Fort Dodge News Highlights Local Travel and Health Updates
Arrowettes visit Tolletarude in early week. Harris Thomas and Mrs M P Hancher plan a California Ashington coast trip. Emma Alleaday, 18, underwent appendectomy for ruptured appendix with peritonitis. condition critical but improving. H L Dean bought a black Percheron stallion from the Holbert Horse Improvement Association. Rebekahs plan district convention June 5 at Rolfe I O O F hall with all members urged to attend. press committee notes efforts to boost turnout.
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Harriss Thomas. Iy
M. P. Hancher Exiie
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Alleaday
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Apliff
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Rebekah Lodge Calendar Adds Urgent May Meeting
The Rebekah Lodge schedules regular meetings on May 1 and May 16 with a June 6 and June 19 session. A May 1 meeting will cover very important business and all members are urged to attend and assist.
The Secret of Advertising Success and Its Indirect Gains
The article argues merchants rarely advertise only for direct bargain sales. It explains that loss leaders generate indirect value, creating a chain where one ad boosts demand across lines. Persistent advertising builds long term customer custom and sustained profits beyond single campaigns.
Rolfe Public School Bulletin Highlights Athletic and Class News
The Freshman Botany class studies flowers with labeled drawings, and Latin and ancient history pupils present reports. After six months idle due to lacking facilities, track candidacy starts soon with potential in H. S. grades. baseball seems unlikely. There are updates on grade progress, vaccination effects, a chimney fall, and quarantines for smallpox.
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Miss Marcum
Bloom
Elizabeth Lighter
Miss Ford
Cicero
H. 8
Kent Sharp
Butts
Brewster
Dr. Hollis
Did He Not Know That Such Would Be the Result
A fragment notes a questioning line about awareness of outcomes. The readable text hints at analysis of consequence but lacks clear persons, places, or actions to specify. No further facts are available to identify entities or events.
War Era Snippets Mix Satire and Patriotism
A jittery column recalls political quips and social notes as war sentiment rises. A critic jokes about reform, a bill collector disrupts a moment, and editors joke about recruiting from press ranks. Farmers prepare for crops while ration talk grows louder. Scout-like Boy Scouts offer service and cupid drives morale amid rapid wartime conversions.
Abyssinia Claims Oldest Christian Nation Status
The piece notes Abyssinia's claim to be the oldest Christian nation, tracing origins to early bishops and the queen of Sheba. It describes a mix of tradition and academic debate, cites early Christianization by Egyptian monks, and recalls Italy’s 19th century attempt to seize the region.
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Abyssinia
Sheba
Solomon
Jerusalem
Egypt
Rolfe Social Notices Move Across Town
Chris Olsen served as a business caller in Rolfe on Monday. Mrs. Wm. Neilson returned Friday from Oakdale where she has been in the Sanitarium. Walter Higby and sons of Haela 8 D are visiting at the Higby parental home. Mrs. L. H. Dean and her children visited Rolfe over Sunday with the Tiltons.
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Chris Olsen
Rolfe
Wm. Neilson
Oakdale
Walter Higby
Haela
M. R. Higby
L. H. Dean
Wes Tilton
Community and visiting residents in Gilmore City area
Miss Minnie Olson of Alta visits with her brother Arthur E and family to meet baby James Clinton. Mrs F Bergesieker returns to Carroll after extended visit with daughter Mrs F F Caywood. Clarence Kinseth and Nellie Bowen visit. W Tremain conducts business in town. Heat regulator work at the new school by Johnson Service Co. Rev O B Huefson and colleagues in Gilmore City. Grading and sod laying on school lawn overseen by Rev J D Hammond. Carl Anderson visits from near Rifle and Till Hangon shops in Fort Dodge.
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Minnie Olson
Alta
Arthur E
James Clinton
F. Bergesieker
Carroll
F. F. Caywood
Clarence Kinseth
Fort Dodge
Nellie Bowen
Humboldt
Nels Smith
Little Eunice
O. B. Huefson
Wiesley J
A. E. Olsen
Gilmore City
J. D. Hammond
D. A. O'Neill
Carl Anderson
Near Rilfe
Io Town
Miss Till Hangon
Wort Dodge
Iowa Acts to Map Net Proceeds of Lake Bed Sales
A 1917 Iowa act requires that net proceeds from state lake bed sales be transmitted to county treasurers where the beds lie. The law mandates state warrants to counties and immediate effect upon publication in Des Moines Capital and The Arrow Rolfe.
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General, Assembly
State OF
Iowa
Des Moines
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Rolfe
Pocahontas County
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An Act To Amend Drainage And Sale Of Lake Beds
The act amends the law on drainage and sale of lake beds and disposition of sale proceeds under Title XIV Chapter 2-B Supplement to the Code 1914. It notes prior drainage and sales and directs how net proceeds are to be handled.
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Dr King's New Discovery Promises Cold Relief
Advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as relief for stuffed head and congested nose with a balsam formula. It urges persistent use until the cold ends, noting a 60 cent price and a long history of popularity in drugstores.
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Dr. King
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