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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
3
A Maine forest rescue near Daisy Dam ends with a lineman cutting slack wire from a bull moose tangled around horns and neck. The creature, a large bull, circles trees as the rescuer works, finally dislodging the wire and letting the animal stagger away.
Historic notes place Aldeburgh, Woodbridge and Soullivold among Tudor and early Stuart shipyards. Records show Aldeburgh owning 24 fishing vessels in 1590 and 13 ships valued at £6,800 between 1625 and 1627, with some captured by Dunkirk privateers.
Footnote in History of the County of Suffolk chapter on Maritime History notes a Mayflower among 13 ships, suggesting this could be the Pilgrims' vessel. The reference appears in the Christian Science Monitor summary of the historical text.
Berlin claims to have created an ersatz rubber that rivals vegetable rubber in essential qualities and costs about two thirds as much. It is entirely a chemical compound and could be used for tires and all rubber goods. Reports cited are unverified and Germany has not disclosed scalable production or market availability.
National Geographic quotes John A. Kingman proposing Capri as an Imperial wireless station of Ancient Rome. He argues ancients signaled by beacon fires smoke pigeons flags and shouted messages between sentinels over long distances.
Four year old Mary confesses a Sunday school song ended up as a misheard tune. She recalls liking a line about turning lights on in a basement, but the real hymn title was Let the Lower Lights Burn Brightly. Uncle Ted is surprised by the mix up.
Production of gasoline reached 1,026,445,000 gallons in the first quarter, up from 898,535,500 a year earlier. Consumption climbed about 80 percent, while exports grew roughly 12 percent, according to the Travel and Transport Bureau.
The note urges patrons and contributors to submit copy by Tuesday noon, discouraging late or extra Wednesday and Thursday submissions. It warns that non cooperation may lead to rejection of their copy and asks readers to help by sending material promptly.
An Ann Arbor man keeps a piece of beef cooked in 1805 as a family heirloom. Sergeant Joseph Hobbins of the British Royal Marines saved the meat after an ax attack by a French cook on a captured vessel at Trafalgar. He is the great great grandfather of Lieut. Col. Edward B. Manwaring of the U.S. Marine Corps.
A principal asks for the meaning of alter ego and a pupil, usually accurate in recitations, answers with the phrase the other I. The student fills a sentence by saying he winked his other eye.
Local residents from Rolfe and nearby towns attend visits and held social events. A hard times dance at Twilight Theatre features Laurens Orchestra with prizes for best costumes. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society gathers March 11. Several residents travel to Clarion Pocahontas Humboldt and Gowrie for visits and business.
Weekend guests visited Havelock and nearby towns with reports of social calls and an operetta in Plover. The Ralles bought a residence in Humbolt and will move soon. Legion and Woman's Auxiliary met, serving a supper after the business session.
An advertisement claims $100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. It promotes internal use and bloodstream action, pledges constitutional treatment, and offers testimonials free from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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