Interesting letter from Lieutenant Fulton at Camp Cody
A club of Fairfield business men funds tobacco for Company M 138th U S Infantry at Camp Cody Deming New Mexico. In a November 7 1917 letter Bobby Fulton describes camp life the measles epidemic the training including bombers high explosives and bayonet work and notes the unit’s organizational details and Liberty Loan support.
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Co. M
U. S. Anft
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
Airfield
So. M
W. S. Cook
W. W. White
GC. A. Em Ty
F. A. Brown
Geo Stephens
B. F. Black
J. C. Bradshaw
J. A. Howlett
Walter Louden
E. Burk
R. B. Louden, Jr
Levi P. Quinn
J. 8. McKennny
J. D. Mitchell
A. C. Louden
L. J. Nelson
C. W. Ritz
N M
Wm. Cook
Fairfield
Iowa
Benny
Friends of the Co
Wwe
Us3ra
34Th Div
U.S. Army
Tas‘wisted
Saimel
France
Can “el
Smith
Fleagie
Longataff
Lieut. Crowther
Leutenant
Allen
Het Seargent
Bu Miers
Army Y Committee Seeks Donors Totaling Various Amounts
The Army Y Committee requests additional donors: 3 at 1400, 2 at 50, 18 at 25, 21 at 10, 7 at 5, and 12 at 1. Call 1633 639 to contribute.
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Army “Y” Committee
Auction Saturday Offers Horse or Cow to Raise Gold
Local crowd eyed an Army Y auction listing livestock including a horse and a cow as potential draws. Bidders considered the odds and organizers noted proceeds would support YMCA activities and youth programs.
Patriotic Big Crowd At Fairfield Patriot Special
Big audiences at Fairfield Theatre last night for the Boy Scout benefit film The Man Without A Country. The show repeats tonight with production details noting assistance from New Rochelle volunteers, Navy and Army involvement, and footage shot at Newport and Fort Slocum.
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Fairfield Theatre
Red Cross
Mr. Warde
New Rochelle
E. Smith
Army
Navy
Washington
Newport
Fort Slocum
United States
Open Faced Pies and Preacher-Farmer Tales From Then
A humorous column surveys seasonal quirks and reminiscences from farm life and politics. It riffs on open faced pies, suspender fashions, wild oats pamphlets, home canning, and a gag about a 14 room flat of ex Czar Romanoff, ending with a nostalgic bow to childhood nutting days.
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Czar Romanoff
Siberia
For Sale Classified Listings Collage
Hoosier kitchen cabinet $16.00. Push cart $1.00. Houses for sale on South Mein Adams and West Van Buren with details of rooms, paint, electric lights and location. Also a just finished modern house for sale or trade, plus several animal listings and vehicles including an Overland 1916 model. Contact J M McKain 636 and others. various phone numbers listed.
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J. M. McKain
Wisecarver
Overland
Ford
Stortz & Taglaccur
Rhode Island
A. H. Messer
South Fourth Street
W. G. Allison
Fairfield
Iowe
Buick
J. BE
Codagan
Frank Berard
Poland Debate on Annexation at Reichstag Meeting
Copenhagen Nov 22 The Polish question and the plan to join the new kingdom to the Hapsburg monarchy will be discussed by the reichstag main committee on November 28 at the request of reichstag leaders. The majority parties expect no government decision without prior discussion and Reichstag agreement.
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Copenhagen
Hapsburg
Reichstag
Bandits Take Diamonds in Downtown Minneapolis Heist
Three bandits swept into a principal downtown jewelry store in Minneapolis. They herded three clerks to a back room, forced another clerk to open the safe, and escaped with diamonds and gems valued at about 45 to 50 thousand dollars, per the proprietor H. H. Green.
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Minneapolis
H. H. Green
Steamer Hits Mine. Ten Die Near Folin
Trondhjem Norway November 22 The salvage steamer Sterkodder struck a mine near Folin and sank. The crew of ten men was lost.
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Trondhjem
Norway
Stenner Sterkodder
Folin
Wanted Work by college student with afternoons and Saturdays
Wanted work by a college student with three years experience as a clerk and available afternoons and Saturdays. Address Box 171 Fairfield Iowa.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Ray Sayers
Washington Street
For Rent Rooms and House Listings in Town
Several rental notices advertise furnished sleeping rooms in modern homes near the square and nine more listings include a four room house on Stone Street opposite the Mitten Factory light housekeeping rooms and a seven room modern house with new furnace all within walking distance from the square. Landlords A J Boyd Mrs Louis White Jacob Scheffel and others provide contact phones 747 623 2763 4409 3273 and 3273 for leasing inquiries.
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Square
West
Burlington Street
Carmella
Walsh
Stone Street
Mitten
A. J. Boyd
Louis White
East
New Furnace
Jacob Scheffel
Lost and Found Notices In Fairfield Ad
Lost auto crank found yesterday in Fairfield. Owner may recover by identifying and paying this ad. Also lost black hog with few spots about 180 pounds. Notify F. F. Simpson & Son at phone 85629 for details.
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Fairfield
F. F. Simpson & Son
Gas Service Orders Due By December First
Notice from 622 Iowa Electric Co states no gas service installation orders will be accepted after December 1. To have gas service installed this fall, submit the order to the office before the deadline.
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Aving
Iowa Electric Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lieut. Fulton
Bobby Fulton
BY Ellis M. Clarke
Cy Dawkins
D. C
Seeketee
Michigan
New England
Lee Lee
Pennsylvania
Daniels
Sonny
Sam Hill
People's Column
Poland
Kaiser
Bandits
Orpheum Orchestra
William Fox
Miriam Cooper
George Bran
Fairfield Steam
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
Gaines Bros
Cole
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