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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
3
A 7 inch tall alarm clock named Big Ben sits in a window. It calls at any chosen time and repeats every 30 seconds if the sleeper naps, aiming to wake them reliably with a sunny voice and readable dial.
A domestic guidance piece urges the economical housewife to set every meal daintily for better nourishment and enjoyment. It covers cleanliness, cloth use, table placements, utensil arrangement, napkin positions, centerpieces, and suitable decorative touches.
Rolfe residents share social visits with Cedar Falls Humboldt and Fort Dodge figures. Mrs Chas Nichols visited at her daughter Mrs Donald Cornell home south of Rolfe. Mrs Nels Smith and other local visitors called this week. The Fort Dodge bound Miss Clara Erickson and Ellen Hemerson were among callers. The Parent Teacher Association met at the schoolhouse with a pupil program and refreshments in the domestic science room.
A man and his wife pace the damaged station floor as a 30 minute late train arrives. He asks the ticket agent if connections at Sage with X Y Z will wait half an hour for two passengers, but the agent doubts any wait.
At Brooklands England the great cement oval hosts attempts to lower world motorcycle marks. H Le Vack riding an Indian with a side car set records for fifty miles one hour and one hundred miles, becoming the first side car machine to reach 100 miles inside 100 minutes on the famed speedway. One third of the country's clothing is made in New York City.
Local notes report Mrs J G Obrecht ill with a sickness list while Miss Lillie Froh visits from Fort Dodge. Spencer Mann dies in Illinois of pneumonia and is buried in Washington cemetery beside his parents. Pearl Hersom visits from Dakota City. Peterson Clothes Shop advertises prompt mail and phone orders. Dr N D Snell visits Joe Grading home. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society meets at Mrs C R Swangon’s home. Andrew Craig of Mallard visits Havelock. Will Froh and family attend Mallard funeral.
Parental matters discussed as Clay Brownlee of Mallard and several others attended a wrestling match in Fort Dodge last Thursday. Fred Heathman store interior painted by artist F. Fincham. Joe Schall shipped four carloads of livestock to Chicago with Ed Meredith as chaperone. Various visits and business matters noted including entries from Ware, Manson, Plover, Gowrie, Cedar Rapids and Rolfe. A number of school children ill with scarlet fever and quarantines mentioned.
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