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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1917

Page

4

Fairfield Iowa a central corn belt factory center

Fairfield Iowa the county seat of Jefferson County sits in the First District fifty miles west of Burlington and ninety miles southwest of Davenport on the B & Q and C R I P rail lines. It features state and national banks Western Union Adams and American Express telegraph and Bell Telephone. The city touts brick and creosoted streets sewer systems water works and electric service. It highlights a new $75,000 high school hospital college and libraries, parks and public buildings, plus extensive manufacturing like Machinery Co hay tools pumps and more.

Jeferson County Iowa Burlington United States Etreeta Horne Po Horas Amouantreat Ottumwa IAS Pherelic Nts Business College Wukses Training School Vareons College Headyieriah Hairfield Unkrich’s Armory Fliat Iowa Regiment Fairfield City Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Fairfield Mausleum Jefferson County Court House Chautauqua Masonic Temple Ladies’ Improvement Association Fair Association Chautauqua Association Old Settlers’ Association Country Club Fairfield Machinery Co Hay Tools

Fairfield area businesses listed in local trades and services

The notice catalogs Fairfield businesses including brick and tile firms, cigars, rope machinery, tanks, wood and iron work, brick and tile makers, ice cream producers, concrete blocks, bottling works, vulcanizing, batteries, and marble and cement block companies. It also notes the Parsons College Auxiliary planning a rummage sale October 25 to 27 north of the Iowa State Savings Bank.

Fairfield Brick @ Tile Co W. F. Bevering M. Raible & Co C. F L. J. Nelson Rainey Uros Fairfield Pure Tee Co Fairfield Ice Cream Co Hartman Ice Cream Co F. Paulkner Young & Johnson Fairfield Engine Co Forest City Bottling Works Fairfield Harper Brush Works Mfg Fairfield Battery Co Pairfield Granite & Marble Co Pairfield Cement Block Co Parsons College Iowa State Savings Bank

Conference on Sugar Today in New York

An international sugar refiners conference of the federal food administration is expected in New York with Sir Joseph White Todd and John St Drake arriving to review sugar supplies for the Entente powers. Retail sugar is restricted to two to five pounds per customer with purchases limited to every ten days or two weeks depending on family size.

New York Federal Food Administration Joseph White Todd John St. Drake British Food Commission United States

Germans Withdraw on Wide East Front as Soviets Advance

The German war office announces a retreat on a broad front from the Gulf of Riga to the Dvina river. The withdrawal occurred Sunday night and proceeded without interruption by the Russians.

Berlin Russia Gulf of Rive Dvina River German War Office

FOR SALE ADS FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI CLASSIFIEDS

A dense page of classified sale notices lists farms houses furniture and vehicles for sale or rent in northern Missouri. Entries show buyers and sellers including Kirksville and Macon locations with items such as five room houses wardrobes tables and tractors plus auctions and farm parcels.

Missouri RE. B. Hane Frank W. Gibbs Kirksville W. D. Gar Ington Russell Smith C. Cc. Liming South Depot Street T. B. Allender West Stone Street M. B. Humphreys Pumphrey Addition J. P. Starr North White & Son Macon W. H. Pence Machine Shop

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