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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1919
Page
5
PostOffice Maquoketa item notes two White House bulletins on President Wilsons condition. One at noon said he slept well with no material change, another at 9 oclock noted a slight digestive disturbance yet overall health unchanged. Dr Gray declined further statement, public craving reassurance on nations peace and goodwill. DAnnunzio referenced in distant context.
National Red Cross outlines need for 15,000,000 annual funds to support ongoing war relief for soldiers and veterans, expand peace time programs, distribute government supplies, combat disease and famine in Europe, and maintain high membership to meet future emergencies.
DAnnunzio urges Premier Clemenceau to back a declaration by Allied governments declaring Fiume a free city. He says he drafted a manifesto inviting Serbians and Italians to recognize mutual national rights and will deliver it by airplane.
Governor Roberts designates a Law and Order Week following a request by the Tennessee Law and Order League. The proclamation urges loyal support for the majesty of the law and sets November 9 as the key date for the observance.
A Syrian mother living four days from Damascus, whose son George Hamway died in the Argonne while serving with the American forces, was located by the Red Cross in Palestine. She will receive remittances from the government and was brought to Damascus with witnesses validating her identity.
A series of club days will run from November 2 to 11 to aid the Red Cross for the Third Roll Call. Business, commercial, rotary, advertising, fraternal and allied groups are invited to dedicate one meeting day to support the Red Cross.
An old style advertisement touts Gets-It as a fast corn remover using a secret formula. It claims quick drying, no bandages or instruments, and that corn or callus pieces come off whole. Sold in Maquoketa and Chicago based Stacy E. Lawrence & Co with a world’s best claim.
The sugar shortage in New York prompts the Federal Food Administrator Arthur Williams to impose city rations and divide the nation into zones to equalize Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Louisiana sugar. Williams cites soaring use due to prohibition and widespread consumption of soft drinks and candy, with an estimated increase of 500,000 tons.
Report from Paris notes a large amount of mechanical work and limited clerical staff delayed the exchange of German treaty ratifications. Staff has been increased and the task is expected to be completed this week. British and Italian ratified copies were deposited with the peace conference Secretariat Friday.
A small starting remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough has grown to all parts of the United States and nearby foreign countries. The note claims it is of extraordinary merit and urges readers to try it to confirm its value.
In the matter of the estate of Fannie S. Smith deceased W L Keck administrator petitions for authority to sell described real estate by private sale to pay debts The court hearing is set for November 4 1919 at 10 am in Maquoketa Iowa Citations include named heirs and Farmers Trust and Savings Bank of Maquoketa Iowa plus various Suttons and Dukes.
The District Court in Jackson County Iowa receives a petition by Jacob Kerper claiming absolute ownership of described real estate in section 1 township 84 north range 6 east with numerous parcels and exceptions including a rail right of way and a detailed metes and bounds description. Defendants Bridget Fortney Samuel Eby Abraham Paulding Eliza Maston Sylvester Maston Dickenson Mary Jane Dickenson Minne Dickenson and unknown heirs are notified to appear and defend by November term 1919. failure will yield judgment and decree as prayed. Siberia Typhus Threatens to reach enormous proportions in Siberia with 120000 cases among troops since January 1 and thousands daily. hospitals overcrowded and winter is expected to worsen.
A town that never engages publicly is on the way to the cemetery. Citizens who do nothing for the common good help dig the grave. Those who curse the town provide the coffin, those who shirk public affairs pull the hearse, and the stingy or discouraged preach the doxology at the funeral, leaving the town buried in sorrow.
Fragmentary note reflects on overpraising a deceased man and the unintended harsh judgments he endures, raising questions about how posthumous fame can distort public perception and dialogue.
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