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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
6
A fragmented dialogue notes concern over food waste and a plan to call the Smiths amid a shortage. The overheard exchange hints at allocation issues and a call for help as meal supplies seem insufficient.
Local Davenport and surrounding area items describe a September 14 wedding at the Clinton Methodist parsonage between Ed Goldie’s family and the Spoon family, with plans to visit Garvin and Miles after. Other notes cover church group meetings, schooling officials, residents traveling to Omaha and Cedar Rapids, and various social visits and relocations among Preston, Maquoketa, and Clinton residents.
A Maquoketa column mixes quips about Republican women organizers, jokes about immigrants and taxes, and local observations. It cites Debs, judge Landig, moving pictures, hens, squirrels, and a traveling salesman, reflecting small town humor and lightweight social commentary from Dubuque Sept. 16.
Beary Schlemma leaves for Holland Michigan while residents note Mr Nick Godes recovering at Clinton Mercy Hospital. Mrs Hens Roll dies at her city home after a brave yearlong battle. she leaves a husband, two children, and several relatives including Mrs George Storm of Maquoketa and Miss Ellis at home. The community also mentions local family visits and weekend travel among neighbors.
Sharp back pain and urinary disturbances signal weak kidneys and Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a remedy. The Maquoketa reader William Carrell claims two boxes cured his kidney issues and hip pain after a limp, praising the drug sold at local druggists.
A fragmentary plea urges returning to a time of solid schooling, asking for a school free of frills and full of worthwhile books. It calls for strong backing, a year of stable schooling, and notes a change in services with no preaching next Sabbath, replaced by Sabbath school.
Reverend Maxwell will close the Delmar conference year next Sabbath at the Delmar Methodist Church with morning and evening services. Spirit of good fellowship has been manifested among members and friends throughout the year.
The article explains that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and outlines that it is caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucosa. It promotes CINE as a constitutional remedy acting on the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal function, with a fixed claim of free samples or seats at the advertiser Cheney & Co. in Toledo.
A fragmented musing questions whether a man who believes himself a businessman will rise daily if he is guided by advertised goods. The text playfully contrasts ritual actions with the idea that advertising may fail to deliver profit.
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