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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
2
A jumble of classified style notes includes Boy Scouts poster copy for Boys Life subscription, fire insurance reminder, and various sale notices. Items list horses, pure bred sows, potted roses, a three to five bedroom rental, and a gravel road project with county engineer contact details.
The 1 0 0 F and Rebekah orders announce a banquet at the hall on Tuesday evening March 2. All members are invited to attend and bring a guest.
Preston Moony, a 14 year old Fremont Indiana boy, is named champion corn grower in an elite class and has set a state record for corn yield across big and small varieties. He achieved top outputs in the 1919 championship, surpassing prior marks with his techniques in fertilizer use and field management.
Advertisement claims catarrh is a local disease worsened by constitution and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures it by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It touts herbal tonics and blood purifiers as the key ingredients and mentions testimonials and free literature from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Lacile Meech visits aunt in Gilmore City. Cooks relocate from California with son Howard back home. Pattee buys home. they may stay at Mrs. Hancher’s. Rolfe hears of a ten pound birth at Alta. Otis Cook buys Sunset Hill lots. Jordan and Nielsen families depart for Minnesota. Pages note baptisms, sales, and local comings and goings including Scouting, business moves, and a Rose of Rolfe club event.
Mrs. John Gombore teaches seventh and eighth grades during the regular teachers' absence. Miss Agnes Larson travels from Des Moines for a short return visit with family, with light remark on beauty tied to drug store variety.
Christine Margaret Buck born in Haderslev Denmark July 28 1828 died Feb 16 1920 in Rolfe Iowa aged 91 years 7 months 19 days. She married Hans A Lind in 1856 in Denmark and survived by one son Niels A Lind and three daughters Mrs Claudina Johnson Mrs Anton Williams and Mrs C McMahon plus sixteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Funeral at Rolfe Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev J F Lester. She was a member of the Old Settlers Association.
Notice to qualified electors of the Consolida Independent School District of Des Moines Township Pocahontas Iowa. Annual meeting to be held at the school house southwest corner of section fifteen on the second Monday in March 1920 from 1 pm to 6 pm. A director seat with three year term to succeed B J Lehnus and one for three years to succeed Arthur.
Short classified style notice listing property and automobile offerings from W C Kennedy and Son Rolfe in Iowa. Includes contact numbers 101 and 176 and indicates a general dealer or agency page with multiple listings.
Milo Ives bought a carload of hollow blocks for a new barn and better buildings. The notice urges planning now before materials run short, offering cement walks and building supplies from J. and W. C. Shull of Minneapolis. Andy Readon leaves Friday for a weekend in St Paul. Our Boys refrain and farm tips wrap the piece with humor and practical advice.
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