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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
8
General Crowder appeals local and district boards to maintain duty for the selective army service. He cites 687,000 recruits placed in camps and outlines plans for examining the remaining 7,500,000 youths of 19,000,000 registered, balancing military needs with industry.
Hugh R. Newsom of Chicago composed Iowa University Iowa the prize song for Iowa State University alumni. The Chicago group offered 250 dollars for an original Iowa song to replace Old Glory as campus anthem. The first verse and chorus praise Alma Mater, defend the state, and feature the line For Iowa.
Alderman Clancy warns a son about buying votes while a life lesson on political economy is implied. The fragment contrasts parental advice with political corruption themes. Names are limited to Alderman Clancy and a son figure, set in a civic context.
A pleasant residence featuring a screened porch, pump on the porch, electric lights and gas. Suitable for a small family. See J. M. McKain at 635.
Classified rental items list several properties near the square. A furnished room, a half of a double house with 5 rooms, a six room modern house, a seven room partly modern house on South Fourth street, and a seven room modern house with a new furnace are offered by Frank Berard and Jacob Scheffel with contact details.
An old man is found guilty after a lawyer uses West’s dog speech to sway the jury. Norton later reveals the line was read from a paper, noting Senator West never spoke of the yellow dog. The moment turns the courtroom, leaving jurors moved.
A series of sale notices lists items and properties for sale including a washing machine and wringer at phone 4409, a Jersey cow at 309 West Washington, a Fish Market business at 109 E Broadway to sell by December 1, a Grant Roadster with a horse and price remarks at 236 So Willard Ottumwa, an eight room house near South Main Adams, a five room house at 8rd St and West Van Buren, with details on utilities and proximity to the square.
The annual meeting of the Jefferson County Fair association stock holders will be held Saturday December 1 at 1 30 o clock at the Court House. 653 Sanford Zeigler Jr Treasurer.
The Leggett invites patrons to reserve Thanksgiving dinner tables. The note emphasizes table bookings for the holiday and notes availability for the big meal.
Whale meat a la Creole is offered at a San Francisco hotel with large juicy portions at 75 cents each. Hotel experts say the new war time resource has staying power and merits, supplied by a sea products company moving into Moss Landing to establish a packing house. The meat resembles beef in appearance and flavor with no fishy taste.
A reflective address urges drawing strength from the city’s busy life rather than recycled rhetoric. It praises the fighter’s daring the wise man’s duty and the good man’s self discipline in action as the source of the city’s magnitude.
The Knights of Pythias announce work in the second rank and a smoker on Wednesday evening at Castle Hall. Members are urged to attend.
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