Postal notice from Fairfield Iowa advertises mail service checks
Postal notice from Fairfield Iowa asks residents to report promptly any irregularity in the carrier service and provides a telephone contact for reporting.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
6
Not Too Late for Planting Vegetables this Summer
The article advises late planting for beans, potatoes, corn, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, squashes, pumpkins, lettuce, radishes, and table beets. It notes ideal windows: beans by June 15, dry beans by June 15, late potatoes by July 1, sweet corn by July 15, cucumbers by July 1, cabbage by July 15, and tomatoes any time in June. It encourages maximizing garden output to ease winter storage.
Market quotes extend across hogs cattle and grains
Hogs receipts 16 000. Quotations light to heavy packed ranges 12 50 to 15 60. Cattle receipts 2 500. Steers 12 00 to 12 75, cows 9 15 to 10 00, prime dealers 14 75 to 15 25. Kansas City market steady to higher hogs 14 75 to 16 40, cattle 12 00 to 13 40. Sheep 500 receipts. lambs 16 00 to 17 45. ewes 8 75 to 10 75. Buffalo NY items show steady cattle and higher hogs. corn and oats values listed. Continuous prices for wheat, corn, oats, butter, eggs, poultry, and vegetables conclude the market page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
East Butiato
Dunning and
Stevens
Livestock Commission
Bufffalo N. Y
Canning Demonstrations Planned Across Jefferson County
Ames Extension offers twenty demonstrations on canning fruits and vegetables in Jefferson County starting June 25. Sessions run 9:00–11:00 a.m. and 2:00–4:00 p.m. daily for two weeks with sessions in schools or churches. Demonstrations cover cold pack canning, meat canning, and questions, aiming to reach all county residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Jefferson County
Presbyterian Church
Libertyville
Liberty Township
Cross Lanes School
Locust Grove Township
Children's Day at Baptist Church Program
The Baptist Sunday school presents a Children's Day program during the morning service at 11 o'clock on Sunday June 11 1917. Highlights include the boys flag drill and an engaging overall program likely to interest attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Baptist Sunday School
Purity Sells Old Glory Chocolates at 39c a Pound
Saturday special at Purity store offers a pound box of Old Glory chocolates for 39 cents per pound. Qualification details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Purity
Westminster Bible Class Plans June Social Meeting
The Westminster Bible Class of the Presbyterian church will hold a regular monthly business and social meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs H H Brown on Monday evening June 18. Mrs George C Woods and Mrs A H Messer assist in entertaining. All members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Bible Class
The
Presbyterian Church
H. H. Brown
George C. Woods
A. H. Messer
Pleasant Hill Creamery Opens in Fairfield
Mr. M. C. Carmody of Mt. Pleasant locates in Fairfield to establish the Pleasant Hill Creamery in the Junkin building on South Main Street. Modern creamery equipment is being installed and creamery butter and ice cream will be sold. Carmody is tied to a long established Mt. Pleasant creamery and ice cream company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Carmody
Mt. Pleasat
Fairfield
Pleasant Hill
Baseball Results From Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati
Boston defeated Chicago 6 to 3 with Rudelph Gowdy Prendergast Reuther and Wilson credited. In St Louis Brooklyn won 11 to 3 as Cadore Meyers Miller Meadows Ames Livingston and Snyder starred. Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 12 to 8 with Lavender Millifer Burks Eller Knetzer and Wingo delivering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Rudelph Ana Gowdy
Prendergast, Reuther and Wilson
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cadore and Meyers and Miller
Meadows, Ames and Livingston
Cicinnati
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Eller
Knetzer
Wingo
Classified Ad Fragments Highlight Wins and Names
Fragmented lines list teams and players across cities Boston Chicago New York St Louis Washington Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland with names Williams Schalk Bader Agnew Hamilton Severeid Covaleskie ONeill Schang Seizold Waterl ings and others. The piece asserts Classified Ads are Winners despite garbled text and stray numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chicago
Williams and Schalk
Shenock, Bader
Agnew
New York
St. Louis
Hamilton
Severeid
Washington
Detroit
James, Boland and
Stanarson
A‘smith
Phlaceloathia
Cleveland
Outlaws Should Register Before Committing Crime
No new developments in the Bates auto accident case are public. The Douds Leando Register suggests penalties for reckless driving and requires each auto driver to register name town engine number car name license and destination every ten miles to help locate the offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Douds-Leando
Liberty Loan Subscription Oversubscribed as Closing Date Reached
Washington reports the Liberty Loan bond canvass closed with heavy oversubscription. Jefferson county subscribed 135,250 dollars, slightly under its allotted amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Washington
Jefferson County
Local visitors and travels noted in Mt. Pleasant briefs
Mr and Mrs Vern Hall of Birmingham are city visitors today. Mrs J C Hampson returns to Denver California after attending the funeral of Miss Gertrude Fowler. Mr and Mrs W B King and children of Berkeley California visit Davenport after days with Perry King and F D Kerrick in town. Miss Martha Fulton of Liberty file visits. T M W Jericho returns from a trip to Moline Illinois. Dr J Fred Clarke of Fairfield spoke to Red Cross directors about the southeastern Iowa Hospital Unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Vern Hall
Birmingham
J. C. Hampson
Denver
Cal
Gertrude Fowler
W. B. King
Berkley
Davenport
Perry King
F. D. Kerrick
Mt. Pleasant
J. Fred Clarke
Fairfield
The
Red Cross
Southeastern Iowa
Leland R Holgate Reopens Piano Lessons at Residence
Notice states piano teaching resumes June 1 at residence S01 South Second Street. Contact numbers 246 or 1268 to arrange a time with instructor Leland R Holgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Second Street
Leland R. Holgate
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PSE Esee
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Cash Grain
Batavia
Ackwood
Polk Township
Jackwood
Center M
Penn Township
Pleasant Plain
Germanville School
Walnut Township
Salina Hall
Richwooed
Beckwith
Buchanan Township
Lockridge
Lockridge Township
Glasgow
Round Prairie Township
Duby
Menool Ne
Cédar Township
Thorceey
Cedar Township
Fairfield High School
Golf Club
Washington Journal
Poinsettia Club
Crone
West Madison Street
William Stafford
Harve
John McConacey
Mt. Union
W. G. Gaumer
National League
W. L. Pet
Oo Rae
John H
W. L. Petoe
R. H. Be
Liberty Loan Subscription
Martha Fulton
Libertyfile
W. Jericho
Moline, Lil
Forest City
Sauuruay
Old Story Chocolates
Vork
Overton
Milton Piano
Clarendon Piano
Kurtzman
Schaff Bros
Hadderoff
Bush & Sin
James I.hughes
G. B. Baker
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