Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Fairfield Journal in Fairfield, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1917

Page

4

Woman Finds Will Giving Her $80 000

Racine reports a probate case over an $80 000 estate of Theo Gere Johnson the eccentric shoemaker. The will names Mrs Thomas Wiahn and is contested as handwriting experts say the signatures differ and the document may not be Johnsons.

Will Racine Raine Theo‘Gere Johnson Wisconsin Denamark Johnson Thomas Wiahn Sobnson Ohnson Hahn

Baseball results across major leagues noted

Results from multiple games show Pittsburgh beating Brooklyn in two games and losing in another, with scores and pitchers listed. St Louis defeated Boston, Chicago edged New York, and Cincinnati beat Philadelphia in another set of matches.

Pittsburgh Brooklyn Opa Rariden Chicago Wangim Dilhoeter Cincinnati Philadelphia Rixey Ooschger Fittery Burns Schneider Mark and Winge

Baseball doubleheaders cited with varied scores and lineups

In Boston Saint Louis and Philadelphia Detroit matchups show multiple games with scores ranging from 0 to 14. Names Koob Martin Hale Ruth Agnew So ron Rogers Severeid Foster James Stanage Mitch iell and others feature as pitchers catchers and batters across five game blocks ending with New York Chicago in a 5 11 0 and 6 13 4 lineups and a fourteen inning note.

Boston St. Louis Koob Martin Hale Ruth Agnew Ron Rogers Severeid Foster Philadelphia Detroit James Stanage Seibold Haley Mitchiell Henz Danforth Williams Schalk New York Culleg Shawkey Nunnamaker Walters

Bread price cut announced by Paron Rhondda

A 25 percent reduction in bread prices is announced by Paron Rhondda for an early date. A staged price cut for meat for the army and civilians is also announced, with a 30 percent decrease expected by January from current levels.

Paron Rhondda

Mrs Shaw hosts N I E Club gathering at West Jefferson

Social hour and refreshments marked a Fayett eville afternoon as Mrs W H Shaw welcomed N I E Club members with out of town guest Mrs Glendora Stingley of Des Moines. Meetings pause until after Chautauqua.

The Smell of Print Is Music to a Merchant

A successful merchant praises printed ads as a powerful tool, noting their scent like ink and their rhythmic effect in attracting customers. The column reflects on how advertising works from an everyday business perspective.

Also Mentioned on This Page

National League Rs W. Il. Pet. WL Pet W. Y Chi Tee Brook Best Pitts ZL. Pet Pet 'Thi St. L Rhondda American Press Association Fairfield Fred A. Klein Sylvia E. Dinwiddie Frank E. Weaton First Baptist Church Frank J. Dinwiddie Sam West Waynesburg Penn Cedar Frank West Orpheum W. H. Clapp S. K. West Beulah Marjory Harold Daggett Viola Maxwell Boise Ida Daggett West Government Idaho Frank A. West Newport Waynesburg Penn Orpheuy Ralph Gilmer Doris Virginia Ted Kocher Frank S. West New Siesta Club Wm. Maasdam Maasdam English Lutheran Sunday School Samuel Lewis Plas Mary Jane E. J. D. Scothorn Fairfield Theater Dan Russell Edith Roberts Thomas Jefferson Elinor Glyn Fairfield Pure Ice Company Pure Life Insurance National Life Assn Des Moines W. B. Parrett James F. Wilson Jr Dean Taylor
Search Courier

Search the Fairfield Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Fairfield Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication