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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1919
Page
2
An old time remedy advertises GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil capsules as a health booster for kidneys and digestion, promising delayed aging and renewed vigor. It urges readers to buy from a pharmacist with a money back promise and notes three capsule sizes in sealed packaging.
Ff and Hackson Sentinel quotes Jackson County’s leading newspaper. Editor F. C. Young and G. W. Young served as post office entry, marking second class matter. Subscription rates listed: $2.00 annually in the United States and $2.50 in Canada.
The piece weighs whether the President’s physical collapse affects third term prospects. It suggests caution in drawing conclusions about ratification, notes calm in Republican circles if a fourth term seems unlikely, and observes the President’s age and the toll of two terms. It mentions a telegram from Californians urging Senator Johnson to drop the treaty fight and hints at political calculations surrounding the campaign.
In Congress the House repealed Taft's 1910 reciprocity act with Canada, arguing it was unconstitutional to frame tariff policy as a revenue measure. Representative Young cautioned the move could hinder tariff reform efforts and warned it favored Canada while harming U S farmers.
Mixed classified items list sales offers including furniture stoves cars pets and canned fruit. Also several real estate agri listings with farms near Nashville Maquoketa and Bridereboro. Notices include census clerks job ads and hosiery orders with payment offers and exam details.
The article notes parasols as a distinctive article of feminine costume appearing in the eleventh century and describes their status as marks of honor and official dignity in the Orient. It recalls a Prince of Wales visit in India with a jeweled parasol frame as a symbol of royal prerogative.
An old advertisement warns that overindulgent eating harms kidneys and invites readers to take four ounces of Jad Salts in water each morning to flush kidneys. It claims Jad Salts neutralizes urine acids, relieves bladder issues, and improves overall health, describing its grape lemon lithia formula as safe and inexpensive. The ad targets general readers with health fears and practical steps.
Mrs Skunk and Mr Skunk discuss their bad reputation and odor as protection. They debate whether people admire their fur, whether stories should portray skunks kindly, and outline possible chapters and introductions for a book about the Skunk family.
The Cummins plan for private railroads under government control faces constitutional scrutiny. Critics warn a surplus tax after a fair return would curb efficiency, while supporters say credit problems drive the approach. Key figures like Hughes weigh in as Congress debates vital transport policy.
A woman with dramatic ambitions meets a popular manager to discuss a part. She argues beauty matters to women as brains to men, then adds that the one thing more valuable to a man than brains is “textl” or perhaps “techl” as the reply.
A fragmented OCR passage contains garbled quotes about parental punishment and fear, mentioning a father in the woodshed and references to a nine or ten year old child. The text reads like a derailed antiquated dialogue with unclear context or complete sentences.
A vintage review notes Oh Boy a Film Musical Comedy by Albert Capellani starring Jane Caprice and Creighton Hale. The piece describes the plot as a gloom dispelling work with Fate weaving light complications rather than malevolent villains, driving the amusing misadventures toward a cheerful climax.
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