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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
1
A period piece sermon urges unity amid global conflict while warning war will harm Americans. It celebrates citizen duty, defends religious dialogue, condemns hate and persecution, and critiques church factionalism, stressing unity in Christianity and society.
The paper defends wide use of its columns for faith based expression while opposing attacks on others. It stresses a distinction between advocating one's beliefs and criticising others.
The piece notes Otis Spurgeon may run as an Independent for U S senator from Iowa, with Catholic Mau rice Connolly in the field. It argues Iowa does not want a one idea man and comments on German Russian war talk and the chicken business on town lots.
A humorous ode laments purchasing a Ford and the financial strain, predicting car trouble and grease staining clothes. The speaker frets over fading axles and radiator issues, fearing lasting poverty as the vehicle follows them.
Readable fragments describe a death tied to a speeding auto at a crossroads near a cemetery. A man attempted to bat a train crossing, suffered fatal injuries, and lay beside his brother in a nearby grave. Authorities note the accident occurred on a narrow grade.
A narrator recalls a grim rural past with haunting images of grave mounds. References to a sickle operator, an oiling mower, a grave marked by an old shoe box, and youths who faced a gun barrel paint a stark, somber tableau of danger and memory.
Mr Geo T Moffet of the First National Bank reports a free Short Course in Home Economics at Des Moines State Fair. Neale S Knowles and Louise H Campbell lead daily lectures and demonstrations in the new Woman's Building third-floor rooms with lesson leaflets and updated bulletins.
Last Saturday Ray Lilly of Varina sold Geo Peters a Ford touring car at Fonda. On the return trip with five passengers Peters drove at a high speed when the car swerved and toppled. All occupants escaped injury and Lil ly shut off the engine after crawling from under the car. Damage to the auto was about $50, mainly to the top and fenders.
The Register and Leader presents rapid war news, promising continuous coverage day and night. It emphasizes up to date telegraph views and asserts it is the Iowa paper always on the job for the world’s latest events.
Fragmentary OCR lists a mail order to Des Moines with a press Ad from 1914 referencing The Arrow and a low 8 8 rate. The readable line shows mail order request and newspaper advertising context.
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