28 Aug 1924
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
1
A local editorial questions the Ku Klux Klan's influence, noting national party leaders oppose the group and urging readers to reject hate and remain civil. It calls for disbanding the Klan in the community to restore harmony and warns against personal attacks over religious and political beliefs.
A newspaper page piece surveys striking contrasts from Krupp steel teeth to crime costs, then drifts through global quirks. It notes Italy’s wine surplus and US youth crime, hints at medical advances against disease, and ends with playful commentary on knickerbockers and marriage fines.
In a frank social sketch, older and younger women spar over youth standards. The piece notes how an eighty-year-old appears likened to a "boyish bob" and argues that youth is a mindset, not a number, as women aged eighty are compared with younger flappers.
The passage laments widespread opposition to a feared organization described as the Klan and questions how so many “best people” in multiple states would forget parties to strike at it in primaries. It notes longer running factions facing stronger opposition as campaigns unfold.
The column notes Texas Republicans withdrawing to back Mrs. Ferguson the Democratic gubernatorial nominee as an anti klan candidate. It suggests a mix of tickets by 1924 players Coolidge Dawes LaFollette Wheeler and stresses Davis Bryan as the emerging pair. Weather and political forecasts color the writer’s view of a turbulent Iowa year.
As public schools open, welfare associations urge parents to ensure children have proper vision. They warn poor eyesight causes school retardation and stigmatization, urging early detection and correction to prevent lifelong impact. Neglect is treated as a serious fault.
Hall's Catarreh Medicine offers a local ointment for catarrh relief and an internal tonic to improve general health. The product has been sold by druggists for over four years, marketed by Pr J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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