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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
5
The excerpt notes Arctic night darkness yet hints at alleviating factors and familiar stars. It mentions explorers’ depictions of winter darkness and occasional amusements guiding winter mood, then shifts to a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Remedy for relief and recommendations to friends.
Leonard, accompanied by his nurse, encounters a friend of his mother who greets him with effusive chatter. After a brief, silent pause, he sighs softly and remarks that it slid, Sarat, ending the exchange on a restrained note as the conversation lingers in memory.
The text notes that professional male hairdressers in Japan emerged earlier than female counterparts, with records from the thirteenth century highlighting samurai grooming. Coiffeurs as a distinct profession developed later, reflecting gendered and cultural grooming practices.
The Surgeon General announces a nationwide plan of fourteen medical districts under Public Health Service supervision to provide treatment for discharged soldiers sailors and marines covered by the war risk insurance act. Each district lists headquarters with district officers and states served from Boston to San Francisco and across territories including Puerto Rico and the Philippine Islands.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth will visit America in September and stay through October for the first League of Nations session. President Wilson announced the invitation before leaving Belgium. Albert I, then a prince, toured the United States about 20 years ago and spent nearly a year here as a tourist and newspaper correspondent.
Henry de Halsaile notes abuse among German middle and upper classes as Prussia sanctions it. He recalls observing a Berlin merchant’s home where a woman received weekly Saturday night thrashings, heard as blows above.
The 83 year old Thomasville resident, Neil Miller, was given a four year contract to carry the U S mail between Alton and Thomasville. Miller has served the route for 24 years and predicts two more decades of service. He has witnessed roads widen from trails to graded highways and forests give way to farms on both sides.
Fisherman Donald Whipple of Watertown tied a trout to his toe with a well oiled hook and cord, tossed the line out the window, and went to bed. Morning woke him to a fish bite, pulling the trout free and serving it for breakfast. Utah launches vigorous anticigarette enforcement as lawmakers debate effectiveness of existing laws.
Governor W L Harding proclaims August 10 to 18 as Back to School Week to boost free public education for all Iowa youths. He urges citizens and school authorities to publicize the advantages of public schools and support those facing financial barriers. The proclamation notes state investment in buildings and equipment, and emphasizes education as vital to individual and national welfare.
The notice informs Caroline Pauling Gbraien Pauline Jo nathan S Kelty Thomas Da Storsiman Hesigk D F Bates Philo D Bates and unknown heirs or claimants that a petition seeks to quiet title on several parcels in Jackson County Iowa. Defendants are ordered to appear by noon on September 2nd term at Maquoketa Court House. default leads to decree. Clerk I. Ruane Mont announces publication in Sentinel.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe training methods for birds involving starvation and selective feeding. The passage mentions birds released to fly in ceaselike patterns, with survivors among hundreds of starved birds, and references an owner’s artistic perch. The text is unclear and partially garbled.
In east central France a university for soldiers has grown from a hospital building near Beaune into a campus of more than 300 structures. An army education commission and the department of agriculture coordinate 40 studies across four departments with post and divisional schools, aiming to convert soldiers into skilled farmers and thinkers for civilian life.
An odd report claims the former German emperor completed sawing a massive tree into numerous pieces with many legs described among his attendants. A lawyer reportedly verified a cryptic detail involving initials and a seal, leaving the exact meaning unclear.
The armistice signed in November left 45,839 U S officers in reserve. Many are commissioned in the effort to maintain contact with military trains and preserve essential service.
Doris Macon stars in a thriller about a silk lined burglar with Boston Blackie aiding her as a young secret service agent seeks a risky partnership. Sam DeGrasse plays Boston Blackie with Ashton Dearholt as Robert Melchoir in a Universal Special Attraction photo play based on a Boston Blackie tale.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a reliable 35 year remedy for catarrh. It claims to act through the blood to purge poisons and heal mucous surfaces, promising noticeable health improvements after short use. Testimonials and free samples are offered by J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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