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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
2
The notice lists W. Taylor as editor and manager with subscription rates and mail details. It indicates publication in Fairfield Iowa with mail matter designation and advance payment requirements.
In a wartime alert the author attacks currency hoarding as a slacker habit. Hoarded money harms circulation and limits exchange, urging readers to invest in United States Liberty Loan Bonds to support the war effort and boost the economy. Investing frees funds for business and wages and turns hoarders into patriots.
Madame Sonia Markova, star of William Fox productions, appears in a gripping photoplay at the Orpheum with Washington scenes opening and a dramatic finale aboard a motor boat bound for China. Vera Satouroff plays the Russian Countess daughter, who falls for John Harding an air corps recruit. directed by A. Laind.
Jefferson county shipped 2210 pounds of used clothing to the Red Cross for French and Belgian war sufferers yesterday. Local officials praise the county for its prompt response and charitable spirit.
Des Moines April 6 Fort Des Moines converts six brick barracks into a single hospital to receive wounded and convalescent soldiers from France. Overflow from Camp Dodge will be first. Officials await war department word on sources while ensuring water sanitary and drainage standards amid rising pneumonia cases at Camp Dodge.
The laughing comedy success The Girl and the Tramp will be offered for the public’s approval at the Fairfield Theater next Friday evening. It is a popular offering with top vaudeville acts between the intervals and a wood clean comedy of the better type.
A Lutheran church plans a Sunday service marking the first anniversary of war entry. Five Aero Squadron volunteers from the Baraca class will be added to the Honor Roll with stars on the Service Flag, kin will affix stars. Pastor will give a patriotic address and Anton Carlson will explain the Liberty Loan. The Baraca class will attend. Patriotic music and recitations accompany the program. Public invited.
A lively show kept audiences engaged from start to finish with relentless energy and genuine emotional appeal. Performers delivered nonstop moments that highlighted courage, joy, and connection, leaving the crowd eager for more.
This brief notes that facilities are open this evening to provide lodging or shelter for those in need. It mentions available space, possible meals, and assistance from local volunteers or organizations. The article emphasizes comfort and safety for attendees seeking a place to stay tonight.
Camp Dodge reports soldiers to be furloughed for spring planting and fall harvest across the middle west. The War Department will release drafteds up to sergeant only when overseas service not imminent, to aid farmers strained by labor shortages. Relatives may apply, with Liberty bond and war risk premiums maintained.
Field Marshal von Mackensen has departed for the western front, according to a dispatch printed in the Petit Journal.
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