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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
4
A period note extols humble lives and promotes economical cooking. It shares mushroom preparation to avoid waste, and provides a recipe for Smothered Calfs Liver with bacon, vegetables, and a rich gravy served with beans and butter, emphasizing frugal, wholesome meals.
The piece argues for more vocational schools for girls, highlighting that women seek independence through work and deserve proper training. A single example of a woman who traveled far for photography shows local towns lose potential benefits when no schools exist. It calls on communities to insist on trade schools for girls, noting long-term self sufficiency.
A long poem traces a Woods poet who writes of splendor yet earns no audience until memory and heart move others to seek his art. Fame arrives as bravos greet his revival, the poet astonished by the crowd once scornful of his work.
A historical note on how some men tried to dodge conscription by removing a finger. Archbishop Trench is cited on the origin of the term potsroon as a synonym for ar rant control. The text recalls self mutilation by cowards to avoid military service and the Latin term pollice truncus later becoming paltreon.
A second series of shipping associate courses for cooperative stock shipping is set for January in Davenport Dubuque Burlington Creston Spencer Sioux City Omaha Des Moines and Mason City. Registration closes December 20 with well over 250 attendees from the first series and growing interest from managers officers and farmers statewide.
A giant Jersey City clock dominates the Colgate & Company factory tower. The brass and copper minute hand spans 20 feet, weighs 870 pounds, and travels half a mile daily during 24 marches around a 40 foot dial. The pendulum bob weighs 3380 pounds, weights drive the hands with 1500 pounds of force, and the master clock runs eight days between rewinds with minimal weekly variation. Built in Thomaston, Connecticut and installed 1908.
A note urges quiet to enjoy a pleasant Christmas as friends seek calm and cheer during the holiday season.
Powhatan township Farm Bureau met at the Plover schoolhouse Saturday evening December 17 1921 with good attendance. The annual report covered last year including 363 signatures for a disarmament petition and reports on T B testing hog vaccination bee demonstrations and dairy and feed demonstrations. Officers were elected and a long program for the coming year outlined including meat and sheep demonstrations veterinary service and farm tours. Organizers led by T M Simonson urged attendance for a planned program at the regular monthly meeting with date to be announced.
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe for The Des Moines Register for the new year, highlighting morning printing and news from Iowa and the world. It advertises a yearly price of $5.00, claims prewar pricing, and offers money back if not satisfied through local agent H. Thomas or phone numbers 146 or 1230 in Rolfe.
Walter Larson attends to business in Humboldt. Various locals: Mr and Mrs Guy Dayton welcome a newborn son born December 7. Chas Bowen and Nellie Bowen visit Humboldt. Rolfe and Gilmore City shoppers and Webster City callers feature in daily notes. Emily Schoonover, Morningside student, visits. Willard Hammond returns from Sioux City for holidays. Charity emphasis ends line.
Residents update with Osborns planning a Perry visit before settling in Denver Colorado. C A Garlock visits Fort Dodge for business. Eastern Star lodge installs a piano. Dorothy Shaw returns for Christmas from Morningside College. Several locals on sick list and harvest activity noted. Plover and Palmer basketball 61 6 result. Farm Bureau reports summarized with overlap from Tom Simonson and Fay Pirie.
Plover closes Friday for a two week holiday, with Mrs. Hansen and Miss Schubacker visiting. Teachers and Heathman hosts entertained by Crowl. Bradgate brings both senior and junior teams Friday for two key games, aiming for revenge after recent Bradgate win. Girls basketball event with boys, faculty, and team praise noted. Palmer high school beat Plover 61 to 6 Tuesday.
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