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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1918
Page
6
A vintage notice outlines prepaid subscription rates for carrier and mail services. It lists three offers with terms and pricing including three months free, advance payments, and monthly rates, emphasizing prepaid commitments.
A call invites residents of Jefferson County to join Old Settlers Day on September 12 to share in community joy and pleasures with longtime locals.
The notice urges strict sugar and substitute use to avoid waste. It prescribes daily per person limits of about 1.5 ounces of sugar or substitutes for cooking and beverages, promotes dates and dried fruits to sweeten desserts, and discourages waste in coffee, tea, or canned goods while advocating lighter syrups and preserved fruit juices.
The United States Food Administration in Iowa under J K Deems formed thrasher associations across counties to reduce grain loss. About 250 000 workers harvest and thrashers could save 8 to 6 percent of wheat through better methods, potentially boosting yields by 600 000 bushels and revenue above $1 250 000. The agency has no authority over thrashing prices, leaving that issue to thrashers and grain owners.
An unnamed circus attache shot Elbert Barker in the forehead with a 42 caliber revolver near the circus grounds Saturday night. The bullet glanced off leaving a flesh wound after Barker reportedly sold a small package to the assailant who then attempted a robbery. The shooter departed town likely with the circus group now in Burlington. further developments expected.
Crowds gathered at the county recorder’s office to congratulate Recorder Vern Samuelson on his recent marriage. The office, normally somber, was decorated in red and white crepe paper and filled with mat tos and banners. Deputy Lon Coder remained on duty as many visitors mistakenly congratulated her thinking she was the bride.
The White Rose Club and W C T A plan meetings Wednesday and Thursday at local homes urging member attendance and dues. A quiet wedding united Miss Sara Ann O'Brien and Lawrence S. McGuire at St Mary’s Rock Island with plans to reside in Moline. Florence Humphries and William A. McPeek wed at the McPeek home with a three course breakfast and return trip for the couple to East Adams Street Fairfield.
Ottumwa Iowa August 19 three men died in a wreck when the rear of a fast freight train No 70 broke loose on a grade near Chariton and plowed into an eastbound freight. Fred Boltz rear brakeman on No 70 was killed and two unidentified stockmen perished. About fifteen cars were wrecked and the Ottumwa wrecking crew left at dawn to recover bodies and identify victims.
United States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire died at a hospital in Franklin early today. In Washington the War Department announced troops in cantonments will receive fresh pork two days in ten as a temporary substitute for beef due to pork availability and high beef prices.
Des Moines reports that soldiers at Camp Dodge will be protected from a winter epidemic by a new defense developed through cooperation among cantonment specialists and Surgeon General Gorgas. The measure targets empyema arising from measles and pneumonia, with treatment involving regular aspiration to remove pleural fluid.
Paris August 19 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was decorated with the French military medal at field headquarters on the recommendation of Marshal Foch. Prime Minister Clemenceau presented the award.
London reports Darmstadt in western Germany endured a heavy Allied air raid injuring many and causing substantial property damage. Four Allied planes were lost while the attack marked a major air battle of the week with 839 German planes downed against 123 British losses.
Rome reports limited artillery actions from Stelvio to Assute in the Gruppe region and lower Ptave. An enemy attempt to retake an islet southwest of Crave di Papadepaleo was repelled after our barrage and counterattack, with heavy losses for the attacker and 20 prisoners captured. Allied aviators show activity with an enemy machine downed.
Amsterdam dispatches say Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria arrived in Munich from the front and is said to be enjoying a brief vacation. Paris notes General Hans Von Boehn has been appointed to command on the Somme front, a retreat tactic first seen north of Albert. The Munich notice suggests the prince’s vacation is a polite term for his removal from command.
Secretary Daniels issues a general order prohibiting the sale or service of intoxicating liquors to officers and enlisted men of the naval establishment. Alcohol is barred within the United States and zones under naval control except for medical administration by a licensed physician or medical officer.
Forces from the Russian maritime provinces depart for Harbin on August 8 via the Chinese Eastern railway. Along the Ussuri front about 100 000 enemy troops are reported as quiet amidst Allied arrivals. Bolsheviks and Austro Germans show strain with increasing desertions.
Paris reports Lieut Rene Fonck the French aviator shot down three German planes on Wednesday. Official announcement confirms his total air victories now stand at sixty.
Paris reports Lieut. Walter R. Miller of New York City a former Lafayette Escadrille member killed in an air clash on August 3. His three-plane patrol was attacked by a German squadron of 30. The others escaped after a fierce fight inside American lines.
Rev. Dr. W. J. Williamson once led Third Baptist Church and was famed as the friendliest man in St. Louis. He died suddenly Sunday from brain hemorrhage, ending a prominent clerical career in the city.
A Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad tank car explosion near Beaumont Texas on August 19 killed two men and seriously injured three others. Rescue and emergency crews responded to the blaze at the railway location and authorities investigated the cause of the blast.
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