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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
4
An article urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning as an inside bath to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved skin tone and vitality, advertising limestone phosphate at drug stores as a small cost and quick benefit.
A garbled text fragment discusses skirts and sanitation with unclear subject matter and multiple nonsensical phrases. The readable portion hints at a critique or approval of clothing, but the overall context remains obscure.
Ike Egegspuehler shows features at the opera house with Charlie Chaplin contracts reported. Royal Neighbors event Monday with refreshments. News of a Colorado couple losing their home and infant in a fire. Local visits and travels: Kinsey from Atlantic, Calhouns guests in the area, Easter returns, Rolfe and Des Moines trips. Local bands and community events include the Plover Orchestra dance and a Reed plan for an Oliver Gang Plow ad by J W Mangen.
Plover Methodist Church notes Rev. Moody with YWCA and WMC reports. Youth groups led prayers and services, about fifty young people supported the Sunday service, and road to further work is urged. Riverside church pledged extra funds for benevolences. Ladies Aid apron gate supper planned next Saturday afternoon with 25 and 16 cent prices.
Plover residents report last Sunday night tampering of cars by youths. A. W. Hess found his car tam poured in front of the M. B. church, Henry Fitzgerald’s car had refuse in the gas tank, and Worth Nannamaker’s vehicle was tampered with. Local men condemn the act and warn that the law provides penalties for such misbehavior, suggesting a cement crossing donation if needed.
Mumps catalogs mostly returned to the Plover school. A desk accident injured Mr Heathman but he will recover. High school gains new English classics and completes readings. The campus work advances and the reading texts expand state standards. Courtis spelling tests show Grades V and IV above average. Fire escape width 44 inches and stairway length 24 feet. Next school board meeting is Saturday. accounts must reach the Superintendent by Friday noon.
The text discusses the phrase I have a mind of my own and argues that, in practice, personal actions reflect true ownership of thoughts rather than mere claims. It suggests examining behavior to understand whether minds remain autonomous from external influence.
An editorial argues no mind is fully independent and opinions shift under social influence while urging readers to buy farming machinery from Ware Implement Co. A probate notice in Pocahontas County, Iowa, announces C.A. Garlock as administrator of Joseph W. Garlock’s estate with payment and claim procedures for creditors.
Notice from W. J. Cleveland D V S of Havelock identifies a veterinary service with six years of practical experience and a contact telephone on the S4 Havelock line. Also includes an advertisement promoting Kickapoo Worm Killer to watch for worms in children and urging continued usage until all signs disappear with druggist availability.
A dense collage of garbled phrases and quotes notes a nonsensical mix of street talk and ad like lines. It mentions a Chamberlains Tablets testimonial and a local sales note, reflecting a chaotic historical clipping.
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