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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
1
The Maurice Times issues weekly editions edited by J. F. Van Gorkom. It is a second class matter at the Maurice, Indiana post office. Subscriptions are $1.25 annually if prepaid, otherwise $1.50.
Timetable shows passenger and freight trains with departure times and routes. Official directory lists county and city officers, including treasurer, auditor, sheriff, supt. of schools, county attorney, and city officials with post office regulations and mail exchange details.
A newspaper ad offers a ten percent reduction on all photographs at Maurice Studio if customers present the clipping before November 15. Post cards are excluded and the quality remains high, with the deal ending on November 15.
Read notes from the Maurice Review dated Oct 22 1897. Patrick OHare fell ill but has recovered. Will Dealy plans large cattle sheds on his farm. A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Linnan on Oct 19 1897. John Linnan celebrated by cigars for the newborn. The Maurice band performed on Saturday night and shows rapid improvement. Mr and Mrs John Suter traveled fifteen miles to a birthday party for Edward Orton in Washington township honoring Miss Gussie Orton. party well attended and enjoyable.
Two dollars reward offered for return of a black credential book lost in Maurice some time ago. The book contains a few credit tickets a picture and a few other items. Return to this office to receive the reward.
Notice promoting the American Portable Elevator as a profitable implement for central Iowa farms. It speeds unloading of corn potatoes oats and wheat by placing large loads into high bins in minutes, reducing backache. Duven Bros offers a liberal discount to early purchasers after this issue with prices and particulars available.
Last Tuesday Mr and Mrs Niemandsverdriet were driving when a horse spooked by an approaching automobile bolted. The man stepped out to steady the horse but was pulled along as it ran, stopping at a fence. The two occupants escaped with only fright.
The article traces tea ceremony in Japan from its eighth century origins to its rise as a refined art by 1500 A D with Senno Aquin creating the Omote Senke and Ura Senke schools. It notes Meiji openness and continued cultural value, including tea education in girls schools and the Japanese Woman's College, where expert teachers and dedicated tea houses illustrate tea ceremony's place in culture.
The Paris Opera owners plan to abolish the claque, the paid applauders, a move echoed as overdue in many countries. The author argues genuine spontaneous applause supports actors, protests manufactured praise, and urges more authentic appreciation at performances.
Dr. A. Dev Bey of Orange City was in town Thursday. J. C Harison visited Mars ow business Phairsdas. The passenger train from the east ran over two hours late last Wednesday evening.
After November first 1909 mail and parcel registration will cost ten cents. The Struble Journal notes a cow for sale at the local post office and wonders if it arrived by mail still uncalled for. The Postmaster General seeks a card printing machine capable of four million two sided cards daily, delivered in bundles of 25. LeMars mayor C. Shharles plans to have drunken offenders work off fines on city streets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is censusing birds to identify those harming crops and those aiding farmers by pest control.
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