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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
1
Local brief lists multiple mayoral victories including Monticello, Wyoming, and Lamotte last week with no opposition in at least one case. Also notes factory and real estate ad items, Easter visits, residents resuming studies, river level readings, land interests, and census vehicle counts with Ford, Buick, and Overland registrations.
440 acres of upland blue grass land with excellent spring water in Butler Two area near Bernard Iowa. Can be divided into two parts. Write or call Mike Ryle Bernard Iowa. Ros Titel.
Farmers owing on land from my farm in 1919 and prior, are notified to call and settle for same. SLaT F. C. Sears.
Trout and Mait advertise home grown Hed Clover Seed priced at 32 dollars per bushel. Contact for availability not provided.
Comrades of Post No. 14 G. A. R. invite members to a Wednesday meeting on April 7 at 4 o clock at the hall. The agenda includes organizing grave decorations for Memorial Day for deceased comrades.
Mrs. Frank McLaughlin's serious illness prompts her return home to Fulton. Miss Boimeybell Artis of Grand Mound earned an M D from State University and plans surgical work in San Francisco. Mrs. D. F. Boomershine's mother falls ill causing travel to Ohio. Clover seed retailing around 32 dollars per bushel, with reports of 38 in nearby towns. Rutenbeck and Barker issue a demand for immediate settlement of all debts.
A fragmentary notice states that a father leaving the home will not be responsible for debts or actions of his son Fred Thrig. The text includes advertisements and rheumatic ailment remedies, with references to Chamberlain's Liment and various local sellers.
Mrs C B Taber hosted the M W E Club last evening at a 6 o'clock dinner. Dr Buell reports the birth of a ten pound boy at Harry Gordon’s home near Elwood. Mother and son are doing nicely. George Haight returned after several weeks traveling through Texas and California visiting his relatives at Fortuna.
A reader says kidney trouble caused fatigue and back pain and credits a remedy from a dealer as helping. The note urges others to seek care and hints at a product called Piste while referencing local Maquoketa merchants.
Miss Marie Emmons visits Miss Verda Anderson while Mr and Mrs Leinbaugh vacation with aunt Mrs Fred Reins in Cedar Rapids. The M E Sunday School presented The First Easter and The Bester of Today with a large audience, featuring songs, pantomime, and a cast list including Earl Ruttenbeck Ruth Cornish and several others.
A fragment list of musical pieces and hymns used in a church event includes Easter themes. Mentioned are Resurrection Lilies by Ruth Hill and a benediction by the congregation. The text blends song lines and a brief aside about a rat control product advertised by Snow White Pharmacy and McAnister Store Co.
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