Christian Church Revival Meetings Draw Large Crowds
Revivals at the Christian church drew big crowds last night with spirited singing and several converts at the invitation. Mrs. Saxton’s violin solo and Mr. Warley’s sermon on saving faith were highlighted as the scene filled with choir and audience participation. Sixty six youths attended drill rehearsal with Moore expected today.
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Saxton
Deep River
Burleigh
Moore
Warley
Christ
Local residents share weekend visits and church revival
Emma Bishop and daughter Art Fairfield visited the Raymond Peebler home. Many friends and relatives from Iowa, Dudley, Miedrick, Waterloo, Lockridge and Omaha were noted as weekend guests. A revival meeting closed with thirty five conversions and singer Sawtelle departed for Burlington after three weeks here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Bishop
Art Fairfield
Raymond Peebler
Miss We Glotfelty
J. W. College
G. ¥. Swanson
Eumene
al- Dia
Stodghill
Dudley
Tows
George Bowers
Miedrick
Iowa
Riggs
Jade
Nelle Swanson
Oreston
W. A. Robertson
Rebecca Club
Ternoon
Werner Glotfelty
Iowa City
KE. W. Stodghill
Mt. Pleasant
Lockridge
Isabelle Bishop
Wight
Mr. Sawtelle
Burlington
Raymond Swanson
Es Moines
Frances Russell
Gene
Ferrell
Ottum
Desperate Fathers React as War News Filters In
Novoe Vremya reports no further exits for Russians seeking to leave the country. In Chicago, Steven A. Loughman reacts to official word that his son Harry is missing on the American front, declaring he will enlist to take his son's place if needed and praising all his sons serving at the Houston camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yetrograd
Novoe Vremya
Chicago
Steven A. Loughman
Washington
Harry
Houston
Government Seizes Pine Lumber in Savannah District
Yellow lime lumber in the Savannah area has been commandeered by the government for building use, effective immediately, as of November 6.
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U. 8
Savannah
No Keet Case Retrial Denied in Marshfield Court
Marshfield Missouri November 6 The motion for a new trial for Claude J Piereni who was sentenced to 35 years for kidnapping Baby Diogé Keet of Springfield was overruled in the circuit court.
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Keet
Marshfield
Claude J. “Piereni
Diogé Keet
Springfield
Battle Scarred Flag in The Slacker at Metro Orpheum
The film features an exact duplicate of the Star Spangled Banner flag seen at Fort Henry. Emily Stevens returns to the screen in the Metro wonder play The Slacker. The Orpheum screens it on Saturday November 10th.
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United States
Metro
Emily Stevens
Fort Henry
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
Orpheum
Ownership Statement for Fairfield Daily Journal October 1 1917
Ownership and circulation disclosure for Fairfield Daily Journal Iowa as of October 1 1917. Publisher B J Taylor Sons Fairfield Editor Dean Taylor Fairfield Business Manager A W Taylor Fairfield Owners Dean Taylor and A W Taylor. Average monthly circulation 1308. Notary public certification dated November 6 1917.
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Congress
Fairfield Daily Journal
Fairfield
Iowa
State of
County of
Jefferson
A. W. Taylor
B. J. Taylor Sons
Dean Taylor
Lowa
Senator's Wife Robbed in Chicago Jewel Heist
Chicago police report Mrs James Hampton Lewis wife of the senator was robbed of jewels valued at 50 dollars from her Virginia hotel apartment while she was away.
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Chicago
James Hamton Lewis
Virginia Hotel
Classified Ad Listings From People’s Column
A dense page of for sale items and notices lists horses buggies heating stoves floor coverings and farm property as well as residences and lots for sale or rent. It includes secondhand shopping like typewriters and a range of household goods with contact phone numbers and local names such as I T Wisecarver A J Smith E B Hane Frank W Gibbs and the American Writing Machine Co. in Chicago Illinois.
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South Main
East Burlington
A. R. Carlson
I. T. Wisecarver
R. W. Harris
Thoma & Thoma
North B
South Third St
A. J. Smith
Missouri
E. B. Hane
Frank W. Gibbs
Kirksville
Remingtons
Monarchs
L. C. Smitha
Royals
Ask ‘Ne Journal
American Writing Machine Co., Inc
South Dearborn, Street
Chicago
Iil
Dawkins’s Dog Sparks July Daydreams in Quirky Verse
A quirky column riffs on Cy Dawkins and a troublesome new dog. The piece muses that Fourth of July humor and trains’ puffing are better left to engines, with playful regional slang and early morning contrasts.
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Cy Dawkins
Wanted men to do tiling and survey purchase offers
Wanted men to do tiling. Harry Ball phone 411. 548 WANTED I want to buy a good survey at a reasonable price. Chas W Ware. 545 536 523 527.
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Harry Ball
Chas
W. Ware
For Rent Listings From a 19th Century Newspaper
A collection of rental notices includes multiple single family homes and flats. Listings specify addresses on West Washing ton Street South Sixth Street East Madison Street West Hempstead and Burlington with details on rooms furnaces heat possession dates and contact numbers or named landlords such as Chas W Wade Jacob Scheffel C M Redick and C G Taylor.
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West
Washington
Chas. W. Wade
South Sixth Street
Madison
New Furnace
Jacob Scheffel
East
Madison Street
C. M. Redick
Washington Street
West Hempstead Street
David
Burlington
Lost and Found notices appear in journal office and school
Lost auto license plate 617738 with tail light attached. Finder may leave at the Journal office. A pair of field glasses between the dam of the new city pond and town. Notify Charles DeLancey at the High School. Reward offered. Also a lost car number Saturday evening. Notify Miss Morris at phone 4588.
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Journal Office
New City
Charles DeLancey
Miss Morris
Red River Early Ohio Potatoes Shipment
Mac Davis of Donnelly Minnesota will ship one car of Red River Early Ohio potatoes to this city. Car now enroute. Phone orders to J R Sirdoreus at 1761 or 2268.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Davis
Donnelly, Minn
J. R. Sirdoreus
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Christian Church Revival
Libertyville
Jennie Mecum
Mangum
We A
Iva Mecum
Oma‘ha, Neb
Stephen Boydome
W. P. Starr
People's
Ellis M. Clarke
J. M. McKain
South Third Street
Washington, D. Cc
Federal Farm Loans
Stubb’s
Fairfield, Iowa
Hannah & Clinkinbeard
Fairfield Steam
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
C. G. Taylor
J. F. Bryan
Goeke’s
West Broadway
Montgomery Green
Drygoods
Chambray
East Side
Frank D. Kerrick
Tribune
Fairfield Theatre Cents
Bluebird Presents
Franklyn Farnum
Vitagraph
Clara Kimball Young
Earl Williams
Orpheum Orchestra
Madame Petrova
Gladys Brockwell
Satan
Red River
Ohio
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