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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
2
The passage compares two farms with differing fortunes. One farm bought livestock, raised crops, sold barley, and spent over $600 on mill feeds, while another had poorer stock and crops with thirty six acres in pasture. It ends with optimistic new year greetings to citizens and a playful line about secrecy of a bridal pair.
Lieutenant Hector MacQuarrie recounts a Philadelphia hotel mint julep episode that left him dizzy and disoriented. He recalls a vivid sensation of drifting, foreign voices, and a wheelbarrow vision before catching his train. He warns foreigners to avoid mint juleps as extremely potent after meals.
In Algeria natives hold spirits for many acts including clothing disposal and fish bone rites to ensure luck and supply. A newborn father suspends iron work for 20 days, a baby’s death ends with no burial, and the departed and canine spirits inhabit a riverside hillside in a described ritual within the Southern Workman account.
A Syracuse Journal excerpt satirizes Popular Astronomy suggesting some scientists fear the sun may explode. It notes the sun’s apparent contraction by 93 million miles on each side, leaving 186 million miles less space in its core. The piece likens crowded solar space to a three-room apartment during summer visits.
A three year old spends mornings outdoors alone and speaks of feeding a squirrel. He insists the creature is not an inside bird, calling it a separate species in a playful remark.
John Harvey Stacks a third class fireman of the United States Navy is commended for courage shown during a fire on a patrol boat. He attached a line to himself and went down the port ventilator with a fire hose to quench the flames as smoke and steam filled the vent. Stacks enlisted August 15 1916 at Dallas Texas.
Prof William Lyon Phelps argues modern youth show great endurance yet need moral stamina. He compares today’s soldiers to 1776 heroes and urges public schools to teach politeness and respect for others alongside military obedience.
Experiments in French factories yield a cement from beet sugar refining scum rich in carbonate of lime. From 70 000 tons of beets, about 4 000 tons of carbonate can be recovered, mixed with 1 100 tons of clay, dried in rotary ovens, and used akin to Portland cement.
An auto load of Dunkards stopped before O. O. Fraze’s undertaking shop in Winchester. The motor was knocking but still running. The Dunkard asked to have it locked and checked, but the undertaker quipped that if the engine isn’t dead, a repair isn’t in his line and sent them to the nearby garage.
The speaker notes Wordsworth's choice to climb the mountains despite a violent storm. He explained that abandoning a plan to avoid slight discomfort harms character, illustrating disciplined effort as a habit.
Mexico anticipates a large cotton crop with the Laguna district in Coahuila and Durango three times larger than last year. Last year's output exceeded half a million bales valued at about ten million dollars. All production was consumed domestically in Mexican factories with none exported.
Laurens Sun reports Don Hardy planted fifteen acres of corn after worms damaged last spring crop. He chose a new approach to replant and improve yields despite early set back.
The White Elephant party on Christmas Eve featured a gift exchange with donated items and an indoor track event for the youths. Santa distributed presents from the tree after recitations and music, and offerings for Near East Relief totaled over 60 dollars.
The article suggests growing government bans could curb matrimony and potentially boost marriage prospects. It notes even four legged wolves cross the Mexican border raiding American stock. The writer declines to blame Carranza for these events.
H. W. Waters of Kanang City, a noted midwest agriculture expert and former head of Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan, is the sole farmer representative at President Wilson's new industrial round table after the previous group failed to reach agreements.
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