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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1921
Page
2
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Speaking in a humorous tone the 1920s political quip notes Wilson kept us out of war and Harding kept us out of work. The author suggests it could become a Democratic slogan in 1924 as things unfold.
The speaker argues for full publicity of the disarmament conference proceedings. Open covenants and transparency are urged to set a global example, contrasting with Senator Lodge and certain munition makers who favor secret sessions. The public believes openness best serves the nations and the republic.
Des Moines reports August progress toward crop maturity with high frost-free percentage. Corn condition 92 percent of normal on Sept 1 forecasting 424,032,000 bushels, above August forecast. Spring wheat 64 percent normal, 1,769,000 bushels forecast. Potatoes 45 percent normal, 4,246,000 bushels forecast. Hay 4,347,000 tons produced. Hog numbers on farms down 6.7 percent from last year.
United States agricultural figures show seed potato prices at 50 pi for seed, 76 percent quality, 92 percent for millet and grain sorghum around 4 percent, various crops with percent quality figures, and a note on total production and a 26,020 barrel commercial crop. Frank TQ Agricultural Stat.
A historical note describes making billiard balls from very large elephant tusks. Blocks are cut to required dimensions, bands measure and shape the blank, then the core is turned to a spherical form. Polishing finishes after final shaping in machines.
A partial OCR fragment describes a scene in sunlight with fading imagery. Details are unclear but hints at a visual setting and time of day. No identifiable people or organizations are readable.
A dense, fragmented classifieds page lists items for rent and sale, such as furnished rooms and houses, rugs, and livestock. requests for sewing work and general help. notices for farm and land rentals. and various small ads for Poland China pigs, Leghorn hens, and Boars. Names include M. Kremp, C. A. Drumm, Mrs. Andrew Jepsen, and Daniel Edward. The jumble ends with notes on upholstery and sewing machine attachments.
The text describes Iowa nights cooling into sleep and mornings quiet with birds nesting time finished. It notes cardinal and quail, finches, Carolina wrens, thrashers, sunflowers and garden blooms, hummingbirds and butterflies, sunlit fields, and the changing countryside. It ends with stars and constellations guiding a tranquil autumn view.
Two Cedar Rapids travelers Raimond George Jacobs of 407 Avenue and Georgs Jacobs of 628 South E sixcet were stopped by four bandits in a Chandler car on Blues boulevard near Mill Creek. The attackers grabbed $39, forced them to surrender, then fled after blocking the road.
Leo A Link of Dubuque, a noted farm photographer, endorses Trutona for improving appetite and digestion. He praises its effects after thorough testing and recommends purchasing at Ryexam and Hinckely’s drug store in Maquoketa.
The Cedar Rapids robbery ended with two assailants stealing $39 from Raim Jacobs and damaging a car by cutting spark plug wires. Victims described as tall men in caps and dirty clothes, aged 25 to 30, fled westward. Police were informed as the city notes community sympathy for August Stockman’s declining sight and local social updates.
In Charlotte, Siftings notes locals spread a story alleging a robbery at Goose Lake by four masked robbers. The tale claimed the bandits were seen in Charlotte and along the road to Delmar, but the paper could not determine where the rumor began.
A brief overview notes two main styles of Chinese women's shoes, one outdoor pair with a raised heel and an indoor pair without heels. It mentions post foot binding era fashions and hints at traditional embroidery and restraint in Western style adoption.
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