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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1921
Page
10
The piece recalls how rural weeklies shed honeyed barter for cash, shedding the image of a community plaything. It notes publishers awakening to financial realities, distinguishing genuine business from opportunistic vendors, and crediting a renaissance in local press toward prosperity and self-respect.
A fragmented note recalls how newspaper publishing shifts public perception and supports civic projects, while print space gains value as a staple commodity. It cites Mrs. Mahala Burns of Savanna praising Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted cure, with local merchants offering it.
A Saturday afternoon crash near Maquoketa involving Ford cars driven by Leo and Albert Riedinger left Leo with a deep cut in the sight thumb and other injuries while both front wheels were damaged and the windshields shattered. The impact occurred two miles east of Maquoketa as the two vehicles approached each other from opposite directions.
Gillen proprietor of a large department store claims a customer avoided bed rest after using a cast product. He recounts the woman rising after one bottle and cooking after a second, billing the claim as credible and widely copied from a letter. The account is asserted to be sold in Maquoketa and distributed by Broxki Hinckley and others.
Notice is given that a written document purporting to be the will of Wil TG Ogden, who is deceased, has been filed and set for a hearing before the district court clerk on September 7, 1981. Attorneys Bauman Heide Steen is in Jackson.
A vehicle parked in front of the Gerhard residence caught fire recently. Neighbor Casey Iveren... Senday Ivernsen reported flames under the hood with Gerhard and Herb Mills assisting. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after authorities determined the car had been procured at the Jansen garage.
Eick Motor Co reports record August shipments from Flint factories. During the first half of August, 634 cars were shipped in twelve full days. Buick loads contributed significantly as auto sales and deliveries rose. A public production schedule targets 12 000 cars for August.
A fragment indicates a plan to adjust pace at a scheduled event. It mentions wanting more than a mere indication of the prong at two pace and references the overall timetable. The text is incomplete but points to pacing decisions linked to the schedule.
An emerging epidemic of “mpeching” spreads from larger towns to smaller locales as months tighten. The piece notes the cost of a meal to be a frequent strike point and attributes the trend to people who wore $15 shirts in better times under Wilson's presidency. It references a wreck of the stunt dirigible R-2 and the deaths of over forty Americans and British, signaling a broader peril that remains unresolved.
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