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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
8
Revival meetings continue with thirty six attendees after last night. Speaker Earley preaches on being born again and the necessity of spiritual birth. Mrs Saxton to perform violin solo, Saxton to sing, Earley to preach on The real Cloud of Witnesses. For sale twenty two head of wood thrifty shoats about 130 pounds. E H Rubey phone 7512. For rent five room house with staircase phone 2578.
Hoosier column lists for sale items including a kitchen cabinet a Perfection Oil Heater a white iron bed and a collapsible push cart. Contact phone 3572. Also advertised are 585 tech ALE Calves and a 1917 Studebaker model with price listed as 402. Mrs J Kingelspach shown with contact.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea drew very large audiences yesterday at Fairfield Theater with scenes filmed at ocean depth. The Frank 4 piece orchestra provided the music, and critics praised the photography and acting. The film will be shown for the last time this evening.
Wanted reliable man to travel in this county. Inquire Mr Maney at Leggett Hotel after 6 pm. 596 WANTED inside work by man with clerk experience. Address X M care of Box 28 Fairfield Iowa. WANTED experienced farm hand married man no children. Everything furnished good chance for right man James Crail phone 24 64 SPu RC oc 588 584 WANT Housekeeper Actress A H Hudson corner Van Buren
Multiple rental ads appear: a six room house with pantry and barn. a thoroughly modern six room house. rooms for lighthouse keeping at 300 West Hempstead. a two block from the square house at The Model Bakery. a seven room house three and a half blocks from the square with seven blocks from the square. a modern seven room house with new furnace seven blocks from the square. Contacts include P. H. Fisher 594, Jacob Scheffel 530 581 and phone 7211.
Lost Monday afternoon a hand kerchief with three set rings tied in one corner. Strayed from pasture about November 9 a brown faced ewe sheep. Lost on West Burlington street or South Second a man’s brown leather glove. Finder please notify S. G. Salts at phone 8903. Phone 2741.
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