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1 story matching jump
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:jumper, jumbl, jumbo
- Rents Jump Twice in One Year on Hewitt Avenue
Mill hands in 1920 watched their rent climb faster than their wages — and the landlords' explanation will sound very familiar.