This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
4
125 yards of carpet from the Knights of Pythias order in fair condition offered for sale. Inquire Ward Forengon at 44-21. CHAS B JOHNSON offers painting and paper hanging services and can be reached by phone No 91.
Notice to Contractors announces recalculation of proposals for building a school house in Roosevelt township Pocahontas County. Plans and specs available at the undersigned residence until 1 pm March 28 1915. Contract awarded to the town's most responsible bidder. Dated February 16 1916.
A notice states the Bruce-Smith Company general merchants partnership in Rolfe Iowa is dissolved by mutual consent. The business continues as Smith Brothers at the same location with debts and accounts to be paid to Smith Brothers. Dated Rolfe January 9 1916.
Daily big day events slated for March 8 and 6 at the Bank of Ware in Ware IA. Social notices report a February 24 wedding at Gilmore City for Robert Wiegert and Misa Beneke from prominent German families.
Tri Corps Society presents a February 26 program honoring Longfellow with readings on Longfellow the Man and the Poet and a debate on mandatory military drill in high schools. Performers include Laura Everett Longfellow Ione Gadd Marion Sharp Lois Lighter Alma Olerich Sadie Wolf Cecil Cumming Conrad Majorowicz Murrill Carroll Chester Harris Wallace Pritchard Grant Johnson and Miss Cassady. Also reported is a Glee Club gathering hosted by Miss Cassady with games and luncheon, plus a found items notice for keys and a knife available at Arrow Office for the owner.
The family thanks friends for assistance during the mother's illness and for comforting words at the funeral. They praise those who helped with services by song or word and gifts of florals, naming Mesdames M. C. Ransom and G. W. Horton plus John and A. George Hewlett among the contributors.
The piece muses on escalating conflict and social tensions as nations look to America for food exports. It questions national readiness to claim a share of a coming “rich harvest” while noting rising flag patriotism and a curious nod to Russia’s possible seizure of the Turkish capital.
The Army and Navy Journal hints that Japan is asserting itself, calling it as evident. A church crowded to the doors last Sunday left many attendees turned away, a surprising announcement in the account.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.