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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
3
A folk tale explains why male woodpeckers bear a red spot on the back of their heads. Mrs. Woodpecker, frustrated by her mate’s absence and neglect, plots with a goblin to paint his head red. The plan backfires when a stray paint stroke marks the male, revealing his work to the forest and ensuring he helps provide for the family.
Mary Marshall Duftee argues recommendations carry social obligation and should be upheld with good breeding. She notes not to criticize outcomes of well meant suggestions and warns against recommending items with personal or financial interest.
The piece traces the name Cecily and its variants from the Caecilian gens to Saint Cecilia patron of sacred music. It notes royal usage in France and England, popular forms Cicely and Cecile, and a revival after the Reformation. It also mentions talismanic folk beliefs and a list of citrus quarantine measures affecting imports from several Asian regions and Australia.
British interests extend commercial reach to Brazil as milreis drops 15 months running. English syndicates quietly acquire land north of Sao Paulo where irrigation boosts cotton cultivation. Cotton fiber measured at one and three quarters inches in length.
A fragmented poem evokes a traveler along a highway awaiting rain or shine. It weaves images of springtime buds, thrush song, and sunrise skeins across dusk, praising mystery and a star burning in the heavens.
A guide to assembling a light lunch using green onions rice and thick white sauce baked together with cheese. It suggests cooling banana strawberry desserts with whipped cream and lemon milk sherbet style frozen treats for hot weather. The tone emphasizes inexpensive, home crafted dishes and chilling desserts for summer appeal.
A controversial wartime column asserts large numbers of Russians are turning to cannibalism to escape hunger. It argues the tactic would raise their perceived value, while also mocking marriage and wealth motives in a biting, cynical tone.
The report lists 155 rural schools inspected and 68 graded schools reviewed. It notes 8398 pupils inspected with 286 defective vision and 34 with defective hearing, plus 12 with speech defects and 9 with tonsil or adenoids removed. Health crusade work, vaccines, dental care, and school meals are noted across districts, with urging to conserve health and fight national waste.
An advertisement notes morning delivery of the Des Moines Register with a reduced annual price of five dollars. Local representative H. F. Thomas can provide free samples and assist at phones 146 and 1230.
A Pocahontas program outlines memorial tree planting on Arbor Day April 28. Teachers, school boards, and the American Legion post commanders are urged to coordinate with local citizens to plant a tree on rural or town grounds and dedicate it to a war veteran or local hero. A veteran from the post would lead the program with the school and community.
Notice states the partnership between Beam and Campbell is dissolved. Creditors are asked to present claims and settle debts. Dated in April. The notice names W. W. Beam and D. T. Campbell and requests settlements accordingly.
A cryptic remark suggests someone has been misusing Liberty Bonds while noting that some women seek secret knowledge and share it with a close friend. The fragment hints at social friction and rumors without concrete facts.
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