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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1921
Page
5
Thirty five years ago on July 29 1885 notices invite attendance at a Free Methodist camp meeting at Alt Hursts Grove near the lime Kiln starting August 13. Mayor Keck urges memorial services for General Grant’s burial on August 1.
August events recount local presentations by Fire King Hose Company to AME and Wm Hurst, lamp gifts amid a new 8 pm closing bell, plus repairs on fair grounds and lighting changes on Main Street. Garden crops and river thefts by T W Dunham noted amid fresh fruit and produce at Edson's.
The Davenport District Camp Meeting association plans the fifteenth annual gathering on their grounds at Dewitt Iowa. The item notes revivalist Sam Jones raised $31 000 in Nashville with a sermon length of sixteen minutes. A baseball game in Maquoketa saw 38 to 18 favoring the Maquoketa team from Bellevue. B A Spencer and son Frankie enjoy Lake Minnetonka. A new line of men dresswear appears at the Arcade. Census ward figures for Maquoketa and city blocks show ward populations.
The Everybody's Bible class resumes Friday at eight o’clock in the Baptist church. The pastor will lecture on What the Bible teaches about the Earth. Questions include geological ages, Genesis six days, and when time began. You are welcome, bring your Bible and a friend.
Mary Finlay Ballantyne born December 23 1831 in Glasgow Scotland died June 1921 near Palisade Colorado at almost ninety after a brief hip fracture illness. She lived in Rockford Illinois and Maquoketa Iowa before settling near Palisade. Survived by eight children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral held at Buchner chapel with Rev D F Bommershine officiating. Burial in Mt Hope cemetery. James B Anderson and distant relatives attended.
A fragmentary account discusses depictions of Christ by Renaissance masters and their influence on later artists. It shifts to Burmese gardens filled with roses and cultural notes on weather, flowers, and daily life, mentioning lotus and hair adornments in tunes of travel writing.
A fragment from Quin bemoans reader comprehension and the writer’s duty to ensure understanding even if the audience acts or goes elsewhere. The line suggests language quirks and a caution about reader interpretation in a philosophical voice.
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