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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
1
The obituary presents John Barleycorn, born in Hell thousands of years ago, as among Satan’s first children and his favored pupil in brewing malting and distilling. It frames his life as a metaphorical sermon drawn from Rev 20:10 and depicts his training in hellish industries.
Friday shows WM. S. Hart two reel feature and On the Ilonzo war picture with scenic Hal y Ten and Twenty Cents. Saturday offers The Grip of Love a three reel western and a two reel comedy Ten and Fifteen Cents. Wednesday presents Jack Pickford in Tom Sawyer a comedy drama. Thursday returns Hart in The Tiger Man with praise for his acting. Ten and Twenty Cents.
A moralistic portrait portrays John Barleycorn as the source of crime and social decay. The text claims he dominates politics, religion, and economies, funding governments while crumbling communities. A jury of states convicts him, sentencing him to death and imprisonment ending in a hellish fate.
A historical tirade decries alcohol as a poison harming society during wartime shortages. The speaker accuses John Barleycorn of hoarding fuel and food, ruining lives, and causing suffering, vowing moral judgment and hellish punishment in vivid, hyperbolic terms.
An inquiring correspondent cites a tale from Gil Blas to define a war profiteer as someone whose soul lies in a purse. The piece notes a leather pouch containing a hundred ducats beneath a stone and warns profiteers turn government needs into private gain.
Two women discuss gas payment methods after a mothers meeting. Mrs Brown worries about paying 35 for gas while Mrs Green suggests the nickel in the slot meter. One argues paying per nickel may be cheaper yet relies on neighbors to help when gas runs low.
A fragment reports a North Alabama street man recounting that Mrs B asked about someone. The wife asks how she was dressed, but the man replies he cannot say, noting OEene wasn't enough goods for sample.
The excerpt presents garbled speech about helping on a farm with unclear speakers Ratmer Corntossel and Smoshety, making the exact meaning hard to parse. It appears to be a damaged line from a column or dialogue titled The Proper Spirit.
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