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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
6
Dalys background as a dirt farmer and columnist marks him as a practical speaker for the Rolfe chautauqua program on agriculture. He combines farming experience with informed commentary, delivering thoughtful, engaging talks for both rural and urban audiences.
Bill spoke before Ad clubs Chambers of Commerce and major press groups leaving listeners with thought provoking messages. The first afternoon program this summer is highlighted as one of the week's best, promising quality for the audience who attend.
The piece questions whether American histories favored Britain or Germany, noting wartime shifts and current pro British accusations. It critiques journalists for sensationalism, asks who profits from such debates, and challenges readers to demand fair patriotic writing.
The speaker compares maintaining a car battery to building a place in the world. He argues that one must invest more into the world than it takes out, acknowledging inevitable leakage and the need for ongoing effort to break even.
Clarence Roberts, youth from Garson North Dakota, built a small biplane using a second hand Ford engine. He rose about eight feet before a rough landing broke a wing. He plans further work and aims to fly again after repairs.
Quick tomato peeling by roasting on flame with a fork. Use dry flour on tinware for cheap cleaning. Sandpaper removes stubborn cooking stains. Rub perfume stains promptly from white kid gloves. Salt and soda help bee stings and spider bites with a damp cloth. Pin corks of poison bottles to teach children not to touch. Put an apple in cake boxes to keep cake moist. Sugar in water helps cut flowers last longer. Put gloves on before cleaning to prevent shrinking. Alum fixes broken glass cracks.
Article traces Eleanor Boardman from a pool of about two thousand girls chosen for a film role to rapid advancement. It notes her first small part pleased a leading producer who then gave her more significant roles culminating in her current stardom.
The article traces Effie to Euphemia, noting origins from martyr legends and its spread across regions. It mentions Variations Jevfimija Jemna Bema and Scottish adoption as Effie, with connections to Sir Walter Scott and Italian French adoption via Santa Eufemia. Topaz as Effie’s stone, Tuesday as lucky day, chrysanthemum as flower.
A collection of gag lines and brief exchanges from the Lush Herald noting jokes about hats and brains, a banana peel mishap, courting etiquette with names, contest delays for births and deaths, after dinner speakers, bees and honey, hot frankfurts, and a pun on changing tires.
In a clipped exchange Mrs Purdy remarks that doctors favor using Orange Blossoms for an aesthetic. Her partner retorts with a pointed line about their marriage being unconscious.
A short dialogue scene shows a man by a graveyard asking if the dead could rise, and a woman reluctantly admitting she wishes one would. The exchange blends humor with eerie undercurrents in a minimal, period-adjacent tone.
A reflective line notes wealth may come slowly, with rich kin facing delays in passing on fortunes. the adage suggests prudent timing and patience in accumulating wealth.
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