Pairfield Business College Summer Term Starts June 11
Summer term opens June 11 for day and evening sessions at Pairfield Business College located in the Junkin Block on South Main Street. Enroll now to secure the lowest prices and visit at once at 811.
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Pairfield Business College
Junkin
South Main Street
West Burlington
Second Street
Monarchs
L. C. Smiths
Royals
Ask the Journal
American Writing Machine Co., Inc
South Dearborn, Street
Chicago
Lowden Calls for Nonpolitical Draft Exemption Boards
Governor Lowden urged a joint session to name two candidates per district for draft exemption boards and to appoint a physician on each three member panel. Population based boards will be created, and he pressed cross party cooperation for fair representation amid wartime duties.
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Springfield
Ill
Lowden
House
Senate
United States
Vinton horse dealer held on treason charge in Cedar Rapids
C F Free, a wealthy horse dealer of Vinton, is held to the September term of the federal grand jury under five thousand dollars bond for treason. The complaint was filed by a district judge. Fee admits guilt and has sworn off Socialism, which he blames. Portland reports investigation into a strike at Crown Willamette mills as possibly caused by German agents.
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Cedar Rapids
C. &. Free
Vinton
Federal Grand Jury
Fee
Portland
Ore
United States District Attorney's Office
Crown Willamette Paper Mills
Loot Recovered as Inspectors Arrest Ex-Railway Clerk
San Francisco reports post office inspectors recovered loot worth thousands of dollars after arresting Elton D. Hockers a former railway mail clerk on June 6.
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San Francisco
Post Office
Elton D. Hockers
Chicago and Kansas City Market Prices for Hogs Cattle and More
Market reports show hog receipts in Chicago at 16 000 with light to heavy prices from 15.35 to 15.70 while cattle receipts reach 3 500 with steers at 12.00 to 12.75 and cows at 9.40 to 14.10. Kansas City hogs steady to lower with prime priced between 15.20 and 15.90 and cattle steady to 10 cents higher, prime fed steers 12.50 to 13.50 and cows 6.25 to 11.00. East Buffalo figures list cattle receipts, hogs, and sheep with steady markets and varied price bands across grades. Produce and vegetables prices cover butter, eggs, poultry, and fruits with multiple exact ranges noted.
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Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Insurance Department of Iowa Publishes 1917 Branch Certificate
Des Moines March 1 1917 Insurance Commissioner Emory H English certifies the U S Branch International Assurance Company New York authorized to transact fire re insurance in Iowa until March 1928 The sworn statement shows statutory deposit capital 20000000 etc and 1916 figures for income 98253881 expenditures 83111930 assets 127265666 Liabilities 82721166 seal of office Des Moines Iowa
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U. S
International Assurance Company
New York
Insurance Department of
Iowa
Code of Iowa
Emory H. English
Bee Gas
Fairfield Band Concert Postponed Amid Weather and Commencement
The Fairfield Iowa Band concert planned for tomorrow evening in the park is postponed due to weather and Parsons College commencement exercises. The event will be rescheduled at a later date.
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Fairfield Iowa
Parsons College
Miss Frances Hutchison to Give Graduation Recital
Frances Hutchison of the Northwestern Conservatory in Minneapolis will present a piano graduation recital next Saturday afternoon. The program includes works by Saint Saens Bach Mendelssohn Liszt Chopin with orchestral parts on second piano by William S. Columbus and performances by Helen Shanks Den and other named artists.
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Dave
Ruth Collins
Miss Joy Horne
Hazel Diack
Esther Ashlen
Frances Dool
Frances Hutchison
Northwestern Conservatory of Music
Minneapolis
Minn
Ihervaereeches Saint-Saens
William
Columbus
Bach
Child offers savings to buy Liberty Bond at Orpheum
Julia Lavall Jencks recalls J. S. McKenney speech urging children to buy Liberty Bonds to aid soldiers. She tells her grandpa she has enough in her savings to purchase one and asks him to buy it for her.
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Julia Lavall Jencks
J. S. McKenney
Orpheum
No Beer or Wine Tax Hikes In War Revenue Bill
Washington June 6 The senate finance committee kept beer and wine tax exemption during the war while approving changes to spirits taxes The house had imposed a twenty cent tax per gallon of brandy used in fortifying spirits which was raised to 1 10 The 15 cent extra tax on rectified spirits remained unchanged
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
There Will Never Be a Better Time for Shorthand
Announcement for Fairfield Business College offering day and evening shorthand courses. Summer term starts June 1th at Junkin Block, South Main Street. Enroll at 812.
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Fairfield Business College
Junkin Block
South Main Street
Cross to Carry and a Worldly Maiden’s Vow
A society tale recounts Cy Dawkins who converted once but backslid after a preacher spoke of a cross to bear. A worldly maiden at Imes shuns her fiancé yet admires his wit and money. The story weaves romance with social judgment and a wedding impulse.
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Cy Dawkins
Imes
Kaiser’s Last Prayer A Humorous Homefront Verse
A dated satirical poem from the Atchison Globe mocks Kaiser Wilhelm II pleading for a barber and Uncle Sam’s help against enemies. The speaker threatens submarines and a vow to launch war on Heaven if refused, ending with a jokey tie to Edison’s patent and a playful local voice.
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Mein Barber
Emperor
Willyam
France
Italy
Johnny Bull
Mein Bartier
Uncle Sam
Europe
Edison
Earth
Heaven
Atchison
Kas
Globe
Calves Wanted from 3 Days to Two Months Old
Column note notes a request for young calves aged 3 days to two months. Mentions Art Donovan and TSU in a brief plea or advertisement context.
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Art Donavan, Piane Tsu
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