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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
3
The excerpt notes Section 1 FALD demands annual public reports by municipalities detailing cash, debt, expenditures, income of utilities, and detailed costs of operation. It highlights garbled wording and contains references to a contract and a Department, with concern over debt amounts.
Delegates from Minnesota South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and Wisconsin attend a three day session in St Paul focusing on a federal car registration law to curb interstate theft and protect owners. Fred Lambert secretary notes a theft total of ten million dollars from 1920 to 1922 and urges identification measures to deter auto theft.
An old advertisement claims catarrh is affected by constitutional conditions and promotes Halls Catarrh Medicine as a tonic and blood purifier. It asserts the product clears the Hood and builds up the system and mentions a dentist Cheuls F. E. Cheaper.
Fragmented OCR reads like a garbled recipe and dates about sales and ten to five item details. The readable parts mention AGD and a sale cadence but lack clear facts or names.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Public Library until 4 p m Tuesday July 12 1921 for furnishing and installing in the basement of the Library Building at Maquoketa Indiana one horizontal cast iron sectional steam heating boiler with capacity not less than 1950 sq ft of radiation. Bidders must submit specifications and state the amount allowed for the old boiler. Right to reject any or all bids reserved. E D Hansen chairman Building Com.
Ordinance No S6 bans junk dealing on any rented or occupied lot building or vacant site within 609 feet of dwellings in Maquoketa Iowa. It prohibits junk shops involving hides oils inflammable materials or smelly substances near homes and requires penalties for violations.
City ordinance prohibits offensive odors fights and dangerous public health risks in Maquoketa. Violations are misdemeanors with fines up to 100 and up to 30 days imprisonment. Repeals conflicting ordinances and takes effect upon legal publication. Attest Clerk Gregory and Mayor Swift sign.
Maquoketa Iowa June 27 1921 the city council with Mayor Swift and aldermen present approves minutes and bills across funds including street labor water electric and grading. The low bid from D A Joles for sewer construction on South Third Street South Matteson Avenue is accepted and the manager authorized to contract. Ordinance No 347 regulating junk shops and prohibiting nuisances is read passed and final readings completed.
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