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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1917

Page

3

Snow White onstage at the Orpheum final matinees

A garbled tale shows Snow White a motherless princess facing Brangomar the queen. The plot follows the witch Hex's beauty bargain and a chase through a forest as Snow White seeks safety with seven dwarfs. Continuous matinees run 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. and evening shows.

Snow White Mary-Jane Hex Mary- Jane Brangomar Florimond Oid Berthold Berthold Little Bird Snow White Fay

Personal notices and local travel across Brighton and Ottumwa

Mrs H C Cooper returns to Brighton after visiting her son Glenn Cooper in this city. Thomas Mulenix goes home to Chicago after visiting his brothers Jonn H and A B Mulenix. Mrs Avery Horton back in Brighton after a visit here. Ruth Gavin ill with quinsy at Mina Hadley home near Richland. Marriage licenses issued to Samuel F Boldesier and Margaret Armer. Ed Gilbert serving on petit jury in Ottumwa. Mrs Laura Chilcott heads to Davenport on business. Mrs Donald McGiffin of Washington DC joins Mr McGiffin here. R H Spence ill at home. Louis T Chapin returns from Ottumwa Federal grand jury. Margaret Bowermaster ill at home. Mrs W S Utterback returns to Oskaloosa after visiting here. Agnes Ravtery and Aileene Keefe visiting Keokuk. Pauline Connell ill at home. Dorothy Adams seriously ill. Charles Strah and family return to Ft Madison after visit. Ross McCarty ill with measles. Osia Mannhardt very ill at aunt G C Kientz home. Oscar Larson visiting Ottumwa. Mrs Edgar Ingham of Brighton a guest at Jesse Daggett home. William Heatone of Ottumwa in the city. Mt Pleasant basketball team to Ames for state tourney. Board of Education to pay team and coach expenses. Competing cities: Ft Dodge, Iowa City, Mt Pleasant, Sioux City, Indianola, Nashua, Marshalltown, Council Bluffs.

Mt. Pleasant

Wanders Into Another Town From Illinois to Springfield

Lee Spooner wealthy land owner and lawyer wandered in the night to Springfield and collapsed in a hospital. He has been ill for ten years and is described as suffering from mental aberration.

Blue Mound Ill Lee Spooner Springfield

Former anti turns suffrage speaker in New York

Mrs. J. B. Montgomery of Portland Oregon, a former vice president of the Oregon Anti-Suffrage Association, spoke at the Cosmopolitan Club in New York City about her conversion after seeing a washerwoman studying ballots pinned to a washboard and realizing the educational impact of women's voting.

Oregon anti-Suffrage Associaten Cosmopolitan Club New York City J. B. Montgomery Portland Oregon Oregon Association Margaret Flynn Iowa

Munro Says No Promises for City Appointments

A public statement from Ralph H. Munro declares he has made no promises to anyone for city appointments if elected and will not make such promises.

Ralph H. Munro

Personal influence and classified ads shape careers

An old saying notes rare cases where personal influence wins a job over classified ads. It suggests most gains come through ads and listings rather than networking, reflecting a workers’ market where opportunities depend on available postings and reach.

Times

High School Debates On Philippine Islands

Fairfield High School and Keokuk High School hold a Friday evening debate at 8 o clock in the local High School Auditorium. The topic asks whether the United States should establish a protectorate relation with the Philippine Islands with Keokuk arguing affirmatively and Fairfield negative.

Fairfield High School Keokuk High School United States Philippine Islands

Houseboat duel leaves one hospitalized in Indiana

In Terre Haute on March 15 William Tryon a white man and Aleck Canthorn Jr a negro living in house boats on the Wabash river exchanged shotgun blasts. Canthorn is in a local hospital with chest and head injuries. Tryon was wounded but not seriously. Canthorn expected to recover.

Terre Haute Ind William Tryon Aleck Canthorn Jr Wabash River Canthorn Tryon Cawthorn

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Orpheum Lady Jane Entireland H. C. Cooper Brighton Glenn Cooper Thomas Mulenix Chicago Jonn H A. B. Mulenix Avery Horton Ruth Gavin Mina Hadley Richland Samuel F. Boldesier Margaret Armer Salem Gilbert Ottumwa Petit Jury Laura Chilcott Davenport Donald McGiffin Washington, D. C Kewanee, Ill R. H. Spence Louis T. Chapins Federal Grand Jury Margaret Bowermaster Mrs Bert Bowermaster South Fifth Street W. S. Utterback Oskaloosa W. E. Richardson North Third Street Agnes Ravtery Aileene Keefe Keokuk K. BE. Ullrich Pauline Connell Lon Connell The City Dorothy Adams Silvan Adams West Kirkwood Street Charles Strah Ft. Madison Albert Sharpe Ross McCarty East Lowe Street Osia Mannhardt G. C. Kientz East Adams Street Oscar Larson Edgar Ingham Jesse Daggett William Heatone ANTI J. C. Thorne & Son Fadas New Cook Bush Universal Richardson Armand Gaumer Bros Jewelry Brunswick Phonograph Fairfield Steam Laundry Gairfield Theater Helen Holmes the Cumberlands Dawn Maker William S. Hart Mount Baldy Golden State Mack Sennett J. W. Oliver & Son Daly Toucetbie
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