26 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
1
The Maurice Times issue outlines the weekly publication details with the JJ F Van Gorkom publisher credit and Friday release. It lists a subscription price of 1.25 dollars per year paid in advance, rising to 1.50 dollars if not prepaid.
Official railway schedule shows Rahf-u Road trains north and south with Nos. 32 164 577 578 passenger and freight movements. Eastbound and westbound services listed with departure and arrival times. The document also provides county officers and city offices including mayor, treasurer, auditor, sheriff, clerk of courts, and post office regulations with hours and mail exchange procedures.
Reported aboard a Hamburg bound vessel for Yokohama were 5,060 cats to deter mice in Japan. A previous voyage featured a Cuban-flag ship with a circus elephant causing portside trouble in Kingston while customs debated duties. Also noted were 400,000 eggs from Pedro Cays sold for West Indian markets amid breakage aboard.
A historical summary notes vast agricultural production across Kansas with 10,060 school buildings valued at 15 million plus. It highlights limestone and gypsum quarries, dairy outputs exceeding 10 million, 2.57 million tons of hay valued at 15 million, inmate counts in counties, and prison population figures. The report cites home ownership rising above 55 percent, 6.8 million acres planted in wheat, slaughtered animal revenue, corn, sorghum, and multiple state institutions including six state schools and eighty coal companies. It emphasizes substantial grain storage totals and overall strong prospects for the state.
A column surveys Klondilve near Maurice and the Ireton Paulina electric light talks, notes Maurice plant success, and laments Uncle Joe Cannon. It recalls Congressman De Armond's death, a Cherry Mine disaster, and appeals for charity amid widows and orphans.
From the Maurice Review dated November 26, 1897, town notes report early winter signs and local activity. New scholars enrolled at Maurice School, Clifford Bowen leaves for LeMars Normal, Lynch's hall gains a new coat of calcimine and repairs, and a baby afflicted with lung fever is monitored. Neely Noble relocates his family to a new cottage, Methodists move services to Everhart building after repairs, Mrs. N Noble suffers a fall injuring her arm, and town life continues amid seasonal change.
A newspaper advertises a year end incentive to recruit new cash subscribers not currently taking the TIMES. For each new subscriber secured, the promoter promises a cash premium worth a dollar per new subscriber, scaling with total referrals, touting the premiums as free Christmas gifts and urging immediate action to subscribe and receive the premium.
Two Duroc Jersey red boars offered for sale, including one spring pig and one year older. Located for pickup at the seller’s farm.
A collection of garbled notes touching on emigration grants, language use in Sierra Leone, U.S. school costs, sheep record counts, female doctors in Germany, Catathy wing speed, dangerous substances, rat traps, umbrella history, route ethics capacity, seed planting advice, coinage in war, zinc in Vienna, car materials, and a reader’s plea about lending a book.
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