Fairfield Iowa as county seat and industrial hub
Fairfield Iowa, county seat of Jefferson County, sits in the First District about 50 miles west of Burlington and 90 miles southwest of Davenport. It hosts banks, telegraph services, two railroads, 19000s’ education, hospitals, parks, and major factories including Louden Machinery Co and Fairfield Glove & Mitten Co, highlighting strong manufacturing, utilities, and cultural amenities.
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Airfield
Jefferson County
Iowa
Burlington
Davenport
Western Union Telegraph
Adams and
American Express
Bell Telephone
Great Central Corn Belt
United States
County
Skunk River
Ottumwa
Msbusiness
Worshs Training School
Music Conservatory
Parsons College (Presbyterian
Siospital
American Red Cross Society
Fairfield Public Library
Carnegie
Parsons College
Fairfield Daily Journal
the Ledger
the Tribune
Republican
Fairfield
Unkrich
Company M
Flrst
Iowa Regiment
Christian Science
Methodist Episcopal
A M
United Presbyterian
Franklin Park
Fairfield Chautauqua Association
Old Settlers’ Park
Airfield City
Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield Mauseum
Jefferson County Court House
Chautauqua
Armory
High School
Library
Ladies’ Improvement Association
Fair Association
Chautauqua Asociation
Old Settlers’ Association
Country Club
Louden Machinery Co
Turney & Co
Fairfield Glove & Mitten Co
Dexter Manufacturing Co
Sova Tredble Iron Co
Hawkeye Pump Co
Fairfield firms list historic local manufacturing and trade names
A compiled catalog of Fairfield businesses includes Fairield Brick & Tile Co West Fairfield W F Bevering cigars FF M Raible Co cigars Co F Long cigars A D Long rope making machinery L J Nelson tanks W H Pence wood working machinery Rainey Gros brick and tile Fairfield Pure Ice Co artificial ice Fairfield Ice Cream Co Hartman Ice Cream Co C F Faulkner concrete blocks Young Johnson concrete blocks Fairfield Engine Co Forest City bottling works Fairfield Vulcanizing Plant Harper Brush Works Protect Ur Agitator Mfg Co Fairfield Battery Co Fairfield Granite Marble Co Fairfield Cement Block Co.
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Fairfield Brick & Tile Co
W. F. Bevering
M. Raible & Co
F Long
A D. Long
L. J. Nelson
W. H. Pence
Wood Sa
Rainey Gros
Fairfield Pure Ice Co
Fairfield Ice Cream Co
Hartman Ice Cream Co
C. F. Faulkner
Young & Johnson
Fairfield Engine Co
Forest City Bottling Works
Fairfield
Harper Brush Works
Protect’ Ur Agiator’’ Mfg
Fairfield Battery Co
Fairfield Granite & Marble Co
Fairfield Cement Block Co
Parsons College Auxiliary Rummage Sale Dates
The Parsons College Auxiliary will stage a rummage sale on October 25 26 and 27 in the building north of the Iowa State Savings Bank.
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Parsons College
Iowa State Savings Bank
Conference on sugar today in New York
The international sugar refiners committee of the federal food administration plans a major meeting in New York today to address the sugar shortage. Sir Joseph White Todd and John R. Drake of the British food commission, arriving to study Entente supplies, are expected to attend. Retailers nationwide limit sugar purchases to two to five pounds per customer at 10 to 11 cents a pound as the first wartime ration takes effect. Households may buy bags of up to five pounds every ten days or two weeks depending on family size.
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New York
International Sugar Refiners’ Committee
Federal Food Administration
Joseph White Todd
John R. Drake
British Food Commission
United States
Germans Withdraw Across Wide East Front Frontiers
German war office reports a retreat of forces along a broad east front from the Gulf of Riga to the Dvina river. The withdrawal occurred Sunday night and proceeded without interruption by Soviet troops.
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Berlin
Russia
Gulf of Riga
Dvina River
German War Office
For Sale Classifieds Various Items and Properties
A list of local sale notices includes spring chicks farm opportunities in Northern Missouri, a five room rental house near the square, library furniture, a breeding hogs sale, household goods including a fridge and rugs, large hickory nuts, a Ford Touring car, a six room cottage for sale or rent, furniture like wardrobes and stoves, farm land listings with acreages and prices, an auction notice for Mrs. Liming’s household items, small tables and beds, large Poland China boars, a four acre city truck farm, a completed cottage in Pumphrey Addition, and general land for sale with prices and terms from White & Son.
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West Washington
White Mountain
E. O. Bates
West Grimes Street
A. R. Speer
A. W. Rakow
Journal
Russell Smith
C. C. Liming
South Depot Street
T. B. Allender
West Stone Street
M. B. Humphreys
Pumphrey Addition
J. P. Starr
Missouri
White & Son
Macon
W. H. Pence Machine Shop
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America
Ruth Wright Kauffman
The
Vigilantes
Paris
Europe
France
Chicago
England
Germany
Conference ON Sugar Today
International Refiners’ Committee of Federal Food Administration
East
Toeke
West Broadway
E. B. Hane
Frank W. Gibbs
Kirksville
W. D. Gar
Call
OMI
Woukeks CO
Clevelone
Ohio
South Third Street
East Briggs Street
Jennie Wilkins
North Court Street
South Main Street
Hent
Wm. Hedger
F. I. Ogden
O. F. Fryer
Orpheum
Orpheum Orchestra
William Fox
Virginia Pearson
Jack Pickford and
Louise Huff
Pure Life Insurance
ADSI
National Life Assn
Des Moines
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
Brairfield ‘Theater
Younget
Mary Anderson and
Antonio Moreno
Frank Keenan
Ana Mary Anderson
Kozy
Washington
Court
Madison
Main
Jefferson
Harrison
South
Adams
West Briggs
Fourth
Broadway
Kirkwood
East Hempstead
East Briggs
Monroe
East Adams
Maple Ave
Sixth
W. Kirkwood
R.I
S. Court
East Jefferson
Third
Hempstead
Paul Coleson
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