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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
4
Fragmentary notes describe envy, a young girl with curls, a store, and scent related to perfume. It contrasts modern shopping with ancient Persia where perfume and aromatic oils flourished, mentioning Bespt men and early development of perfumery. The text is garbled but centers on scent and cultural memory.
The piece argues advertising builds not only sales but confidence and friendship between merchants and the public. It praises permanent local stores, calls out abstainers, and urges banks to advertise as community leaders, warning a town would falter without ads. It closes urging readers to use Sentinel Want Ads.
A sequence from Daily Jottings notes a gloomy mood at Friday evening supper hosted by Mrs. Tom Smith for guests from Cheyenne Wyoming. Twelve ladies shared lunches with Mrs. B K Wisner on Prospect, while other local visits include Joe De Moss with his sister Mrs Claude Buchner. Four degrees below zero are reported with fair weather, and guests from Lost Nation visited the Cottage Hospital.
In Maquoketa readers recall Mrs. John Nietzel of 213 Dearborn St endorsing Doan s Kidney Pills years ago and confirming lasting relief with no return of trouble. The note highlights the neighborly recommendation, the 60 cent price, and subsequent reports of stability alongside local social and community notices through the day.
Report notes abundant bitumen near the Dead Sea, promising cheap supplies for road work. It suggests gathering and processing locally, then applying with standard spray machines to replace higher cost materials.
Fragmentary text quotes an English physician and a reference to cremation. It mentions a figure named Tris and a line about never being the same man again, along with a Basten Tran script. The readable facts are unclear and names appear fragmentary.
In Tasmania, nine species of egg-laying mammals are noted as having females that lay eggs. Young hatch like birds, with a low mammal order description. The creatures resemble baby porcupines, about that size, with spines thick on their skins and a slender white horn beak. The Desert's Silence Reflects Nature's Quiet And Mystery.
Fragmentary prose discusses memory as a store. It contrasts memory with wit and fancy and compares understanding to a sun perceived moving while unseen. Emphasizes a stout straight stem of mind and awareness of progress.
In a fragment from Hard Luck, Jackie was invited to a house birthday dinner. He praised the earlier courses but admitted he was losing his appetite by the time dessert was served, remarking casually about being near full.
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