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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
4
In Moscow the starving population suffers typhus amid hunger and chaos. A British traveler reports no disinfectants or soap, scarce fuel for hot water, and bodies left unburied for weeks. Soviets nationalize most stores, shops run briefly, and streets grow quiet after dark.
Brig. Gen. J. J. Harnbrook and staff along with Mexican Consul A. G. Garcia and American Consul A. E. Dow joined Gen. Jesus Agustin Castro, Mexican war official, for a private car dinner in Juarez. Photographers filmed the event to be shown in Mexico as a sign of cross border friendship. Afterward they toured Fort Bliss to see a polo match between Fifth and Seventh Cavalry officers.
Copenhagen reports four Russian grand dukes executed at Petrograd by Bolsheviks over the last fortnight for monarchist plot involvement. Archangel notes a Bolshevik bombing attempt on American positions near the Vaga, using a new red star marked aircraft. bombs caused no damage.
In Toledo on March 11 a Bowing Green and Southern streetcar collided with a Clover Leaf passenger train at the Mallee crossing nine miles south of Toledo. The southbound car rolled down a 16 foot embankment after impact. thirty five people were injured but none fatally.
Edward F. Kearney president of the Wabash railway died in St Louis from pneumonia. He had led the line since 1915 and was fifty four years old.
Detroit March 11 reports navigation on the Great Lakes began as the Eastern States left on the first voyage to Cleveland. The voyage carried many officials and a solid passenger list. Explosion at Rock Island bridge and iron works. reports indicate an explosion occurred with unknown casualties.
A lively union revival service drew a "washday" crowd last night with a strong song service led by Harry Frank. Rev. Butler spoke on Namon the Leper, describing sin as a hidden disease, and a young woman came forward at the invitation to stand for God.
Multiple real estate and item listings offer cottages and houses for sale or rent, tables and show case for store use, a modern six room house, various furniture, livestock and farrowed sows, 53 acres of land near Pittsburg and Keosauqua with outbuildings, plus fifteen lots on South Main Street for immediate sale. Contact numbers and addresses provided.
A collage of classified notices seeks a dining room girl for a West Side restaurant, plus hair work, rent requests for a four or five room house, wall paper cleaning, machine operator trainees, and sales agents for stock and poultry remedies. Offers include job training, guaranteed work, and financial incentives with local business names and phone numbers.
A young man describes a dramatic boost after taking Phos phated Iron. He states nerve fatigue and sleepless nights gave way to better sleep appetite weight gain and a healthy complexion. He notes doctors now prescribe it and warns buyers to get the genuine iron in capsules only.
Classified ad listing rental of four rooms either furnished or unfurnished, four blocks from the square in Fairfield Iowa. Includes contact options via address A B C Box 28 and phone numbers 856-13. Also notes eight acres with improvements for immediate possession and a waterworks house with garden space, inquire with city clerk at 772-tf or phone 4390 for details IRS 868-13.
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