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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
6
A speaker riffs on the cattle business comparing stock on Wall Street to ranch life. He jokes that mortgages on a steer would weigh him down, while minor items like a pair of horn rim glasses or a calf fetch more than the animal itself. The quip ends with the claim that the only sure way to be in cattle is with a picture of one.
A collage of quips and verse sketches from a 1920s humor page. Jokes touch on feuds with doctors and dentists, clever wordplay, and city anecdotes set against New York street life with a dab of Prohibition era satire and light social punchlines.
A school note recounts Abraham Lincoln’s early life in Hodgenville Kentucky and Indiana, his schooling, marriages, legal career, political rise with the Whig and then Republican parties, key stances on slavery and the Mexican War, and his death after the Civil War. The narrative highlights his humble origins, persistence, and skill in reading public opinion.
The clipped text cites a May 4 1865 burial and a public remark on Lincoln era impact. a probate of will in District Court No 1437 Iowa is mentioned alongside reflective quotes about fame and greatness attributed to Tilda Munson and public perception.
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