12 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1909
Page
1
Baditor THE MAURICE TIMES issued every Friday. J. F. Van Gorkom and Publisher. Entered as second class matter at the Maurice Indiana Post Office under the act of March 3 1879. Subscription 1 25 per year if paid in advance. If not 1 50.
The notice lists G N R R timetable details for trains north south and east west with numbers and times. It also provides a comprehensive local official directory including county officers city officers and post office regulations with hours mail exchange and train timetable references.
Official financial statement filed with the Iowa Auditor showing the bank of Maurice Sioux County assets including cash, loans, and real property, liabilities including deposits and bonds, total assets and total liabilities, signed by cashier P N Vos on a November Sunday 1909 with two directors and a justice of the peace.
Local report notes a creamery and a store under construction nine miles southwest of Maurice. A new town named Klondike is planned with plans for a post office and a merchant from eastern Iowa taking a general stock. John Linnan traveled to Chicago with cattle, and Guy Orton plans a Chicago and Wisconsin trip.
An odd mix of dramatic dialogue and literary critique unfolds as a hypnotism healer touts cures for seasickness, a Philadelphia dealer story surfaces, and a New York Poe anniversary prompts criticism of George Woodberry's life of the poet. The exchange touches on irony, fame, and the value of literary biography.
The notice urges adding about 500 names to the subscription list by year end with a cash premium for each new subscriber who is not taking the Times. One new sub earns a one dollar premium, two subs two dollars, three subs three dollars, and so on. Premiums serve as Christmas gifts and are free, with cash value equal to the stated amount.
A New York Herald quip column on women and love notes women as clever yet jealous, describing courtship as a web, a dairy maid in style, and a wife’s future role. It humorously debates sympathy appeals, jealousy, and fashion instincts.
A man counsels a young rider to act with care and deliberation as they ride a trolley. The car jerks and the man loses his grip, tumbling forward amid outstretched feet and landing heavily in the aisle.
A sale notice offers two Duroc Jersey red boars a spring pig and one older yearling for sale. The listing specifies animal types and ages and invites inquiries from prospective buyers.
Maurice Iowa November 1 1909 council met with Mayor P N Vos and six councilmen present and one absent. Minutes of October 4 read and approved. Treasurer’s report filed. Bills approved including mower repair 10.55 gutter labor 1.50 street dray 5.90 printing 31.33 coal 1.90 cement sewer 226.40 and pipe. Delinquent poll tax to be collected. Meeting adjourned.
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