Rolfe Local Items Include Hospital Stay and Visitors
Clarence Watson recuperates in Webster City hospital after an appendectomy. W B Jolliffe of Chicago visits at the home of his brother Clark G Jolliffe. Mrs Jolliffe and the children have been in the area for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Watson
Webster City
W. B. Jolliffe
Chicago
Clark G. Jolliffe
Pocahontas County
Kathleen Barnes
Elizabeth King
University of Minnesota
F. King
Elizabeth Duroe
St. Paul
I. King
George D
Leslie Struthers
KE. J. Hart
Eagle Grove
John Hart
Rolfe Community News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Local residents host visitors from Des Moines and Minnesota with stories of fishing trips. A summer sale on Straw Hats and Summer Suits runs at Petersons Clothes Shop, and the Excelsior Society plans a welcome home event at the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pi ‘Grant
B. C. ‘Rudolfson
Fort Dodge
J.B. Julius
Forrest Grant
Watson Beam
Rolfe
W. Co. Merckens
Des Moines
J. R. McIntire
Minnesota
Latola Kingsbury
Kasson
Minn
Mary Francis McIntire
Petersons
Excelsior Society
Presbyterian
C. A. Grant
Robert Bruce
Maggie Lennon
West Bend
West Bend Last Thursday To See the Grotto Park. Father Dobberstein
Ming Tombs Near Nanking and Giant Stone Statues
The Ming tombs lie near Nanking China and are reached by a road flanked with colossal carved stone figures depicting kings. The Mongol sopposed conquests followed by eventual Chinese Ming restoration mark centuries of dynastic change ending in 1912. A fence protects the statues to keep common people from touching them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Genghis Khan
Asia
Russia
Hungary
Egypt
Blind Spots in Thunder and Lightning Across Cultures
A National Geographic bulletin notes regions and peoples have blind spots to storm phenomena. It explains thunder frequency drops northward toward the Arctic and cites Katmai eruption in 1912 where locals feared lightning more than ash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Arctic
Antarctic
Katmai
Alaskan
Luminous Paint Formulation and Glow Agents
The luminous paint recipe uses strontium carbonate and sulfur with small amounts of potassium and sodium chloride and manganese chloride. The mixture is heated for about an hour at roughly 2,872 degrees Fahrenheit and then blended with noilseed oil.
The Changes of Time Ad Prompts Prompting Bets
A column notes quips about unpredictable events and a sharp line about hiring a former incompetent employee who married the boss’s daughter. The piece hints at reading ads for favorable chances.
Witty Quotes on Tongues and Trouble in Early Editorials
A collection of quips on speech, wealth, age, and politics. It notes hot air dealers avoid bankruptcy, warns against unruly tongues, and mentions a New Jersey suit where a heart balm case yielded $25. It also hints at Japanese deportation discussions without public fear.
School District Budget Estimate for Rolfe Iowa Meeting
The Rolfe Independent School District board in Clinton Township Pocahontas County Iowa schedules a public hearing August 4 1924 at 8 00 p m at First National Bank on the budget for 1925 shows General fund expenditures 380000 and income 3900 with taxes raised 20000. School House fund shows 4223 expenditure and 4200 income. Total proposed expenditures 84223 with receipts 3900 and taxes 24200. Secretary J H Brinkman notes figures and past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent School District
Rolfe
Clinton Township
Pocahontas County
Iowa
First National Bank
J. H. Brinkman
Grade Crossings Toll on People and Freight
Fragmentary text mentions grade crossings and tolls affecting people and goods. lacks clear details on location or figures.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arrow
M.A. Billings
American Beauty
Thompson Bros
Mallard
Z. T. Carroll
Henke Studio
Armstrong
Town
Herford
Aliso
Tel. Fonda
P. F. Weidauer
Pomeroy
H. M. Schreiber
EE. HE
H. D. Brinkman
Arthur Tevieson
Cable-Nelson Piano Co
Rand-McNally
Manhattan
Tott
Strathman Studio
Pocahontas
P. P. Kaiser
Kirkman
Wesley. Reid
Anna Kaiser
Rose Nelson
Woodville
Wis
Louise Nemecek
Louis Nemecek
Trinity Luther League
T. O. Thorson
Rolfe Golf Club
Ringling Bros. Circus
Ft. Dodge
Mary Dowling
Mrs. &. J. Hart
Bessie Gay Patterson
Bess Burgess
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Midora
Solomon
Angel
New York
Panama
Richard O. Marsh
San Blas
Civilization
Calvin Coolidge, Jr
Washington
New Jersey
United States
Petersons’ Clothes Shop
Hancher Corner
Rolfe Telephone Corporation
W. H. Daubendiek
the State Savings Bank
W.S. McEwen
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
D. D. McEwen
Rolfe, Iowa
J. B. Kent
W. S. McEwen
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