Local notes critique taxes and prices in Iowa columns
A ragged column from an Iowa paper comments on wartime pricing and quarantines, publisher demands for advance subscriptions, and public skepticism of local media. It criticizes politicians, discusses prohibition and suffrage as state versus national issues, and notes editor Brannan’s long tenure.
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Pocahontas Democrat
Gilmore Globe
Laurens Sun
Ida County
Wilson
Bryan
South Dakota
Iowa
Balance sheet copy delays Treasurer’s books reveal issue
The treasurer’s balance sheet copy arrived amid the Christmas rush and the Arrow confesses responsibility for another week's delay due to inability to process it. It arrived Tuesday and is said to be taken from the treasurer’s books.
Fonda and Rolfe clash amid ineligibility protests
A Fonda Journal clipping claims Rolfe’s team faced ineligible players, but records show Rolfe’s regulars not used against Fonda or Humboldt. Injuries and suspensions left both sides with weakened lineups, and Rolfe beat Fonda 25 to 0 before disputes over eligibility surfaced.
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Fonda
Rolfe
Iowa Athletics Association
Humboldt
Fonda Journal
Wiewel, Cumming
White
Wilbur Green
Rolfe High
Anita Nf
A Testaments or Bread Appeal in World War Effort
A call from the World's Sunday School Association urges a nickel for a million Testaments for soldiers in Europe, while proposing a second nickel to buy bread for hungry Americans. The plea emphasizes aiding the needy at home, feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, and seeking employment, arguing for balanced charity.
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World’s Sunday School Association
Inurope
Europe
United States
Christmas plea to remit paper subscription
A front note asks readers to renew for a year and hints that timely payments will be rewarded with turkey. The text closes with a garbled line noting all Fonda High football games were covered at home except the Rolfe game, leaving the final words unclear.
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Fonda High
Rolfe
Folfe
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