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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
8
The piece argues paper shortages and price hikes hurt publishers and consumers while jail conditions anger residents. It calls for reforms toward custodial farms and paroled sentences, condemning unequal treatment of the well off and urging charitable support as coal and cost of living bite.
The text notes Governor Clarke as a strong mid western figure joining Drake School of Law. He plans to devote much of the summer to lectures and will formally connect with the university around mid June.
The article highlights festive hats for women during the holidays. It describes two decorative caps with lace, ribbon, and net designs, including a cream silk lace puff with a lace frill and bridle, and a net wheel cap with satin ribbon trim and a back bow. It notes the war's impact making readers question what they read.
The Greater Iowa Association funds bring a France and Belgium art exhibit to the Des Moines public library for late March through April. The display, free to all Iowans, features canvases valued in the hundreds of thousands with works by renowned artists sourced from the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs cooperates to attract wide attendance statewide.
Exposition ends as France allows the art collection to stay in the United States until ocean transport is secure. After ten months in the Paris Pavilion crowds at western cities admired the works, then the plan shifted from Buffalo to local display to benefit Iowans. Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment advertises prompt relief for skin troubles and cold sores.
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