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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
2
Notice from the Fairfield Iowa post office requesting prompt reporting of irregularities in carrier service. Includes second class mail matter tag and telephone contact number.
The article lists garden pests and control methods for beans tomatoes celery and melons including anthracnose aphids caterpillars cutworms cucumber beetles flea beetles mealy bugs potato beetles squash bugs and whiteflies. It recommends Bordeaux mixtures lime sulfur nicotine kerosene emulsions Paris green arsenate of lead tobacco dust and manual removal with specific application intervals.
Chicago June 11 The Rome announcement three months ago that Right Rev P J Muldoon bishop of Rockford and former Chicago auxiliary would move to Los Angeles is reversed The papal bull recalling the transfer is on the way from Rome confirming he remains head of the Rockford diocese
A party of American officers reached a British port aboard the steamer carrying Foreign Secretary Balfour. Balfour returned from his America trip and proceeded to London after greeting embassy representatives at the port.
The Auxiliary Board of the Chautauqua Association met at the courthouse on Saturday with township representatives. They discussed plans for the coming Assembly and expressed confidence that this year’s program will exceed prior years in quality and interest. The full program appears in today’s table.
Eighteen Times-Tribune staff from editorial to pressroom were jailed for working on Sunday in Waterloo Iowa. Editor William A Reed among those held. Each posted a 25 bond to appear in court then returned to work. Constable Graf said orders came from the county attorney's office, which Wenner denied.
The Pythian Sisters hold a regular meeting at 7:30 PM in K of P Hall. The Brotherhood Bible Class of the Methodist church also meets at 7:30 PM at the church. Congratulations are due Mr and Mrs V E Dunn who married Tuesday June 5 in Peru Nebraska and are en route to Chicago to reside.
Berlin reports British troops attacking the front south of Ypres were repulsed. German forces penetrated French positions at several points and returned with a considerable number of prisoners.
Mrs Amelia Philemon Danielson died at her home five miles southwest of Fairfield from tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail a week earlier. She was born December 27 1861 near Lockridge Jefferson county and married Peter August Danielson June 28 1881 at Lockridge. Survived by husband four children parents seven sisters and two sisters in law. Funeral at 2 30 pm tomorrow from the residence with Rev Keesey. interment Evergreen cemetery.
Fairfield Chautauqua outlines events from August 15 to 24 1917 featuring a Chicago Operatic Company performance and appearances by Gay Zenola MacLaren in a series of concerts and lectures.
WOCAL briefs report Mrs A B Coley and Mrs C O Lesher traveling to Rock Island Des Moines and Galesburg for visits. Others include Curt Vaught and family in Libertyville and Ray Eckerman in Ottumwa. Several residents change jobs and attend events as families travel and a draft slackers roundup is announced in New York.
Georgetown University observatory said the seismograph logged an earthquake about 3,500 miles away and does not link it to the Salvador shock. Measurements focus on distant seismic activity and possible connections remain unconfirmed.
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