Public figures and interviews in political denials
A brief remark on public men preferring interviews to avoid accountability. The quote also notes the pleasure some derive from denying questions and the pressure to act consistently with promises.
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1924
Page
6
A brief remark on public men preferring interviews to avoid accountability. The quote also notes the pleasure some derive from denying questions and the pressure to act consistently with promises.
Mrs. Conrad Schubaker visited from Fort Dodge at her daughter Mrs. Gentry’s home. Mrs. John Roberts travels to Des Moines for goitre surgery. Snapshot days cue kodak use with Strathman Studio Pocahontas for film finishing. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Butler return from Dubuque. Eastern Iowa reportedly ahead of Rolfe in growth and spring onset. P. J. Shaw in Rolfe with insurance policies for President Gunderson to sign. County Mutual writes policies totaling $73,000 in recent days.
Family mourns the death of a parent and eight great grandchildren. Burial occurred Tuesday forenoon at the Lutheran church in Pocahontas with Reverend Wmn Tiede officiating. The text then shifts to a humorous, magazine-like column with aphorisms about practice, honesty, law, and advertising.
Mrs Augusta Wilhelmina Alberts born October 25 1887 in Germany died Saturday April 5 1924 aged 86 years 5 months 10 days. She married Julius Alberts in Germany and came to the United States with their family settling in Connecticut Wisconsin then Pocahontas County. Surviving children are Mary Boebel Battle Creek Neb Minnie Jarvis Rolfe John and Otto Alberts Pocahontas with 19 grandchildren. Her life centered on church worship and Holy Communion and she left a German Bible and devotional books as tokens of faith.
A western farmer receives a college son’s plea for money in a letter that ends with remorse. The father replies that the prayers were answered and the letter never reached him. The joke hinges on misaddressed paths and mistaken faith.
A brief captioned fragment recalls a moment where a man asks to kiss a woman good night and she does not refuse, leaving readers with a quiet, intimate exchange typical of feature writing in the era.
The article honors Agnes Ferguson a Morningside College professor praised for scholarship and selfless charity. Colleagues describe her patience moral leadership and lifelong dedication to students and world betterment through teaching and philanthropy. Funeral rites followed at Rolfe and Clinton Cemetery.
Mr Manson and Mr Hamelin lead a notable launch event highlighted by two key figures. Readers see early success and local interest as the project moves forward.
The fragmented passage discusses personal ambition and the need to understand and respond to neighbors' needs to succeed in business and social life, emphasizing regulation of society and the importance of attention to others.
An old ad copy promotes Lavoptik eye wash and a mix of camphor hydrastis and witch hazel for strained eyes. A small bottle is said to help weak or sore eyes with an aluminum cup offered free. G. Jolliffe.
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