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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
3
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls a grandmother who rode the Ferris wheel sixteen years ago and notes it moved slowly about one revolution every fifteen minutes. The joke shifts to a playful question about a screen door left open during conversation.
Harting the mayor of Arthur for five years resigned on Friday along with street commissioner George Schoop over a dispute with a merchant about hitching posts in front of a store. The town council will act at the June meeting on their resignations.
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is pushing a large fireproof hotel project with a $25,000 bonus raised by popular subscription. The bonus will go to the proposer offering the best plan for the new hotel in West Waterloo.
Delaware County resident John Hempstead recalls viewing Halley's comet on April 14 1835 at his home in Ripley New York. He is now 89 years old and resides in Manchester.
Boone plans to light its main streets with five light tungsten lamps as a bold advertising move. Nearby smaller towns are also pushing street lighting, signaling a broader push for illuminated thoroughfares.
The Marshall Oil company of Marshalltown, already operating fields in five states, completes arrangements for a new branch house in St. Louis and says branches will be in Chicago, St. Paul, and Kansas City within 90 days.
J D Wavens died from apoplexy after 42 years in Ida county. He would have turned 4 years old on June. Survived by two children J M Havens of Sioux City and Mrs Charles Hitchcock of Sheridan Wyoming.
Mrs Henry Fairkire of Thornton gave birth to triplets. One boy weighed 8 pounds and two girls weighed 7 pounds each. All babes are healthy and growing strong.
The Western Passenger association sets a 2.5 fare from towns to Des Moines for the thirty sixth annual G A R encampment in June. Herbert Higbee of Dubuque transfers after three years as chief clerk in the Internal Revenue office to Marshalltown to become government paymaster.
W Wheatfield of near Oskaloosa, grieving wife’s death two years past and ill health, took his own life. He leaves five minor children. Rev J B Little longtime Davenport pastor and later Shenandoah, died in Indianapolis last Friday morning.
Verdict in Sioux City favored 22 bondsmen of J H McCutchen. Modern Woodmen of America seeks them to cover a $100000 loss from the Holstein banker’s failed bank. Disputed point: whether 35 bondsmen were intended. Circuit court of appeals in St Paul to decide Tuesday.
Two mastodon tusks were found about twenty feet deep in a Great Northern rail sandpit at Doon, one on May 15 and the other on May 16, roughly 100 feet apart. The larger tusk measures 7 feet 1 inch by 9 inches at the base and remains well preserved despite exposure to a steam shovel. One tusk is on display at the Henry Kahl store.
Gypsy bands encamped near Fort Dodge fled westward on Thursday night fearing doomsday. Friday they stopped at the Benjamin Blunck farm near Moorland where a young bride was alone and stole eggs potatoes chickens and eatables. Women plucked flowers, then took a toad of corn from a farmer. Mrs Blunck warned others by phone and armed farmers confronted them without trouble.
Mary Cutcheon, a Des Moines working woman, was taken into custody after tearing her underwear and attempting to hang herself during a mental crisis linked to Halley’s Comet. Insanity commission to investigate the case. The report also notes the opening of a $1,000,000 Towa Central bridge over the Mississippi at Kerthsburg with first train crossing.
Guests at a Wa verfly residence awoke to a deafening explosion at the kitchen range. Terrified, they feared a comet had struck the town until investigators determined the blast source and the danger subsided.
Dr Arnold Jolly of Hamburg failed to secure 6000 bond after he waived a preliminary examination in the murder of Mrs Perry Nobbltt and is held in Sidney county jail awaiting circuit court. John Reed of Clinton pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the case of A W Landgren.
Henry Sprod of Tritt suffered blood poisoning from a corn removal that went wrong. The infection necessitated amputation of his right leg below the knee.
Miss Rose Bridle of Mayon City was knocked down and seriously burned by John Nebvahon in a frenzied attack after she ended their relationship. The incident underscores rising violence linked to rejected suitors.
A practical guide to Libby's Corned Beef with varied quick meals and methods. Recipes include hash omelette creamed beef and New England boiled dinner plus tips on waste reduction and convenience for housewives. Also mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure and Pettit’s Eye Salve in brief ad-like inserts.
An old advertisement promotes Perry Davis painkiller as a remedy for colds and summer ailments with bottles priced 25¢ 3s and 00c. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies is priced 25c. A humorous exchange about naming a new paper ends with Nebula.
Readers are shown letters from Mrs. Co. Cole of Fitchville Ohio and Mrs. A H Sanburn of Irasburg Vermont praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills for curing female ailments. The ad promises a reward for proving the letters false and invites sick women to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
The Overland emphasizes simplicity and reliability with pedal control and few parts. Production reaches 140 daily, offering 25 horsepower roadster at 1000 dollars and 40 horsepower at 1260 dollars with lamps and magneto included. Overland promises nationwide dealers, catalogs, and nearest dealer details upon request.
City government records show New York City allocates about $1,000,000 per year to print and purchase municipal stationery and supplies. The expenditure covers printing services, forms, and related office materials across departments.
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