Antioch Leaders Urge Unselfish Service During War Era
A long sermon urging civic sacrifice frames wartime effort as a farmer’s rock in a rut allegory. The speaker praises unselfish service, notes 60,000 new Yankee gold stars, and recalls Lincoln, Perry, and Pershing, calling towns to serve and residents to persevere through hardship.
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France
Jesus Christ
England
Perry
South
Abraham Lincoln
Lusitania
General Pershing
Lafayette
They May Try the Kaiser But Where to Find Twelve Men
The piece jokes about selecting jurors for the Kaiser case, notes Italy needing a pinch hitter, hints at moving the League of Nations from Geneva, and mentions Switzerland voting dry. It also jokes about corset regulation as a revenue puzzle, all in a wry, form only aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
The
Revenue Department
The Chinese price for peace at any price
The article notes that Chinese leaders have long pursued peace at any price and now face consequences from that stance. It discusses political and economic costs, potential shifts in policy, and implications for regional stability. The piece emphasizes how sacrifice or concession may have produced unintended burdens and altered leverage.
Flaw Defeats Ratification In Illinois Pact
Springfield June 12 a typographical flaw in the wording of the states certified copy of the national suffrage amendment may rob Illinois of being the first to ratify unless Wisconsin and Michigan avoid the same error. A single misworded phrase which should read intents instead of events wrecked the ratification.
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Springfield
Ill
State Department
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Frank L. Polk
Lowden
Want Day Law Set Aside
Paris reports requests to President Wilson to suspend the wartime prohibition act before July 1. Advocates argue demobilization of National Army and National Guard combat divisions leaves only the regular army, making prohibition moot once Germany signs the peace treaty. Palmer may be asked for a ruling on the suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wilson
America
March
National Army
National Guard
Germany
United States Senate
Palmer
More States Favor Suffrage Inquiries Reach 13 States
St Pan Minnesota June 15 Favorable replies from 13 states and negative or noncommittal answers from three others were received to Governor Burnquist’s inquiries on federal suffrage amendment ratification. He said he would call a special session if enough governors also acted to advance ratification in 36 states.
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St. Pan, Minn
Burnquist
Governor Gardner calls Missouri legislature extra session
Jefferson City Missouri June 18 Governor Gardner has called an extra session of the Missouri legislature for July 2 to ratify the suffrage amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Gardner
Missouri
Communist Rule In Austria Proclaimed Sunday
London reports a communist government will be proclaimed in Austria on Sunday with promises of immediate success according to information received.
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London
Austria
Five Americans Slain in Action List
Washington dispatch reports the army casualty list naming five privates killed in action. The names listed are Elmer Jensen of Flaxton North Dakota Carl I Johnson of New York James Neilly of New York Charles M Thomas of Yuba City California and James B Willetta of Gerientown New York.
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Washington
Elmer Jensen
Flaxton
N. D
Carl I. Johnson
New York
James Neilly
Charles M. Thomas
Yuba City
Cal
James B. Willetta
Gerientown
N. Y
Wanted help and housing in Purity and Fairfield areas
Classified column lists immediate openings for a girl to work evenings at the Purity, three girls at Fairfield Steam Laundry, plus requests for a modern or partly modern five or six room rental to be vacant by July 1st. Also sought are a dishwasher for a West Side restaurant and a boy’s second hand bicycle, with contact numbers 424 tf 405 tf 212 and 3570.
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Fairfield Steam Laundry
W. C. McFadden
West Side
For Sale Classifieds Roundup in Fairfield
A set of short sale notices from Fairfield listing a four hole gas range, an almost new five room house, a hand collar washing machine, an eight to nine room house with barn and garage, farm bargains in Jefferson county and neighboring states, typewriters for sale or rent, a baby carriage, and local real estate developments. Listings include contact details, locations, and quick sale notes with prices or price ranges where given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Shaffer
S. Depot St
Jefferson County Abstract & Loan Co
W. Grimes St
Nice
Jefferson
Missouri
Minnesota
P. H. Fisher & Co
Richardson’s Hardware
East Side Square
Modern Business College
Junkin Block
South Main St
Ottumwa
Lost Tire on Road Between Richland and Fairfield
Lost Thursday June 12 on the road between Richland and Fairfield a 84x4 inch tire on rim. Finder to notify Hannah garage or Richland Clarion at 423-14.
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Richland
Fairfield
Hannah Garage
Richland Clarion
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Antioch
Highway Commission
Kwood
Italy
B. H. Elliott
North Main
People
Frank Sullivan
J. A. Spielman
N. W. McClain
J. M. Calhoun
Claude Heston
Wilman & Co
Bert Bowermaster
C. L. Cox
W. H. Slattery
Main Street
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co
4Th and
Briggs Street
Drummond-Cromer Co
W. S. Cromer
Burlington St
Iowa
Robert Israel & Son Owners
Fairfield, Iowa
OUR Boys
Rainbow Band
Blue Devil
Bow Band Jazz Orchestra
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