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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
7
Local society notes list visits by Nellie Leech and others from Richland Lockridge Libertyville and Batavia. Several moves and real estate trades are noted along with a college gym basketball game at 8 pm between the Presbyterian Sunday School team and Mt. Pleasant Midgets with 15 cents admission.
A collage of classified notices seeks help and goods. Wording calls for a girl for addressing, a blacksmith for Louden Machinery Co, salesmen for wholesale goods, buyers for a 1916 Ford, land in Kansas or Colorado, rental housing, hauling services, and a trade for a used auto. Includes contact hints and location Fairfield Iowa and Chicago Illinois.
Brownsville text lauds Iowa troops returning from service, praising First Iowa regiment for its exemplary work on the border. It notes generous public welcome with bands and mayors, but urges providing employment opportunities for the veterans to ensure their future success.
Mrs Lois G Crenshaw files suit against William C Crenshaw claiming cruel inhuman treatment after marriage at Fairfield on November 6 1888. She seeks an absolute decree and permanent alimony of 4000 with property worth 2000 personal and 9000 real estate noted in the petition.
Paris reports Jules Roche, deputy for Ardeche, introduces a bill to force government officials judges newspapers and others to refer to the war as the German invasion. Penalties would apply to those aiding hostile nations. The aim is to shape historical perception of the war origins.
A local dance event features a three piece orchestra at Yeoman Hall or the Pheum Building. Mr Schultz of Kalamazoo is listed as a performer with appearances at Fairfield Theater on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Classified notices advertise rental of the west half of the Coffin property opposite The Orpheum with six rooms. Several homes are for sale including a five room modern house with an orchard and extra lot, a five room house with good location, and a residence with four lots at 900 West Burlington street. Phone numbers 1696 2465 and address 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 Between the B and Q depot and Richardson's hardware store a black pocketbook containing three bills and a hunting license. Finder please return to Richardson's Hardware store and receive reward. Found An auto tire chain on South Main Street. Owner may have same by paying for this ad. Lost Yesterday between the square and West Kirkwood a bunch of keys. Finder please return to Feournal office.
The speaker condemns punishing veterans who lose work after serving on the border. Civic societies are urged to help employ these men who seek only a decent living and a fair chance, arguing that denying them work dishonors their community and state.
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