The Roland Record publication notice
The Roland Record published weekly by Rod Publishing Co editors Arthur J Rod. Subscriptions priced at 1.60 annually in advance, 0.15 per month for under one year. Outside counties 2.00 and foreign 2.50 per year. Advertising rates 10 cents per line. Card of Thanks 60 cents. Second class post at Roland Iowa.
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Roland Record Rod Publishing CO
Arthur J. Rod
Story
Hamilton
Hardin Counties
Roland
Iowa
Safe Place to Live on Prairie Land Ad
A 50 year old advertisement offered wild prairie acreage to homeseekers at as little as five dollars an acre. It claimed tracts were ten to twenty miles from railroads to spare livestock and children from locomotive noise. The farms are now on busy highways with thousands of cars daily.
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Fairmont
Minn
Sentinel
Economic recovery plan urged through opportunistic buying
The piece argues unemployment stems from economic injustice and flawed distribution. It cites Herbert N. Casson on America’s wealth and urges buying from pessimists as prices sag, noting Wall Street speculation and historic fortunes bought during slumps. It warns that opportunities exist now but may vanish in five years as a shift in market sentiment occurs.
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America
Herbert N. Casson
London
Wall Street
United States
Frick
Carnegie
Rise and walk out of fear says Utah official
An American business man is urged to abandon a depressive mood and seize opportunity. The Western Mineral Survey and Utah statesman claim fear rules the will, but removing fear unlocks potential and money follows if confidence returns.
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Western Mineral Survey
Utah Statesman
Problems Solved by College Technical Information Service
Iowa State College offers a Technical Information Service answering engineering queries daily. The service maintains an extensive information file and loans bulletins to libraries organizations and individuals at no cost except return postage on loaned material. Write to Technical Information Service Ames Iowa for inquiries.
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Technical Information Service
Engineering Service
Iowa State College
Engineering Extension Service
Ames
Iowa
Iowa contrast with Canada shows farm woes and price gaps
The Weather and Crop Bureau notes Iowa farming faces misery yet remains better off than Canada. Saskatchewan farmers seek a charter of liberty for a cooperative Commonwealth within the British Empire. Wheat prices favor U S growers. May oats futures run higher in Chicago than Winnipeg. corn prices on Iowa farms have differed from Chicago by about 15 cents per bushel due to freight.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
United States
Chicago
Canada
McCallsburg Shipping Association Elects New Directors
The McCallsburg Shipping Association annual meeting on January 29 at Tett's Hall elected three directors for two years: Ole Imsland, S. H. Tweet, and Lewis Lura. Manager G M Malmin reported handling 91 cars of stock totaling 4843 hogs, 362 cattle, and 64 calves. Sam H. Thompson of Iowa State College Extension spoke at the meeting.
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McCallsburg Shipping Association
Tett’s Hall
Ole Imsland
S. H. Tweet
Lewis Lura
G. M. Malmin
Sam H. Thompson
Extension Department
Iowa State College
McCallsburg Parish Activities and Norwegian Dinner
H N Bakke pastor announces Bethany Lutheran Church activities with choir practice and Bible study weekly. Confirmands meet February 7 at 10 in the church. Ladies Aid serves a Norwegian luncheon February 7 starting at 11 30 with lutefisk pork roast lefse and more. Services in Norwegian February 8 at 11 along with Sunday School each Sunday. Zion Lutheran prayer meeting February 5 at 7 30 and Luther League February 8 at 7 30.
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H. N. Bakke
Bethany Lutheran Church Choir
Confirmands
Ladies Aid Society
Zion Lutheran Church
Halvor Tjelmelund
Luther League
Diamond Ring Sparks Pairing In City Apartment Tale
Daniel Marsh misplaces a diamond ring found in a steam pipe and pursues its owner Miss Pearson. He learns the ring belonged to Elsie Lincoln, a stenographer at Upanddown Bank, and their shared mystery leads to romance as the collar button remains a symbolic token.
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Anial Marsh
New York
Dan
Daniel
Dan Marsh
Daniel Marsh
Downstais
Miss Gilroy
Amsterdam Avenue
Miss Lincoln
Hisse Lincoln
Upanddown Bank
Mrs
Eelate
Eisie
Charm and Incantation Used to Fight Witches
Irish May Eve customs show households warding off witches with cleaning rites fumigation of rooms with juniper and fires lit on mountains. Men drum pots and bells while dogs bay and women burn herbs, chanting witch flee as bells ring and fires rekindle.
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Ireland
Itavas
Boston Herald
Many and Varied Tricks Known to Fur Traders
The article describes Canadian fur harvesting as a harsh frontier enterprise where traders face deception and risk. It details tricks like balsam smoke to alter skin value and mislabeling of furs, noting how animals are flipped to disguise quality and increase profit.
Boundary of Minnesota set by Ghent treaty and surveys
The northern boundary was fixed by the Ghent treaty ending the War of 1812. It named the Lake of Woods as boundary with expectations of east flowing rivers to drain land. Surveys showed no such rivers, leading to the cession of the Northern Peninsula to the United States in 1873 and a final settlement with England in 1877.
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Minnesota
Ghent
Lake of Woods
United States
Northern Peninsula
England
Child Follows Advice, Chooses Pie Over Cake
Catherine, five, visited a family dinner were told what to do. She avoided cake as warned but ended up eating two pieces of pie, recalling the instruction yet not following the cake limit.
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Catherine
Yellow Day Phenomenon Sparks Brass Hue in New England
On Tuesday September 6, 1881 New England observers reported a brassy sky dubbed the Yellow day. Many residents detected a smoky odor, with theories pointing to extensive fires in Canada and the West. Some sug gested Labrador volcanic activity or peat bog fires as the origin.
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New England
Canada
Labrador
Milford Students and Community Notes Spark Interest
The Dodds family moved from Collins to Milford with Thelma in eighth grade and Kenneth in sixth. Milfoil visitors Miss Grinde and Hereim at Ward Rierson home. Sampson siblings moved to Shipley for schooling. Junior class play Oh Kay drew a large crowd. February calendar lists subcounty events, basketball at Ames and Fernald. Milford contest at Fernald yielded two seconds. notable oratorical and dramatic winners named. First grade builds valentine post office. custard planned using eggshells for a garden.
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Dodds
Collins
Milford
Thelma Dodds
Enneth Dodds
Grinde
Hereim
Ward Rierson
Kenneth
Laverne
Elouise Sampson
Shipley
Miss Wise
Sylvia Paulson
Warren Dodd
Marvin Burley
Fernald
Colo
Ames Central Junior High
Ames Field House
Vivian Hougen
McCallsburg
Ada Lee
Hazel Hougen
Mabel Hansen
Inez Adams
Maxine Fisher
Zearing
Rural Mail Boxes Standards and Prohibitions
Postal laws specify that rural mail boxes and their supports be neat in design and may be wood metal or concrete. They may be round or square plain or ornamental with fixed or movable arms and must be painted white. The use of effigies or supports depicting figures or mechanical objects is prohibited.
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Postals
Well What Is Dignity In Food Pleasure
A brief note from Country Home reflecting on dignity and eating. It argues nourishment is essential and that food can be pleasurable while sustaining life.
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John T. Johnson
Roland, Iowa
McCallsburg News
Dochoork Copyright
Burg
J. M. Pickett
Elmer Eike
Henry Pickett
H. H. Nelson
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