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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1919
Page
4
The revenue act imposes new taxes starting May 1 on many items including medicines hair dyes toilet articles beverages and moving picture rentals. Luxuries like carpets jewelry cameras sporting goods and cigars face 5 to 10 percent taxes while some items rise in price due to added levies. The public will pay extra on films medicines and everyday goods as Uncle Sam funds the war effort.
Des Moines reports that all men who served honorably in the US army for at least fifteen days between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, are entitled to a Victory button to wear on civilian clothes. Buttons will be issued as men are discharged or on presenting discharge at supply or recruiting officers. Wounded in action receive liver buttons. other entitled men get bronze buttons, with similar future issuances for those remaining in service.
Spraying outfit with pump barrel hose and wagon. Phone 1447. Mrs. Grant Galliher 138-25. House for sale a story and a half near Maleable Iron Works Kirkwood St. Wm. L. Long 137-11. 8 year old work mule e w 1450. Phone 468 130-28. Range stove and Round Oak heater for immediate sale. Phone 1637 or 2410 133-22. Thoroughbred Jersey cow five years old No 1 family cow fresh May 1 1919 Arthur C. Nelson Birmingham Iowa 122-26. Washing machine 1900 model hand power good condition. Phone 3540 128-23. Ford touring car 1917 extra fine condition Studebaker roadster run about 1700 miles like new A I Anderson Lockridge drug store 115-21. Choicest lot in Lincoln Terrace property of Prof C W Mountain Tel 3484 or 2263 117-25. Fruit trees for sale Saturday Gilbert’s barn 112-18. My home East Washington Street Louis Thoma. For sale or rent four roomed house 707 South Fourth St S E Frame 608 S Fourth S Phone 3560 81-23. Small safe. Phone 2699 44-11. Strawberry plants 50 cents per 100 C J Fray 47-12. For sale or trade 23 head of ewes lambs. Phone 4527 46-11.
Omaha April 22 evangelist Billy Sunday thrilled listeners as he declared Uncle Sam has cleaned up a batch of scandalous rascals and is burying them, urging the crowd to help pay the funeral expenses. Also an Iowa sheet metal job ad appears among the notices.
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