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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
12
An advertisement touts Hall's Family Pills as a cure with a one hundred dollar reward for failure to cure and promises testimonials from F J Cheney Co Toledo. It also mentions the Arrow Successful Farming and a combined offer for three publications at a year price of 1 26.
Rolfe area residents and visitors are listed with brief notes on travel for business and family events. Names include Guy Smith John Anderson Arthur Olsen Arch Howell Clarence Tilton D T Reynolds Sidney Lovrien Chas Lovrien Bert Eliott Francis Hoag Profs Gunnerson and Y Rev Ellerfson. The Treble Clef Club lecture program is praised. A wedding trip to Rockford Illinois and a finger injury to a child are also mentioned.
William Hahn alias Smith of the Old Dutch gang was sentenced to ten years for burglary ten years for larceny and sixteen years on an old sentence. The judge Rosalsky presided as Hahn muttered a remark about the judge while the court attendant replied. Mrs Corntessel praises her boy Josh for not running away and not becoming a pirate noting he has studied pirates and understands the work.
A dialogue features Mr. Jabbles defending his right to criticize public affairs. He argues that widespread ignorance excuses critique, stating that if others “don’t understand” such issues, they should not take offense.
A terse exchange centers on a phrase about giving and a question probing where a blow landed, illustrating a moment of moral probing and physical inquiry. The dialogue implies a moral contrast between generosity and harm.
A brief obituary fragment notes a man died in his fortieth year. The piece includes a satirical exchange about a steering gear failure and a senator named Sorghum declaring repeated guessing as his guide to agreement with constituents, illustrating local political humor.
Hopeful Meekten explains support for his wife’s political society as a step toward parliamentary dispute resolution. Danny recalls Ol’s fighting past then jokes that Ol married, shifting from victory to domestic life.
A light quip contrasts England's reception of baseball with a pun about innings and the British empire, noting the gun never sets on the empire as a playful image. The exchange blends sport and imperial reference in a joking tone.
Mr. Borem Gude I and Miss Caustique exchange wry lines about sorrow and a smiling face masking pain, hinting at unspoken romance. The playful banter contrasts outward cheer with inner hurt in a light local-page vignette.
Local residents and visitors travel to nearby towns for visits and business. Notable movements include Mrs. J. H. Adams from Fort Dodge staying with J. F. Van Horn's family, and various residents from Gilmore City, Humboldt, Paullina, Rembrandt, and Bradgate making weekend or Sunday trips. Royal Neighbors held a meeting, followed by a luncheon, while a funeral was noted in Wagie Grove for Wm. Reynolds.
Roy Madison of this place and Miss Mary Shiffner of Burt Iowa were married at 8 PM Saturday November 21 in the rooms over the C N W depot. Rev G E Ericson officiated. The groom is a C N W agent here and the couple receive well wishes from Bradgate and Burt friends including Mr. and Mrs J Goster Stanley Keith and Miss Marie Ruhnke.
John Anderson travels to Gilmore City on business. P H Barger dies after a year long illness at his city home. Funeral and community sympathy expressed for the family. Ray Wax visits Rutland briefly. Mrs Will Clow travels to Dumont for Thanksgiving with daughter Mrs Will Howell. Mrs A Wilder visits Bradgate and nearby relatives.
Thousands suffer coughs due to throat and bronchial inflammation. Dr King's New Discovery penetrates mucus, loosens phlegm, and relieves congested membranes. Get a 50c bottle from your druggist. J R Watts of Mloydale Texas endorses the remedy with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
An old health note warns meat raises uric acid that clogs kidneys and causes dull kidney pain, backaches, and urinary troubles. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts with lemon and grape acids per day to flush wastes and neutralize urine acids, claiming rapid relief.
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