Prohibition Costs and Banking Views Stir Iowa Reflections
The writer surveys prohibition enforcement costs and prison outcomes, critiques banker depositor guarantees, and questions farm lender liability. He praises Judge Landis for cleaning up baseball and cites Kellogg and China tensions while noting Caswell’s Boston talks on newspaper organization. He laments urban wealth concentration despite Montgomery Ward profits.
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Landis
Intendoes
Judge Landis
Spending at Home In Rolfe Mirrors Reincarnation Doctrine
The piece argues that buying honest merchandise in Rolfe is an investment likely to return value to the spender, while spending on dispersed goods yields uncertain returns, comparing the home‑buying ethos to reincarnation.
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Frank L. Smith
U. S
Illinois
Senate
Smith
Rolfe
Rolfe Citizens Shareholder in Destiny and Progress
The article argues that every Rolfe resident is a stakeholder in the town's future. It states that regardless of occupation, individual actions contribute to community welfare and moral progress, emphasizing personal responsibility and cooperative effort to drive progress.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Dollar
Rolfe
Pay-Your-Bills Week Sparks Local Debate in Rolfe
Community residents discuss recurring Pay-Your-Bills Week events in Rolfe, seeking to curb repeated advisories and keep the town on the map amid ongoing financial outreach. Local officials weigh how often notices should appear and who bears cost.
Notes on short February and youth lessons in town games
Fragmentary musings describe February as a short month and propose taking lessons from youth. Mentions of marbles, a small group of three, and a darts term hint at local games and social exchanges in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slim
Davidson
Cold Night Plea Stirring Child and Angel Bargain
A motorist arraigned in a New York court for speeding offers a flighty defense blaming a hurting car and imminent rain. The tale contrasts a child seeking warmth with a mother’s comforting reply about an angel and a water bottle.
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Indep
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Nebraska
Hell
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Charlie
Iowa
University of Wisconsin
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Rolfe, Iowa
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Des Moines
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the State Savings Bank
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Robert Bruce
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
J. B. Kent
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