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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
2
The article recalls the Grand and the moment of raising the Stars and Stripes atop a park flagpole in front of the Times. It mentions Marshall Abe Bradley lowering the dock from a precarious height and notes the Commercial Club’s directors debating whether the flag should be displayed to the breezes as during the war, with the secretary asked to act.
Rays Young and Peter Hoop, noted local carpenters, accepted twenty dollars to raise a flag on a 60 foot pole after the rope broke and the town faced the expense. They devised a plan using ladders to reach the top with minimal danger, beginning work Monday morning.
An early 20th century advertisement touts a Bulgarian Blood Tea as a steaming hot cure for colds influenza grippe and pneumonia. It promises to purify and enrich blood regulate bowels and cleanse liver and kidneys with claimed medicinal powers sold by druggists or grocers.
Men rigged a long pole with a hook to raise the flag and secured two lines at the bottom. Despite extreme cold, workers finished the task and earned their pay. The writer hopes every house in Preston flies Old Glory on every sad day, a glorious sight.
A man after years of repeated colds found no relief from various medicines until a druggist recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He was completely cured and has used it since for colds with prompt relief. Sold by Broxain Hinckley and Stuart Luckiesh. Fat
Supt Webber and staff noted in a daily vow as Albert Corvish and Edwin Gallo observed a Lost Nation versus Preston basketball game last Friday evening. Miss Bowser and Miss Blanchard visited Fred Schepher’s home, while muddy roads kept pupils from delays but buses arrived. Norma Galloway missed Friday due to illness and teachers' community loss after a ton of coal delivered Wednesday afternoon turned into a missing coal mystery Thursday morning. Miss Fanselon and Dasher shopped in Maquoketa. Waldo Herkelman had dental work there.
Elywood notes recount Gus Danielyon's expected return from Davenport after surgery. First Division hosts social at Forest Hill home with a $25 Near East Relief gift. Local families attend visits. pigeons find a mystery tagged bird. Elwood Consolidated School dairy class tours Waugh farms with Jersey and Holstein cattle judged for quality.
A patient recounts long years of misery from urinary problems and back pain before finding relief with kidney pills. She describes nervous spells and limited movement, coping with friends and neighbors during illness, and eventual improvement after using the remedy.
Miss Gath Malone and Mr. Robert Heinz united in marriage at St Lawrence Church Creek on Tuesday morning at 9 o clock. The bride's sister Miss Elizabeth Malane and Alphons Heiar served as attendants and best man. The couple will set up housekeeping four miles from Lamotte.
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