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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
1
Local shoppers pursue Kane Furniture Co gift ideas and a wide range of seasonal items at Snow White Pharmacy and Gallagher's store. Community notes report student holidays, visits, and social calls among residents, with updates on travel, house changes, and local business visits.
Maquoketa residents will enjoy a Dec 21 concert by the State University of Iowa Men's Glee Club from Iowa City at the Methodist church. The 16 member ensemble will perform glees, quartets and solos under the director and accompanist. Local alumni sponsor the visit, with tickets 50 cents in advance and 75 cents at the door, proceeds to benefit the Iowa Memorial Union. Tickets available from local high school students and Snow White Pharmacy, Staack & Luckiesh, and Nasby’s cigar store.
We express heartfelt thanks to kind friends and neighbors the Elwood choir and preacher who assisted at the death of our beloved brother and uncle Amon Battles Mr and Mrs A Fuller Mrs Mary Battles Mrs Schnepp Mr and Mrs E T Gregory
Bellevue visitor John Prepjen eyes Gruen watches at Gallagher's Jewelry. C L Goldin returns home for a Sunday with family. Harold Hayes and family stay at H M Tracy home. Lane Furniture Co offers cedar chests at half price. Lucille McClellan joins Graham store as saleslady. Kodak albums and Turpo coupon week featured at Hamley Studio and Snow White Pharmacy. Miss Glenna Allen to visit from Washington DC over holiday with the Allen family. Gallagher's Jewelry touts diamonds and mountings. Mrs Richard Lake, once of Maquoketa, suffered a stroke in a Clinton hospital. Buster Browne camera promoted at Hailey Studio. B Bowen in Chicago for Railroad Surgeons Convention. Lane Furniture Co underscores leading merchandise and phonographs. Snow White Pharmacy advertises candy.
An OCR fragment reports a threat about a radiator theft from a car Sunday night and a warning that the suspect may return or face arrest. It mentions Ivan Banks and Gov John Frei traveling to Chicago for business and references Gallagher's Jewelry store with affordable wrist watches.
Fragmented notes report daily items including a Canton visit by Mr and Mrs John L Jones, a death by gas exposure of Paul Domann formerly editor of the Clinton Anzeiger, and assorted local notices about a crutch worn by B Ingalls, a furniture ad, and phonograph sales from Snow White Pharmacy.
Ray Knight and family spent Sunday in Lost Nation visiting at the home of Otto Hohn. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holm and family of Center Junction visited Maquoketa relatives. Miss Zella Gregory, a student at the U. S. is in an Iowa City Hospital with smallpox. An ad invites customers to Gallagher's Jewellery for watches priced 2.40 to 100 dollars.
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