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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
4
An old health ad promotes Salts as a cure for kidney pain and backache. It advises drinking four ounces of Salts daily with water, plus ample water, claiming the lemon grape acid meal cures urinary irritation and strengthens kidney function.
Local notes report the Epworth League annual picnic set for Friday August 28 in Plover with townwide support. Dist Supt McBurney presided at quarterly conference and preached at the new M E church as attendance remained strong. Citizens advertise a holiday social with plans evolving and bill notices urging attendance.
The Boston Bloomers, a celebrated women's team from Boston, tour the region for their 10th season. The group emphasizes discipline and teamwork, presenting a refined softball style described as different but better than any circus. Fans are urged to see the Sisters perform.
A large crowd watched Mallard and National Bloomer Girls meet on Tuesday afternoon. Mallard won 4 to 2 as parts of the town reported various visits and local events. The DeWolfe Wells elevator added a rope power transmission system, while residents Mrs. C A Garlock and Mrs. Ed Winwell returned home from visits in Minnesota and St Paul.
Plover Presbyterian Church under Rev. H. T. Lockett will host a steropticon lecture titled The I Man From Italy The Old Home and the New Sunday evening August 23 if weather allows the talk may be outdoors All church services follow usual hours A cordial welcome to all. Plover Indiana August 18 1914
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Chamberlains Tablets and stomach related phrasing. No clear event or person names to anchor a full newspaper card.
The Epworth League Society of the M. Mi. church will hold a social on the Geo Miller lawn next Saturday evening with ice cream cake popcorn homemade candy and punch for sale All are invited.
About 28 000 Iowa youths in clubs led by Professor BD 0 Bishop showcase crops livestock and poultry under his direction. A dedicated building at the Des Moines State Fair Aug 28 to Sept 4 will display club exhibits with premiums. The former women’s rest cottage has been remodeled for this use.
Local residents welcomed relatives from Carroll Shelby counties Elkshart Indiana Edmon South Carolina and Chicago during visits to Rolfe. Attendees include D F Albaugh W B Smith Ed and Art Rickey Olga Jillie Becker Henry Halling and H C Green. Dr F E Heathman attended a Gilmore City meeting. Full millinery display at Richardson Shop Rolfe praised with low prices.
The article recounts a Methodist Episcopal Church sermon by Rev. William P. Webn urging parishioners to abandon ease and laziness in worship. It laments absenteeism and urges members to honor pledges and attend services and Sunday school, stressing consecration and active faith.
A reader from Maryland praises Chant erlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrh The Enterprise notes the remedy as a quick safe cure for diarrhoea. The author claims continued use for twenty years and endorses it to others. Advertisement by dealers remains.
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