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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
4
For sale stock tanks wind mills dry stave wood and various poultry offerings including Rhode Island Red cockerels and Buff Orpingtons. Farm equipment pins keys and other items found at the office. owners must prove property and pay expenses. Also livestock listings including Chester White boar Hampshire boars and Poland China boars with prices and contact names in Rolfe and Pocahontas Iowa.
West Elm street Rolfe Iowa listing describes W34 of Lots 3 and 4 Block 5 Original Town. Nine rooms bath cellar garage coal house barn well and city water plus shade fruit trees grape arbor. Will furnish clear title to purchaser. Write Wm H Hamilton Admn Rolfe Ia 36tf.
Miss Holman advises careful gift wrapping to match the sentiment. She favors dainty white tissue and white ribbon with foliage, noting mail gifts need strong paper and secure tying. Personal touches like sketches or regional foliage convey thoughtfulness.
A traditional Christmas goose recipe advises selecting a tender eight to ten pound bird and preparing a dressing with mashed potatoes onions walnuts sak cream butter egg yolks and sage. Roast about two hours basting often then serve with a pan gravy and apple sauce.
The text warns against fire hazards from lighted trees and candles. It emphasizes securing the tree, avoiding dry wood, using electric bulbs, extinguishing lights fully, keeping children away, and readying a wet sponge to douse flames. It also advises against cotton snow, tinsel near lights, and placing trees near upholstery.
The mistletoe, a parasitic evergreen with many species, is valued in Christmas decor but nearly worthless as a plant. It attaches to trees, draws sap, and can slowly kill hosts when abundant. berries yield sticky seeds used for birdlime and trapping small animals.
The text contemplates the contrast between divinity and humanity in Christmas theology. It notes that while other manifestations of deity have appeared, Christmas remains unique and centered on the birth of Jesus through an angelic announcement, marking a singular divine incarnation.
The piece extols Christmas as the brightest day for humanity and children, linking its sacred light to two millennia of faith. It urges adults to make children happy, share the day’s meaning, and imitate the childlike spirit of giving and faith.
A poetic reflection on the Cross of Mercy bringing relief to afflicted communities. The passage speaks of vanished fear, enduring love, and the brave dead while asking what the banner means to those who endure hardship and loss.
Local items report E D Hilton visiting Monaga Minn and family plans for California, barber service in his absence, and holiday visits by Byron Lathrop and Bert Peterson. Red Cross drive committees listed as community effort with focus on membership. Shipped hogs to Fort Dodge, Canadian crop reports, and various town errands plus cattle sale and local trades.
The rustic Christmas tableau shows a fair maid behind a tree pale with holly and mistletoe as a gaze meets a chance encounter. Rumors swirl as Beatrice and Barry enter the gossip, while neighbors view the evolving scene with amused curiosity.
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