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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1927
Page
2
A collection of compact maxims on taste, speech, gender, opportunity, faith, and caution. The aphorisms combine food metaphors with social judgment, urging prudence and trust in discernment. The voice resembles editorial fragments offering bite sized lessons.
Lawrence Larson was home over Sunday and others traveled to Des Moines for family visits and a doctors appointment. Pocahontas Independents defeated Eagle Grove 12 0 with all points tallied in the first half. Hallowe'en parties hosted by Helen Brinkman and Mary Frances McIntire featured costumes games and refreshments. The American Home Study club meets November 8 for a Bask et Weaving day and Thanksgiving recipe roll call. Dr. A H Gundelson of Everett Washington attended local events and plans medical meetings in Chicago Rochester and New York. William Fisher hosted a Hallowe'en masquerade for the young married class of the M E Sunday School.
A historical note explains hydrophobia as dread of water and rabies as madness from the rabies virus. It urges immediate isolation of a sick pet and veterinary care, advises caution after dog bites, and rejects the mad stone remedy while praising Pasteur era advances in treatment.
The Missouri Intelligencer of Franklin, in an 1823 issue, denounces the practice of naming slaves and grog shops after George Washington. The editorial laments the diminishment of the hero's memory, condemning signs and signs depicting his likeness used for taverns and travelers.
Pathfinder Magazine notes left-handed figures from ancient rulers like Alexander the Great and Charlemagne to pharaohs and Caesars. It contrasts praise in history with modern educational pressure to change handedness and observes a rarity of mockery outside sports.
The Divine Right doctrine claimed kings ruled by divine appointment and were earthly representations of God, absolving them of accountability. Defenders included Salmasius Hobbes and Sir Robert Filmer, while Milton Selden and Harrington opposed. The idea faded after the Glorious Revolution and the 1680 Bill of Rights recognized the people's right to depose a sovereign and alter succession.
The excerpt urges readers to adopt initiative and move forward rather than remain passive. It argues progress hinges on individual action and warns against inaction that would leave society behind. It emphasizes seizing opportunities and responding to calls to contribute.
A new parish minister of note is said to be clever yet fond of his paper during sermons. A village schoolmaster jokes that his address was scholarly, while Mr Blunt compares the minister to a crow in a tall field with two clubs and a look up.
Experiments north of the fifty third parallel show wheat oats and similar grain ripening satisfactorily in that region. Four wheat varieties were tested with some ready in eighty eight days. Yields ranged twenty three to forty bushels per acre for wheat and fifty four to seventy three bushels for oats, varying by variety. The work is seen as significant for Canadian development.
A compact history tracing fire use from ancient twig friction 35 000 years ago in Europe to open hearths and shell lamps. It covers braziers Cresset candles oil lamps and early matches with notes on Homer Phoenician input and the shift from candles to oil lamps before modern friction and safety matches.
In southern California farmers age rely on underground water during droughts. A vast natural sponge formed across 800 acres of rock and sand uses special ditches and concrete gates to circulate melt water and rainfall. The sponge soaks up about 100000 inches of rain and can be pumped to the surface when needed.
The secretary of agriculture adopts a formal standard for sauerkraut as a guide for enforcing the federal food and drugs act. It defines sauerkraut as a clean sound product from full fermentation of shredded cabbage with 2 to 3 percent salt and at least 14 percent lactic acid, with brined or repacked sauerkraut containing at least 1 percent lactic acid.
A Massachusetts town held a light hearted ceremony as residents registered to vote. When asked for occupation one woman answered laborer, then clarified she stays home all day. The registrar admitted confusion yet noted the humor of the moment.
A five year old named William insists a toy boat trip is a missionary voyage to darkest Africa. His religious parents are shocked as his mother scolds him for sailing on Sunday, while the child remains unfazed and earnest about his mission.
A Cadiz reporter asks how much to write about Columbus reaching a new land. The editor tells him not to write and jokes Columbus should pay for his advertising, hinting at a real estate promotion scheme.
A tavern guest and landlord in Kungag City Times narrate Telon’s head turning as a puzzled display. The guest questions the behavior while the landlord muses on his inability to turn it both ways at once.
A jumble of 1940s style radio spots hawk free coal from Blue Diamond Coal Co on WCCO in Minneapolis and push home repair products like MULE-HIDEK water proof paint and RHINDROP tablets. The text riffs on leaks, roofing, shingles, creosote and asbestos related ideas with playful lines and product prompts.
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