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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
6
An old health advice piece urges daily internal cleansing. It claims hot water with limestone phosphate cleanses the bowels and poisons, preventing headaches colds biliousness constipation and stomach sourness. It promotes inside bathing over external washing as the skin pores differ in impurity absorption.
The Pikertown Union S S notes a Bible study and singing session at the schoolhouse led by Miss Myrtle Johnson. Local speakers include H C Ward of Spencer who spoke to youths on Sunday, plus a lodge discussion labeled a success with Andrew and Elmer Simonson supporting the affirmative and Ward, Ferguson, and W P Wheeler presenting the lodge side. Visitors Howard Wheeler, M A Foster, P R Henderson, and C f H Cornwell attended. others participated in the lodge discussion and papers were lengthy.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for its reputation and long use by many, noting it relieves cold symptoms, aids nature, contains no narcotics, and costs a quarter. Sold by Wiewer Drug Co.
A cheerful symposium of soups offers recipes for Safely Soup Oyster Plant Almond and Celery Soup Artichoke Soup and a nourishing puree from dried peas beans or lentils. Each method details ingredients cooking steps and finishing touches for a comforting hot dish.
A 1920s style table setting article suggests a yellow and white winter table theme using fluffed chrysanthemums and fern. It offers a multi course menu with fruit cocktails, soups, roast poultry, mock crab, a salad with Roquefort cheese, and desserts of vanilla ice cream or orange sauce, all echoing a pale color scheme.
Scotty Allan the Eskimo dog driver arrives from France in Montreal on his way to California with 440 Alaskan and Labrador dogs to support dog racing back home. He recalls shipping 400 dogs to the firing line and notes four hundred forty dogs were loaded for the voyage from Nome to Quebec. He won three firsts three seconds and two thirds in major races and valued the war pack at about 100 dollars per dog with allies admiring the team in Paris.
Havelock social notes list visitors and callers from Plover Rolfe and Webb Iowa including Mr and Mrs John Bush, Dr F K Heathman, Miss Iva Conrow, Mrs Jack McCarville, and Mrs Squire Heathman. An Odd Fellows and Rebekahs installation at Plover is noted along with an oyster supper. An advertisement touts Chamberlains Tablets as helping Mrs R G Neff’s health.
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