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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
1
A campaign note urges voters to back leaders with proven loyalty and ability, warning against electing anyone with even a shadow of suspicion. The Arrowman claims Buena Vista county support for his run, while The Storm Lake Register comments on press exposure and political fire around Senator Van Alstine and other figures.
A political column defends Woodrow Wilson and the war effort, denounces critics, and urges unity. It praises democratic resolve, questions pessimism from Leslie M Shaw, and recalls a local voter precinct scene with key names and roles referenced.
The piece recalls a city commissioner once popular for integrity who lost support for not asserting authority at the council table. It notes a later federal clerk Ed Mason cleared of irregularities, praised by friends, and details proposals for a social disease bureau led by Dr. McLaughlin of Sioux City. It also comments on Coca Cola consumption, Camp Dodge’s permanence, and primary process flaws, ending with Uncle John Burroughs on teaching children to love nature.
A local coal dealer urges customers to stock up now to avoid a repeat of last year's shortage. The message warns that spare time next fall will be useless if coal is unavailable and emphasizes buying early to secure supply.
The piece discusses James T Grant praising skunks for controlling garden pests and a fox's habits. It quotes Uncle John Burroughs on red foxes and recalls a snowy Hudson Valley winter of 1916–17. Moisture influences plant and crop yields from Pennsylvania to the western plains.
The text argues the strongest ads reach families via the home weekly paper. It cites a top eastern ad designer who values fireside, personal, home-paper messaging and credits a small Illinois weekly with launching his career. He asserts no medium matches weekly rural papers for impact.
A year of memory dedicated to soldiers who died for liberty and the protection of a united nation. The speaker honors those fallen heroes and those abroad defending freedom, urging steadfast faith, sacrifice, and prayer for victory and enduring courage.
As troops crossed the Atlantic initial dread of enemy submarines faded with each transport arrival. The piece notes two leading agencies aiding safer troop passages and hints at further efforts to minimize losses to submarine attacks.
The passage argues that destroying tonnage and cars matters more than destroying troops and asserts a preference for letting Hindenburg handle troops. It portrays Germans and Americans as shifting responsibility, with both sides ready to defer to the other.
Iowa county board met May 22 1918 with four members present. Audit lists numerous county fund payments including postage, salaries, gravel work, supplies, and bounties. Road drainage and insane funds show various allowances. hearings on Long road Strauss Pfeffer continued to June 6. board votes to condemn land for gravel pit and adjourns May 28, 1918.
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