Made in Rolfe Arrow traces local roots and early editorials
The Rolfe Iowa weekly The Arrow founded in 1888 by J J Bruce and long run by J A Lighter family outlines its weekly publication, pricing through 1995, and features editor Marion Bruce. The issue includes community reflections on family, faith, and civic responsibility, with the paper urging involvement and moral discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Bruce
J. A. Lighter Family
Rolfe
Iowa
Marion Bruce
Local printing competition and shifts in the industry
Dyspeptic creed makers argue about health versus illness and broadening creeds as a shop compares printing costs. An aggressive broker offers Sears Roebuck stock while local publishers note rising volumes and modernization driving change in the town’s newspaper business.
What of Mexico What are we to do about Mexico
Opinion piece denounces Mexican chaos and violence harming American interests. It argues patience has worn thin as daily damage and insults escalate along the border, calling for a decisive solution to protect Americans and territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Brroco
Axil Vary
Mexico
Andias
Thrawihe
Aittle
What a dollar will do for your local paper value
A nostalgic plea outlines monthly year savings and asks what a dollar buys from the paper. It promises to deliver town news, public notices, births and deaths, market data, real estate transfers, church and society activity, and community updates year round, emphasizing neighborly connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oa Sineie Dolar
Weil
Cis
Adollan Louche Ryan
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