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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
5
A long column reports on farm life and residents with visits to relatives and friends, weather effects on crops, and local business movements. It mentions Paul Klein's military transfer, Kensington circle plans, Fort Dodge Grocery deliveries, and trips to the Lakes at Arnold's Park.
Samples include corset covers drawers and combinations and are slightly soiled. Items offered for sale at one half the price, cheaper than making buttonholes or buying material.
Readable line notes lawn and waists offered at two dollars per item, with some remaining stock priced around two dollars and a reference to a total of one ninety five dollars in sales.
Readable ad notes women’s gauze union suits in lace and tight knee length styles. Mentions decorative wreath motif and midrange price cues.
A damaged snippet advertises Silk Yee items at steep markdowns with unclear quantities and prices. It hints S240 silks and 92.25 silks with prices around $12 and $2.50 amid garbled text. Names, dates, and clear details are unavailable.
A brief note shows egg values at 34 cents in trade and 33 cents in cash, illustrating differing valuation between barter and cash transactions. The figures reflect a period of mixed exchange practices and consumer bargaining.
Fragmentary OCR from Geo. O. Hauck & Company page lists names such as Martie thee, W ale, and Harriett at Minn. with scattered phrases about a homey week, visits by Martie and Harriet, and references to Hays Haridlewe and Tatlity. The text is garbled and hard to interpret.
The piece argues that five million freight cars are needed for wartime logistics, noting already a large number in use and prompting questions on government burden and buying locally to support the nation. It contemplates additional carloads required to fulfill Allied contracts and cautions against unnecessary mail order purchases.
Pocahontas Farm Bureau notes advise August leases for planning next year’s crops and livestock sharing. A simple written lease is sufficient and copies should be kept. cooperative livestock ownership is encouraged for profitability.
The document outlines minimum prices for No 1 hard wheat and governs how farmers may sell their grain. It allows selling to bidders or deemers, permits shipping without license, and sets future controls on retainment for seed. Wheat can be milled for flour within limits and inspected by U S grain inspectors located at Cedar Rapids and Burlington Iowa.
Call No to entra Riley Kansas headlines a two day period starting August 26 1918 at Fort Camp Funston. John G Rickless and Gilmore Laure are named in the entry.
A compiled list shows jurors selected for the September 1918 term including F H Boge Pocahontas J O Moore Laurens H Post Gilmore City J J Howe Gilmore City A E Oberlin Laurens Frank Gaugh Palmer Abe Nichols Pocahontas J H Lampe Pocahontas Swanson Laurens Victor Johnson Fonda Robert Gustafson Marathon Jay Benson Rolfe C E F Heathman Plover H W Ludvig Ware J H Clark Laurens H F Hauswirth Havelock J M Schall Havelock John Hudek Pocahontas M Johnson Laurens Fred Freeburg Pomeroy Chas Cook Rolfe Geo Allen Havelock M F Atherton Pocahontas W S Mackey Laurens Frank Bartosh Rolfe Joe Wolfe Pocahontas A B Zore Laurens H R Mueller Varina P D Dooley Fonda J J Kichler Pocahontas Will Shimon Pocahontas S S Simonson Rolfe J M Severson Rolfe Jill Mehving Palmer W J Oahen Palmer C W Henrich Fonda.
Mrs Th S Buck and Miss Lucile of Humboldt visited the Jensen derson home for a week. Mrs D A O Niel and Gordon returned Friday from a visit with relatives at Bede. John Anderson and A E Olsen drove to Fenton Sunday as Mrs Olsen and her son had been visiting.
Harry Mann visited Have lock Saturday. Mr and Mrs Dewey Vote of Rolfe visited the A. Graver home. Leland Coonan Maude Bradsac and Mrs Holt drove to Humboldt last Thursday. Ray Graver and H Graver went to Pocahontas Wednesday. Dorothy Crandall returned from Rolfe Saturday. Geo Obrecht sold his Mikhart auto to Andy Smith. G A Gruver and H D Gruver were called to Gowrie by their mother’s illness. Mrs Graver died recently at eighty, funeral attended Sunday. Five sons and one daughter survive: Isaac and Chas Gowrie, Marion Des Moines.
Laurens residents share visits with relatives and friends from Gowrie Hornick and Plo She. Morgan events include W F M Society meeting with Mrs. Swanson and kin from Dex Moines Detroit and Wisconsin. Families such as Hawk Albaugh Edgerdaughter and Mick welcome guests while others travel to Chicago Amex and Tomeroy for business or service duties.
Miss Hempel praised Re-Creations of famed artists after visiting Edison Laboratories and submitting a tone-test. She witnessed direct comparison with an instrument where her own voice matched the machine’s fidelity, inspiring her to pursue a tailored voice instrument.
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