Rolfe and area residents noted in wartime life and events
Local notices recall family visits across Rolfe Iowa and nearby towns. Mrs Starrits Thomas and Mrs Wes Tilton host relatives while others travel to fort dodge Moorland and Gilmore City for visits and a funeral. The column records veterans, enlistments, shipments, and home front concerns.
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Om el
Starrits Thomas
Mra Wes Tilton
Bradgate
Laurence Meech
Robert Anderson
Prover
Joe McEwen
Elizabeth Grant
Boone
R. C. Grant
Edith Cavell and universal military training debate
The piece defends compulsory training for both men and women as essential for national health and democratic unity. It criticizes objections from those with limited information and frames the National Security League movement as a push for broader conscription and preparedness.
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National Security League
Official Knitting Instructions for Wristlets Muffler Helmet
Knitting guide details loose casting on and off and two needle technique. Instructions include measurement tips, terminology, yarn sizes, and patterns for wristlets and muffler with precise stitch counts, thumb openings, and bind off.
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Red Cross
Knitting directions and probate notice from 1918
Instructions for knitting a helmet and cape pieces with specific stitches and counts, followed by a probate notice in Pocahontas County Iowa. It announces the appointment of an administrator for Agnes Smothers estate and requests claim submission by law. The text combines craft patterns and legal notice with dates and local names.
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Iowa
Otie
District Court of the
Plover Local Items Reflect Family Visits and War Notices
Local notes record visits by Wm Chinn and Mrs N D Chinn from Spokane and L E Garlock’s crew arriving from Audubon. Almon Young faces army induction as Mrs M E Young’s son. Several families visit relatives in Plover and nearby towns. a Ford sedan and a Rumley tractor debut. Government enlistment pause disappoints many local youths. church disturbances noted as unintended laziness.
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Wm. Chinn
N. D. Chinn
Aileen Chinn
Spokane
Wash
Jens. Hermansen
Audubon
L. E. Garlock
Almon Young
M. E. Young
Plover
J. C. Potter
M. L. Potter
Iowa City
P. J. Shaw
Henry Twigg
Carrie
Illinois
Shreveport
L. E
C. A. Garlock
Lake Okoboji
Geo. Shaw
Minnesota
Shaw Cottage
Nevis
Zella Wallace
Jake Wagner
Havelock
F. J. Nacke
Rolfe
Dell Strong
Sac City
E W. Meredith
Pocahontas
Fort Dodge
Presbyterian Church
Diablo
Obituary of Thomas Anderson Dies in Mallard Iowa
Thomas Anderson born February 17 1 in X Castle England died August 1 1918 in Rochester Minnesota at 66 years 11 months 15 days. He came to America at eighteen months, lived in New York then Ft. D and Palo Alto county before homesteading, later moving to Mallard with his wife Lettie Henderson. He leaves six children and several siblings, funeral held at Mallard Methodist church with Rev C M Whetzel delivering a sermon from John 11 25.
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Thomas Anderson
X Castle
England
Rochester
Minn
America
New York
Ft. D
Palo Alto County
Mr. Armstrongen
Mallard
Belle Gross
Lettie Henderso
Anderson
Eigh
Jack
Minnesota
Cyrel
Mattie Dinsmore
Omaha
Eva
Marguerite
Artstrong
Beatty
Mallardt Go
Flere
Mr. Armstrong
Robert’. Burlington
Wash
John Leng
Aberdeen
S. D
William
Matano
C. C. Harrington
Ose
Utah
T. Kindale
Methodist
Mallen
C. M. Whetzel
Presbyterian Church of
Pind
Local Game Summary Ambiguously Recalled
Fragmentary note mentions a P. game schedule and a draw of numbers like 11 200 and 95 without clear names or places.
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Sao
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Frank A. Mitchell
France
Flora Gifford-Mitchell
John Krough
Frank
Cresco
Methodist Hospital
C. H. Moon
Moines
Clark Brown
Marjorie
A. Grant
Okohoji Lake
Arnold's Park
Jesse Peterson
Ernest Peterson
Gilmore City
U. S
A. C. Hackley
Eldora
Mrs. Hackley
Ted Menson
West Bend
F. J.” Nacke
McEwen Block
Frank Hoyne
Andrew M. Simonson
Co. B
Alice Lighter
Pioneer
Central
Hello Girl
Cora Lighter
C. L. Y. Jay Club
Porsythe Paget
Haaby
Susie Boyle
W. P. McIntire
Burlington
Chicago
Hattie Campbell
W. W. Campbell
E. M. Wilcox
E. Ray Campbell
J. T. Fraser
328Th Machine Gun Co
Camp Dodge
C. E. Mallory
Frank Phillips
Alto
Texas
Howard Clarke
Clarence Lighter
Terri
Charline
Jay
Grandmother Lighter
Miss June Moore
Terris
W. K. Jackson
McIntires
Jewell Junction
Russell McIntire
Lakes
Camp Pike
Ark
George
Elmer
Ritchey Garage
Clyde B. Chariton
Sault St. Marie
Mich
Am. E. F
Robert Earl Ferguson
Sacie Co
Pearl Young, Co. F
H. D. Brinkman
Ri Henderson
Egg House
Maine
Kaiser Bill
John Barleycorn
Germany
Belgium
Edith Cavell
Manson
AUTO
R.B. Lampkin
Power Benz
Farmer Henderson
Los Angeles
Cali
Fiat
Dasbach
Barney Oldfield
D. Resta
Eddie Rickenbacker
Royal Scotch Highlanders
Princess Pauahii
Princess Pauahi
Freed Bros
Ford
F. L. de
Jons
Stinton
Arrow Office
Thomas Armstrong
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