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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1920
Page
6
A reflective piece contrasts excess consumerism with a call for discipline and virtue. It laments too many diamonds, silk shirts, and fast wealth schemes while urging hard work, savings, and traditional Christianity as remedies. It emphasizes discontent and a lack of practical action to improve conditions.
The essay argues that true happiness comes from a clean heart and conscience, not wealth. Illness heightens suffering and the mind is clouded by thoughts of revenge jealousy envy or hatred. A person cannot find peace while harboring these negative feelings.
Fraternal Mason ic Belion Lodge No 36 regular meetings first Tuesday at 7 pm Bath Kd Chapter No 94 regular meetings second Tuesday at 7 30 pm Tancred Commandery No 40 third Tuesday at 8 pm C E S No 175 fourth Tuesday monthly K OF P Mon night Visiting Knights welcome Maquoketa Temple Pythian Sisters meet 2nd and 4th Thursday at KE Hall Jackson Lodge No 33 meets Friday evenings at their hall Visiting brothers welcome
March 20 notice lists first and third Thursdays for regular meetings of Maquoketa Encampment 104 with Chris Worster and Fred Gurius as officers. Rebekah Lodge 136 also meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays, per report.
M. W. A Regular Meeting Sec day of each month. Visitors always welcome. Fred Gurius, V.C. Jas. Ralston, Clerk. Mystic Workers Maquoketa Lodge No. 169 meets second Friday of each month at Woodmen hall. Visiting Members always welcome.
A near disaster Saturday afternoon struck Clyde Fenton’s store when the electric lighting plant dynamo sprayed gasoline and spread fire to the engine house. Quick bucket brigade and nearby workers saved adjacent buildings though the engine house and light plant were destroyed. Clyde expressed gratitude for timely help and calm handling.
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