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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
2
An essay argues roads are the vital link between regions and peoples, essential for civilization and progress when rail and telegraph fail to reach farms and homes. It laments isolation that stifles youth and delays development, urging better country road access.
Disjointed text mentions tractors, cars, and roads with uncertain data. It references counts or dates vaguely and lacks clear entities or a coherent event. The passage appears as damaged OCR with scattered phrases about transportation and places.
The readable text discusses a 14St hour and timing concerns about turning the light when it should run. It suggests complete elimination of profane language in a broad city context centered on Burlington and a reference to a key location.
Fragmentary notice describes a Lost-2 Ford ton truck near Delmar and Maquoketa with a reward to return to Ivan Banks. Also an advertisement for Shorthorn bull calves for sale with drastic price cuts, mentioning age, color, and farm conditions amid garbled OCR text.
The Fuller bill signed by the president raises monthly pensions for Civil and Mexican War veterans and widows. Eligible recipients will receive higher checks on July 4 with automatic increases to 850 for those fully disabled and 505 for certain cases, plus added provisions for dependents and orphans. The changes apply to those with service in the Civil War and Mexican War, including widows and minor children, and will be dispatched through the pension bureau starting soon.
Delmar sees Teeseepee student visit Beloit College and a string of visitors from Maquoketa Perry Clinton and DeWitt arrive or depart. Residents attend services, celebrate, and note Decoration Day plans while relatives and friends travel through town. The column records sickness, illness, church, and school life, plus local concerns over Memorial Day observance and community support.
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