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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
6
Qrean Taylor and A. W. Taylor are listed as editor and manager with rates of 1.25 and 1.00. The item notes entry at the Fairgeld Iowa Post Office as mail matter of the second class.
L T L girls and boys plan a 2:30 gathering with Dale Harper at his West Grimes Street home. The Baptist Ladies Aid meets Friday at 2 with Mrs. James Dowd on West Briggs Street. Forum club held February activities at Keo Starrs East Burlington home with Latin games and prizes to Margaret Simmons and Edward Norvell. Loyal Women’s class bids farewell to Mrs. Harlan and Mrs. Walter Harlan at Mrs. Gorman’s on South Second Street. B Y P A Baptist church holds a business and social at Miss Anna Greber’s on North Main Street tonight.
W T Elliott died this morning at 1 45 at his home five miles west of the city after a two week illness of pneumonia. Born March 9 1854 in Ohio he moved to Jefferson County in 1872 and has resided there since. He married Sadie Lawton in 1892 and leaves two sons Percy and Clarence, his wife, three sisters and one brother James Elliott of Birmingham and Mrs Henry Hans of Paris Illinois Mrs Ed Hutchinson of Smith Center Kansas and Mrs Wilson Ross of Bel Air Kansas. Funeral arrangements awaiting word from Kansas sisters.
Special agents of Adams Express hunted a Pittsburgh clerk who vanished after a Saturday night robbery at the Pittsburgh office. The heist involved about $86,000 in currency. Authorities extended the search across Pennsylvania West Virginia and eastern Ohio.
A local shop at 410 North Main in Fairfield advertises hem-stitching and pivoting buttons services. The brief notice lists the address and a contact line for customers seeking repairs or alterations.
Advertising note urging cleaning before using a burn device. Mentions a Fair brush window with price around $1.08 and up. Contains casual promotional phrasing with a streetwise tone. Target appears to be a hardware store or sale event.
The Fairfield business men host a 6 30 p m banquet in Yeomen hall served by Lutheran ladies with Woodworth Club of the Greater Iowa association as principal speaker. Program includes song and orations by local residents and officials. venue described as a dinner in spirit.
The Lockridge Times editorial condemns disloyal insinuations about Lockridge township amid World War I tensions. It defends loyal citizens, warns against taunting Germans, and says the community will act if a Lockridge boy is killed by a German bullet.
The article notes Secretary Baker’s admission of nearly 500000 American soldiers in France and urges Red Cross workers to increase surgical dressings and hospital supplies. It states about 4000 hospitals for French, English, Belgian and Italian armies and predicts impending heavy fighting as German offensive looms.
W A Elder ends lease on North Main livery barn and takes over J W Gilbert’s feed barn on South Court street. He will run the feed yard and continue the livery business at the new site with horses and automobiles for hire.
The college plans a Monday evening game at the gym against Creighton University of Omaha. Creighton is described as the top Missouri Valley team and undefeated this season, having defeated Camp Dodge, Camp Funston, and Drake.
The Community Bible class at the Baptist church begins a new term Friday evening studying the Gospel of John chapter eight. Prof. Vartanian of Parsons College leads, noted for clear teaching that welcomes new students without disadvantage. A pie and candy social follows at the Chandler Brick school that evening at seven.
London February 27. An official Russian wireless statement says no reply has been received from Germany to the Russian message accepting German peace terms. Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotzky sign the inquiry asking when a reply will come and hostilities cease.
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