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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
1
An editorial discusses high transportation costs and the need to reduce expenses. It argues for informed lobbyists representing interests, notes Fort Dodge in federal patronage, and highlights the mismatch between farm prices and costs. It mentions Drinkwater in Des Moines and ongoing farmer financial stress from high costs and taxes.
Australia battles a prickly pear pest that spreads along rivers. shoots break from parent plants and drift downstream to form new colonies. Thousands of acres are ruined yearly by the invasion, while rolling spraying and poisons fail to stop its advance. Scientists hope to find a commercial use to curb the plant.
Pugh's Iowa Letter lists Des Moines officers and directors of the Iowa State Traveling Men's Association. The group, with over 600,000 members nationwide, plans a boycott of high-priced hotels and urges travelers to favor reasonable rates to curb profiteering. The effort benefits its members and aims to drive down room and board charges.
The passage discusses political aims behind a plain inauguration, criticizes Washington hotelkeepers, and comments on racial migration from the South to the North and Canada. It notes protests against transportation rate hikes, farmer concerns over the Cummins ESH bill, and observations on Hindu workers in Canada amid changing political tides.
The Des Moines theatres say they could not donate to the Hoover fund for starving children. That night the Des Moines building’s cash was robbed of over $3,000 as robbers tapped the till on Sunday. The writer links public indifference to politics with broader national criticism of Wilson’s administration and hints at expectations for President Harding.
Fragmentary text shows an uncertain quotation with partial phrases and a person named C. C. Pugh, leaving readers unsure of context or event. The readable bits hint at a discussion or statement but no concrete action, date, or location is discernible.
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