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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
20
Latest count lists Otto Westphal Ruby Brewington Lester Johnson Johnnie Adams Harriet McCampbell Bennie Adkins Alice Lucile Brown Katherine Swain Mildred Myers Gertrude Lathrop. Voters urged to pick a friend for ballots, which are offered free to visitors at the store. The ad also promotes Christmas presents and shoe services.
Residents and visitors appear in a string of brief notes from Pleasant Plan to Marash. Individuals including John Lochr Hubert Howerd and Mica Velra River travel for holidays and relatives. Jefferson lodge meets tonight, Fairfield Council holds regular session, and families prepare greetings and return journeys during the holiday period.
The faculty of Po sons college held a surprise silver wedding anniversary celebration for Dr. and Mrs. Parsons at their home, with Prof. Wirtz presenting a silver candlabrum and speaking of their long life together. George Parsons shared memories of their early married life as light refreshments followed.
The Congregational Church schedules an organ recital for December 28. The event promises a varied program featuring classical and sacred works performed by a local organist in a festive year-end concert.
Notice item states a sack of flour offered at 45 cents and directs readers to Niemeyer’s advertisement. It adds leave orders with W. F. Berring to handle magazine subscriptions and implies responsibility for all subscriptions.
Spence's Roller Skating Rink will stay open until after the holidays from 7 to 10 p m. Also an advertisement teases a sack of flour for 85 cents in Nie meyer's ad.
The Lyric hosts a first show this evening at 7 39 with doors opening at 7. The program details are not fully provided in the fragment.
A reader itemizes everyday pantry buys including soda baking powder pepper tea rice tomatoes and starch. The total purchase amount reaches 4.04 with mention of possible savings on flour and a note about a Watson price gloss.
The funeral for David McCarty who died suddenly yesterday at his home five miles northeast of the city was held Wednesday morning at Prairie Chapel Methodist Church. Rev. T. J. Poole of this city conducted the last rites.
Wilson and Bowermaster's Barber Shop near the Tribune office will remain open until 11 p.m. Friday and until noon on Christmas day.
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