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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
4
May 19 celebration in Red Oak welcomes Montgomery county soldiers sailors and Red Cross nurses. Company M members and families invited. Expect 70 000 to 16 000 attendees. Banquet for 1 000 soldiers at Chautauqua pavilion. noon meal by W R ladies. A countywide parade floats decorated cars vaudeville acts and multiple bands billed.
A verse themed reminiscence traces a man from glamorous ballroom influence and elite venues to social obscurity after leaving the uniform. He laments lost charm, money, and access as the crowd ignores him, noting the changing tides of class and identity in pursuit of ordinary life.
I will sell my household goods at public auction at 4 pm on Saturday May 17 at my residence 107 W Lowe Street corner of Second. Furniture used a short time only practically new. T B Aender A W Jones Auctioneers 248.
In District Court the executors and appraisers notify creditors and parties named they will appraise the decedent's property subject to the Collateral Inheritance Tax at 9:00 a.m. on May 24, 1919, at the law office of Richard C. Leggett, County Attorney, Fairfield Iowa. May 12, 1919.
In a whimsical moment the animals gather around Alice as they discuss how to stay dry. The Mouse commands silence and mentions a dry method, while the Duck and others frantically interpret the meaning. The piece ends with a quip about something being eaten, a flourish typical of early 20th century syndicated humor.
A collage of classified notices offers items for sale and needs. Listings include a black and white pony, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a brown reed baby buggy, a five passenger Buick with new tires, household goods, typewriters, a Case motor car, a story and a half house for sale near Maleable Iron Works, and rental or purchase needs for homes, rooms, and services. Multiple Ottumwa, Iowa contacts and phone numbers accompany each item.
Multiple classified items list for sale or rent including a Ford touring car in good shape with contact numbers 3621 and 111, a 1918 Ford sedan with address 804 West Grimes St, a modern residence at 501 BE Adams Street, and a six room house for sale or rent at 408 E Adams Street. Also auction of hedge posts on Allen Street lot on May 24 at 2 30 p m, auctioneer T B Allender. Buick roadster 1917 model repainted and overhauled.
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