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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
1
The Maurice Times lists J. F. Van Gorkom as editor and the publisher. It is issued every Friday and entered as second class matter at Maurice Indiana. Subscription costs 1.25 per year if prepaid, or 1.50 if not prepaid.
Railroad time card shows train numbers and schedules for north south east and west routes plus freight and passenger times. Official directory lists county and city officers including treasurer auditor recorder sheriff schools superintendent county attorney and council members with post office hours and mail exchange rules.
Mayor Vos and several members attended while others were absent. Minutes from Sept 6 were read and approved. Treasurer’s report filed. Wills approved for marshals expenses and local improvements. Insurance on the engine house renewed. warrant issued for premium. Meeting adjourned.
An advertisement touts the American Portable Elevator as a profitable device for central Iowa farms. It unloads corn potatoes oats and wheat into high bins in minutes, reducing back strain. Duven Bros offers a liberal discount to early buyers, with prices and details available from them.
Mrs P Baker, taken sick Sunday, has shown some improvement today and there is hope for full recovery. The piece notes widespread chaos during housecleaning with men moving about as if hunted, forced to deal with scattered furniture, stoves and rugs both inside and outside homes.
Readers learn that Maurice merchants emphasize a square deal in all transactions promising fair pricing and trustworthy service for customers seeking reliable commerce.
A compilation notes curious facts such as England consuming 30 000 to 40 000 tortoises annually and hollow copper rods as top lightning protectors. It recalls the Danube frozen for army crossings in year 462 and navy searchlight signals at 65 miles. It mentions grass-cutting machines, raindrop sizes, and New York water capacity. It also notes a washing machine invention, South African customs duties, and Japanese rice pricing. It ends with Santa Barbara Lincoln School students binding books and mending chairs.
A collage of notes covers employment in industry, injuries in New York car firms, Canada immigration declines in 1908, Damen Sylva’s hospital funding from stories, money shortages, San Francisco water plans, and a European process to compress flour. It also notes increased New York public school enrollment, torpedo nets, and details on the French Foreign Legion’s diverse makeup and five year bonds. It ends with an opera seating anecdote.
A playful bungle at a wedding has a little brother shouting Hurrah Fanny you've got him at last during the ceremony. An Indian boy in a Hampton composition notes Patrick Henry as not very bright with blue eyes and light hair, then quotes Give me liberty or give me death.
The Times publisher denies favoritism or vendetta in reporting. He asserts the paper’s goal is to publish all community news without regard to sex, age, faith, or politics and invites readers to submit items daily.
Eyewitness quirk amid disaster as Republic and Florida collided. A woman in a nightgown and fur coat saved nothing from the wreck except a bulletin board notice seeking a single gold button lost by a passenger. The sight provoked mirth and hysteria among the survivors.
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