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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
3
Dozens of readers are named with visits and travels. Counts include Miss Amy Duke and Rhea Yanaway visiting Ottumwa, Ed Hohl and Gilbert Mumpers in town, and Leonard Stone returning from France. Other items note marriage licenses, discharge from the army, and court hearing delays.
Mr and Mrs Anson Headley and children thank neighbors and friends for kindness during the sickness and death of their twins Francis and Florence Headley and for the beautiful floral offerings. 608 Pere Nak.
A practical electricity course starts next Tuesday evening in Fairfield Hall laboratories at Parsons College. It runs eight weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 30 pm. The program targets men using electricity in factories garages or homes and requires no prior electrical experience.
The note thanks friends and neighbors for kindnesses during Mrs Mary Caldwell illness and death and for flowers. Names mentioned include Mr and Mrs J W Norris Mr and Mrs Wm Caldwell and Mr and Mrs Ray Caldwell. Includes local ads for Harp Tone talking machines Purity store price of potatoes and storm doors windows and weather strips from Cable Lumber Company.
Fairfield Chautauqua Association directors meet Wednesday at 7 30 pm at 107 West Washington St hosted by Mrs. R B Louden Sr. This final 1917 18 meeting will adjourn then the new Board for 1918 19 will organize and discuss plans for the year.
Good sound sprayed apples offered by Sanford Zeigler and Son. Contact 606 for details and pricing.
67 acres good farming land with tile and fair improvements. 7 miles from Fairfield Iowa population 6000. Includes 2 horses harness wagon machinery 4 cows 3 heifers 4 steers 150 bushels corn 6 geese 20 hogs weight 150. Possession March 1st 1916 or sooner. Price 10000 easy terms. Russell Smith owner Fairfield Iowa.
Thoma and Thoma advertise loans on farms and city property. Car fuel price listed at $1.00 per gallon. Star Garage promotes Harp Tone and location details.
A promotional piece claims American women excel in health beauty and intelligence. It credits phosphates for vitality strong nerves and rosy complexions and asserts widespread use will reduce weak frail women. A doctor endorses Phosphated Tron as restoring health and happiness to families.
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