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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
3
Ill Carl Adams and many names travel and visit across cities including Chicago Batavia Libertyville Dexter Mt. Pleasant Keota and Davenport. Notices report calls visits and minor injuries such as Rev Campbell breaking his arm and DAR praising support for the Cry of Peace fundraiser raising 62 for orphans.
The American home manager is part of a national effort to win the war by how families buy, cook, and serve food. More than 11,000,000 women have enlisted in wartime duties, focusing on wheat meat fats and sugar to maximize shipping efficiency and support troops overseas.
A 1918 food regulation orders Meatless Day Tuesdays banning beef pork mutton lard and advises selling fish poultry game and oysters only. Wheatless Wednesday restricts bread to rye and bran with no white graham pies cakes or wheat breakfast foods. Sugar and flour limits apply to towns and rural districts with penalties up to four years in prison or a $10 000 fine.
The February term opens with Judge Seneca Cornell presiding. Three damage cases are listed, none for divorce. The suits include Buchanan v Horn for 2000 dollars from an October 13, 1917 accident. Coon v Anderson for 1115 dollars from a 1916 collision. and Anderson v Bennett for 138.35 dollars from a July 7, 1917 collision on the Burlington road.
In the last 48 hours seven tons of bombs fell on and around the former German cruiser Goeben stranded in the Dardanelles and on the Galata airdrome. Officials say direct hits were obtained.
A Vienna dispatch reports that 100000 workers walked out in Prague on Thursday. Strikers filled the streets all day as Austrian newspapers have not arrived locally for several days.
Mrs Mary Fitzpatrick a longtime county resident died Thursday at her Ottumwa home at about age 55 She was a cousin of Mrs Charles Carrigan of the county area Funeral services were held in Ottumwa this morning.
Des Moines on February 8 hosts a finish match for the world wrestling championship with Earl Caddock and Wladek Zbyszko fighting for a $12,000 purse. Zbyszko receives $500 for training expenses after claiming the title by defeating Strangler Lewis, while Caddock claims the championship after Isnin.
New owner announces purchase of the Leggett Hotel barber shop and will assume control January 28. H A Mikesell and Lon Kocher remain under the new management and the shop will continue to serve ladies and children with the same high standard of service.
Beginning Saturday January 26 barber shops in the city will close at 10 PM instead of 11 PM. Arlo McPeek advertises quick service with safety razor blades sharpened. Gaumer Bros. also promotes services.
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