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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
15
A new brick design shows outer cavities communicating yet isolated from inner cavities. Bricks create two separate air chambers in a wall reducing heat transfer and street noise. Official tests report a crushing resistance of about 42 percent of a pound per square inch.
Professor Peter Okkelberg of the University of Michigan says hundreds of two to five inch angle worms falling from clouds during a Lexington rainstorm are inaccurate. He explains worms likely crawled from the ground drawn by rain, while noting cyclones can lift aquatic life briefly but such cloudborne worm incidents are unlikely.
The twentieth century may see new noiseless clean coins replacing metal money. Experiments at the royal factory at Neissen, requested by the ministry of finance, show promise for 2 and 5 mark coins in constant circulation. The coins would be light compact washable and durable and hard to counterfeit due to specialized minting equipment.
Captain Benjamin Franklin aged eighty one died suddenly at his home in Westerly Rhode Island on the sixty fourth anniversary of his wedding. He was long active in southern Rhode Island Republican politics and is survived by his widow six children and several grandchildren with no prior family deaths in sixty four years.
Dialogue captures a back and forth where an amateur performer presses a one week spot at a show shop after snow, while the vaudeville manager negotiates terms. The manager jokes about needing five thousand dollars in currency to proceed.
A fragmentary quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a character denying music knowledge and joking about jangle of a cowbell while discussing jazz timing and inexperience. The brief item captures a humor tone with cultural reference.
A playful barbed remark frames a golfer as unbeatable if opponents concede early strokes. The quip hints at a rival’s skill and the crowd’s reaction to his steady start and closing grip.
Rolfe notes show frequent visits and shopping trips to Fort Dodge and Gilmore City. A campaign warns minors against cigarette use with mayoral penalties, while social events include a Hastern Star meeting and a concerted pep for a local theater showing A Virtuous Vamp at The Scenic Theatre.
Sunday services listed with morning worship Bible School and Epworth League at 6 30 p m weekly prayer meeting Thursday 8 00 p m. Dr G H Meyers spoke on Asia Centenary aims. Encouragement to attend and participate in Sunday program and cantata The Night Before Christmas planned for Christmas Eve.
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