May Day fete and school exhibit highlight Plover news
The May Day fete at the Plover school grounds last Friday afternoon drew strong turnout and an excellent annual exhibit. Students displayed work from grades as well as domestic science and manual training. Several local residents attended events and visits around town.
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Des Moines
Orrin Miller
Cedar. Rapids
Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion
Henry Fitzgerald
Mayo Hospital
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Minn
Scrapping of Obsolete Battleships Inspires Sailor’s Resolve
A reflective piece contrasts aging battleships with living sailors who fear being junked. It urges steadfastness, embracing change, and maintaining effort to stay strong, warning complacency leads to the scrap heap. The author calls for hope, vigilance, and adaptability amid progress.
Miss Nancy Phrase Seen In 18th Century Dress Fancy
The article traces the term Miss Nancy to Mrs. Anna Oldfield a celebrated actress who died in 1730 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. It notes her vanity in dress and hands and recounts her clothing in state including Brussels lace and a holland shirt despite a law requiring woolen shrouds. Pope commented on the paradox.
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Anna Oldfield
Westminster Abbey
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Josh Receives Fountain Pen for Letters Home
The speaker recalls giving Josh a fountain pen when he went to school and asking him to write often to the family. The gift is described as sentimental yet practical since the pen would wear out and Josh would need to ask for more funds.
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Josh
Blind pig scheme in a Native American dialect
A narrator describes a plan to exploit a “blind pig” with a stuffed head to trick buyers and steal money. He buys the pig, hides its eyes, and waits for customers while noting his friends warn of jail and losing cash. he doubts the scheme but proceeds.
Ordinance to Regulate Billiard Halls in Rolfe Iowa
Rolfe Iowa passes Ordinance 64 licensing billiard and pool halls with annual fees, hours restrictions, and visibility rules. Violations bring fines from five to one hundred dollars and jail time until costs are paid. The measure requires licenses, outlines exemptions, and severs if any part is unconstitutional. Published May 18 1922 in The Rolfe Arrow.
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Rolfe
Iowa
Rolfe, Arrow
Rolfe Arrow
BP. A. McCray
W. 8. Taylor
The Greatest Comedy of Them All at Curzon Street Home
An early 20th century stage listing presents a cast including Jack Temple Frank Fulley Captain Sharp Wigson John Brown and Mrs Jack Temple, with Mrs Frank Fuller Mrs Brown Donald McKim and others. The scene is set at the residence of Mr and Mrs Jack Temple 99 Curzon Street Mayfair London.
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Frank Fulley
Sharp Wigson
John Brown
Jack Temple
Dorothy
Frank Fuller
Brown
Curzon Street
Mayfair
London
Pig Club show planned for early June on school grounds
County Agent Hilton and Supt. M. Crown visited Pig Club members who show good gains for April. A show of the club pigs is planned for the first week of June on the school grounds with prizes awarded. May Day and school exhibit drew a large crowd. Plover High beat Havelock 15 to 7.
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Pig Club
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Havelock Boys
Picnic event ideas and county Sunday school gathering urged
The Pocahontas County Sunday School Association invites all to a county picnic with hot coffee, provided by the Presbyterian Church, and a day of social time. Twenty eight schools are to be represented by delegates, and the event aims to set a new historical mark in Sunday school work.
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Pocahontas County
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