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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
6
A family anecdote describes children noting weather signs and celestial shapes as rain appears likely. The seven year old points to the dipper while the five year old notes rain, and the three year old mentions a faucet beside a diaper.
A candidate for Congress recounts starting life in a grocery store earning three dollars a week and saving. A heckler in the audience questions whether this was before cash registers. This item, from The People's Home Journal, notes the orator’s past.
An old advertisement touts Caticura as a daily toilet preparation to prevent eczema and rashes from returning. It offers free samples via Caticura Dept Boston and lists soap and ointment prices of 25 cents and 50 cents.
In No Hurry a rookie at Great Lakes was always last to be dressed and last to turn out. The company commander, tired of the tardiness, called him to the front and asked if he was with them in the war or not.
A aphoristic reflection notes that limited knowledge breeds susceptibility to belief in one's own certainty. The saying emphasizes humility and caution in judging others and oneself.
London reports a surge in women joining the Womans Land Army. Thousands of English farm hands work diverse duties from plowing to stock care, with new clubs and housing for workers and a growing social life. A government push plans for postwar colonial placements and a national register to place returning workers.
A Chinook Washington cow owned by Dave Williams famous for yard incursions defies stairs in a barn. Neighbors hear footsteps and witness the cow munching alfalfa as workers discuss lowering her. The cow later reappears in the loft after removing barrier spikes.
Readable fragments cover radio operator free Senesis, Dutch New Amsterdam 1656 New York City, a Russian artificial freezing method for shipping perishables, a Venezuelan no parent claim, a dry process for extracting from Yviedivi fruit, and the pink bollworm impacting cotton crops in India and Burma.
A devotional study outlines Jesus entering Jerusalem in Mark 11 with disciples placing coats and branches, the crowd hail, followed by Jesus cleansing the Temple and cursing the fig tree. It notes prophetic fulfillment and questions of authority among Jewish leaders.
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