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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
6
A brief notice lists subscription terms for carriers including weekly rate ten cents and annual option at one dollar. It notes Dean Taylor and A. W. Taylor as the parties or publishers associated with the offer.
Citizens are urged to display Food Administration and Red Cross cards in windows to promote conservation and aid. The note warns that next year will demand more food and more relief work as fewer men stay home to produce while many go to Europe.
Dwight Krumboltz of the Sophomore class will represent Parsons in the State Oratorical Association contest for eastern colleges on January 22. The top four finalists will advance to the state contest at Parsons or Wesleyan. Krumboltz is praised for his excellent oration and delivery style.
Harold Shelby of Burlington arrived yesterday accompanied by his sister Miss Katherine Shelby. Shelby is a student at Ane.
Readable fragments hint at a holiday related timing and notices. The text references noon, a break, and a resumed action after a pause with unclear names or places.
The Jefferson County Exemption Board has been notifying about 66 more men each weekday since last Saturday. Today Mr Herring and four lawyers are kept busy as they assist draft age men completing the questionnaire. Some applicants study the questions beforehand while others need guidance at the Court House.
French destroyers report sinking two submarines in the Gulf of Taranto. An American liner gun crew, with Maj. Gen. Hugh T. S. Scott aboard, destroyed a submarine near a British port after sighting a periscope. Scott praised the gunners as the ship continued its voyage.
Twelve miners died in a Cour coal mine explosion near Nemo Tennessee. Mrs Clara Lehman spent the millinery season in Centerville and visited friends in Knoxville yesterday while enroute home to Chicago.
Advertisement fragment lists P. D. Wagoner with phone 4620 and 780 Dont forget the new taxi and liv ery service. W. A. McPeek, phone 427 cA 723.
A fragment from Claude Downard’s 1917 letter to his mother describes travel with Hospital Unit R. He notes meals and candy on trains, packed Corinth dining, meeting Dr. Fuller of Keokuk, timekeeping for messes, typewriting work, a Southern porter, and jokes about Nieukirk. The tone highlights camaraderie and anticipation of Georgia.
At a Board of Supervisors meeting in the court house yesterday Dr W H Conner was appointed county coroner. The office was vacated because Dr L D James joined military service and left the state. The board postponed final Merrimac bridge settlement to December 27 for closure.
The narrator recalls Earl Power and his father loading a crate of Jonathan apples onto a car. They ate the apples along with other provisions and received two bottles of medicine from Major Clarke to take doses during the journey.
The families of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sappenfield thank friends and G. A. R. members for their kindness after the death of John DeMarsh.
Civies Picture Shop at 112 W Burlington promotes Nutting Pictures as fitting and appropriate Christmas gifts for shoppers seeking quaint cinematic keepsakes.
Live ducks available for Christmas or New Year celebrations. Call 267. 789 for details and pricing.
R B Ross the veteran shoemaker has accepted a position with B H Elliott. He will be pleased to meet his old customers. Adv.
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