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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
4
A vintage cooking note urges minimal water for greens to preserve minerals. It praises spinach for nutrition and habit formation in children, and offers old fashioned methods for celery and cauliflower dishes with sauces, breadcrumbs, and garnish suggestions.
The speaker urges restraint in urging subscriptions and warns against flair for virtue when market forces temper conviction. It counsels cautious speech about one’s past actions and notes the risk of printing unguarded words that might seem unseemly.
A long list of names appears like jurors or locals followed by a series of satirical maxims about elections and public life. The text mocks empty honors and the dining car slogan era while offering quips on marriage, beauty, self-praise, and advice to cultivate character. The piece ends with a quip about fish and brains.
Church notes recount Pastor C M Whetzell’s return from a rest break and his call for renewed church zeal in September. It previews new song books for next Sunday, quotes on church duty, and light homilies about civic virtue and prudence.
Fragmentary lines reflect a poem style about time passing and days slipping away. The piece emphasizes gradual change and the aging process in a reflective, lyrical voice. It mentions hours and years fading as life moves forward.
A collection of old time muffin and bread recipes including Corn and Rice Muffins, Fruit Corn Muffins, Batter Bread, and Popovers. Instructions list ingredients such as cornmeal rice, buttermilk, soda, eggs, and milk, with baking steps and serving ideas like fruit fillings or syrups.
The text provides cheese based dishes and methods for melting cheese between bread for hot cheese sandwiches. It includes steps for making luncheon biscuits with cheese, a cottage cheese salad, cheese with Brussels sprouts, tomato rarebit, and a cheese and celery salad with Parmesan and a French style dressing. It emphasizes prep speed to ensure cheese melts properly in heated pastries and toast.
A reflective essay argues that a smile can shape a child’s future and temper a harsh mood. It contrasts wealth with virtue, noting adversity can bring dignity and avoids legal troubles tied to finance.
Plover Barriot School opens September 6 with community events. The Plover threshing Company hosted a picnic at John Fisher place and built a shed for a new threshing machine while women served dinner. Local travels include visits to Minnesota and Dakota by various residents and several motor trips to Okoboji and Havelock. The Plover baseball team won 1 0 at Clare. Kendall pitched three-hits allowed. Upcoming game vs Gilmore City at Lost Island picnic promises a good match. Additional notes cover residents visiting relatives, a thriving airplane passenger service from Albert City, and local business updates including W. S. Chinn family, and Dan Trick of Rolfe in town on business. Local agricultural notes mention threshers’ dinners, stock movements by the Plover Live Stock Shipping association, and corn with notable ears. Advertising notes mention M. Webb's Drug Store promotions for constipation relief and digestion products.
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