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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
2
Money saved by ordering our stock and poultry feed in quantities. Money earned by improving animal health and value for breeding and selling. Order a bag or two of our special feed for horses, cows, pigs and poultry. Local stockholders pay taxes here and invest profits locally to improve the community.
A fragmented editorial style piece reflecting on postwar U S achievements in wartime mobilization and political opinions. It notes Wilson and Kaiser era contrasts, praises war logistics, mentions Senator Kenyon and Pershing, and cites liquor import allowances for medicinal use amid election fragments.
A hometown column critiques voting practices and party lines amid postwar tension. It cites Laurens and Rolfe ballots, calls for flat nonpartisan judge tickets, and mocks straight-ticket voting while linking political behavior to broader wartime attitudes. The piece references Schumann’s legal troubles, anti- Hun sentiment, and a desire to deport unreliable figures. It notes a Gilmore City youth marrying in France, Pocahontas licensing, and cheers across nations at peace celebrations.
Government eases building rules allowing construction without prior permission in Rolfe region. Writer notes ample stock of building and repair materials typical for this season and readiness to deploy.
Word arrives that all restrictions have been removed on farm and city building up to ten thousand dollars. Five percent off for cash. Buy now.
The piece notes more than twenty five thousand Catholic priests in the French army with regimental chaplains and rabbis. It highlights their readiness to volunteer for dangerous missions, the aloofness death grants them, and the unity despite religious divides. It points to Verdun’s brutal training of manpower.
A textual note compares devastation levels in rural districts with those in urban areas, arguing the degree of ruin is equally thorough in both settings. It reflects on the scope of damage and its distribution across communities.
The passage ponders whether the Allies can restore Belgium and what their mood will be after devastation. It notes wartime medical advances and shifts in ethics, imagines soil fertility restoration, and critiques Prussian morale amid a long horizon of trouble.
A WWI era poem describing Kaiser Bill's failed ambitions and a mobilized Allied effort led by the United States. The verses celebrate the Allies' victory and mock the German ruler's attempts to dominate the seas and world. Strong national imagery marks the piece.
Pocahontas county board of supervisors met with all members present except Robert Klein. D. D. No. 64 hearing adjourned to December 10 1918. Claims audited and warrants issued to multiple vendors including Ryan Ryan Jones McKean Shaner Fidler & Chambers Gustafson Midland Chemical Pocahontas Record and Palmer Press for various county expenses.
Historical accounting lists payments for drainage, road work, and bridge tasks with names such as Harold Ferguson, Henry Beneke, John McCurnin, Ed Briggs, C. J. Wall, and W. A. Kinney. Entries cover engineering mileage, hauling gravel, labor, and patrols with totals and adjournment notes by auditor W. G. Wood.
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