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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
7
The notice thanks customers for help with a major sale and invites remaining odds and ends at bargain prices. It asks readers to remember the store and mentions continuing efforts to keep the business in shape for future opportunities.
Local items include a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Worth Nannamaker south of town, several visits and travels by residents, and progress on the Sabine bungalow foundation. Community notes mention farming observations, home canning efforts, street work on Oak street, and upcoming fairs and races with dates set for late summer.
The Rolfe area lists many sons entering or already in service to help “make the world safe for democracy.” Entries include Lieut. D. C. Kent in Canada’s overseas contingent, Lonie Hartman as a regular army officer, Wayne Coffin in the band, Ralph Hoover in ambulance corps, Ben Hall in the M G, Verne Miller in aviation, students at Fort Snelling, Paul Graham and Eugene Lighter in marines, Cal Bonner at sea, and others in medical, infantry, navy, and national guard units across Fort Dodge, Port Royal, Fort Shafter, and overseas theaters.
For Sale Eiconomy separator medium size 4 OD Sanford phone 389 Rolfe Tow a 14 21 For Sale Two registered Angus bull 1 yearling 12 year old F P DeVAUL Sec 38 Powhatan Two Found at chautauqua tent two H rings of beads Owners can claim by calling this office and paying for this notice Lost Yale key No 4052 one M and St L depot and Clifford office Finder please leave at Arrow for reward Taken Up Bay horse and grey mare colt Owner may claim by proving ownership and paying for advertising and are due to my place Thursday July Eth of X Bendixen 346 Rolte 6 miles northwest o
Central Minnesota promotes diversified farming including stock raising dairying small grains corn and vegetables. The County Real Estate Co. in Sauk Rapids Minnesota advertises low prices and easy terms with lands available in northern areas and ready sites to suit buyer needs.
Harvard astronomer William H. Pickering calculates tropical Jumatecan firefly brightness by comparing its flight glow to Canopus and Orienis. He places zero magnitude at 526 meters per candle power, estimating the first magnitude firefly at 0.044 candle power, with about 50 percent uncertainty.
A fragmented note discusses a cactus as a heart stimulant with unclear context. The brief text hints at quirky or misread ideas about plants and medical use, but provides no concrete actions, dates, or sources.
A rugged discussion notes that a caetus plant holds a potent heart stimulant in its leaves, yet affects animals differently from humans. The plant, once deemed useless, now appears valuable for medicine and fodder after researchers observed its surprising properties and selective action on test subjects.
Informal census reports 2,201 people in Japan with more than 250000 dollars, up from prior figures. Wealthy individuals are increasingly concentrated in urban areas with 27 percent in Tokyo and 17 percent in Osaka, including landowners, directors, and factory owners among the ranks.
To ease trench warfare stress Nolie Then born to poetry Ore tain compiled his favorite poems into a collection. The anthology aims to comfort troops by offering familiar verses amid harsh conditions.
A compact pocket volume composed of loose leaves sewn together includes Kubla Khan Comus Keats odes The Eye of St Agnes Shelley's Alastor Henley London Voluntaries and selections from nineteenth century sonnets edited by William Sharp plus poems by Francis Thompson New Republic.
An eminent authority notes fear and nervous apprehension contribute to disease spread. Terror prompts radical changes in secretions and nerve cells, and while not the direct cause, fear weakens resistance, enabling infection by prevailing illnesses. Excessive quager is said to infuse a toxic element into secretions.
A sharp exhortation mixes admonition with reassurance as readers are urged to heed a spiritual path without relentless pursuit. The message emphasizes personal responsibility and divine guidance over forceful correction.
For scours in horses, feed oats with one ninth part wheat bran by weight. Give one and a fifth pounds of this mix per hundred pounds of body weight daily. Provide one pound of hay per hundred pounds. Let him run out when idle or fine weather. Muzzle between meals and ensure salt access. Provide fresh water before meals and have a veterinarian attend to teeth. Feed a hard-pea mix or cobblestones in a large box.
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