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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
6
This guide promotes barley flour as a cheap substitute for wheat flour with notes on quality variation and liquid absorption. It recommends sifting, adding about two extra tablespoonfuls per cup, and including egg for muffins and biscuits. It suggests partial substitution with cornstarch or mashed potatoes, flavor tweaks, and baking adjustments for best texture and moisture.
The article notes a record bean crop of about 15 million bushels, boosted by army and navy demand, with colored beans like pintos and soybeans expanding production. It explains beans’ nutritive value and urges Americans to use beans as a meat substitute to ease meat shortages.
League baseball games listed with men s work hats 25c grade at 19c in a Drake Company catalog entry. Includes address 759 likely indicates Drake Clo Company listing details for trade buyers.
Fairfield prepares for a citywide Fourth of July program at Chautauqua Park with a Merry-Go-Round, patriotic music, and illuminated grounds. Activities include parades decorations, a noon picnic, band concerts, talks by Senator Frailey, wrestling and boxing, motion pictures, and a grand patriotic film.
Washington July 3 Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman known as Pitchfork Tillman died at 4 20 a m after a lengthy illness. The ex confederate and leading Southern Democrat was born August 11 1847 in Edgefield County South Carolina. He joined the Confederate army in 1864 and later became a political agitator before serving as governor in 1890 and 1892 and as a U S senator since 1895.
Red Cross notes announce a day off for Independence Day and two July 11 meetings at the armory to discuss Home Service work led by Mrs Henry G Taylor and Mrs Bella Lowery of Bloomfield. Meetings are at 2:30 and 7:00, open to all. Also advertised are clothing prices from Drake Co including silk hose at 1.00 a pair and knee pants at 9c to 55c. Kentucky races at Mt. Pleasant July 4-6 and men’s suits at Drake Co with prices 15 to 25 dollars.
Paris reports an operation west of Chateau Thierry by American and French forces capturing the village of Vaux and nearby heights. More than 800 prisoners taken, including five officers, improving the line between hill 204 and Vally. French raids between Montdidier, Neyon, and Reims netted prisoners. German raids near Belloy and in Alsace were repelled.
Eugene V. Debs, arrested in Meveland, pleads not guilty to all ten counts of the espionage indictment arising from a June 16 speech at the socialist state convention in Canton, Ohio, during arraignment before Federal Judge DC Westenhnyer.
Senator Fall of New Mexico fails to bring up the woman suffrage resolution after the vice president rules him out of order. Other briefs note return of Hugh Bennett from Des Moines, Drake Clothing Co advertisements, Fourth of July shopping, and local Mt. Pleasant Fair Grounds races.
The local board reports a postponement in the Work or Fight order due to missing blanks. A list of men in several classes who are idle or in non essential jobs is being compiled. They will be called before the board to explain idleness. unsatisfactory reasons may place them in class one and at the front of the list.
Mrs Mable Edwards of Packwood visited Dr. Iowa Miller yesterday. Gladys Horton of Beardstown visited grandmother Mrs Thomas Allender. Rufus Myers and family of Packwood toured the city. Mr and Mrs J M Harper left for Hardis Minnesota to visit their children. Hunting licenses for 1918 19 now available at county auditor Prof H D Repass first license issued. Miss Julia Parsons leaves tomorrow for extended visit in Colorado Springs. Mrs Frank Ferrell and daughter of Winfield guests of Mrs Jane Abbot. Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Turney and family depart Friday for Lake Okoboji for summer. Fairfield retail stores to be closed all day July 4 with evening hours July 3. BUY W S
A Basle dispatch reports five killed and 14 injured in Mannheim from allied bombings, with major property damage. British air ministry says a successful raid on the Badische airline and soda factory occurred, six bursts noted, air combat downing three German planes.
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