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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
3
A Chicago doctor faces a $4600 nosebleed fee dispute as a patient refuses payment and a court hears varying opinions on the charge. The piece interlaces sharp town gossip with political jabs and playful quips about shopping, marching orders, and civic boosterism, lampooning public life and media.
Because it has an established reputation and won by its good works. It is esteemed by long time users who know its qualities. It loosens and relieves a cold and aids nature to restore health. It does not contain opium or narcotics. It is affordable at a quarter and available from Viewer Drug Co.
The Gloria Del church bell, oldest in Philadelphia and dating back to 1643, was recast in 1806 and still rings for services. It originated with Tinicum on the Delaware and accompanied Swedes before Penn’s arrival, surviving years of church history and legends surrounding Governor Printz’s era.
The Repast of Williamsport, the nation’s oldest brass band, celebrates eighty four years as a premier ancestor of American music. Beginning with a single French horn played by C. Lawrence, a Napoleon era soldier, the ensemble performed at historic events from the 1820s Whig National Convention to Appomattox, while rival bands echoed classic Civil War tunes.
A Connecticut Civil Engineers note describes a Passaic valley spring in a picnic ground that now flows only on Sundays and holidays. Artesian wells bored nearby for silk dyeing supply divert water before the pumps run, causing the spring to stop flowing on non holidays.
Dialogue recalls a past pleasant dinner with pork chops and marks a shift as Miss Gadsby suffers indigestion after dining without champagne. The casual exchange notes a five year gap and changing tolerances in social meals.
A Leslie’s Weekly writer notes how Japanese greet with multiple bows and hat tips while asking about ancestors and stomach health. Anger erupts slowly yet erupts to the phrase Your stomach is not on straight, marking a final insult before a cold retreat.
A June influx of cod along the northern and eastern coasts has created a salt famine in the Ancient Colony. Salt from Sicily and Spain is exhausted, with about 15 000 tons more needed and ordered for arrival next month, though late deliveries may limit usefulness. The salt scarcity may affect the banking fleet, while abundant catch prompts more shore fishing and potential price gains of about 25 cents per quintal.
The war department outlines water trenches for marshy defense around Amsterdam with automatic flood features to hamper invaders. Civilians learn to shoot with 22 caliber indoors and 380 caliber rifles, but experts warn marksmanship is only part of a soldier’s training. Captain Richard Stockton Jr comments on the limits of shooting alone versus broader military skills.
Fragmentary note warns archaeology in Asia risks eroding knowledge of events from six to seven thousand years ago. Caution over ongoing digs and their impact on understanding ancient history.
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