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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
3
Special inducements invite URNITURE buyers to attend a HOLIDAY SALE featuring high grade dependable home furnishings and unusually attractive values noted among the fine items on display. Local shoppers urged to visit and compare selections for early buying opportunities.
The piece argues that local merchants who actively advertise elevate town commerce. A neighboring town’s fashion show in a hotel drew women who bought goods and praised the outwardly advertised store. If merchants in a town fail to advertise, outsiders will attract business elsewhere. coordinated advertising boosts stores, stocks, and local trade.
An unclear item notes Yeung Ian purchasing nine pairs of ten spear led treats, with a servant taking them to a font at a stay, Perse mis a laren, puis chev ay BAe at tage.
Thirty six years ago Des Moines shifted to the capital area over Marshalltown for the State Fair and will secure a permanent site in the capital. Aug 7 1884 a man walked seven miles from Sille to Maquoketa. a new sidewalk is under construction on Matte son Avenue with eight new houses on the avenue in the past year. maples planted along both sides. Local merchants listed include Mitchell Bros D H Anderson Chas Gallagher Geo W Trout H R Wilhelm Stauck and Iversen Bunn Cohn and Mahony J Kozakeesti Tailor George Dahling. Jackson county news owns a pile driver operated by N H Mitchell. Sept 4 1884 J M Buchner traveling salesman visiting home. Sept 11 1884 Fred Fischer installed city water service. Sept 18 1884 four homes in Maquoketa robbed of goods, notably W L Shrigier J F Thompson Fred Lockwood and Mr Petersen.
A Tuesday gathering at the rural District No 1 school house in Fairfield Township drew guests including Miss Parker the Red Cross Nurse Miss Carruthers and E Stoddard district superintendent. After a large district dinner teacher Alice Wurster and local women hosted a flag dedication and a brief program with talks recitations and jokes, followed by friendly visiting and a wish for more such community events.
Daniel Young, a well known Dubuque railroad man, was killed Friday night in Clinton Michigan when struck over the head with a coupling pin during a dispute on a Illinois Central train. James H Ivins, a brakeman, was arrested in Clinton in connection with the death. The men, en route to Amboy for work, were sleeping in a passenger coach in Clinton yards. Ivins allegedly struck Young after an argument over railroad work. Young died the next day. speculation ties the act to last winter's rail strike due to union ties.
The high school team opens season Friday at seven twenty in the school gym against Preston. Preston has been playing months to stay ahead. a junior team shows rapid close in form. Admission is 25 cents for pupils. read the ads in this issue.
Our large assortment of diamond jewelry will please you. Salitaire and fancy platinum rings range from 15 to 1000 dollars. Diamond La Vallieres in white, green and yellow gold from 7 to 50 dollars. Diamond scarf pins and cuff links. Platinum and gold combinations from 7.50 to 200 dollars.
Display of wrist watches in round octagon and square forms with white green and yellow gold tones. Black satin and gold extension bracelets offered. Sold in a handsome gift box from five dollars to fifty dollars.
A brief ad notes fine umbrellas suitable as gifts with ivory handles and various color dips. Prices range from five to eighteen dollars.
Silverware Silver advertises permanent gifts with tea spoons priced 2.50 to 15 per set. Knives and forks range 7.50 to 45 per set. Table spoons 4.50 to 10 per set. Cold meat forks 1.35 to 3. Berry spoon 2 to 4. Butter knife and sugar shell 2 to 4. Additional lines list 2 to 10 and 35 to 15 without clear context.
An itemized price list shows jewelry and vanity goods with prices ranging from $1.00 to $50.00. Sterling bar pins and brooch pins are listed, alongside toilet sets, manicure sets, jewel boxes, gold thimbles, boudoir lamps, finger rings, set rings, and related accessories with varied costs.
A catalog style list shows price ranges for various items including cuff links tie clasps from 75 cents to 2 dollars 50 cents pencils 1 50 to 3 50 fountain pens 1 50 to 5 dollars tie pins 1 dollar to 200 dollars dollar pins 25 cents to 2 25 ebony military sets 5 to 15 ivory sets 7 50 to 12 50 clocks 3 to 7 gold knives 31 65 10 5 90 gold chains 1 25 to 10 Waldeman sets 5 50 to 10.
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