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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
6
The She Daily Journal announces subscription terms including one week for ten cents, one month for forty cents, and a three month advance rate of one dollar. Subscription details are provided by the Journal Printing Co. in their role as publishers and editors.
The list details a Republican ticket with national and state offices including President Charles E Hughes and Vice President Charles W Fairbanks. It covers congressional candidates and state officials such as Secretary of State Wm S Allen Auditor Frank S Shaw Treasurer Wm C Brown Attorney General H M Havner Railroad Commissioner J A Gusher and a slate of county officers led by A C Turner and Geo C Woods with various county roles.
Libe rtyville and nearby towns host visiting relatives and friends with trips to Ft Madison Keokuk St Paul and Washington Iowa. Guests include families of Fry Hes ton Pee bler Wiggins Riggs Cowan Mason Mason Stever Boyd Hurst and others. Club events feature Rebekah and L L G gatherings plus a Halloween style Birthday Club dinner and district conference mentions.
The notice provides Friday October 20 cottage prayer meetings at 7:30 pm across seven districts. It lists the meeting places with street addresses and leaders, urging attendance near home. Districts span North Main, Grimes, Fourth, Jefferson, and other streets, with multiple hosts per district.
Fragmentary OCR reads in society notes mentioning Fi 42:2. No clear names, places, or events. Unable to determine verifiable details.
The West Minister Guild will meet at Mrs R F Wilsons home at 301 East Briggs street tomorrow at two thirty in the afternoon. Nearby notes mention Miss May Monson hosting a young ladies gathering with marshmallows and home made candies.
Oct. 18 reports the death of Bawin L fu éhiev, founder of Pornesmitte and a wealthy land owner. He was Furness ville’s first sta Hop agent and pow master and father of Dwieht Furness, long associated with United States efforts in Mexico.
Tyomae Haley seventy one year old veteran of the Civil War dies in Lafayette Indiana at home. The notice provides brief obituary details with limited readable content.
A brief note markets a seasonal item called Peacon Roll at Purity, priced at 50 cents per pound. No further details provided.
Thomas Shaw a 44 year old man was found guilty of second degree murder by a Shelbyville circuit court jury. The penalty was life imprisonment after the April 8 killing of Miss Dora Marlin in her home where Shaw fired three bullets and then shot himself in an attempted suicide.
Good news for Company M soldiers far from home as they gain voting access. Jefferson County Auditor Turner announced that Secretary of State Allen confirmed the Civil War era soldier voting statute remains in effect. Two county ballots will be sent to Des Moines, with four commissioners traveling to Brownsville to conduct the vote. No township officer votes outside Fairfield.
A compact item notes a real Candy known as PEA CON ROLL, sold at 0c per pound. The fragment highlights the product name and price, implying a small sale listing or arcade incentive.
A brief advertisement urges readers to take home a pound of a candy called pea con roll priced at 50 cents per pound, highlighting the real candy offer.
Buyers are invited to view a wide range of properties citywide with prices from 850 to 7000 dollars. Some homes require a small down payment or offer monthly plans with rent credited toward ownership. A 14 acre property in Pleasant Plain Iowa features a 6 room house, cellar, outbuildings, fruit trees, and repairs, priced at 2000 dollars.
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