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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
2
A small-town retailer advertises overstocked items to clear shelves including paints varnish poultry supplies baby foods and tools. The sale lists Prussian Poultry Roadie varnish lamps wallets blankets and Whitman candies with prices and mail order options.
A bulletin from the Iowa Highway Commission discusses Justice Weaver’s ruling on a case where Margaret Reenan sued for damages after a coasting accident. The decision held no rider on public roads has greater rights than any other user, extending protections to a boy with a bobsled and framing a broad view of highway use.
A fragment discusses dangers of children coasting or playing marbles on public roads. It argues highways serve both pleasure and business, urges adults to guide youths away from playing on roads, and notes potential ambulance or hospital consequences for injuries.
The piece argues that many Mexicans are poor and ignorant due to lack of schooling and literacy. It contrasts Mexico with Russia, claiming ignorant labor yields poverty. It cites an American hiring carpenters in Mexico and compares to historical Russian peasants, asserting law and order are needed for prosperity.
The article states that all entrants from foreign countries must undergo medical and mental testing at the port of landing to deter disease and feeble mindedness. It notes a shift from admitting only healthy, respectable travelers to screening out ignorant and diseased individuals, with officials deterring disease and ignorance as national threats.
Albany approves a measure to bar the Socialist Party of America and related groups from election ballots. The act aligns with party opposition, reflecting political tensions in New York during spring.
A nationwide Interchurch World Movement campaign mobilizes 65 percent of Protestant church members and 182 cooperating boards. District quotas and numerous Iowa county gifts are listed as April 25 to May 2 set fund targets for homes and hospitals in need. Beth faith groups coordinate with Dr Best opening an Iowa Nebraska office on Sixth Avenue.
Gis work names Wolcott as campaign director of the intergroup drive for aid. General secretary of the Ya La committee, the appointment signals a coordinated effort to mobilize volunteers and resources for the relief campaign.
Edward Weaver of 700 Ninth St Lincoln Neb praises Tanlac as a miracle cure after eight years of illness. He describes his wife’s relief from nervousness pain and loss of appetite and notes she gained forty pounds and sleeps well since starting Tanlac. Local availability listed in Maquoketa Hinckley Lamotte and Miles areas.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference women of a basin and partnership phrase. The readable parts mention partnership and basin women, but no concrete names, dates, places, or events to confirm a full item.
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