Interesting Letter From Don Murdock From Philadelphia
Donald Murdock writes from Navy Yards Philadelphia on November 7 1917 describing life there. He notes liberty every night and weekends and social activities with women working near railroads. He mentions ships Henderson U S S Oklahoma and a large transport, and visits to the Liberty Bell and a Delaware River boat trip. He signs off sending regards to his mother and father from Barracks 257.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ives von
Britiship
Delaware
Henderson
Oklaoma
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell
Donald Murdock
Navy Yards
Penn
Town Slouch and Whimsical Verse Mockery of Society
Fragmentary verse notes compare male vanity and blues with comic observations. It riffs on love sickness, a serenading woman on a house sized elephant, a cow crossing, a mouse fright, and hints at hypocrisy in bill makers. It ends with a quip on equality and mortality.
For Sale and Rent Listings in People's Column
Multiple local ads list items for sale including a Hoosier kitchen cabinet at 16 dollars and a push cart at 1 dollar. Real estate offerings describe eight and five room houses near the square with modern utilities and porches. Also listed are vehicles, poultry, hair extensions, and furnished rooms with contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McKain
A. Wisecarver
Ford
Stortz & Tayeur
Rhode Island
A. H. Messer
South Fourth Street
W. G. Allison
Fairfield
Iowa
Buick
J. SE. Cohagan
Stone Street
Mitten
A. J. Boyd
Louis White
Erest Burlington Street
Paone
Wanted Work by College Student with Afternoon Availability
Wanted two furnished rooms in a modern home for light housekeeping. Phone 2681. Fairfield Iowa needs address Box 171. Inside work by man with clerk experience Ray Sayers 809 W Washington St. Phone 588.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
Ray Sayers
Washington Street
Spirit of Mexico Big Picture at the Orpheum
The Fox production features Miriam Cooper in a tale of romance and danger set in old Mexico. An American army officer spies on a notorious bandit as a senorita named Carmelita shifts love interests from Pepe to Leopoldo and then to William Jarome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mexico
William Fox
Miriam Cooper
Orpheum
Carmelita
Pepe
Leopoldo
William Jarome
Lost and found notices from Fairfield ad
Lost and found items reported including an auto crank and a black hog around 180 pounds. Owners urged to identify or contact F. F. Simpson & Son at the listed phone number to recover items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
F. F. Simpson & Son
Army Y M C A Supporters Book Drive Notice
Fairfield dates November 26 to December 5. Leave orders at Leggett House or Scheffel's Music Store. Citizens urged to join the Y M C A effort to keep boys clean and ensure future homes. Sign your name on the Y Supporters book at the Court House.
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Fairfield
Leggett House
Scheffel’s
Army Y. M. C. A
Court House
Price Fragments Indicate Mixed Vintage Coin Values
A list of prices includes 15c 25c 35c 48c 50c 10c 15c 25¢ and 50c 25¢ suggesting a catalog or advert of varied item costs. The scattered cents and symbols imply a retail or market context with multiple price points without a single dominant item.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Murdock
Pell
Ark ‘Gazel
Ellis M. Clarke
Cy Cawkins
Libertyville
D. B. Robinson
Osar Loving and Son
Ottumwa
R. R. Colton
Mamie Spry
Hedrick
W. A. Hook
Muriel Helfenstine
Baby
Glasow
W. N. Hewitt
Beaver City
Neb
Walter Harlan
Stockport
Levi Morely
Ilsboros
Elie Yost
Coughlin
Batavia
BE. W. Stodghill
Mt. Zion
M. E
Mrs
H. E. Young
Keosauqua
Mrs. Young
J. W. Hurst
Albia
Harry Hurst
Taylor
Centerville
Frank Hurst
Roscoe Riggs
Udell
Carl Riggs
Te Rebekah Club
M. E. Church
Will Hill
S. K.davis
Red Cross
Estehr
Ellen Johnson
Lockridge
Isabella
Prudence Bishop
Curt Vaught
Keokuk
Liberty Township
A. H. Miller
Will Schwartz
Waterloo
J. E. Wellman
Wellman
J. F. Countryman
Margaret Elder
Oscar Matthias
Birmingham
W. A. Swartz
BE. E. Edwards
Packwood
1D. B. Miller
Maggie Pollock
Fairfiel
C. W. Leppo
Lee Gallup
Ames
People’s
Frank Berard
Jacob Scheffel
Ing
Square
West Burlington Street
Fairfield Steam
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
Spirit OF Mexico
Orpheum Orchestra
B. A. Rolfe
Ethel Barrymore
E. J. Eisenhart
John Ft. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Chidren
Unerich’s Dry Goods
Fairfield, Iowa
Aving
Iowa Electric Co
E.N. Gentry
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