For Sale and Found Notices from a 1914 newspaper
For Sale listing of a 1914 Oliver typewriter in like new condition to be seen at Skull Lumber Yard, care of Geo Zickrick. Also four horse International Kap engine with 36 inch saw on good trucks, contact O. Ferdin Rolfe, Ja., phone 480-15. Found crank to cream separator. owner to claim at this office by paying for notice. Mrs Jos Kallans Peru Ind praises Chamberlain’s Tablets for relief, endorsing their digestive benefit. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Typewriter
Geo. Zickrick
Skull Lumber Yard
Ferden, Rolfe Ja
Jos. Kallans
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
Saie
Aav
How TIZ Helps Sore and Tired Feet
An ad like dispatch touts TIZ as a miracle remedy for burning sore and tired feet. It claims relief from corns and bunions and promises no shoe tightness or limp pain despite harsh exudate references.
Letter From Germany From Agnes Ferguson in War Time
Agnes Ferguson writes from Gettingen Germany Aug 17 1914 to her brother Ward describing war restrictions and patriotic feeling. She praises German people and Red Cross nurse training while noting mood shifts and the need for strength. She shares impressions of a carnival and sights like a Ferris wheel and merry go round with amusement booths and a cautioned view of danger and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettingen
Germany
America
Red Cross
Agnes
Rolfe
A CABBAGE SNAKE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW IN PLOVER
Bert Young of Plover arrived yesterday to handle business matters and brought a cabbage snake he displayed for onlookers. Mrs. Young found the reptile in a cabbage the day earlier. The eight to eighteen inch creature was alive and curled into knots as spectators watched. It resembled a small reptile capable of unsettling a person with imagined ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Young
Plover
High School Notes and Football Opener Highlights
Miss Butler spent Sunday at her Sutherland home as first month reports were issued. After reading, students resolved to improve. The second football game at Gilmore City drew a good crowd as Rolfe High won 9 40 to 0. Tronald Wiewel suffered a knee injury likely ending his season. Visitors Mrs Ben Green Morris Webb and Robert Hunter were at the school during the week.
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Ben ‘Green
Morris Webb
Robert Hunter
Hampton Court Singers Open Lecture Course With Notable Concert
Last Saturday at M. B. church the Hampton Court Singers offered the first lecture course program. They wore 16th century costumes and sang era songs, performed an excellent Irish skit, and closed with classics. The reader and pianist were excellent. attendance was lower than merit warranted. Season tickets for the rest of the course have been reduced. buyers urged.
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M. B. Church
Hampton Court Singers
Dredge Foreman Breaks Hand In Engine Mishap
Last Friday night C H Youngblood foreman of the Bary dredging outfit on the Lizard suffered a bad hand fracture while locating a knock in the engine. He was guiding the machine slowly when his hand was crushed between the arm and engine head. The accident will lay him up for some time and the dredge operates on one shift until a replacement is found. A week earlier Youngbloods son Gaston broke an arm falling from a swing.
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C. H. Youngblood
Bary
Gaston
Mr. Youngblood
Editors Are Human The Editor's Duty To Readers
Readers are reminded editors are human and may miss items due to not hearing of them. Submit news directly to the editor by phone or letter to ensure coverage and improve the paper's value for the community. Also includes a testimonial to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
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DR. Staggs
Estherville
E. W. Wilson
E. E. Wilcox
Rolfe, Iowa
Dr. King
Bradgate
Aroow O
Ice
E. E. Dickey
Hardy, Ia
Joests
Bruce
Eaming
Mary Williams
O Wn
Siefkin, Rolfe
Fred Symes
C. C. Seifert
Rolfe, Ia
L. Young
Iowa
Carl Harris
Phone
Agnes Ferguson
Ward Ferguson
Cobbs
Eee Carnival
Rolfe’s
Lange’s
Merchan
J. T Lange
R. E Roberts
Homer City
Ady
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