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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1918
Page
3
Local briefs report families traveling to Ottumwa and Mt. Pleasant for work and school. Several residents, including Samuel Culler, C L Schieber, and Miss Nellie Banfield, are noted for illness, travel, or new assignments. The list also mentions relatives in France, Fernand overseas service, and a major jaw surgery for J C McKenzie with related medical details.
Public notice lists W E Chandler and others as guardians heirs and claimants to a Jefferson county Iowa tract in Section 8. Marcellus Thompson petitions to quiet title claiming ownership in fee simple and seeks to bar all adverse claims. Court in Fairfield Iowa to hear on September 9 1918. attorney Richard C Legfett. Also job ad for YMCA work and Old Settlers Day baby contest notices.
Des Moines reports from Washington indicate practically all students in the students' army training corps will be assigned to active field service by June 1919. They will not be deferred, except for technically valuable military studies, and will be called with peers outside colleges. Transfers to officers' schools or college for further study will occur as needed.
Prof Vartinian announces the Community Bible Class will be resumed in Fairfield as part of Parsons College extension work. Participants will receive Biblical department credit, with officials aiming for a true community class. Date and program details will be announced soon.
Members and guests enjoyed a Golf Club program at the club house last evening. The Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil opened, Robert Israel gave a violin solo, and a modern Cinderella was presented under the direction of Mrs. C. J. Fulton and Mrs. J. H. Montgomery. An orchestra dance followed the outdoor program.
Purported liver and bowel aid by a vegetable compound with olive oil. Marketed as a calomel substitute, olive color pills claim to purify skin and improve appetite without dangerous after effects. Sold in 10c and 25c boxes. take one or two nightly for results.
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