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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1919
Page
3
M Lew Rutenbeck has contracted small pox triggering a home quarantine for the family. A Saturday afternoon fire at Schultz's store spread rapidly before firefighters contained it, reaching about 40 feet high and sparing the block from total ruin.
The passage describes dangerous rubbish in alleys and pledges removal of all combustible material in the future. It notes insurance coverage for Schultz's loss and mentions local business changes at Farmers Implement and Hardware Co with Leinbaugh taking over and Becker returning to his father's farm. It also reports a rattlesnake killed at Mrs. Mathilds Busch home and Davenport trip for a Chandler sedan valued at 3000 dollars. The Ales welcome a baby girl at Maquoketa Cottage hospital and Lost Nation Savings Bank capital increase from 15000 to 40000 under Cashier Bell.
Mrs. C M Seeber slipped on stairs Friday morning injuring her back but recovering. Mr Seeber suffers face poisoning and awaits further news. Since Camp Gordon and France veterans many have returned with Arthur Entringer still at Roosevelt hospital for wounds. Mrs F S Bascom underwent appendectomy at Mercy Clinton, operation successful. Bascom family briefed on her progress. Henry Berg bought W A Altfillisch’s town home in a major local property deal.
By order of sale from the Jackson County District Court Frances Ray et al sued Wilson Hovey et al for partition of real estate. On October 29 1919 at 2 PM the sole referee John Noyes will sell Lot 12 in Block 13 in Canton Iowa cash with settlement by November 1 1929.
The passage notes solo performances as common but highlights that the set remains the most frequent form. It describes early primitive folk songs evolving into large scale artistic works with elaborate ensembles and choral elements.
The Mothers Club will meet on Friday afternoon October 9 at Mrs. H. 4. Josher’s West Pleasant Street home. Roll call is child welfare. Mrs. L. M. Holtz presents Disease of Children. Mrs. CG ED Tilton leads a talk on Pure Milk. Music is selected.
The P. E. uv chapter held its first regular meeting with president Mrs. Frances Myatt presiding. Mrs. Fannie Goode delivers an engaging health paper. Mrs. Tha Markland discussed civil government. Bell Gall-Vacation Notes. WRC meeting postponed from Oct 8 to Oct 15. next gathering with Mrs. Addie Woodard at the Y.M.C.A. building.
Staff practice set for Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock with all staff urged to attend Regular meeting of the Order on Thursday evening October 2 Bath Rot Chapter R A M will have work in M M Degree Thursday October 9 Ma sons urged to be present Refreshment by call
Eminent Commander announces a Friday evening event in the Red Cross initiative at the Dog venue. A family quip about a father’s science degree hints at playful dialogue among “my boys” during a reflective mirror joke.
A new construction idea, Glasa Briche Now, is introduced as gas brick walls being tested in European cities. The concept aims to improve outer wall sections with lighter materials and innovative design.
The film The Auction of Souls will be shown at the Pastime in Maquoketa on Thursday and Friday with matinee and night performances. Miss Aurora Mardiganian narrates her two years in Turkish harems and among Turkish soldiers and Kurds before escaping to America. The picture aims to awaken sympathy and action among Americans to aid Armenians and oppose cruelty in the Far East.
A rural speaker, Uncle Eben, praises a direct handing down of the Ten Commandments rather than passing through many committees. He calls it a mighty good thing and contrasts it with slower bureaucratic processes.
A fragment notes a writer's view on ethics and religious law. It references the Sermon on the Mount and invokes the Ten Commandments as guiding principles in a concise, opinionated line from the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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