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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
2
A terse entry lists Ban Taylor and Aura R Taylor with roles Editor and Manager and financial figures showing 12 cents, 50 dollars, and 1.50 minus 1.25. The lack of context limits interpretation beyond personnel and pay indicators.
Ames Iowa June 13 Botanist Dr L H Pammell of Iowa State College says iron sulphate spray at 100 pounds to a barrel of water will kill dandelion seedlings and older plants with repeated applications through the season. The treatment browns blue grass temporarily but does not kill it.
The D A R annual Flag Day gathering planned for Mrs Andrew Cassel’s home Saturday afternoon has been postponed indefinitely due to the hostess illness. Harmony Club enjoyed a Wednesday afternoon gathering hosted by Mrs Verne White on West Burlington with social time and refreshments. Mrs Walter Prouty hosts the Rebekah Club for an all day meeting at her Lockridge home with members bringing fancy work and baskets.
Guy Spielman arrived home this morning after receiving honorable discharge from Camp Grant. He served with the 175th Brigade Theaterical Company in France. Mrs L J Nelson received a letter from daughter Ruth in Washington D C noting Miss Catherine Leonard, formerly of this city, is hospitalized there with smallpox. Leonard and Nelson were exposed while visiting New York City. Nelson is quarantined at her boarding house.
Paris June 13 The American peace delegation states Colonel House will travel to England and is not to visit Ireland to investigate the Stan Fein situation as previously reported. A long conference with President Wilson followed that evening as the party reviewed several developments before London departure.
Classified note bidding for a used wash cap with inquiries directed to 804 South Street and phone number 2440. The fragment states sale details and contact method.
A large Antioch church lawn meal drew 300 to 400 residents for an evening hosted by the Ladies Aid, featuring chicken pie, sides, and a display of the church service flag with 23 stars. Speaker Gurtis Johnson urged shared responsibility, enthusiasm, and ambition to unite town and country, praising local effort and unity.
The piece urges readers to join in a July 4th home coming event for county soldiers and extols optimism and efficiency as keys to progress. It links farming, business, and community effort to wartime service, urging preparedness and a spirit of service, with a note that the article continues on Page Four.
Governor Harding proclaims June 8 to 14 as Boy Scout week to recruit more Scouts. He cites the movement’s federal charter, wartime service, and educational value. He urges communities to organize and seek volunteer leaders, naming Homer A. Miller and W. G. McAdoo as contacts. Also runs a notice seeking a stenographer in Fairfield.
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