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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
12
A collage of local humor and tips shows winter guidance for farmers, including hog feed boxes, concrete floors, and roofing. Short satirical exchanges reference judges, a prison scene, a paying teller, and jokes about shingles and shoes. The snippet lists J. & W. C. Stull and Shull advertising at 722 Lumber Exchange in Minneapolis.
Local news shows 11th English class reenacting a scene from The Tale of Two Cities as they study the French Revolution. Civics begins state government. Supt Bloom notes a surprise algebra exam. Lloyd Coffin returns from surgery. Mrs. Mitchell’s declamatory training concludes with a social at Miss Kathleen Barnes.
The Des Moines Township Consolidated School notes report a cold Wednesday declamatory contest with a crowd, listing winners Franklin Majorowicz, Gladys Roberts, Minnie Peterson, and others. Also noted are sub county results, postponed county contest, student absences, Romeo and Juliet study, a postponed farmers’ meeting, basketball practice, Red Cross seal sales, and staff moves.
The message urges aid for hungry families during Christmas and warns that mere words cannot turn poverty into plenty. Those with abundance should help ensure no household lacks a Christmas dinner, with a call to subscribe to The Arrow for support.
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