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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
4
The piece notes the town as the pioneer state beginning extension work in agriculture and home economies. It mentions an orator’s soap box and reassures not to worry about its passing while affirming the continued use of the box.
The article argues postmasters and postal employees face low pay and high living costs leading to resignations and crippled service. It criticizes endless committees while wages lag, calling for fair compensation equal to other workers to sustain mail delivery and public confidence.
A reflective piece highlights how focusing on life’s good aspects boosts happiness for individuals and neighbors. It notes unobtrusive acts of kindness lift others, countering gloom by choosing positivity and expecting the best in people and situations.
Rev. A. H. Bryan leads Sunday worship at 10 30 a m Bible School 11 45 Epworth League 7 00 p m Evening Service 8 00 p m Week day Prayer Meeting Thursday 8 00 p m Epworth League officers listed Children's Day cantata The Rainbow Fete or The National Flower Contest Sunday school session Epworth League lesson The Great Wrestling Match sermon The missionary meeting Friday afternoon W H M S birthday celebration planned
Dan ish Lutheran Church invites all to morning services at 10:30 a m Sunday School at 12 00 noon and Young People’s Meeting at 3 00 p m Pastor Rev H Berthelsen leads the services and all are welcome Also includes a short humorous column and a health advice excerpt stressing chewing food for better digestion.
Cora Richardsons in Rolfe offers ten percent off all trimmed hats Friday and Saturday. J M Bush shipped a carload of cattle to Chicago Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Bert Peterson of Rolfe visited J M Bush in Plover. The Miller and Orvin Miller families visited Havelock. A L Roberts builds a hog house north of Plover. Three livestock cars shipped from Plover Saturday. Theodore Kietzman traveled to Austin Minnesota last Thursday returning Saturday. C D Ferguson visited south of Manson Sunday. Garlock family returned from Webster City after visit with Hoyt. Chas Mueller arrived from Sioux City to visit his mother Mena Mueller. he is now a traveling salesman in Kansas. Rolfe and Plover players joined Mallard in a Sunday game. Mallard won 11 to 2. Plover Chautauqua begins Friday. organizers seek broad support. Mrs W D Heathman left for Des Moines for hospital, W D accompanying. Mrs Wm Myers, longtime area resident, passed away Sunday night from heart failure. Mrs M I Helvig and daughters Sylvia Nellie visit Wisconsin. A L and Clarence Roberts trip to Minnesota for pleasure. See Dollar Window at Richardson Millinery, Rolfe.
A reflective note suggests that a neighbor may be full of faults yet has not absorbed all of your own flaws. It emphasizes personal accountability and mutual human imperfection without blaming others entirely.
The readable fragments hint at stray text and broken quotes without clear context. No identifiable people places events or organizations can be confirmed from the available lines.
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