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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1918
Page
8
The Sells Floto circus played two performances drawing good crowds and praise for new features and careful equipment. An afternoon start delay due to lack of helpers contrasted with orderly shows, while late-night departures headed for Burlington. A Fairfield man reportedly shot by a roustabout but overall behavior remained solid.
The United States Food Administration in Iowa, led by J. F. Deems and W. T. McAlroy, implements a certificate system to allocate scarce sugar. Households get two pounds per person monthly. manufacturers, hotels, and restaurants receive quotas tied to last year’s usage and sworn statements. The plan aims equity amid 12,200 grocers and vast demand.
National League results show Boston 3 Cincinnati 1 and Brooklyn 1 St Louis 4 Philadelphia 0. American League lists Washington 2 St Louis 1 with no other games scheduled. No other games played or scheduled across leagues.
Justice Le Febre rules in the state versus William Riembold that the Montrose Nauvoo ferry operator had no right to search passengers or baggage and no liability as a common carrier unless he knew packages contained liquor. The decision narrows liability for ferry operators aiding liquor movement into the state.
Several small ads list livestock, household goods, land, and misc. items for sale or rent in Batavia Iowa area. Entries include 200 head of hogs, 300 cattle, livestock sales, a seven room house, sweet corn, kitchen furniture, beds, farm tools, a Chevrolet roadster, and a Lincoln Terrace lot. Includes contact numbers and sale dates in late August.
Classified notices list multiple job seeks including three girls at Fairfield Steam Laundry and stenographers. Government positions advertised offer 20 000 clerks nationwide with August exams and free particulars. Also general housework and washing jobs and a five room rental at 502 South Fourth Street Fairfield Iowa.
Five lines show a seven room house for rent on East Burlington street Pleasant Plain Iowa after September list by John H Fritz. A lost amethyst pin near the square is reported with finder asked to phone 2138.
The Brazilian motorship Madrugada of 1613 tons gross has been sunk by a German submarine off the American coast. Word of the loss came to New York insurance circles. The creek was picked up by another vessel and will be landed at an Atlantic port.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports June food prices rising with potatoes up 82 percent and round steak up 35 percent. Overall, food prices rose 7 percent for the year ended June 15, while flour fell 17 percent and bread rose 2 percent due to higher baker wages. Over five years to June 1 prices gained about 66 percent.
Lieut. Walter B. Miller of New York, a former Lafayette escadrille member, was killed in an air combat on August 3 after his patrol of three machines was attacked by a German squadron of 80 aircraft. The others escaped after a fierce fight within the American lines.
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