Post Office Listing From Fair Eid Iowa Notice
Entry filed at the Fair eid Iowa post office for mail matter of the fourth class under section four.
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Fair‘eid
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
2
Red Cross seeks massive surgical dressings for France
Central Division urges Red Cross chapters to produce standard surgical dressings in millions for France. Maj Grayson M.P. Murphy warns delay risks calamity. Gauze rooms operate daily with two supervisors. volunteers to wear aprons and bring thimbles. Red Cross aims to ship over three million dressings monthly. need intensified effort to meet ten million meters of gauze.
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Red Cross
France
Grayson M.P. Murphy
Red Cross Commission
Murphy
America
Woman's Bureau
Fairy world beckons children with magic and surprises
The excerpt portrays children as drawn to the unpredictable possibilities of life found in fairy tales. It contrasts their playful, carefree acts with adults' relentless, consequential world, highlighting the child’s desire to escape grown up rigidity while still loving them.
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Popular Science Monthly
Union Thanksgiving Service Tomorrow at Baptist Church
The Union Thanksgiving service of all city churches will be held at the Baptist church tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. The program includes hymns, invocations by Rev. H. A. Moseer and Rev. R. J. Polly, prayers by Rev. W. R. Keesey, readings, offerings, a report on the Poor Relief Fund, and sermons by Rev. F. C. Behner with special music and the benediction by Rev. L. E. Kulna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
H. A. Moseer
R. J. Polly
W. R. Keesey
Poor Relief Fund
F. J. L. Black
H. A. Anspach
F. C. Behner
America
L. EB. Kulna
Equal Suffrage Association Meets Saturday
The Jefferson County Equal Suffrage Association meets at the Public Library Saturday December 1st at 2 30 p m Everyone is urged to attend and discuss the new constitution and next year’s officers Officers and committee chairmen will report on the year’s work and future activity after which Mrs W G Ross will speak on Woman’s Preservation and Miss Minnie B Jenks will read.
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Jefferson County Equal Suffrage Association
Dee
Walter Hunt
Kate Jones
A. H. Neller
M. M. Sloan
Thomas Davies
E. Turney
Ed. Hunt
E. C. Bock
Anna Benson
R. B. Louden
Ada B. Parsons
W. G. Ross
Minnie B. Jenks
Eugene A Howard Receives 1st Lieutenant Commission
Eugene A. Howard, son of Mr and Mrs E A Howard, earned a First Lieutenant commission in the Field Artillery at Fort Sheridan Illinois. All three Howard brothers are in military service with Nat serving in France as a Lieutenant Colonel with the American Engineers and Hubert a captain in the artillery.
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Eugene A. Howard
E. A. Howard
Field Artillery
Fort Sheridan
Howard
Nat
France
Hubert
When False Tongues Speak at the Orpheum
William Fox production features Virginia Pearson in the stellar role as the headline attraction at the Orpheum on Thursday, November 24.
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William Fox
Virginia Pearson
Orpheum
Cat Helps Find the Leak in Ten Story Tenement
A plumber locates a leak in a ten story tenement by using valerian extract catnip to attract a cat. He releases the diluted liquid near the drain and the cat signals a leak on the seventh floor, leading to the discovery. The tale highlights the plumber's clever method and suggests he could profit from it.
New Type Midget Tractor Opens Industrial Transport
A compact Caterpillar style tractor, featured by Popular Science Monthly, substitutes for narrow-cage industrial railroads. It moves material quickly inside factories, lays its own track, fits through standard doorways, and operates without roads or fixed rails. Possible uses include shipping rooms, loading platforms, and moving wagons in mines, lumber yards, and shipyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Par sons 352nd Regiment To Play Here Tomorrow
The Par sons 352nd Regiment football team arrives at Burlington No. 178 and will train on Alumni Field this afternoon before facing Fair field tomorrow. Coach Yount fields a strong local lineup and notes the visitors outweigh the locals by about ten pounds per man.
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Parsons 352Nd Regiment
Camp Dodge
Burlington No. 178
Alumni Field
Fairfield
Yount
Baptismal Services Tonight at Local Christian Church
Local Christian church holds baptismal services after the prayer meeting this evening with the public invited. Mrs J D Way of Chicago arrived for a several days visit at the D R Way home. Mr Way of Marshall Field Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his parents. Mrs Harriet A Hague of Silverton Oregon visiting her sons Clarence and Dr A S Hague. Miss Margaret Gregg of Washington school hospitalized for operation at Jefferson County Hospital.
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J. D. Way
Chicago
D. R. Way
Mr. Way
Marshall Field
Harriet A. Hague
Silverton
Oregon
Clarence
A. S. Hague
Margaret Gregg
Washington School
Jefferson County Hospital
Unity of Filipino Tribes Highlighted by Mindanao Sulu Maulud Feast
The Philippine Review argues sectional feelings exist but are not fundamental and unity is real through education and intergroup contact. The recent Maulud in Mindanao and Sulu drew 100 imams 30 lady singers 3000 Mohammedans officials and distinguished civilians, showing Muslims and Christians Americans and Filipinos celebrating together in Moro costumes and shared cheer.
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The
Philippine Review
Department of
Mindanao
Sulu
Mohammed
Darwin Defies Stern Parental Prophecy on Life Path
A harsh prophecy from Charles Darwin's father warned him against his country interests. It claimed he cared only for shooting, dogs, and rat-catching and would bring disgrace to himself and his family, yet Darwin pursued his own path.
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Charles Darwin
Charles
Society Notes Highlight Local Events and Marriage
Mr and Mrs J B Fleming host a six o clock dinner tonight for Stanley Workman headed to St Louis to join the coast artillery. Miss Lucile Pepper and Floyd Smith wed at the Christian church parsonage with Rev R H W Poliv officiating. The Yeoman Lodge and Westminster Guild chapters announce upcoming gatherings and meetings with members urged to attend.
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J. B. Fleming
West Harrison Street
Stanley Workman
St. Louis
Coast Artillery
R. A. Workman
Rachel Workman
Stockport
Lucile Pepper
Floyd Smith
Richland
Christian Church Parsonage
R. H W. Poliv
Arthur Pepper
Dog days and the changing dates of Sirius
The term dog days refers to the hot period tied to Sirius heliacal rising, once aligning with the sun for about 40 days. Precession shifts mean modern almanacs set dates earlier, with some marking July 24 to August 24 or July 3 to August 11 as the peak heat period.
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United States
Court House Closed All Day Thursday for Thanksgiving
The Court House will be closed all day Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving. No court sessions or public services will be available during the closure.
Card of Thanks To Fire Co and Helpers
Mr and Mrs Loren White express gratitude to the Fire Co and all helpers for assistance during the fire at their home 672 during the incident.
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Fire Co
Loren White
Kozy to Host Turkey Dinner Tomorrow
The Kozy will serve a turkey dinner tomorrow from 12 to 1 30 p m as a community meal.
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the Kozy
KOZY
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Whitmore
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Parsons
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Keesey
Scovel
Ewer
Page
Tea
Christian Church
Department of Mindanao and
Yeoman Lodge
Persis Hildreth
Westminster Guild
Clarence Hague
Iowa Ave
Methodist Church
Marengo
Roth & CO
Coats
Roth
Black
Ramina Tor TS
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