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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
5
An old style advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem O11 capsules as a home remedy to cleanse kidneys and improve digestion to slow aging. It promotes odorless tasteless capsules, five drops or two capsules daily, claiming life extension and restoration with a money back guarantee.
County press notes the death of Miss Juli Navan following injuries from a July Die crash in Dubuque. She died at Mercy hospital after being moved there from a hospital, with doctors Hennegar and Biggin among those attending. Her back was broken in the incident and she had been in care for weeks.
The funeral of a Davenport resident, born August 21, 1891, is being prepared after her remains arrived by No. 47 at 9:46. Her mother Mrs. Robert Hunter awaits relatives from the west as arrangements proceed due to limited information. The service will be held at the family home once relatives arrive.
Forty years ago notes recount bounty changes for wolves and rats, violent frontier tales of Decatur County and Iron Hill, Kansas, and escape from Cheyenne raids. Local school attendance, new city assessor Daniel Haight, several obituaries, marriages, weather, hog prices, and a bank failure at Delmar are summarized with period-accurate tone and names such as Maquoketa, Decatur, and Garry Owen.
Henry J Doyne born May 7 1885 in Vermont served in Company C 93rd Infantry during the Civil War enlisting Sept 28 1861 and mustered out June 12 1865 He settled in Iowa after the war married Phoebe Buchner Dec 3 1883 Their daughter Mrs Lelix Hertensen Steizecon Wash and sister Mrs Omar Cheeny Steizecon Wash survive After a stroke four years ago he lived on a farm near Esgate before moving to care He died after August 5 192? message arrival at 22 20 a m
Hay master Herman Ottens of Spragueville, a rising young farmer, lost a 25 ton Timothy hay stack Thursday afternoon to an unexplained blaze. The dry stack, recently built, burned between three and four o'clock, with no known motive or enemies, leaving Ottens with a heavy financial blow as he begins to establish his farming career.
Over recent weeks corn benefited from rains in most counties, with some isolated periods drought followed by improvements. Reports cite yields near or above typical levels in Fayette, Bremer, Mitchell, Mshaska, Sioux, Ida, Shelby, Crawford, Cass and Guthrie, while Kossuth shows lower than normal output. Pastures average about ninety five percent, roughly eleven percent above the ten year average.
Dubuque News reports a twelve story fireproof hotel to rise on the corner of Ninth and Mai Streets in the west side, with an estimated cost around $300,000. Wal Keenan, long-time lessee of the Julien hotel, will conclude his role within six months as promoters expect a profitable venture for the new up-town site.
The note discusses Lester Gardner showcasing German tools as bayonets with one death and a claim that peace terms were wrong. It mentions Charles Johnson of Company A, 13 Marines on duty, and compares ancient Sioux caution to add Hun implements to gear. It also notes fish eating behavior and shells left by crabs as evidence of oceanic destruction.
Equity notice in the September Term of the Iowa District Court for Jackson County. The petitioner claims absolute ownership of the described real estate in Maquoketa. Defendants must appear before noon on September 2, 1919, or a default judgment and decree will be entered against them. dated August 4, 1919. Reck and Cleve, attorneys for the petitioner.
The Walnut Growers association offers a prize of SULUCO to anyone who invents a capable machine to shell English walnuts, aiding production of a yearly crop valued at 1,000,000 dollars.
Probate notice announces opening of a will for W H Woelpell of Jackson County Iowa with hearing set for September 2 1919 before the Jackson County District Court Maquoketa Iowa August 2 1939 Eugene Mohr Clerk Farr Thomas Attorneys. The rest of the text contains garbled instructional material about moths and piano care.
Fragmentary OCR notes a discussion on intelligence timing between genders. It references a woman’s brain reaching greater weight or capacity around age twenty five, with a contrasting implication for men. The text is incomplete and unclear about authorities or dates.
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