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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
3
Numerous notes detail influenza cases among residents in Libertyville Burlington Keota and Ottumwa plus visits from relatives and travelers. Military discharge arrives as carrier staff report disorganization due to flu and readers are asked to report missed deliveries.
The Eastern Star Club will meet at 1201 South Main Street with Mrs H H Nieman next Tuesday afternoon. A Log Cabin Chapter D A R gathering at Mrs J S McKenney’s West Washington street featured “The Singing Heart of America” by Mrs Ross Miss McCrackin and Mrs Drummond and letters from France adopted orphans. The next session will be with Mrs Harvey Easton on South B street to discuss The Red Cross Its History and Its Work. Mrs Frank Gibson received a miscellaneous shower at West Broadway in honor of her marriage. John Vogelsang piano tuner, phone 24 te 86 13.
A letter from Elizabeth Stewart in France describes receiving a box of locally sent music for American troops. She notes the long voyage, hopes for armistice soon, and reflects on gas-sick front-line boys, longing for home, and future transfers possibly to the Riviera.
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