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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1917

Page

3

Local notices and performances fill town life

A busy social page lists: Mr and Mrs R E Workman return from Pella and Ottumwa. A M E church choir concert February 22. H C Alston and Sanford Zeigler trip to Florida. Book Club meets at the Library 7:30 PM. numerous calls on illness, travel and work. Chief Caupolican praised for vaudeville program with song and storytelling. Miss MacLaren praised for mimicry and one-artist productions with high voice versatility.

H. C. Alston Sanford Zeigler Florida Eric Aronson Montezuma Victor Wicksell Naomi Vicksell Vicksell Albert Sharpe Jefferson County Hospital Harry Craig Salem J. H W. McCarty Stockport Fred Turner South Fifth Street L. S. McGuire Mt. Pleasant Anna McGuire C. M. Graham Ottumwa Merchants Caupolican Chautapua Lyceum America Gay Zenola MacLaren Chautauqua Miss MacLaren New York Miss McLaren Brooklyn Daily Eagle Asbury Park Daily Press

Unusual Talent for Chautauqua

The Fairfield Chautauqua lineup highlights Mrs. Demarchus Brown as a standout speaker. The Journal notes her broad travels, reading, and thought, delivering messages with a brilliant style and engaging the audience. Her warm personality and vocal presence mark her as a leading woman lecturer of the era.

Demarchus Brown Brown

Great Headliners In This Movement From This Time

A compact note highlights prominent figures shaping the era with strong public influence and lasting impact across regions and communities. The piece underscores leadership, activism, and cultural significance driving social change during the period.

Miss Gay Zenda MacLaren Praised by Writers

A column quotes a novelist praising Miss Gay Zenda MacLaren as a marvel of the age with unique genius and womanly beauty. The note is part of a longer feature, followed by an advertisement from George B. Cochran selling furniture before leaving town, including a four burner gas range.

Gay Zenda MacLaren George 8. Cochran North Third Street

Carpenters Mass Meeting at Fairfield Moose Hall

A mass meeting for all Fairfield carpenters is scheduled at the Moose Hall on Tuesday Feb 20. Carpenters in Fairfield and vicinity are urged to attend. Also a concert is planned on Washington's Birthday by Unkind's Boys Band with soprano Margaret White at the High School Auditorium 234.

Moose Hall Fairfield and Vicinity A. B.C J. of Washington Unkind's Margaret White

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