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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1919
Page
4
The hog market runs slow with receipts ranging about 60,000 to 69,000 head during the period. Alfred returned home on Wednesday after his market visit.
A collage of local ads lists live poultry, farm livestock, and household items for sale in Rolfe Iowa, including barred rock cockerels 2 dollars each and Rose Comb Leghorn roosters. Also notices of cattle and hogs for sale, job ads, and real estate listings. Probate notices in Pocahontas urge appearances and claim settlements with executors named.
Former pastor greeted by good crowds on two occasions. Local visits include Hoveland on sick list, Meech family in Rolfe, and Des Moines auto show attendees Schoonover and Olsen. Sports report: Livermore over Bradgate 26 to 20. upcoming Fort Dodge game. Discharges and medical concerns noted for Crow and Porter family eyes. Numerous social calls at local homes.
Local Board releases counts of registrants in June 1917 and 1918 classes inducted and accepted plus September 1918 and emergency fleet numbers. Total inductions across classes reach 532 with additional enlistments and emergency fleet figures noted.
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Ol Gap as a remedy for kidney, liver, bladder, and digestive issues. It claims the medicine cleanses the urinary system, rejuvenates weakened organs, and restores vigor with regular use after initial relief.
Reports say the elderly French tiger, nearly eighty, survived an assassination attempt yesterday and grappled with the assailant before being shot. The animal, though wounded, is expected to recover.
Fred Halder visited headquarters Friday to inspect two Duroc Jerseys bought near Gilmore City. He paid nearly $500 for the pair, remarking the animals looked strong and valuable. Halder attends most Duroc Jersey sales and aims to improve his herd.
A reflective column surveys postwar Europe and America, weighing food aid to Russia, daylight saving, hyphenation, and national character. It critiques Congress, praises American pep, notes a Red Cross pearl appeal by British women, and jokes on demobilization, taxation, and the value of a dollar.
Readable sales page notes deep discounts across floors with mill end bargains on shirts union suits wool socks skirts and undergarments. Lingerie blouses hats silks velvets and fabrics reduced with bargains on boots shoes coats and draperies. Many items show substantial price cuts and floor locations.
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