Public urged to save nut shells and pits for Red Cross aid
Public urged to save nut shells peach stones and pits for the Red Cross. Families hotels and restaurants asked to deliver shells and pits to the secretary of the Red Cross for carbon used in gas mask production. Pits should be fried before delivery and organizations urged to end serving refreshments at night meetings until proper resolutions are adopted. Food Administrators for Jefferson Co.
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The
Red Cross
Church Chimes
A fragment from a paper notes church chimes and bells in a local house of worship, offering a glimpse of the religious routine and community soundscape.
Religious Services and Sunday School Schedule Placed
A compiled list of Sunday School times and church services across multiple denominations including Lutheran Presbyterian Baptist and Brethren. Notable details include First English Lutheran Sunday School 9 30 am worship 11 am and 8 pm with sermons on sanctification paradise and life’s greatest tragedy. Presbyterian 9 30 am Bible school and 12 pm worship. Baptist Fruita of the Christ and Agassiz room services. Brethren Rev John Price preaching 2 00 pm.
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C. L. Tennant
Epworth League
Agassiz
Fair Clothing
NEW Chicago Mission
United States Attorney Nominated for Texas District
Washington Sept 20 The Senate has nominated Hugh H Robertson of Law to be United States attorney for the northern district of Texas by President Wilson. Nomination comes amid expected confirmations for federal posts as the administrationreshapes the department.
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United States
Washington
Hugh H. Robertson
Stern District
Texas
Wil
Untitled Fragment on Galway Castle Sinking
A fragmentary OCR note mentions a torpedo strike near Galway Castle and a ship named Castle. Details are unclear but imply a maritime attack affecting the shoal or harbor area.
Theda Bara Stars in Salome at the Orpheum Next Week
Theda Bara brings her latest super film production Salome to the Orpheum next Monday and Tuesday. The drama follows Herodias daughter in a vivid, passionate portrayal praised by early private viewers.
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Theda Bara
Salome
Orpheum
Oscar Wilde
Miss Bara
Herodias
William
Fox Stars in Salome Portrayal by Leading Actress
The actress earns praise for a human yet elusive Salome performance. Producer William Fox heralds this third screen epic with lavish settings and immense pageantry, promising unprecedented scale and costuming.
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Fox
Salome
William Fox
German Band Captured in France After Front-Crowd Disbandment
Paris reports Whit Payne of West New York says 65 German musicians were captured at St Michiel and their instruments kept. He notes U S bandsmen Americanized the gear by playing Yankee Doodle, while hundreds of new German rifles and trucks were seized.
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Paris
St. Michiel
Whit Payne
West New York
Payne
For Sale Items and Ads in Jefferson County Journal
Short classifieds list items for sale trade and services including a bull calf and healthy hogs with addresses in Fairfield Iowa and nearby farms. Also notices for sorghum mortgages and a 100 acre equity trade near Fairfield with box 28 Fairfield. Also services by Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co and Reed Baby Carriage ad.
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Journal
East
Lowe St
Danielson
Jefferson
van Buren
Henry Counties
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co
E. R. Smith
Pres
Lloyd Tally
Secy
Treas
Fairfield
Iowa
For Rent Listings Across City Needs Immediate Tenants
Seven room house with barn gas for cooking and lights. Phone 1157. A room in modern house. Call 2742. A five room cottage at 204 East Madison St possession at once. Phone 59 C M Redick. Seven room house modern seven blocks from the square. Low rent if taken at once. Jacob Scheffel. 955
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East Madison St
C. M. Redick
Jacob Scheffel
Labor backs Wilson plan for peace terms
Count Michael Karolyi, Hungarian opposition leader, reiterates support for President Wilson’s fourteen points as the basis for peace talks. He calls for democratic governments in Austria Hungary and Germany to lead, demands reactionaries be sidelined, and urges abrogation of the Brest Litovsk and Bucharest treaties to achieve peace.
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Amsterdam
Michael Karolyi
Wilson
Budapest
Frankfort
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Alo
Brest-Litovsk
Bucharest
Wanted help in town jobs and office work
Classified notices seeking clerks and books assistants. Individuals sought for office work, insurance agent representation, a boy for school hours, and a dependable woman for washing ironing and cleaning on specified mornings. Addresses provided for responses.
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Journal
W. F. Bevering
Plans for U.S. Armies in World War I Deployment
The article reports figures from General March and General Crowder on U.S. army expansion for 1918 1919. It cites plans to form multiple field armies totaling about 4 806 000 men by July 1 1919 with 1 000 000 per army. It notes existing forces 3 200 000 under arms and 2 700 000 to be called, plus casualties and rejections allowances. It discusses placement in France and potential front assignments in Italy and Macedonia.
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Crete
States Army Staff
France
War Department
Austria
Turkey
Germany
March
Marek
Senate Probes Big Loan In Beer Money Paper Purchase
The Senate authorized an inquiry into Allen Property Custodian Palmer amid claims two German brewers financed a Washington newspaper to boost their publicity. Arthur Brisbane, editor of the Washington Times, said he bought the Times with brewer loaned funds. Senator Jones of New Mexico introduced the resolution and it passed with little debate.
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Waahtorton
Allen
Palmer
Washington
Senate
Arthur Brisbane
Efiter
Washington Times
Times
Judiciary Committee
Jones
New Mexico
Kirksville fire destroys Science Hall at Normal School
Normal School Hall Burns Kirksville Mo Sept 20. Fire destroys the newest portion of Kirksville State Normal school with losses exceeding 100000 dollars. A lost items notice lists a hitching strap and a Goodrich tire found near the county home and Fairfield with contact numbers.
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Fairfield
Goodrich
Normal School
Burns
Kirksville
Kirksvile State Normal School
Turks Take Baku Report Turmoil in Transcaucasia
Paris dispatch cites Constantinople telegram dated September 17 reporting Turkish forces have captured Baku. The Temps notes Brest-Litovsk left Baku to Russia but does not halt Turkish advance.
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Paris
Baku
Basel
Constantinople
Brest-Litovsk
Fire at Vienna ammunition factory kills and injures many
An official report from Amsterdam states many workers were killed or injured in a fire at the Woellersdorf ammunition factory in Vienna. A panic followed the blaze in the shell awakening section of the plant.
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Vienna
Amsterdam
Woellersdorf
Fae
New York Editor Indicted for Murder in First Degree
Charles E. B. Chapin city editor of the New York Evening World confessed to shooting his wife two days earlier and failing to commit suicide. He was indicted for murder in the first degree in New York.
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New York
Charles EB. Chapin
The
New York Evening World
Montreal Fire Killing 665 Babies Ruled Arson
The February fire at the Grey Nunnery in Montreal caused 665 infant deaths. A woman orderly, identified as Kerthe Gourtmanche, confessed to starting the blaze during detectives’ questioning. She reportedly suffers periodic firemania episodes and was arrested in the summer.
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Montreal
Kerthe Gourtmanche
Officer Rises 28000 Feet in Test Flight
Capt. B. W. Schroeder of Chicago reportedly set a new altitude record by reaching more than 28 000 feet in a test flight from Dayton aviation field at Canton. He encountered an 82 degree below zero centigrade temperature and his fingertips were frozen.
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Canton
B. W. Schroeder
Chicago
Dayton Aviation Field
Names of Soldiers Killed in Marshfield Train Wreck Withheld
Names of 11 soldiers killed near Marshfield on a St. Louis and San Francisco train wreck have been sent to Washington. Authorities are barred from releasing the dead soldiers list.
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Springfield
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Marshfield
Washington
Yankees Exposed to Fire on Lorraine Front
American soldiers captured at Leicheprey were detained at Thiaucourt and forced to work between the village and front line trenches for over two weeks. During July American airmen bombarded Thiaucourt and the Germans moved the captives back there. Several hundred French residents say the town served as a corps headquarters during occupation.
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Lorraine
Leicheprey
Thiaucourt
Thirncourt
Notice of Foreclosure Sale of Chattels
Notice of the sale of mortgaged chattels regarding a 16 horsepower Peerless steam engine number 10567 with a 12 barrel water tank and a 22-52 Advance Modern Separator with blower feeder and weigher. The mortgage dated July 17, 1917, by J N Barr to Homer L Rodgers and C E Rodgers secures $475 due January 1, 1918.
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J. N. Barr
Homer L. Rodgers
C. E. Rodgers
Towit
Foreclosure Notice of Chattel Mortgage in Jefferson County Iowa
The mortgage was recorded July 17 1917 in Book 26 page 5 of the Jefferson County Recorder. Foreclosure sale set for October 5 1918 at 1 30 PM at the courthouse front door Fairfield Iowa to satisfy 354 46 plus interest costs and attorney fees with cash on delivery of Bill of Sale.
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Jefferson County
Iowa
Fairfield
Jefferson
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