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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1918
Page
3
A roundup of short notes reporting residents traveling visiting relatives and friends and returning home. Names include W D Garmoe Don Teal Eli Blough Ted Kocher W H Bates P O Bates J B Trent Arthur Miller Velma Keller Letetia Kendall Anna Collins James Buchanan M H Bush J Melhenney Charles Carter John Poulton Sut ton Jessie Black C L Cox Jr Hattie Pequignot Ila Miller Pearl McCurdy Esther Sterling and Marie Troester.
The Daily Journal announces a new weekly revised war map and daily updated bulletins in its window to show battle lines towns rivers and points of interest. Readers can follow Allied advances toward the Rhine with maps and afternoon bulletins and should check the Journal window between 2 and 4 pm for the latest updates.
Manager Hugh Bennett of the Orpheum theater received the Victory Screen Diploma from Washington through George Creal of the Public Information Department. The diploma honors the theater for volunteering to disseminate accurate war news at its own expense. Pershing's Crusaders is the first film released for Fairfield and will be shown September 17, 18, and 19.
The piece surveys ideas that life may travel between worlds via meteors or atmospheric escape. It notes the plausibility of microbes surviving space transfer and being driven by light pressure to other worlds, but questions assuming original life on Earth arose anew.
The piece argues that Britain uses a system to place capable, loyal men in distant colonies across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia while many return home with honors. It contrasts British practice with Germany and France, noting Britain’s tradition attracts top officers for colonial duty.
Fragmentary passage cites Dr. EL Charles Cameron asserting parental overprotectiveness shapes a child’s lifelong fear. The Lancet quote argues parents create fear by dramatizing risks rather than letting the child build confidence.
Des Moines reports most of Iowa’s 2000 coal dealers have obtained licenses under the new fuel administration. Dealers who fail to license or obey fuel commission orders will lose licenses, enforcing federal edicts. Fines have been issued in multiple towns for violations, including Louis Lubkeman who shipped Illinois coal contrary to rules.
West bound trains include No 5 from Chicago to McCook at 12 58 am No 15 Fast Mail at 8 28 am No 3 Chicago to Denver 6 47 am No 7 Fast Mail at 8 12 am No 179 Peoria Local at 12 44 pm No 9 Chicago to Denver at 3 56 pm No 17 BurlingtontoAlbila 6 25 pm East bound trains run from Denver to Chicago No 2 at 12 01 am No 8 Fast Mail 1 13 am No 12 McCook to Chicago 2 02 am No 18 Ottawa to Burlington 9 20 am No 17 Creston to Peoria 12 22 pm No 6 Denver to Chicago 2 29 pm No 4 Omaha to Chicago lo 8 92 pm
Fragmentary timetable lists Fast Train numbers 1 and 12 with morning departures, Passenger trains 29 and 30 with late morning and evening times, Freight service 89 and 12 with early hours, indicating a partial rail schedule. Entities include train numbers 1 12 29 30 89 and times 1:00 am 9:42 am 3:27 am 6:12 pm.
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Sixteen golfers contested a novel two ball foursome at the local links with C W Raines and R D Hunt as captains. Each pair alternated strokes using two balls, one for each pair, and the Hunt side won seven to two followed by a clubhouse supper. The event drew praise for its novelty and players requested a rematch.
Lee democrats meet at West Point and ignore Attorney General Havner ruling on filing vacancies. They will put a full ticket in the field with Fred Mayhew the Democratic nominee for sheriff aiming to seek office. Contest likely if any nominees win the primary fight.
Lockridge Times School will open the second Monday in September the ninth. The building has been cleaned and is ready. Miss Martha Cooper of Waterloo will be principal and Miss Laceja Montgomery of Fairfield will lead the second room. Miss Faye Boley returns after success with younger pupils. Enrollment is expected similar to last year with the new tenth grade matching the prior ninth.
Classified card noting John Vogelsang offering a Prectial PY Ano Tuner with contact phone 2412 O87 for interested buyers or inquiries.
Parson College asks for names of all parties desiring student help and for names of all parties with rooms they wish to rent to students. Zhane 215 College Office. 26.
The Thoma & Son wallpaper and paint firm relocates from the southwest square corner to a new building on the south side of the square near Ray Maxwell grocery. The wholesale unit remains in the Thoma building, now with expanded space for shipping and retail operations. The elder Thoma began in this room forty years ago as a boy and the firm invites customers to visit the new location.
Mary Miles Minter appears in the American Mutual photoplay The Ghost of Rosy Taylor at the Orpheum. She plays Rhoda Eldridge a Paris recluse who dies and leaves her path home in New York difficult with a romantic plot against a backdrop of mistaken identity and comedy. Alan Forrest and George Periolat co star with Helen Howard and Emma Kluge.
A catalog note lists shirts underwear and hosiery at Drake Clothing Company GS4 highlighting a range of apparel items available to customers.
Pianist will be in Fairfield from August 26 to September 4 for piano tuning. Leave orders at Leggett house or Scheffel's music store EB J Eisenhart. 961.
Notice states Reuben Gilbert will be away briefly but his wagon will continue serving customers with contact at phone 38 971.
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