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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1919
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows price figures and terms for monthly and quarterly mail delivery, with unclear punctuation and stray characters. No identifiable people, places, organizations, or events are readable to anchor a factual card.
The Orio Elzevir formal at Elks hall drew many current and former members with a grand march led by Frances Spence and James Simmons. The event featured readings, songs, a violin solo, a one act farce, and festive decorations in red white yellow.
A report outlines plans to create 600 motor routes to transport farm produce to ten cities, aiming to reduce transport costs and lower overall prices. The plan envisions government involvement and implied efficiency gains for freight movement.
The Fairfield High School basketball team defeated Mt Pleasant on Saturday night in Mt Pleasant with a decisive 27 to 5 score. A large booster crowd accompanied the team and the game was officiated by Mike Mier of Ottumwa. Next week Fairfield will host Ottumwa High School.
Albert J. Earling age 71 resigns as chairman of the board of directors of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. Ransom M. Calkins elected president to assume Earling duties. Earling began as a telegram operator and rose to general manager and then president, noted for the Pacific coast electrification project.
The British transport Uluna arrived from Brest with 1 008 American troops aboard. Included were 15 officers and 421 men of the Sixth anti aircraft section, nine officers and 266 men of the Twelfth anti aircraft section, two officers and 40 men of casual company 322, five officers and 118 men of the One Hundred Ninth Trench Mortar battery, and nine casual officers with nine YMCA and K of C field force civilians. The One Hundred Ninth Trench Mortar battery is from the middle West.
AERIAL PASSENGER SERVICE plans a new corporation led by former head TB Lipsner to run passenger routes between Chicago and New York with intermediate cities. Four 40 passenger planes will be built at about 1 million dollars to establish the Aero Navigation Company of America with capitalization of 1,000,000. A meeting of aviation experts in New York on February 22 will finalize details.
Mrs Jerusha Hunt age 84 was born January 12 1834 in Ohio and died January 11 1919 at the Pence home 401 North Fourth Street She was the widow of Rev Thomas Hunt and previously George Brown Survived by daughter Mrs W H Pence and son J S Brown plus relatives Friends held brief services at the Pence home conducted by Rev R H Polly before the body was taken to Douds Leando for funeral services Tuesday and burial in the family cemetery.
Secretary of War Baker arrives in New York to confer with army transport officials on a harbor boat strike causing delays to transports and army supplies.
New York city board of estimate denied I R T requests for a fare increase from 5 to 7 cents on elevated and subway lines. The board also rejected New York Railways proposals to raise surface line fares from 5 to 7 cents and 3 cents for a transfer.
Thoma Thoma ALCOHOL for cars offered at 1.00 per gallon. STAR GARAGE advertises loans on farms and city property.
An old fashioned mustard plaster is replaced by Musterole a clean white ointment with oil of mustard that cools and soothes without blistering. It is promoted for sore throats bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago and muscle pains with 30c 60c jars and a hospital size priced at 2.50.
Arthur Proctor, captured in the Burlington freight yards by Sheriff Walter Harris, confesses to the attempted robbery of groceryman J. B. Wier in Ottumwa. He says he was a companion of John Jayners, who died after being run over by a train in Ottumwa. Ottumwa police will publish his signed confession.
The Iowa Theater circuit has secured the Fairfield Theater and named J Louis Smith of this city as resident manager. The theater will not open immediately as it is undergoing extensive renovations to be finished in first class condition. an opening announcement will follow.
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