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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1918
Page
3
Numerous short items report guests visiting Chariton and nearby towns, returns from Canada and overseas, illness, funerals, military service beginnings, school work, and travels of residents and relatives from Iowa to Missouri. Capt. Arthur Axline’s death in France is noted as a military loss.
A wartime field diary from Sept 27 to Sept 30 describes American officers visiting Paris sights, discussing military news, and attempting to tour the Paris sewers and catacombs. The entry notes Allied advances, Bulgarian peace, and French hospitality as relief and anticipation rise.
The Anheuser Busch brewery in St. Louis will be converted into a cartridge factory. The ordnance department awarded the contract and production will start in three weeks.
Important notice reminds mail subscribers payments must be in advance and to prevent lapse of papers under government rules.
The article accuses President Wilson of favoring the worst Democrat in Congress over the best Republican ever elected. Local Democrats back this stance and plan to carry it to their county ticket. It questions what Republicans will do in response.
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