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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1919
Page
3
Ottumwa and nearby towns report a flurry of travel and visit notes. Sheriff's office, Burlington and Des Moines business trips, a Des Moines marriage license, hospital births, and a wartime quarantine letter from Co. D reveal community activity and personal updates.
A portion of a letter addressed to C. A. Allard references Ralph Allard in what readers described as an engaging note. The text hints at personal or social topics shared with the recipient.
In recalling a foggy Monday morning crash near Irving Park, a Great Lakes basketball player describes a rear collision that wrecked steel coaches, shattered windows, and smoke filled cars. He details injuries, a frightened fellow passenger, and the quick transfer to another train after an emergency stop.
George M. Felgar who recently bought the Fairfield Pure Ice Co. has secured the S. A. Power coal business. Felgar has industry experience from his former home in Mt. Pleasant and was in the city today on business with J. B. Trent of Batavia.
Drake Clothing Co offers 20 percent off on underwear annel shirts and mufflers in a clearance sale. Storewide discounts highlight fabric basics and essentials to clear inventory.
Musterole is a clean white ointment made with mustard oil and used without a cloth. It claims to relieve sore throats bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuraglia congestion rheumatism lumbago and other pains without blistering. 30c 60c jars hospital size $2.50.
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