Community effort funds seven days of affordable Chautauqua
The piece praises a seven day Chautauqua bought by community effort for two dollars plus tax, offering sixteen speakers and twenty three entertainments at under ten cents each. It argues the event shows civic unity and questions punishment for wartime crimes while criticizing press bias. It notes Perkins law expansion and fruit growing prospects with St Regis raspberries, plus road surfacing debates and road funding questions for taxpayers.
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St. Regis
St Regis
Rolfe Grain & Milling Co Poultry Feed Ad
Rolfe Grain & Milling Co offers a special poultry feed claiming it promotes growth in chicks and egg production in hens. The copy notes local stockholders, tax payment, and reinvestment in Rolfe, Iowa improvements, urging readers to support a home business.
Water works inquiry and local sewer repairs noted
Town records show discussion of extending water mains to support sewer work. Officials urged faster installation, citing utility needs and local finances. The meeting also touched on grants, rates, and public remarks about water across dry and wet states.
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Sidmore & Spiker
Drayi
Harria
W. C. Shull
Thompson Bros
Rolfe de , Co
Community urges idle youths to take up farm work for free ads
An editorial offers free jobads to unemployed youths, suggesting they fill nearby farms with labor for two weeks. It argues farms in the region need workers to boost production, improve the community, and provide a respectable occupation. The piece frames hard work as a divine duty and a path to dignity.
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Grant
Prophecy warns of bleak career path and hard choices
The text foresees a ten year future where the subject struggles to find adequate work and risks turning to desperate means. It contrasts two paths with no barriers, urging a choice between continued hardship and a better route.
Middle class in overalls and the Winnipeg strike
A critical column argues that a generalized strike by all organized manual workers would cripple the country while the middle class could run essential services. It notes police action against rioters and suggests dentists walking out would harm plumbers with toothache.
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Winnipeg
City Council Minutes Record Regular Meeting Actions
Minutes of the regular meeting were read and approved. Bills were presented and allowed. Clare instructed to issue warrants for Mr D Weaver for gravel hauling at 184.92 dollars.
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Towa
Gonnellen Bovas
Bruce
Rogers
Clare
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