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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1930
Page
8
One cent a word with a 10 cent minimum. Ads include drilling, milling services, loans, lost items, work wanted, and farm animal listings. Reads list of contact names, addresses, and phone numbers for Ames Iowa area and nearby towns, with several breed and livestock sales noted.
The column records visits and events around Ames Iowa including births visits to relatives mills sold and purchases. Names mentioned include Mrs Otis Tweet Arnold Cole J N Stole George Alvestad Milford Olson L H Larsen John Larsen Rebecca Johnson A E Humphrey Milo Halverson and families in Ames Des Moines Hampton Goldfield Newhall Clarinda and Nevada with mentions of mills denatured alcohol and a state hospital transfer.
S J Nelson recently operated on at Story City hospital returned home Friday to recuperate. Mrs Bert Arneson also returned home after an appendectomy at Story City hospital. Numerous visits from Des Moines and Ames areas were noted, along with trips to California and Rockford. The column lists many locals visiting kin, attending events, or hosting dinners, including church and school community activities.
Mr and Mrs A M Michaelson hosted a dinner Wednesday evening last week in honor of their son Arthur Milton’s christening. Mrs John Richardson traveled home to Opheim Montana this morning after a month with her mother Mrs J J Omvig and other relatives.
Mrs. S. J. Michaelgyn hosted a Sunday dinner for several guests. Attendees included Mrs. Ja cob Jorgenson of Gary S. D., Mrs. Levert Hetland and her son from Radcliffe, and Mrs. K. P. Boyd of Story City.
A basket social and program will be held at Thorson school ten miles east of Story City on Friday evening November 21 at 7 45. Ladies are asked to bring baskets and all are welcome per Mayme Severseike teacher.
C A Fagerland advertises home pickup and delivery for competitive laundry and dry cleaning services, inviting calls to arrange service. The note specifies a phone number 64 for contact and mentions Adv. 2139.
Last Friday evening a well attended program and basket social was held by School District No 4. In other local notices Mr and Mrs John Male hosted a dinner Sunday for the baptism of grandson Robert Joel. Numerous family visits and gatherings are listed with names and towns including Iowa Falls and Buckeye.
The dialogue recalls Napoleon as a relentless figure who overcomes every obstacle. The pupil humorously answers that he became a truck driver, underscoring a playful twist on perseverance and ambition.
A Record Office sale offers fifteen assorted Christmas greeting cards for $1.00. The limited items are priced to clear inventory and attract quick purchases from visitors and staff.
Special premiums offered for photos taken during November at Ingalls Studio in Nevada Iowa. The note advertises a bundle of twelve photographs as Christmas gifts and encourages booking in the month of November.
Miss Sadie Fosse of Des Moines visited her mother Mrs J O Fosse. Describes trips to Radcliffe and Webster City, a funeral at Story City, a baptism at home, and local gatherings including six o clock dinners.
The dialogue hints the Black Prince is linked to a kingly line, referencing a fictional son of Old King Cole. No concrete historical figures are named beyond these archetypes. The text frames a riddle about royal descent rather than documenting a factual event.
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