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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
6
Tourists Marvel At Australia And New Zealand Contrasts
The National Geographic Magazine piece compares New Zealand and Australia for travelers noting New Zealand’s fjords mountains and glaciers versus Australia’s plains and fewer rivers. It highlights climate, geography, and early Aboriginal contrasts while placing both nations in the southern Pacific context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Zealand
Bermuda
New York
Wellington
Sydney
Adelaide
New Jersey
Aislands
Dominion of
Newfoundland
Dominions
Norway
South Carolina
South Island
Switzerland
North Island
Yellowstone Park
Captain Cook
National Geographic Magazine
The Next Hour Editorial from Woman's Home Companion
An editorial asserts the next hour holds all possibilities from birth to death to disaster and fortune. It claims the hour compresses every past, present, and future, offering hope, courage, and an entry into immortality through how one meets it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Woman's Home Companion
Jane
Ces
Start Saving Now says banker on thrift before twenty five
A banker urges youth to learn thrift early and save regularly. He notes savings grow as salary rises and argues a working person who saves can become reasonably independent by sixty, warning sickness often stems from lack of saving.
Parsons College Commencement Plans Endure After Weather Relentment
Weather conditions finally eased for Parsons College forty second commencement held at Barhydt Chapel. Class of 1917 ceremonies featured speeches by Rev. W. S. Plumer Bryan, musical selections by Miss Ruth Margaret Collins and a doctor of laws degree awarded to Hon. C. J. Fulton of Fairfield. Degrees in course listed include Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science with names of graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Man
Parsons College
Barhydt Chapel
R. Ames Montgomery
Fairfield
C. J. Fulton
Parsons
Esther C. Ahlin
Hazel
S. Black
Katherine Black
Frances M. Dool
Gertrude D. Downs
Louise E. Fichter
Joy M. Horne
Louise E. Kearville
Mary L. Nutting
Mary G. Wise
Sylvester W. Barnett
Hazel B. Hibbett
Ruth Sel
Unkrich Boys Band farewell party and local notices
A farewell party for Wm. Bell was hosted Tuesday at Warren Mitchell’s home by the Unkrich Boys Band. Lillian Fish and Alex Fasculas wed in Ottumwa with Mayor Munro officiating. Parsonville Sunday School plans an ice cream social Friday night if weather permits. Marie Young and Myrl Gilchrist announce their engagement with a June 14 wedding planned in Fairfield. Ladies Aid of the Methodist church meets tomorrow at 2:30 at Mrs. Louis Easton’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unkrich Boys
Warren Mitchell
Wm. Bell
Cres
Lillian Fish
Alex Fasculas
Ottumwa
R. H. Munro
Miss Fish
Annette Kellerman
White City
Chicago
Fasculas
Ottunawa
Parsonville
Glendale
J. W. Young
18Th Street
Marie
Myrl Gilchrist
Fairfield
Mr. Gilchrist
The
State University At
Iowa City
Des Moines
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
Louis Easton
North Main Street
Reverend Carson graduates at sixty from Iowa Wesleyan College
Rev J W Carson and his wife returned from Mt Pleasant after his graduation from Iowa Wesleyan College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. At sixty he completed college while serving as circuit pastor, aiding two churches and supporting Sigma Phi Epsilon, with his son Edgar an active member and daughter Viola a 1916 graduate. He pursued earlier studies at Lincoln University before illness paused his progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Carson
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Carson
Linccoln
Ill
Mr. Carson
Fairfield
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Edgar
Draft resistors jailed after Tolles ton riot
Police reserves quelled a small riot at Tolles ton caused by agitators over registration. Alex Colton a Pole and George Bergis a Bulgarian refused or resisted signing. McCirr was arrested for creating a disturbance in a registration booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Tolleston
Alex Colton
George Berg
Rank MtcCirr
Springfield Order Bars Ankle Flags From Hosiery Display
Springfield Illinois June 7 the United States marshal issued an order restraining Springfield girls from decorating their stockings or ankles with tiny American flags to show patriotism. The order extends to all stocking areas and not only the ankle. The marshal warned sellers of hosiery bearing flag designs they could face prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
United States
Horse Kicks Lyndon Farmer to Death
August Waterstreet, a Lyndon farmer, was kicked to death by a horse on his Lyndon farm, authorities said. The incident occurred in Lyndon, Illinois, on a farm setting with no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
Ill
Waterstreet
Walton Alfie Says He Married Rich Woman for Her Comfort
Alfie states he wed a wealthy woman so she could have everything she wanted. The claim appears in Life discussing motivations behind the marriage and its perceived benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Alfie
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Dean Taylor
A. W. Taylor
Eeeneer
Earth
Weatherman
Allitsen
Luella Ferne Young
Rev
W. S. Plumer Bryan
D. D
Church of the Covenant
Chica
Liszt
Ruth Margaret Collins
Eral
Mitchell
West Grimes
Simmons Sackett
Leslie G. Brier
Helen E. Crail
Blaine Myrick
Charles S. Sanger
Frances T. Spence
Music
Ruth M. Col
Charlotte White
Mildred Anna Stewart
Ada Ruth Selby
Loretta Blossom McKee
George Andrew Axline
Albion
Idaho
Yeoman Lodge
Charles Clapp
AIT
Company M
Co. G of
Cement Workers of
Pole
America
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
McDougall K
N. Court Street
Baby
Roth @ Co
J.C. Thorne & Son
Spe
Ake
Wayne
Pure Life Insurance
National Life Assn
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
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