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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
3
Local notes report multiple residents visiting nearby cities and hosting guests. Names include Miss Alice Smith Muscatine Mrs. Cora Snyder Abingdon and Miss Grace McCleary Libertyville plus travelers to Grinnell Burlington and Camp Perry Ohio.
The White Star liner Justicia formerly the Statendam was torpedoed and sunk after a 24 hour fight with a submarine. About 400 crew members were landed. no passengers were lost and around ten crew members died. The ship was en route to America with a large troop contingent.
Moscow dispatch reports Czecho-Slav forces who captured Jaroslav in eastern European Russia join advancing peasants to press the counter revolution. Red Guards offer futile resistance as General Korniloff is called to command all counter revolutionaries.
Dr Karl Helffried former German imperial vice chancellor is appointed Germany's diplomatic representative at Moscow. He will bring two battalions of troops to guard the German embassy as Russia mobilizes an army reports say from Amsterdam and Wireless Press dispatches.
A Robert An stead letter from Hospital Unit R describes daily duties from commissary to supply runs and coal unloading. He recounts shows and theater nights, patient care details, and an encounter with German prisoners, noting the humane treatment and cultural exchanges as he awaits an outbound convoy and attends church before dawn.
Officers of the Fairfield Township Sunday School Association will meet at eight o’clock this evening at the home of President C. W. Wade for an important gathering.
Des Moines reports Gov. L. G. Lasher of Davenport has been appointed adjutant general of Iowa to succeed Guy E. Logan. Logan remains on leave as Lasher assumes control with Col. B. E. Lucas as his assistant. Logan may later join Camp Taylor as a major in the U. S. adjutant general department.
Henry County Fair at Mt Pleasant runs August 12 13 14 15 16 with a full racing program. Association reports strong preparations and daily events.
Multiple household items and real estate notes in Macon Missouri including furniture at West Washington Street priced around 54 dollars, a late Margaret Summers legacy home on West Hempstead, an eight room North Third Street house, a Ford touring car on North Third, and Mis tourland farm acreage offered by KR White & Son with prices from 35 to 85 dollars per acre. Contact numbers and executors listed where provided.
A string of old rental notices includes a four room flat for fourteen dollars monthly with phones 77 and residence 2566 a four room cottage with phone 1254 a North Main Street cottage contact J B Hickenbottom or W D Garmoe a five room furnished house with phones 2412 and 1702 and other partial lines.
Lost Monday evening a gold cim med nose glove or similar item in a case marked T. McClain. Return to Mrs. P. 1 La bagh East Adams Street and receive reward.
Ralph Stever warns that any person picking blackberries or trespassing on his farm will be prosecuted. Address 845.
Wanted notices seek plain sewing at home with phone contact 2762, a cook at Sauer's restaurant apply in person, 54 boys for permanent part time work with pay learning and advancement, typewriter rental or purchase via Brandall at Tribune 814, lady help at West Side Restaurant 738.
Rail schedule lists multiple C B Q trains with routes and times from Chicago to Denver and surrounding points. Notable departures include No 5 to McCo e at 12 58 am, No 3 to Denver at 6 47 am, No 7 Fast Mail at 8 12 am, and No 6 Denver to Chicago at 2 29 pm. Local services include No 179 Peoria Local at 12 44 pm and No 178 Creston to Peoria at 1 22 pm.
Modern seven room residence for rent at corner of Third Street and West Hempstead. Inquiries at 303 West Hempstead. £491 asking price.
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