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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
3
A collage of 19th century medical claims praises Hall’s Catarrh Medicine and internal remedies, with testimonials and product blurbs. The text also includes quips about senses, a tongue in cheek riddle, a Mongolian marriage note, and a reflective exchange about happiness in fishing.
The document shows assets and liabilities including loans, bonds, reserves, deposits, and miscellaneous items. Names of officials and notary attestations indicate a formal bank report dated January 1890 in Jackson County.
A brief passage discusses the 1880s Chinese immigration treaty ratified by the US and China restricting laborers while allowing officials students merchants and travelers. It also notes a Peruvian rain tree yielding about nine gallons of water daily per tree over a 1 km square plantation of 10 000 trees. It then lists symbolic flower meanings and ends with a note on the evolution of the pocket handkerchief from head covering to a pocket item.
A fragment discussing daily thought focus on others rather than self and a critique of a businessman's habit of relying on mental arithmetic while others do the talking. The text echoes a 19th century tone with references to gainful ideas and business judgment.
Fragmentary text outlines a system for naming streets starting from a central temple and extending in directions such as South and West. It mentions numbering like First South and West First South, with examples like No 700 West First South and South Seventh West.
Ambiguous text notes a daughter named Anns sent to a market and questions arise over sausage type. The fragment hints at confusion or miscommunication during a market stop in Chicago involving a market pound and local questions.
Multiple public sales announced for January at farms near Maquoketa and Nashville. Listings include horses cattle hogs hay machinery and grain with auctioneers Carstensen Pinter Omera and Wurster. Additional notes mention old Hess place and the Mamauket area.
James Baxter of New Jersey praises RAT SNAP as a farmer's best friend. He claims the product saves him 3200 in chicks eyes and feed yearly. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 sold by Snow White Pharmacy and McAllister Stores Co.
Fragmentary text mentions Kilauea and a proposal related to a Java runed artifact or project. No clear events, entities, dates, or outcomes are confirmable from the readable portion.
An advertisement touts Neutrone-Prescription 99 as a universal rheumatism remedy. It promises quick relief for rheumatic pains and tired muscles, claims to purify the body, and urges a weeklong course with a large bottle priced at $1.00. Available from Broxam & Hinckley and druggists nationwide.
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