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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
8
Excerpts from exchanges joke about a Sigourney marital cow and flea riddled homes cross country. The Keota Eagle highlights a Sigma Delta Chi trophy contest at Iowa State College with a short course in journalism and invites editor suggestions as war conditions affect scheduling.
The Iowa department of agricultural journalism will sponsor a novel newspaper competition in Ames to identify the country paper that best serves its local community. The contest seeks entries from Iowa newspapers and aims to showcase practical service through journalism.
An advertising pitch touts the Samson as a tireless, illness resistant labor solution. It claims continuous operation 24 hours daily, minimal upkeep costs, and no downtime or rest requirements, contrasting with traditional horse and human labor.
The US Marine Corps emblem is a charm in Constantinople as the USS Galveston stays offshore. Marines ashore have not been attacked and are noted for steady conduct, with officers crediting their reputation and the detachment’s ruggedness for protection.
Gardinier Bros present a week long vaudeville road show at the Orpheum theater with three complete daily shows. The acts come from top vaudeville circuits and will run with the usual feature pictures and a constantly changing program.
John Bartlett of Fairfield a Grinnell College sophomore played for the Forum literary society as it met the Chrestomathia society in the annual inter-society debates at Grinnell this week.
In a decisive session, the affirmative side supported enacting legislation for compulsory arbitration of all disputes involving public utilities. Speakers argued arbitration offers fair, efficient resolution and reduces litigation costs for consumers and providers alike.
Davenport reports the Committee of 48 begins an Iowa campaign to unite radical elements. Allen McCurdy, St Louis convention organizer and Nation contributor, authors pamphlet and serves as secretary. A. W. Rick er circulates the Iowa letter announcing McCurdy’s Des Moines visit.
A. W. Ricker writes from Des Moines that he will oversee literature printing at the Iowa Homestead plant and start organizing work in Iowa. He asks for good lists of live prospects to circularize from Des Moines and suggests visits from anyone able to call, directing mail to the Iowa Homestead in Des Moines, Iowa.
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