Allied Armies Make Gains In Picardy Front
London dispatch reports British and French forces making local gains at Morlancourt Hangard and near Ville-sur-Ancre as German offensive threats loom. Australians and Americans improved positions, took prisoners and machine guns, while German strength massed on the front portending a major attack before Amiens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amiens
Vrem
Wiis
Morlancourt
Hangard
Clerlancourt
Geriugn
Ville-sure Aner
Hlongard
France
Flanders
Unions
Petit Parisien
Bercien
Oise
Clesmont
US Must Give to Red Cross Not Loans in War Effort
President Wilson urges Americans to support the Red Cross with gifts rather than loans or paid services. He warns against interest-bearing contributions and praises the organization as a global mercy and relief effort. He shares stories and calls for universal solidarity with soldiers and civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
American Red Cross
Forte
Mercy
Siccor
Red Cross
Simpson Williams New Firm Title In City Meat Market
A local meat market changes partnership from F. F. Simpson & Son to Simpson & Williams. Frank Simpson Sr retires. Leroy Williams, a long time farmer and stock buyer, joins the firm to offer strictly high quality close trimmed meats prepared in sanitary conditions. The new firm seeks public patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Simpson & Son
Simpson & Williams
Frank Simpson
Leroy Williams
Blue Blazes to Be Shown at Orpheum Tuesday May 24
The Hart company Western tale Blue Blazes to be shown at the Orpheum Tuesday May 21 as part of a five reel adventure. Wm Hart stars in the Canadian Northwest story with mackinaw fur cap and moccasins attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JG. Hawks
Hart
Canadian Northwest
Homas H Ince
Arteratt It
Hilue Blak Rawden
Orpheum
Wawke
Ri Hart
Progressive Leader Predicts Fifth Winter of War
Berne May 18. Herr Hausmann of the progressive party told the Wuerttemberg diet that a fifth winter of war is inevitable and victory not in sight. He warned Germans to expect disappointment rather than the hoped for victory this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Damm World Democratic Party
Berne
Wuerttemberg
Herr Hausmann
Progressive Party
For Sale Classified Notices from Fairfield and Nearby Areas
A collage of sale notices lists items and contact options including a mare for sale with gear, cabbage plants, a sewing machine, short horn calves, hardy cabbage plants, two registered Poland China male pigs, a fall farrow, and a second hand automobile. Listings include addresses and phone numbers in Fairfield Iowa and nearby towns.
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Houss Aid Rot
North Maer Street
Fairfield
Iowa
Zella Joh.son
High St
Oskaloosa
W. Jefferson Street
Poland
China
A. Allard
Lost items bulletin and chapel program note
Lost a ring of keys return to Mrs. Frank Hicksher. Lost a gold service pin return to the Journal office. Lost a purple jacket between Buchanan's feed barn and two miles west of town reward at the Journal office. Barhydt chapel program Tuesday night exudes patriotism. Don't miss a food concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hicksher
Journal Office
Buchanan
Reward
Journal
Barhydt Chapel
For Rent Classified Items Affects Multiple Addresses
Numerous rental listings appear including four room flats seven room house modern five room flats unfurnished rooms and two modern houses across sites such as West Jefferson Street North Ninth Street East Washington Street West Burlington Street Highland Avenue South Second Street and South Main Street with contact notes for C G Taylor Wilson's Art Store Thoma and Thoma H C Stevenson and Leggett House. Many entries specify utilities like electric lights city water and gas as well as phone numbers for inquiry.
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West Jefferson Street
North Ninth Street
C. G. Taylor
Thoma
Highland Ave
South Second Street
Wilson's
South Main Street
H. C. Stevenson
Leggett House
Wanted ads fill page with varied requests in Fairfield area
Local notices show multiple Wanted items and jobs across Fairfield Iowa including agents for a fuel product with furnished outfit, seeking three guns, second-hand cook stove buy, farm work by a steady fifteen year old boy, workers for Harper Brush Factory, wallpaper cleaning service, address for farm work by a boy, waitress needed at Iowa Lunch room, and sorghum mill purchase in Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lellney Co
Sta. F
Louisville
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Journal
Iowa
George M. _ Halley
Fairfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ville-Sur-Ancre
Etazin
U. S
Wilson
Members of
Great Fraternity
Tyre
Hherty
Red
Tose
Simpson & Williams New Firm
Weynes
People’s Column
East Broadway
Lon H. Israel
Lee Russell Smith
East
Washington St
West
Burlington St
A. F. Carlson
Larson & Jones
Square
Long’s Cigar
Stortz & Taglauer
Harper Brush Factory
Shrines & Johnson's
Pence’s
North Fourth Street
Jewell’s
William Fox
Jewel Carman
Thomas H. Ince
William. Hart
Rawdon
Metro Picture Corp
Francis X. Bushmand
Beverly Bayne
Jesse L. Lasky
Jack Pickford
Huck and
Tom
Adventures
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Goldwin Feature Corporation
Mabel Normand
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