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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1917

Page

4

Coburn Players Return for June 4 at Parsons College

The Coburn Players return to Parsons College campus on June 4 with two performances for Fairfield residents. The program features The Yellow Jacket a Chinese love story in its distinctive style and Julius Caesar in the evening. The group recently concluded a strong New York season and promises a memorable outdoor Shakespearean event on the campus grounds.

Coburn Fairfield America New York Parsons College

Byproduct stock feeds offer profitable feeding options

National Crop Improvement Service argues that food by-products from flour malt corn products and breakfast foods are valuable stock feeds. It urges farmers to combine by-products with silage for economical, profitable feeding and to compare protein content when selecting feeds.

National Crop Improvement Service

Seed Barley Sorting Aims For Uniform Germination

The National Grains Improvement Service stresses uniform seed size and weight for barley. Remove the very largest and smallest kernels to ensure synchronized germination and even maturity at harvest.

National Grossmurovement Service

Barley Declines as Human Food in Modern Diets

National Crop Improvement Service notes barley's limited use in bread due to its strong flavor and hard kernels. It is mainly a pig feed and occasional pearled barley in soups and breakfast foods. In the U S its bread uses are minimal unless shortages force change.

Holy Writ Norway Sweden

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Local Birthdays and Weddings Highlight Libertyville Social Scene

Mrs. John A. Glotfelty hosts the Birthday Club at her Libertyville home for the group's fourteenth anniversary. Letha Odell plans a party of eighteen for her ninth birthday on West Stone Street. Mabel May Buchanan and Ernie Crawford wed quietly at the Methodist parsonage with family attending. Jennie Katherine Wray and Xavier Nady announce their marriage in St Mary’s Catholic Church. Royal Neighbors lodge to meet in the Fraternal Aid hall with important business on the agenda.

John A. Glotfelty Birthday Club of Libertyville Letha Odell West Stone Street Mabel May Buchanan Ernie Crawford Stockport W. R. Keesey Buchanan James A. Wray Jennie Katherine Xavier Nady St Mary's Catholic Church Royal Neighbors Lodge Fraternal Aid Orpheum

Illinois Historical Society Eyes Lincoln Home Park Plan

In Springfield on May 21 the Illinois State Historical Society pressed to buy surrounding houses to create a public park around the Lincoln homestead fearing a fire from nearby flammable structures. Secretary Mrs. Jeasie Palmer Weber warned the state and nation would bear responsibility if the home burned. The wood framed Lincoln home sits at Eighth and Jackson near the business district.

Springfield Lincoln Ilinois

Wanted ads for calves clerical work and housework

Three days to month old calves wanted. High prices offered. No Jerseys. Art Donovan phone 7806 756. Clerical position wanted by a young man skilled in typing bookkeeping and penmanship with excellent references. Address 3 care of Box 28 Fairfield Iowa. A girl needed for general housework. apply Jefferson County Hospital.

Art Donovan Fairfield Iowa

For Sale Notices From Local Journal Office Front

Multiple ads offer a washing machine and wringer in good condition, oak paint barrels at fifty cents, and typewriters rebuilt and sold below manufacturer prices. The Louden Machinery Co and American Writing Machine Co advertise direct-to-consumer sales with warranties and five day trial.

Journal Louden Machinery Coo Ask the Journal American Writing Machine Co., Inc South Dearborn, Street Chicago

For Rent Mixed list of rooms and houses

Several rental notices advertise furnished and unfurnished rooms and houses. Locations include South Fourth Street West Kirkwood Street West Burlington Jericho Easton and nearby stores with contact phones 1244 1117 4570 1749 411 184 4409. Listings mention garden, eleven rooms and modern interiors.

South Fourth Street West Kirkwood Street D. F. Spratt West Burlington Street Jericho & Easton’s Harry I. Ball

Unkrich Boys Band Concert Program in the Park

The Unkrich Boys Band presents a park concert Tuesday evening starting at o olock. The program includes works by Fred Jewell and R Schlepegrell, a medley of Remicks Hits, Songs of Scotland, Scottish selections, Oriental Intermezzo Arabian Knights and the Star Spangled Banner.

Unkrich Boys Fred Jewell R, Schlepegrell Marth K. L. King Remicks Lampe Scotland R. Schlepegrell

The Town Slouch by Ellis M Clarke

A satirical column sketches Cy Dawkins family fear and public image. It riffs on sayings about worth and luck, noting a cyclone, a bear like figure, and a harsh scene of battle notes and boats with a quip about health and marriage.

Five Die and Fifteen Hurt in Plant Explosion

Five men were killed and fifteen injured at the Republican Iron and Steel plant in Youngstown Ohio. A turbine engine exploded causing the disaster. Investigators have not determined a cause. most victims were American steel workers.

Youngstown Bessemer Republican Iron and Steel Company

Norwegian Thorum Seized by German Submarine

The Norwegian steamship Thorum chartered by the government to carry forage to northern Norway has been seized inside Norwegian waters by a German submarine. The action may trigger a serious diplomatic conflict amid famine relief efforts.

Christiania Thorum Norway

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