This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1921
Page
2
In Peoria a four store reading department battle with two city newspapers ended in a victory for the papers. Stores boycotted and launched a weekly advertising sheet, but the settlement affirmed the newspapers' right to set prices and conduct business. The dispute cost money, yet proved newspaper advertising reaches the people.
Iowa is listed as the outstanding agricultural state in the Farm Management bureau’s 1920 nus reports. The release highlights Iowa’s leadership in farming efficiency and production among midwestern states, reflecting strong crop yields and livestock output for the year.
The report cites the United States Department of Agriculture figures: Iowa covers 50,147 square miles with 94.2 percent farmed and high land value growth over the decade. Farm numbers fell to 210,439 in 1920 from 217,044 in 1910 while average size rose to 157 acres. Tenant farming and mortgage trends shift as corn and wheat fluctuate. Sugar beets expand. strawberries nearly double. apples decline a third.
President Harding will formally open telephone communication from the United States to Cuba at 5 30 P M New York time with a greeting to President Menocal The Bell System will conduct the longest conversation yet spanning Havana across the United States to California Several thousand gather in Washington and Havana for the event The line runs from Key West to Havtina and crosses both deep sea and land lines across major cities
Mathew Bauer of 3117 South 48th Street Omaha says three years of illness including bad indigestion kidney pain headaches and dizziness ended after taking Tantac. He reports improved appetite sleep energy and ability to work without pain after four bottles and credits Tantac with his renewed health.
Summary of actions by the 89th Iowa General Assembly. Bills cover agriculture banking taxation and public health, including warehouse receipts systems, bonded warehouses, coop businesses, dog licenses, hog cholera immunization, milk standards, road safety, serial bond sales, and state financing. Also noted are elections, districting, licensing, veterans pensions, motor vehicle rules, and state printing reforms.
An old advertising snippet promotes Chamberlains Tablets to ease constipation after supper. It lists Broxam Hinckley Staack Luckiesh as sellers and notes the product provides a gentle bowel movement.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.