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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
4
John Young found two five cent pieces embedded in a drill hole in the stone coping of the former Franklin school foundation. The nickels were dark on the outside but bright on the sides where they touched. The dates were illegible, likely placed there during school construction.
Francis Daniel Kaska five seooibs old son of John Kaska northeast of the city died yesterday morning after bronchitis illness. Funeral services by Father Heller were held this morning at East Pleasant Plain and burial followed in Pleasant Plain cemetery.
Margarita Fischer, a charming young star, leads the American Mutual production Molly Go Get Em. The plot follows a seventeen year old girl striving to enter society with help from her sister's suitors. The Fairfield theater shows the film tonight.
An American writer denounces anti England sentiment during World War II, praising Britain’s resistance and criticizing Anglo Saxon prejudice. The piece urges restraint and loyalty to Britain, noting the costly German aggression and the historic ties between nations allied in common cause.
Dr J V Bean urges reinactment of Ordinances No 60 in Fairfield with minor replacements. He calls Sabbath observance a moral reform tool and a key aid to individual and societal uplift.
Wilbur R. Keesey leads a Memorial Day program with a 3 PM service at Barhydt Chapel, joining with G A R W R C and Boy Scouts. Morning activities include 9:30 AM Bible School and 11:15 AM baccalaureate service at Barhydt Chapel. Epworth League meets 7:00 PM. no evening service.
Sunday School times are listed for New Chicago Mission and College Addition Mission. Services include 8:00 p m preaching and 5:00 p m evening service with a gospel team from Moyer Chapel, plus prayer meetings and a lesson on the seventh chapter of Saint John. The Reading Room offers a loan library by the Fair clothing store.
Piano tuner will be in Fairfield from May 27 to June 5. Leave orders at Leggett House or Beheffely Music Store, 496 KJ. J Eibenhar is the contact.
A defender argues it is man’s duty to combat any foe of country church and God and upholds fighting against the overthrow of the Sabbath as a righteous stand.
Individuals or firms with accounts against the Journal Printing Company or any firm member are requested to submit statements of account for reconciliation and payment processing.
A Red Cross hospital scene shows rapid adoption of new surgical tools and anesthesia. A fluoroscope guides abdominal surgery while nitrous oxide anesthesia aids a wounded soldier, with hopes for quick convalescence and return to the trenches.
A family resolves to support the Red Cross during the war by sacrificing comforts. Eyes O Blue and Touslehead are moved to contribute savings, and the narrator plans to live frugally, fundraise, and wear patched clothing to aid wounded soldiers. They ask readers, Are you helping us to carry the Red Cross?
A soldier named John Madison sails for France while his family faces financial strain due to illness and a driving accident. Red Cross and Home Service swiftly secure medical care and immediate funds, preserving the family’s standard of living and boosting morale for soldiers abroad.
A newspaper column lists used items for sale including two Fords, a dresser with sanitary cots and mattress, bed and springs, small tables, and cabbage plants priced per dozen. Also offered are a driving wagon weighing about 10560 pounds, a buggy with harness, and inquiries via local phones and addresses in Iowa listings.
Several rental notices appear from 1918, detailing a three room furnished unit, a seven room house near the square, a corner lot at W Hempstead and N Third Street becoming vacant June 1, and a property at 604 South Main Street tied to H C Stevenson at the Leggett House. Contact numbers and addresses provided for each listing.
WANTED Two or three furnished rooms for light housekeeping notify C care of Journal Office 498. WANTED Agents $69 weekly and automobile furnished men everywhere placing samples wonderful fuel product with automobile owners 3c worth equals gal ion of gasoline Outfit furnished free Ballwey Co Sta F Louisville Ky. WANTED Three girls at once at the Fairfield Steam Laundry 487. WANTED A situation by a boy fifteen years of age on farm Must be steady place all summer Phone 1335.
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