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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
4
The Florida Metropolis notes no new material in a muddled paraphrase. Burke allegedly used phrases from Dickens and other sources. The piece references slang and press terminology without clear context or attribution.
The article traces cane use from Rome where canes were forbidden except for a limited elite to medieval England where canes signified aristocracy. It notes women adopting canes and later periods of decorative, exquisitely designed canes emerging in the fifth century and beyond.
Dick Hollister confronts jealousy as Fifi Gray toys with affections during holiday visits. Bob Merrill returns, causing tension with Barbara Merrill and Tom Brewster. A staged engagement scare at a reception aims to cure Dick’s jealousy, ending with whispered promises as the waltz continues.
Ames city council hears City Engineer Hopkins outline municipal light plant losses of 1,000 to 51,200 dollars monthly with water department debt to the light department near 12,000. He cites doubled coal costs, inferior coal, higher freight, and a faulty coal pit as reasons, urging council to consider changes to rates and plant operations.
A fragmented wartime style note argues for aggressive pest control to curb epidemics, noting bacteria counts per house from 350 to 6.69 million and linking liquor bootlegging to calls for necessity. It references Patti’s farewell in Paris with bouquets that died eight care wleges.
A fragment notes bicarbonate of soda used to craft a pleasing perfume. It also describes bicarbonate as an excellent disinfectant, hinting at practical chemistry ideas from a historical perspective.
The Library Board met Tuesday afternoon and transacted the usual business including an appropriation for the purchase of new books. Hooped Pots and Jack Cade explain medieval drinking customs with hoops marking shares. the origin of the name horse chestnut is linked to leaf scars resembling a horseshoe.
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