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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1920
Page
6
R. L. McFarland of Town State College urges motorists to replenish distilled water in storage batteries during hot weather. Evaporation concentrates sulfation, harming the battery. regular water top-ups prevent costly damage, even more than keeping the radiator full.
The Cape Cod district in Massachusetts hosts the best known cranberry section of the world with an average yield of 30 barrels per acre.
The Isle of Man maintains the maximum lawful loan interest at six percent, a rate in effect for more than two centuries. The old cap remains the standard governing borrowing costs, with no recent changes announced.
Second heat of an international yacht race features Sir Thomas Lipton challenging the American shore for the championship. The British yacht led early but encountered an accident and relied on the six hour time limit to save the race. British sailors concede the Yantee boat is faster, with the series outcome still in doubt as the trophy remains on American soil.
A fragmented reminiscence stresses the mutual need between neighbors and advertisers in a community. It suggests that good business relies on mutual support, with personal reputation and advertising reinforcing each other to establish a foothold.
Barbara Savoy persuades her father to row during a sultry storm on the north shore. A sudden squall sinks their boat, but Barbara survives and is later reunited with Robert Garrick at the hotel. The near drowning frames a budding romance as Barbara prepares for next summer.
Fragmentary text notes Magellan's voyage and attempts to aid Mrowmnavigate the globe, claiming he was first to circle the world. It mentions Banda Island rescue, Temgitnde, and Greenwich references, arguing the feat would surpass other discoveries though not recognized.
The report extols the vast size of the American pencil industry. It claims the largest factory produced over 50,000,000 pencils in fat raw form. If laid end to end, the pencils would stretch from Washington to San Francisco and back to New York.
Ames Iowa July 12 At the meeting of Iowa publishers it was developed that the minimum rates for advertising space should be based on actual cost of production plus a reasonable publicity charge according to F W Smith cost expert with the Porte Publishing company Salt Lake City who gave two talks on printing costs Mr Smith who has compiled figures in advertising costs from a large number of of five 21 vents as the minimum for an inch of space in 2 paper of 2 000 circulation The cost of producing an inch of advertising is he said 1S cents To this must be added a publicity charge of 4 cents and as the circulation grows additional charges of 4 cents for each 30 subscribers
A fragment describes a bee carrying nectar up to half its weight and notes that under favorable conditions a bee team at a town agricultural expo can gather pounds of honey in a day, indicating bee efficiency and weight relationships.
Skeleton of a girl aged 16 to 18 found under light cover in an old bar at Gnawa Lowa. Doctors say bones match a youthful female. skull and severed trunk found in a barn loft. Sheriff Harlow and County Attorney Allen note bones likely long there. A rope hung from a rafter and a sleeve near the bones may offer the sole clue.
An unclear passage describes Aeoriain staging a conflict with the Hyltish catenet tele sene bishop who visited town on a sanction. He hands the bishop a “funky ax” and teases a claim about being the bishop of Honolatu, asserting that misunderstandings are minor while praising a hallucinatory title.
Editors to buy own paper will cut costs by purchasing print stock direct from mills rather than through jobbers. Town State College reports plans from country newspaper course. A new Iowa Press Cooperative Association, capitalized at 20000, will issue 200 shares at 100 each. A representative will buy paper in carload lots and ship to distribution points statewide.
Text traces the woolen trade’s shift to Wersted about a mile from Norwich in the early years of English wool production. It notes the first making of certain linen and wool goods at Linsey and nearby Kersey, with mentions of woolen thread origins and regional Suffolk connections.
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