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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
3
Brownsville Sentinel lauds Iowa soldiers returning from the border. The First Iowa regiments are praised for their service and character. The piece urges Iowa to provide employment opportunities for these veterans as they reintegrate into civilian life.
Paris reports Jules Roche a Republican deputy for Ardeche introduced a bill requiring government officials judges officers and newspapers to call the war the German invasion. Penalties would apply to those aiding enemies of France to prevent a misleading historical view of the war origin.
Local society notes list Nellie Leech and ma Cheeseman of Richland visiting. Mabel Gantz returning home to Brookville. Florence Taylor of Libertyville visiting. J P Starr on business to Bloomfield. Harvey McCreery and Mrs Watkins also in town. multiple relatives from Lafayette and Keosauqua visiting. real estate deals involve George W Jager trading for a 320 acre Kansas farm. Batavia and surrounding residents ill or visiting. evening basketball game set at college gym 8 o'clock with 15 cent admission.
A heap of classified ads seek workers and goods in Fairfield Iowa. Listings include a girl for addressing a blacksmith a Ford car trade a quarter section of land rental homes hauling work and various domestic help with contact notes and locations in the Journal classified page.
A three piece orchestra performs at Fairfield Theater with Leeds Schultz of Kalamazoo. The venue hosts dances on Monday and Tuesday nights at Yeoman Hall or Pheum Building.
Classified notices listing rental of the west half of the Coffin property opposite The Orpheum with six rooms and sale notices for a Presto lite tank and tubing from Adres Instead's Jewelry Store 131. Also advertise sale of a residence at 900 West Burlington Street by Mrs. S. J. Morris Marshall Mo 524 East Wood.
Lost a lunch cloth Tuesday night between the K P hall and 406 North Main street. Reward for return to 406 North Main street Phone 3781. Lost a black pocketbook between the B and Q depot and Richardson's Hardware store containing three bills and a hunting license. Found an auto tire chain on South Main street. Lost yesterday between the square and West Kirkwood a bunch of keys. Return to the Fournal office 133 or Richardson's Hardware for the pocketbook.
Lois G Crenshaw sues William C Crenshaw for a decree on cruelty and inhuman treatment alleging marriage at Fairfield on November 5 1888 and separation on September 25 1916. She claims $2000 in personal property and $9000 in real estate and seeks an absolute decree plus $4000 in permanent alimony.
A letter urges civic societies in Iowa to help returning soldiers find work. It condemns employers who deny veterans employment and argues patriotic duty requires offering honest, decent jobs to those who served on the border, lest the state lose its civic honor.
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