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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
6
An elderly Prussian official described in the Allgemeine Zeitung how the prewar upper 30,000 now lives as a plain laborer. He laments a ruined mansion, trimmed rooms, scarce food, no wine, tighter wardrobes, and frugal routines that cloak generations of comfort in austerity.
A 19 year old, Robert Callahan, narrowly escaped a hanging accident while helping at a farm southeast of Epworth. The hay fork rope tangled around his neck and pulled him up, leaving him suspended ten minutes before Mr Hogan found him. Hogan cut the rope. Callahan revived with mouth-to-mouth aid before a physician arrived.
Preston’s Nick Godes plans to sail from New York August 7 with a Knights of Columbus tour group bound for France. The trip will include a Lafayette statue unveiling at Metz supervised by Marshal Foch, visits to Rome and Genoa, and a Vatican Mass, with limited lay members and a focus on historical battlefront sites.
The Cascade Pioneer states after September 1 subscribers beyond 15¢ miles from Cascade will pay 2.50 per year. Our paper will follow on October 1. Postage and newsprint costs push country papers toward only two options: discontinue or raise subscription and advertising rates.
An advertisement offers a free 30 day trial of an rupture treatment device named EASYHOLD O. It claims easier comfort than old belts and trusses and promises a full refund if not satisfactory after 30 days. Send name to receive the device and test it at home.
Mississippi Scenic Highway official Truman Pierson urged Bellevue to join the route from Clinton to Dubuque and to secure 200 memberships at five dollars each. He argued the highway would draw thousands of tourists, improve roads, raise land values, and benefit farmers along the corridor.
A call to residents to improve their towns by personal effort and community involvement. The piece urges people to stop blaming others, work together, and build a better town starting with themselves. It mirrors a booster tone promoting civic progress and mutual responsibility. It also includes an ad for Rat Snap and a note about an Almanach de Gotha entry.
An efficiency expert found the Firlsma hat factory wasted about 800 per year in ribbon scraps from bow and band cutting. Ribbons are now cut by exact sizes to reduce waste under new management and prudent practice.
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