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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
4
J. W. Fos received word that his ex-something was dead after being treated for shell shock. He served with Company M, 168th Infantry, Rainbow Division. He was among Brighton’s many soldiers who died in service.
Captain Baldridge, surgeon on the transport Merritt, reports from the Yellow Sea about 4,100 miles north of Vianna P. He describes coal and beef cargo runs, reaching near Port Arthur, with limited reinforcements and plans possibly to head to Japan. He notes hearing little credible war news and mentions medical officers scarcity in New York papers and his duties at Port Mills.
Washington reports the sixth biweekly issue of indebtedness certificates in anticipation of the fourth Liberty loan oversubscribed by 25 216 000 dollars, bringing total subscriptions to 625 216 000 dollars.
Returns from 13 of 21 New Jersey counties show Charles O'Connor Fennessy with a slight lead over opponents for the Democratic nomination to the long term U S Senate.
A newspaper note extols Phosphated Iron capsules as a remedy for age related weakness. It cites a stressed family restoring happiness and urges patients and physicians to obtain genuine capsules from Gaumer Bros and other druggists.
Auctioneer G Allender offers a sale of household items including Oak range and heater, Quick Meal oil stove, Perfection 61 heater, kitchen cabinet, refrigerator, sewing machine, dresser, beds and bedding, dining set, couch, washing machine and wringer, rug, porch swing, and more. Numerous items are valued at about 154.27.
Paris reports that liberated Palestine will be governed under the 1916 British French and Russian agreement. France will draft a scheme of self government for the Palestinian people, to be discussed in forthcoming conversations with Britain.
Second installment of taxes delinquent and penalty added October 1. R. H. Spence, County Treasurer, notes. John Vogelsang, practical piano tuner, phone 2412. For vulcanizing see Smith at the Star garage, 160.
Word of the death of Orville Bates describes a 22 year old former city resident who died at the Great Lakes Training School after several days of illness. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J K Bates now of Pana Nebraska. A sister Mrs Milt Bradford lives in Ottumwa. Funeral and burial were in Pana yesterday.
Stockholders of the Fairfield Chau tauqua association will meet at 1 30 p m on Friday October 4 1918 in the community rooms at the armory Fairfield to elect directors and conduct other business as may properly be considered J A Huglin president Dean Taylor secretary
For sale items include an extension dining table a sanitary cot and a bed all offered together. Contact at 604 South Second St call 4540. 168-28.
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