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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
3
A store promotes making homes happier with attractive furnishings at Christmas. It appeals to women who prefer pretty things for the home and suggests ornamental touches as pleasing gifts for wives mothers sisters and daughters. It also touts overstuffed chairs for men to read the paper in comfort.
Mrs. Spams of Pstersville attended the Catholic Ladies bazaar. Frank Wells and family visited Maquoketa and joined a basketball game against Preston. Various local residents visited relatives, hosted guests, or traveled to Clinton Green Island and other nearby towns. A birthday party, an icehouse incident, and multiple social visits marked the week's happenings in Preston.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and favors but lacks clear events or dates. The readable bits include references to people and a hoped better outcome, suggesting a local notice or brief item without concrete actions.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions names and terms with uncertain spelling. Core words indicate a protective or legal context involving persons Evis and Sten, but details are unclear. Readable fragments suggest a notice or short item about safeguarding rights or property.
The Treasury Department promotes Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps to support a new One Dollar Treasury Savings Certificate. These noninterest certificates aid children, workers, and small earners. after purchasing twenty five, they swap for a 28 certificate earning 4 percent interest.
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