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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
8
George M. Peck, visiting Ottumwa relatives, served three and a half years in the navy with seven crossings to France. He spent over two years in China Japan the Philippines and Russia, and the recent Atlantic cruise. Peck urges continued support for reconstruction and war debt repayment before relaxing efforts.
Ben Shea of Des Moines, once manager of the Fairfield Theater, is recalled amid wartime memories. The piece details a gas attack scene at a Grant Park Red Cross fundraiser and recounts Shea’s World War I service with six inch guns at Catingy and Soissons, including exposure to phosgene poisoning and a grave moment near Lieut. Roosevelt.
Washington regulations requiring 20 percent substitutes with every wheat flour purchase were withdrawn effective immediately. Sugar allowances for households and eating places increased from three to four pounds per person. Paris reports Woland consents to continue repatriation work for allied prisoners of war held in Germany.
Department from Public Instruction quotes Attorney General H. M. Havyner stating that a teacher is entitled to pay for the period a public school is closed by order of state or local health authorities or boards, if their contract does not specify salary cessation during such closures due to contagious disease.
St Louis November 14 official county tally confirms that William M Riley a Black candidate was not elected to the Missouri state legislature from the Fourth district despite earlier unofficial results. The final count shows Riley failed to win the seat.
A dense block lists multiple for sale notices and brief ads. Items include an iron bedstead mandolin and a F and E check writer. Blackwood and a Pleasant Plain Iowa contact. a 53 acre farm near Fairfield with outbuildings, fences, and financing terms. a bicycle. Ford Roadster and touring car listings. a Ford touring car with upgrades. and a four room house for rent or sale on North Main Street with garden and long-term terms.
The Orpheum shows J Stuart Blackton's Missing an acclaimed love and war drama. Manager Bennett presents a cast of noted stars with special musical score for Fairfield audiences.
Poem honors wartime service and soldiers on shore and at sea. It lauds the volunteers who fire the guns, defending Old Glory without seeking fame or glory, as readers reflect on courage, duty, and national service.
A fragmentary Lost notice requests finders call 3587 for a laundry package and asks return to the Journal office. Also a separate Lost item mentions a Preso tank between Lockridge Fairfield or Four Corners and Fairfield with notification to Davies Oil Co.
A sequence of rental ads describes several properties including a three room cottage at 609 West Van Buren Enquire at 107 East Hempstead, a modern six room flat by Lou Thoma at 343-11, a modern seven room house at 805 West Briggs with details, a six room house with furnace and utilities near the court house, a nine room house with garden, and other nearby rentals with contact numbers and brief notes on condition or features. The notices emphasize location, size, utilities, and contact methods.
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