Family Reunion After Civil War Tragedy in Missouri
Three Deer siblings separated during the Civil War reunion after fifty years. Bushwhacker attack killed their parents near Laclede Missouri driving the kids into the woods. Mary Rahn in Clarinda and Addie Downing of Colorado, with a brother, traced across states to meet again at Mrs Downing’s home in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Missouri
Laclede
Mary Deer
Addie Deer
Mary
Mary Rahn
Illinois
Crete
Neb
Addie
Mr. Downing
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Downing
Colorado
Rabn
Water supply hit as soda ash shortage grows
Columbus officials warn drinking water may be only as soft as filtration allows for the rest of winter. Rail transportation constraints and fuel shortages at Barberton plants limit soda ash, a key chemical for water softening, forcing reduced use at the filtration plant since the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O'Shaughnessy
Barberton
Hess
War on Cats Boosts Burlington Hunting Grounds
New Jersey report says exterminating cats during the 1915 foot and mouth epidemic left Burlington county rich in game. Hunters say rabbits quails pheasants and squirrels have surged, with many meeting their bag limit of ten. Cats driven from woods and fields by hunters and farmers reduced predation on wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey Osh and Game Commission
Burlington
Inc
Mountain Echo Prints Issue On Fig Leaves
Santa Cruz report says Luther McQueston of Mountain Echo at Boulder Creek printed a weekly edition on fig leaves due to rising paper costs and unpaid subscriptions. The five dried leaves were pinned with a twig and printed on both sides plus ads and an editorial explaining the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Cal
Luther McQueston
Mountain Echo
Boulder Creek
McQueston
Twilight Sleep at Fairfield Theater Prompted by Motherhood Society
Fairfield scheduled a Twilight Sleep screening and lecture for Feb 5 with nurse Bertha Bend. The event targets women in the afternoon and men in the evening and includes a Q&A. footage from a New York private sanitarium shows the Twilight Sleep treatment stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert M. Tyler
Motherhood Educatonal Society
Fairfield
Fairfield Theater
Bertha Bend
Bennett
New York
Freiburg
A Pair of Shoes to Fit in Pictures
A short, lively tale follows Bessie Love seeking old boys boots for a film role. She spots a newsboy wearing worn footwear and asks to trade. They try on the shoes beside the curb but the shoes slip off until the newsboy helps, asking if she can climb a fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Austin
Fairfield Theater
Los Angeles
Bessie Love
Newsie
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Flowers
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our mother and grandmother’s illness and death and appreciate the lodges for the flowers. Signed by Mrs. Jennie Turner and family members H. M. Allerdice Anna Stalker T. W. Hannah W. L. Noe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Turner
H. M. Allerdice
Anna Stalker
T. W. Hannah
W. L. Noe
Community thanks Fairfield Fire Department and neighbors
The letter expresses public gratitude to the Fairfield Fire Department for efficient service and to local neighbors for aiding when a property was threatened by fire. Signed by F. J. L. Black and J. T. Davies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Fire Department
Wanted Advertisements Highlight Salesmen and Help
Classified column lists salesmen positions with tobacco and coffee trade interests. Also seeks an experienced stenographer for Joel Turney & Co. and a married man with a small family for farm work, offering steady employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sexton & CO
Chicago
Joel Turney & Co
Fairfield
Iowa
Wanted- monthly farm work and housing in Iowa
Classified notes show two want ads asking for monthly farm work with furnished houses and a married man with a small family, plus a rental listing for six rooms on the Coffin property opposite The Orpheum, with contact Harry Smith at 139. Roy Gibson of Fairfield Iowa also seeks farm labor with a small family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Iowa
Roy Gibson
Fairfield
Coffin
Orpheum
Harry Smith
For Sale House and Three Lots with Fruit
Classified notice listing sale of a house and three lots with a barn and fruit, urging quick sale and naming Ernest Bailey as contact. Also advertises additional residence properties and building lots for sale by Wm I Long with prices and terms. Includes a separate Condit home listing and Wisconsin farm lands Landology magazine offer with free three month subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bailey
Condit
Wm. L. Long
Wisconsin Farm Lands Landology
Landology
Skidmore Land Co
Skidmore
Marinette
Wisconsin
Lost and found items and a 40 acre public sale
A black silk bag with purse and check book to be returned to the Journal office. A coral rose pin lost yesterday between North Third Street and West Side Restaurant, return to Journal office. Public sale of 40 acres near Fairfield Illinois on February 24 1917 to the highest bidder. write H M Schooley Libertyville Iowa for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Office
North Third Street
West Side Restaurant
Fairfield
Ilona
H. M. Schooley
Libertyville
Iowa
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New Jersey
F. J. L. Black, J. T. Davies
Buster Brown
C. E. Anderson
Fairfield Theatre
Bertha Bennett
William A. Brady
World Film
Carlyle Blackwell and
Muriel Ostriche
Sally
Fannie Ward
The
Yorke Film Corporation
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Metro
Kylee
Gertrude Bondeill
Arguerite Clark
Famous Players-Paramount
Daniel Frohman
Little Star
Marguerite Clark
Washington
Fannie Ward Lasky
Paramount
Umi
American Film Company
Mary Miles Minter
Douth
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