hogs through July 1918 and urge farmers to sow rape seed on 1.5 to 3 acres between May 10 and 20 for June pasture to boost protein, bone, and muscle while cutting costs.
The bobwhite quail is a widely known game bird valued for both sport and table fare. It feeds mostly on weed seeds and grains with insects forming a significant share, aiding pest control. promotes captive propagation and farm-based seed corn success with detailed cultivation steps and yields.
A rain coat was found and the owner may reclaim it by paying for the ad at this office.
Public auction notice lists items including six yokes of oxen five wagons three Black people plus other goods at a creek crossing site. The bill notes a move to California and stacks of supplies such as cabbage tobacco shoes and furs.
The Maurica town council met in regular session with Mayor Geo A Hiskamp and six members present. Minutes from April 2 and April 18 were approved. The street committee bought land from H B Vander Brake for damp ground use, with deed drawn and warrants for 350 dollars issued. Bills approved include Ale Jager four dollars, Farmers Elevator coal seven fifty five, Sioux Co Savings Bank safety box rent one fifty, P M Vos recording deed .75, Maurice Times printing three sixty. Board bought black books for the street commissioner and ordered 150 to pay. The street commissioner was authorized to buy a Fresco scraper and a drill scraper. The council adjourned. A slight G N railroad side track accident damaged three cars.
John Varden Brink visited Sioux City on Wednesday. Mrs J DeJong of Orange City visited the BH D Ogee home Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Klaus Vander Stoep were Sioux City passengers Monday. The baby of Mr and Mrs Henry Warntjes is progressing well. Mrs Gerrit A Van Peursem will visit Chicago and New York City for several days. Nick Biemers received word from the Netherlands of his mother’s death. The community extends heartfelt sympathy to the sorrowing.
A fragment notes Cara, described as a good traveler, displays a clean outward appearance and gentle manner while showing hind legs in the scene.
The old time remedy Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens faded or gray hair naturally. Available at drug stores as Wryeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, about 50 cents for a bottle, applied with a sponge or brush to a strand at a time.
Advert published warns against mercury containing remedies for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It claims the product is mercury free, taken internally, and effective for throat and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Sold by Druggists at a price per bottle.
Maurice Livery and Feed Stable reports several Orange City visitors on Tuesday including Wm Van Peursem Walter Warntjes and Prank Popma. Other residents Mr and Mrs A Levering and Henrietta VanOlst joined Tuesday evening trips to Orange City with Peter VanPeursem and Maris shoppers Hugh MacDonald planning a Yankton stay. Mrs Win Dickens departed Tuesday for New York City to visit her parents for a month.
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