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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1921
Page
2
A Missouri grocer questions why critics expect grocery prices to return to prewar levels while other costs stay high. He lists contrasts from barn coal to newspaper prices and asks why manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers should bear the burden alone.
The Sentinel notes county law allowing levies against abutting property for road improvement. It discusses district division into districts to proceed with improvements and urges proceeding with the county as a whole.
The document discusses proposed changes to distribute federal and state road funds by population rather than land area, favored by more populous counties and opposed by rural, low-population areas. It envisions amending financing to allow ten year bonds voters in districts to approve road improvements.
A National Board of Underwriters notice warns that Christmas trees and decorations ignite easily from candles or matches. It stresses that fires in homes cause death and serious injuries, urging careful handling of lights and greenery during the season.
An article promotes Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and aching joints, promising penetra tion without rubbing and wide use for over forty years. It also outlines home and store fire safety measures including candle and Christmas tree precautions, electrical wiring standards and staff fire training.
A confusing OCR fragment reports a federal court in Alaska sending an inmate to a reformatory to serve time. It mentions a Civil War veteran and a ten day transfer with associated costs, referencing Andersonville prison.
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