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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
Cobbs Shoe Store unveils a new line of Queen Quality ladies shoes and an all rubber overshoe with 4 and 6 buckles. The shop also offers men and boys styles including Real Dope footwear, promising style and value in all footwear.
Miss Edne Cuff and Mr Henry Otto married at the bride’s parents home in Churdan Iowa on Wednesday February 2. The couple both grew up in Rolfe and Cuff is connected with C W Siefkin dental parlors. Otto is the son of Mrs Peter Mullenbach and has long resided in the community.
The notice lists sale dates with names and precise locations around Pocahontas Palmer Blanden and nearby towns. It notes February dates from the 10th to the 29th, with agents and postings urging early submissions to secure best dates. It invites written or phone contact from Pocahontas for arrangements.
Advert describes Ely's Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic cream that penetrates nostrils and air passages to soothe inflamed mucous membranes, opening nasal passages, relieving head congestion, and stopping snuffling and headaches. It promises instant relief from head cold and catarrh.
A notice extols Otto as a highly reputable young farmer praised by many friends. It states he will be at the former C. P. Malcolm farm southeast of Rolfe with their good wishes for happiness and prosperity. Also notes the Old Kentucky Jubilee Quartet lecture at the Rolfe Opera House on Tuesday evening February 16. You are wanted.
Ed Lynch loses barn fourteen horses five calves harnesses and machinery in a Thursday night blaze spotted by H E Crippen across the road. Only $1,000 insurance leaves a heavy financial hit for the Lynch family.
The annual meeting of the Plover Belgian Horse Co was held at the country home of T M Simonson on Tuesday. Officers elected for the coming year are President G S Henderson Secretary Treasurer T M Simonson Directors F N Robinson W Roberts A Simonson. T M Simonson was appointed to chair a committee to receive bids for standing horse.
The Methodist Church reports the sudden death of Robert Hunter in New Mexico, a longtime active member who served in all church roles. Prayer meeting and Bible study occur tonight, with the Ha worth League Social. Next Sunday includes 10:30 sermon, 12:46 Sabbath school, 6:30 Epworth League, and 7:30 address by Rev. W C Barber on temperance.
Attendance last Sunday reached forty six. The Pilot Creek Crusaders plan a Bible study and singing meeting at the school house Saturday evening led by Carl Hoffert. The barn debt is paid in full, and a necktie social last Friday netted about $22 to clear Sunday school indebtedness with a small surplus. Col Harvey Minkler sold neckties, pork ride will be collected for janitor work next Sunday.
The high school mid-winter carnival last Friday night was a grand success, with proceeds of 31.00. Local residents attend card parties and visits at homes of Squire Heathman and others, while students discuss hot lunches and discipline benefits in rural schools.
Rural schools benefit from warm noon meals says University of Minnesota expert. Minnesota Extension Bulletin No 19 shows how soups gruels and simple dishes can be prepared with available utensils and methods. Teachers report student led prep before school and at recess. parents support supply needs.
A reader from Blackwater Delaware recalls a severe cough that eased after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given by his brother McCabe. He bought more bottles but needed only one as the cough disappeared. For sale by Wiewel Drug Co.
A short promotional piece extols supporting local merchants over mail order houses. It argues home merchants offer credit during hard times, helping customers when cash is tight, and frames rural credit as a safeguard for communities.
A rural credit plea argues that country merchants shoulder taxes and support for roads churches and schools while mail order houses do not. It warns that sending cash and credit to big city houses drains local towns and harms community growth, urging residents to invest locally.
An old man started a business with a dollar eighty in capital and built success through persistent advertising. He bought stock and ads, drew customers with two page ads, and expanded to a corner store with plate glass windows. His rapid growth earned him the nickname the Merchant Prince, with critics calling luck but witnesses noting his ad driven strategy.
Bill Sprague of Corydon Four Corners sent goods from New York. A large packing case arrived marked Bill Inside, provoking a dramatic scene as Mrs Sprague fainted and the teamster hauled the case to the store.
An elderly colored man recalls naming his mule Corporation after studying literature and newspapers. He explains that people blame the animal for others' faults while gossip continues unchecked in the township.
The humorist jokes about delaying a morning paper as the family holds the form for an important decision. The old man asks Phyllis if the paper is home, and the punchline notes they are postponing until a major choice is settled, leaving him wondering about living arrangements.
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