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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1917
Page
4
Cyrus DeVry and Wiles headline the Fairfield Chautauqua lineup with lectures on natural history and literature. Nina and Grace Lamkin promote organized play and child welfare across major cities, detailing playground schools and civic health efforts.
Red Oak Texas reports that Supreme Court Justice Horace Deemer shows signs of recovery after a panel of specialists evaluated him yesterday. He can recognize family and friends and take nourishment as doctors note slight improvement. The town follows with community pages on home training and a closing pageant led by Miss Lamkin and Miss Todd at the Chautauqua Assembly.
The piece depicts slang on Johnny's lips and defends Miss Nancy's tough language as potentially prayer like. It contends crooks go to prison to be straightened out.
Jefferson County Iowa carpenters vote unanimously to raise wages by five cents per hour with a nine hour day and time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays. The action, effective on schedule, applies to work contracted before publication. Signatories include H. Van Dorin president and committee members Fr. C. Wildman G. W. Shannon, with thirty names listed.
Public sale advertised for Saturday February 24 1917 at 12 o clock noon at Will Salts farm 1.5 miles southeast of Brookville 1 mile north of Cross Lanes 6 miles west of Fairfield Iowa 40 acres farm land to be bid in by the high bidder good abstract furnished terms include ten percent down with balance March 1 1917 plus on farm equipment and supplies horses cattle harness wagons plows discs harrows mowers binders hay rack and other items 12 months credit on sums over 10 percent interest from date under 10 cash in hand
Property sale notice offers a house west of the Ledger Office now used by Fairfield Dry Cleaning Works. Must be removed from the lot before April 1. Contact W. H. Parker at phone 331 for details.
Notice that Joseph Ricksher, who has rented and recently bought the farm northwest of the city, will sell all farmhouse property on Monday February 26. Parties who have property to sell should notify Joseph Ricksher or T. B. Allender tonight or Tuesday morning.
WANTED Typists for a few days work at Louden Machinery Co 263 WANTED A girl for counter work at the New Chicago Cafe 258 WANTED An incubator sixty or not over 120 egg room house and one and one fourth lot shop on same 203 East Grimes Fairfield Ia 236 FOR SALE I have some first class residence properties and choice building lots for sale at attractive prices and on convenient terms Wm Long FOR SALE Wisconsin farm lands LANDOLOGY a magazine giving the facts in regard to the land situation Three months subscription FREE Mail me LANDOL OGY and all particulars free Ad dress Landology Skidmore Land Co 272 Skidmore Building Marinette Wisconsin 162 FOR SALE Eighty acres one and a half miles west of Four Corners For particulars see Ernest Sandblom Mrs Hannah Sandblom or phone 2692 218 LOTS FOR SALE Now is the time to get a choice one South Second steel modern homes Best place to own a home I have three new modern houses and fourteen lots for sale on this street We will sell on very reasonable terms and monthly payments Will I also build a house after your own plan on some liberal terms If you want to own a handsome home on easy payments see me or call phone 3489 JAMES BAILEY 226
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