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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
4
A humorous guide to candy sharing in social visits. It outlines who eats first, how passes occur, and etiquette for accepting or declining sweets. The piece notes that a generous donor may imply romance and warns girls not to hint for candy while suggesting expressing thanks after a giver calls.
Pietro recounts several sleepless nights caused by restless walking. He seeks medical help after a friend suggests the issue may be sleepwalking. A con man gives a small remedy box and three dollars, then vanishes on vacation with the money, leaving Pietro unsure if he is clever or fooled.
A rhythmic sketch of chestnut gathering in frosty fields. The speaker heads out with a basket to collect the two-toned harvest as crickets sing and chestnuts rain down, signaling hearty seasonal bounty and practical warmth for winter.
Chestnut use spans soup to confection across the United States though not grown everywhere. Directions cover shell removal, butter pan or oven methods, creamed chestnut soup with onion and cream, chestnuts on casserole with stock, chestnut puree balls fried or served in soup, and sugared chestnuts with orange syrup as garnish. Copyright 1921 Wer.
The text presents a fragment where Mrs North and Mrs West discuss their husbands as Joan jokes about a funny man. A new outfit and hat are mentioned with plans for four o'clock while John goes to the golf links. The passage appears as a stray quote from the Kansas City Star.
By Jessie Roberts, the piece argues women play key roles in American commerce, noting women on city chambers boards and national groups in New York and Chicago. It highlights international representation, calls for female affiliates in trade bodies, and cites England’s London University offering equal access to commerce studies for women, predicting active female participation in business.
The poem speaks to humanity as a collective journey where You and I and They form We. It emphasizes shared effort, mutual aid, and solidarity as essential to all humans, noting that no one can walk alone and every action affects others in the communal ascent.
A landlord defends allowing pet animals in the building while noting children are not permitted, arguing children may worry the pets despite tenants’ approval of pets as valuable. The exchange highlights tensions between pet policies and family living.
The text notes ancient Rome tablets called Acta Diurna as precursors to newspapers and mentions early papers like the Peking News of the Capitol and the Frankfurter Journal of 1615. It also asks about porch rot and suggests preserving wood with proper treatment to extend life cost effectively.
The text muses on sleep as a gentle veil over troubles and distress. Dreams offer solace as waking life and harsh realities fade, implying sleep's comforting escape from pain.
Rolfe high school defeats Plover 33-28 after a tight second half surge. Referee misread the score at halftime. official tally confirms Rolfe 33 Plover 28. Other items note a vaccination clinic in Pocahontas and upcoming boxing tournament in Plover with Dance-Wednesday events.
The local Masons installed new officers led by S. T. Grove. Roles include W. M. Robert MeEwen, S. W. Orin D. N. Miller, J. W. Chas. E. Watts, Secretary L. S. Garlock, Treasurer A. McEwen, Ss. D. C. B. Miller, J. D. G. A. Everson, S&S. S-W. J. Dunn, J. 5. L. W. Hahn, Tyler B. W. Lathrop.
The Des Moines Register offers current market news printed the same morning. Price reduced to five dollars yearly. For samples or a local representative H. S. Thomas, phones 146 and 1230, ready to assist anytime.
The Powhatan Township Farm Bureau held its first monthly meeting at the Plover school house on Saturday evening January 14. The program was delivered in full with all numbers classed A-1. The main event, a debate on burning corn, drew strong interest with a 3 to 2 verdict for the affirmative. Director Tom Simonson appointed a program committee for the February 11 meeting.
A long ornate poem describes a weary poet who gains a hearing after a lifetime of neglect. He recalls childhood woods and river paths, sings a personal song, and meets a glowing mistress who crowns him with a kiss as the audience cheers.
The article traces the word poltroon to a medieval practice of self mutilation to dodge military service. It cites Archbishop Trench noting a right thumb removal used to dodge bows and war duties, and explains how “poltroon” evolved from the Latin phrase poltice truens meaning deprived of his thumb.
A brief note describes a husband blessing the day of his marriage and his wife contributing as the meal provider, illustrating traditional domestic duties within the union.
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