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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1917
Page
2
A clipped item notes Wean Taylor serving as editor and A. W. Taylor as manager at a local publication company. The piece cites the firm initials Eee Cee Teeee and lists names in a brief internal staff roll.
Terms of subscription by carrier and mail in advance. Monthly rates and prepay options listed with a request to report irregularities in service. Includes a telephone contact for reporting issues.
Entry records show mail matter of the Sec 74 Class was entered at the Fairfield Iowa post office for processing under land or city office routing.
A telegram from J F Deems U S Food Commissioner directs state agents to publish that trades covered by the October President proclamation must apply to the U S Food Administration in Washington before November 1. Some firms have not applied and will face suspension actions. Complaints on infringements should be sent to the U S Food Administration Bureau in Burlington.
The article notes General Robert Toombs misspoke in Georgia's 1877 constitutional convention, claiming Runne mede plain and a Magna Charta origin, while historical records show Middlesex shore Meadow and Charter Island near London. It mentions a 1009 London island sale and public curiosity over a memorial.
A new worry-saving device, installed in many Pittsburgh area apartments, eliminates monthly telephone bill disputes. The machine works like a public pay station slot, can be bought or leased, and uses brass checks if tenants lack change. When the coin box opens, tenants redeem the checks. Landlords and tenants favor the device.
Former Massachusetts congressman George P. Lawrence, a North Adams resident, died after leaping from the eighth floor of the Belmond Hotel. Police report the death as a suicide.
E E Rorick named a First Lieutenant in the U S Army in a Fort Snelling Training Camp list of commissions. The notice lists other new lieutenants and second lieutenants from Iowa towns including Keokuk Ottumwa Burlington Washington Morning Sun and Mt Pleasant. The officers will be formally presented next Monday when the camp closes.
Tomorrow features the annual Sunday School rally at the Christian church with a target attendance of 450. Special music includes a violin solo and a ladies quartet, followed by a group photo and a fellowship meeting with new member reception. Evangelistic service at 7 30.
A dispatch from Amsterdam cites Berlin sources that Herr Schwander, the Prussian minister of economics, has resigned due to secret opposition by bureaucrats. The news comes as Berlin leadership reshuffles impact Prussia and central government.
Ottawa reports in the Canadian casualty list the names Joseph Goodman of Chicago and W. R. McKenzie of Freeport, Ill wounded, and Sergeant Robert Lewis of Chicago gassed.
Sheriff Shan Campbell receives a letter from Burns Detective Agency thanking him for data on Dr. Conrad C. Becker alleged to victimize banks in the east with bogus drafts from Churchill Drug Co. of Lima Ohio. The information ties Geo E Lauer to a Fort Madison sentence for cashing bogus checks and Bauer’s prior escape with state funds.
County Clerk George M Ball of this city has been appointed by Van H Mannigan Director of the Bureau of Mines as Explosives Licensing Agent in Fairfield and Jefferson counties He is authorized to fulfill the duties under the act approved October 6 1917 After November 15 1917 no person shall manufacture distribute store use or possess explosives without a license except workers may obtain explosives from licensed superintendents or foremen The Catholic Ladies will hold a food sale next Wednesday November 28 at Crail and Browns meat market Also piano tuner H L Kritzman listed and Laughlin Co advertising services with phone 400.
Orpheum manager West announces two screen performances on November 26 and 27 featuring Douglas Fairbanks in Down to Earth. Anita Loos wrote the script and Fairbanks contributed as actor and director with John Emerson producing and staging the Artcraft release.
Notice asks all participants and interested people to meet at Yeoman Hall Monday at 7 30 PM to discuss the play The Old Maid's Association and related preparations.
William’s first trip to Colorado fascinates his mother and onlookers as they marvel at the scenery. The boy, though impressed by the mountains and fountains, insists that in his view Colorado is red, reflecting a child's humorous perspective.
Short exchanges reflect everyday life as two speakers discuss waking early and enjoying morning rituals. The tone suggests gentle affirmations and simple pleasures in starting the day.
Cracksmen entered the Partners and Merchants Bank at Hillsdale twelve miles east of Moline. They bored through the door of the air and escaped with 400 dollars in currency.
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