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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1923
Page
4
The piece argues time is wasted unless used wisely and that successful people save idle hours to boost business. Advances like steamships and railroads cut travel time, enabling three weeks saved between London and New York to become productive gains and potential success for an industrious person.
A guidance piece explains that don’t is a contraction of do not and should not join third person subjects. It notes correct forms for you and plural nouns, with examples like he does not and one swallow doesn’t make a spring.
Poem advises resilience in adversity with the refrain grit your teeth and hustle out and you’ll win without doubt. Encourages steady effort over despair and cites the tortoise and hare fable as motivation. Written by Will A. Maupin.
Poetic reminiscence by Edgar Gueat reflecting on historic cooking via wood fires and the shift to modern gas ranges. The piece contrasts old dinners, pies, and cakes prepared by mother with the present era of standardized kitchens and new appliances.
A 1922 Western Newspaper Union piece outlines sustaining breakfast options from toast and eggs to bananas and apples. It notes fruit varieties by season and suggests ways to prepare bananas, baked apples, and mixed fruit dishes, plus quick breads and cereals for a varied morning meal.
In McClure Newspaper Syndicate pieces a reflective autumn meditation urges thrift and effort as seasons change. A comical animal tale follows Fox and Possum. Possum narrates a perilous night escape from dogs, a hunter and a tree limb, ending with a boast about being “scareful-est.”
A vintage guide explains how illness signs appear on the line of life in palmistry. It covers hereditary markers as islands, incipient or fatal threats shown by breaks, and recovery or preservation symbols like bars across breaks and squares marking serious sickness recovery.
It is announced that Winged Foot Golf Club at Mamaroneck may install a radio system with receiving stations on each tee so golfers can be paged anywhere on the links. A player who misses a putt will not have his remarks recorded on the radio waves.
The essay argues human dissatisfaction with work leads to unhappiness and missed success. It notes both men and women covet others tasks, sparking domestic tension and even divorce. A wife’s oratorical tale shows a complacent husband revealing unnoticed daily tasks.
A writer urges salesmen to remember client names, noting the hurt when a name is forgotten. If unsure, ask to confirm politely and later associate the name with a defining feature. He compares it to a detective who ties a name to a distinctive trait, stressing habit and attention as paths to success.
Ma suggests calling Doctor Jones as Wreddy suffers severe head pain. Pa recalls similar episodes but notes it never occurs on a day when he is free from school, highlighting concern over frequent incidents.
A terse prompt asks if any antiques were brought home from abroad and mentions a single aristocratic husband in a brief, fragmentary line. The text reads as a clipped conversational fragment rather than a full report.
Report from Des Moines notes Ford Motor company displays attract hundreds of visitors. Lincoln exhibit showcases refined finishes and new body design while Ford open and enclosed models receive praise for upholstery, wind shield angle, regulators and overall performance. Early spring sales appear strong with January totaling 100,118, over the tenth straight month above 100,000. Buyers are urged to order now to secure delivery.
Charley Bowen and L Thompson visited area businesses. Plover boys basketball beat Mallard 29 15 and Goldfield 26 24 before losing 28 38 to Fort Dodge. Coach Ray McKim covered Esther LeValley visiting Sheffield. record praises the team and future prospects. Mrs Lowry dies at Earl Hudson home March 7. New wallpaper offered at local drug store.
The Powhatan Farm Bureau schedule for Saturday evening in Plover includes music by Arlene Grove and Mr Firkins with violin solos plus songs by Phillis Heathman and a Farm Bureau talk. Reading is by Miss McGovern and band music closes the program.
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