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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
4
A jumble of town items covers depot groundwork, farm mishaps, theater plans, visitors and visits from relatives, and local debates. Neighbors discuss construction bids, a new Northwestern depot foundation, and spottier farm and weather tales.
A collage of quirky quotes and observations includes Uncle Bass, Spanish cartridge orders, marriage jokes, and stray advice about manners. The piece blends political snippets, social satire, and humorous quips about men, women, and daily life, capturing a lively slice of contemporary chatter.
A 13 year old girl from Natches and Starkville begins a statewide revival after a vision during illness. She preaches across counties, drawing letters of invitation and comparisons to Joan of Arc while converting hundreds of listeners.
The Kansas State Agricultural College domestic department reports success with the dasheen, a tropical vegetable in the same family as Indian turnips and elephant ears. Native to the tropics, it resembles potatoes but is much more fibrous with starch content about sixty percent higher than the potato.
Pottsville report says four year olds Pingrove twins Pat Phjon and Uriah Schaeffer returned home from Miners' hospital with significant height increase after three weeks in a plaster coat under Dr J C Biddle. Their bowlegs were corrected and their walking now appears normal to relatives.
Fragmentary report states John Wood of New Rochelle left $150000 in his will. The distribution appears to assign portions to his son Wil, his family, and a person named Frank, with a Bible noted for William. A clearer version is needed to confirm heirs and exact bequests.
Port Huron Michigan honored Miss Bina M West supreme commander of the Woman s Benefit Association of the Maccabees for fifty five years of service. The city commission resolution lauded her as a remarkable worker for fraternity and humanity. The convention in New York discussed name change to Woman s Benefit Association of the Maccabees and plans for a new home office in Port Huron with a two story white arena building on Main Street. West started with a $150 debt and no members to organize a body now serving 187 000 women with fraternal insurance and home protection. She declined a $10 000 annual salary to lead the order, preferring the association's welfare over pay.
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