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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1918
Page
4
The Nat Reise Carnival Co. will be in Fairfield for the week starting May 27 and ending June 1 under the Fairfield Iowa Band. They are described as one of the best and largest on the road and will perform on the Gage lots in the rest of the city.
Washington reports that in the first ten months under regulation American railroads earned a net income of 34,108,661 dollars, down from 81,104,011,309 in 1917 under private operation. For the three months ending March interstate commerce commission data show operating revenues at 726,011,329 dollars versus 688,325,7 dollars in 1917. Operating expenses rose to 784,608, against 512,775,500, and railway operation revenue stood at 296,721 versus 175,308,488. March crating income was 50,502, down from 57,502,087 the previous year.
A sectional list of items for sale and rent including two lots on Sovin Main street, meat market fixtures, office chairs, various vehicles, navy beans for seed, household furniture and appliances, livestock, dining table, a Modgze car, a driving cart, and several rental houses. Includes contact numbers and addresses for Vernon Hague, A. E. Martin, Stortz & Taglauer, Mina Jingedon, and others. Also requests old horses, an apprentice, and a large loan inquiry with box 192 Fairfield.
The Fairfield Theater presents War Brides in eight reels, a dramatic story questioning if love should be sacrificed for imperial greed. Joan, a young peasant girl, stars as Nazimovya in her first moving picture appearance after vaudeville success.
Classifieds show multiple small ads including dining room girls wanted at Court Hotel, a pony buggy purchase, lace curtains to launder at 804 West Grimes Street, and a girl for general house work with phone 302. Also an address box 129 at an Iowa airfield requested.
Pair of truck chains lost, finder please phone $213. Contact Fred Paterson for details.
Frieda Hempel the singer will marry W B Kahn a New York silk manufacturer after she resumes her tour in Macon Georgia where she had a concert engagement. The item notes a separate Boston Federal Reserve district Liberty loan subscription total of 262 544 000 dollars an overnight gain of 18 222 000 dollars.
The Victor Talking Machine Company was found an illegal restraint of trade in a final decree signed by Federal Judge Augustus N. Hand. The court issued dissolution and restraining orders in line with such cases.
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