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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1915
Page
1
A critical editorial argues crime and disrespect rise from overregulation and moral policing. It warns against prohibitive laws on pork and tobacco, calls for individual responsibility, and highlights consequences for farmers and industry while urging a return to common laws and personal accountability.
An opinion column argues merchants must pay fair profits to one another and avoid price gouging in Rolfe. It criticizes hoarding coal, high farm prices, and urges giving, noting the harsh winter and absent rail service as context. The piece mocks selfish profiteering and calls for mutual support.
Robert Cain a farmer near Peru Indiana organized a family run company with capital of 27000 dollars. Officers and stockholders are all members of his family. Sons and daughters will draw a share of farm profits annually.
Miss Iva Chapman a telephone operator in Wellman Indiana kept the exchange running when the night operator fell ill in 1918. She summoned doctors and nurses, then contracted the disease herself and died. Subscribers erected a monument in the local cemetery to her memory.
Claim that catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. Promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicin by claiming it acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce Eustachian tube inflammation and restore hearing. One hundred dollars offered for any uncured case, Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio provide circulars.
A sharp line on press honesty notes that publicity fades when editors reveal the full truth about controversial figures. Public reaction turns hostile as scrutiny increases and defenders denounce the reporting.
Article notes a postwar change where about 55 percent of foreign commerce is carried in American ships, up from eight percent before the war. It highlights the growing dominance of U S shipping in international trade and its economic implications.
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