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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1917

Page

4

President Wilson Daily Schedule in Washington

The article details President Wilson's routine in Washington. He rises at 5 a.m. baths and study by 5 50 and dictation with Charles Swein until breakfast at 6.40. Appointments start at 10 a.m. with a noon luncheon and afternoon recreation. Evenings mix work with billiards poetry readings and crime fiction. He retires before 11 p.m.

Washington Wilson Louisville Courier- Journal Charles Swein Charlie White House Grayson

George Bickford Makes Strides In Music in Chicago

Washington Journal notes George Bickford’s rise as a composer with support from Eddie Ward cabaret figure. Sophie Tucker and other performers to debut his song Seventeen around mid month. Ward backs lyrics and promotion, with Bickford still in high school pursuing music in spare time.

Washington Journal Bickford George Bickford Chicago Eddie Ward George Sophie Tucker Palace Theater Jerry Jerome Marie Foster Mr. Ward Eddie

Life Race With Wolves In Michigan Trapper Tale

Three trappers Charlies Leonard George Weston and Bert Parker returned from a Lake Superior trip and faced a wolf pack three miles from shelter. A rifle shot scattered the wolves allowing the men to escape toward a cabin after one hunter was mauled by the pack.

Man seeks wife with $1,000 in Murphysboro ad

Riley Russell of Gorconville Missouri orders an recruitment notice in the Murphysboro Republican Era seeking a wife. The ad asks for a white American woman aged seventeen to thirty five with no bad habits and at least one thousand dollars in bank reserves.

Murphysboro Ill B. Sheley Riley Russell Gorconville Russell

Farm Recluse Goes to Court

William H. Harden, a lifelong recluse from a Lincoln county farm, left his rural home for the first time in many years to appear in Logan county circuit court over a case in which he is interested.

Logan County William H. Harden Harden

Indictments Dismissed Motions Seek Docket Clearing

Muncie Indiana February 3 Prosecutor Horace Murphy motions in circuit court to dismiss grand jury indictments against Mayor Bunch Chief of Police Melbvaine and others tied to the attempt to dynamite Wilbur Ryman home The indictments rest on testimony by Bat Masterson who is currently imprisoned for perjury

Muncie Ind Horace Murphy Circuit Court Mayor Bunch Melbvaine Wilbur Ryman Bat” Masterson

Catch Fish by Wagon Loads in Land Prairie

Farmers harvest large numbers of fish from streams in Land Prairie Illinois as ponds freeze. Fish swim to spring waters for air and are hauled by wagon to market in the cold spell.

Land Prairie, Ill

Noblesville Strike Continues at Union Sanitary Plant

Noblesville Ind Feb 3 seventy five foundry employees at Union Sanitary Manufacturing company plant remain on strike over non union hiring with no immediate settlement prospects.

Noblesville Ind Union Sanitary Manufacturing Company

Sanger and Mondell Convicted in Birth Control Case

New York February reports Margaret Sanger and assistant Fania Mondell found guilty of disseminating forbidden information. They face sentencing February 8. Sanger is sister of Ethel Byrne, who hunger struck after conviction for birth control clinic activities.

New York Margaret Sanger Fania Mondell Sanger Ethel Byrne

Pruning Guide for Small Fruit Bushes and Currants

The article explains summer pruning for blackberry and raspberry canes, removing old fruiting canes and pinching new growth to encourage vigorous laterals. It covers spring pruning to remove wood that bore berries, and shaping currants by balancing one and two year old canes.

Hold Wire Near Ground to Prevent Hog Fence Escapes

A method to keep fence wire close to the ground is shown by O. B. Laurent of New Roads, La. A notched peg driven into the ground holds the lower edge of the wire mesh in the notch, preventing hogs and other small animals from slipping under.

O. B. Laurent New Roads Popular Mechanics

Silage as a Dairy Ration Improves Milk Production

Silage is widely used in dairy feeding and is favored for palatability bulk and digestive benefits. Coot silage adds to a balanced ration, reducing costs with butterfat cheaper and milk production more economical when replacing corn fodder.

Manure Use Could Cut Farm Fertilizer Costs

Farmers who understand the nutrients in farm manure and properly utilize it can save millions by reducing purchases of commercial fertilizers. This approach would lessen dependence on fertilizer imports and ease future crises in supply.

Wanted House Building Ad Listings

Classified note seeks buyers for a house with location street number and best price. Include address Co. C care of Journal. Also requests two modern unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping near the square with address M care of the Journal.

Co. C

For Rent West half of Coffin property

For rent the west half of the Coffin property opposite The Orpheum. Six rooms. See Harry Smith 139.

Coffin Orpheum Harry Smith

For Sale Items Include House and Lots and Woods

Classified notes list multiple sales including a house with three lots and fruit, a ten acre property outside city limits with barn and orchard, hay by C. B. McPeek, wood cut in stove lengths, and available residence properties from Wm. I. Long offered at attractive prices and terms. Contact Ernest Bailey J. E. Hickenbottom and phone numbers 2505 and 4274 provided.

Ernest Bailey J. E. Hickenbottom C. B. McPeek Wm. I

Seven room Condit home on large lot for sale

The listing offers a seven room Condit house with lot 115 by 165 feet, located seven blocks north of the northeast corner of the square. Wm L Long advertises land and a subscription offer for Landology magazine with free details and mail options through Skidmore Building, Marinette Wisconsin.

Condit Wm. L. Long Wisconsin Farm Lands Landology Landology Skidmore Land Co Skidmore Building Marinette Wisconsin

Lost neckpiece found on West Kirkwood area

Lost yesterday between Lincoln School and North Court Street a feathered neck piece. Reward will be given upon return to Eileen Flins pach 606 North Court Street.

West Kirkwood Lincoln School North Court Street Eileen Flinspach

Forty Acre Farm Public Sale at Fairfield Iowa

Public sale of forty acres of good land near Fairfield Iowa to the highest responsible bidder scheduled for February 24 1917. Neighbors described as the best in the state. For particulars write H M Schooley Libertyville Iowa.

Fairfield Iowa H. M. Schooley Libertyville

Feather dusters aid chicks in brood care claim

A Minnesota poultry specialist suggests using feather dusters in the brooder to reduce chick losses. He argues the dusters help chicks feel as if guarded by a hen, easing homesickness and despondency from lack of a mother.

Minnesota

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