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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
7
Miss Nellie Schumacher leads an evening gathering with a 7 00 start and a 7 30 worship service themed The Common Complaint Prayer meeting each Wednesday at 7 30. A column notes a strong rat issue as a reader recalls finding a long-dead rat in a cellar and praising RAT SNAP sold by local stores.
The community extends deepest sympathy to a young father and bereaved relatives after a loss. Mrs. Lydia Hoyt known as Grandma Boyt attended a service. Upcoming events include Sunday School at 10 a.m. and sermons at the United Presbyterian church with topics Consciousness in dusk and Lamps. Ladies Aid meets Sep 22. Ice cream social planned in the Park for Sep 18. Teachers listed for local schools 1 through 9. Schipper hotel renovation underway. Dr and Mrs Quigley visit from Hawarden. High School openings in Mequoketa. A. I. A. picnic on church lawn followed by stories and music. Visitors from Des Moines, Miss Anna Stiefield and TL. Tefield hosted.
News notes a garage business shift as LT Bartlett and RC Bates arrange a sale. Bente gains experience to keep the trade steady while L. L. stays on. Bates moves to Wisconsin for new business chances. A testimonial from Geo L North highlights Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with Toledo druggists selling the medicine.
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