14 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
1
A county paper faced mixed mail from patrons over subscriptions. An envelope and signed check arrived as payment, while another missive mocked the paper. The writer urged caution with sensitive statements, noting such reactions are a business reality in the country.
The writer argues against strict Sunday enforcement, citing a man who rents land and gardens on Sundays to feed his family and pay a mortgage. He questions fairness when affluent motorists keep garages open, and condemns barbarous wartime rhetoric while urging restraint and humane conduct amid looming conflict.
The Gwent Welsh Male Singers manager Mr. Dewi Michael survived the Lusitania sinking after three quarters of an hour in water and six hours in an open boat. The chorus reassembled later and has toured the United States and Canada since 1915.
At Rolfe Chautauqua in July 1917 speakers urge fighting for liberties, denounce conscientious scruples as unpatriotic, and defend loyalty to the United States. The piece urges buying Liberty Bonds, notes Sunday baseball rulings, and mocks Russian leadership while calling for unity and charity amid war.
A civic statement urges citizens to guard against hatred toward strangers with foreign blood during wartime. It warns that revenge thoughts may grow after the war begins and warns of the personal losses ahead when conflict claims sons, husbands, or brothers.
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