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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1914
Page
8
The article explains weight limits a horse's draft power. It cites American practice selling by weight and a dynamometer proving a pair cannot exceed their own weight in tractive pull. It notes a horse can pull about nine tenths of its weight, arguing weight breeding is essential, not fad.
A Union City Indiana manufacturer nicknamed Bob recalls a method to collect a long-standing bill. He sent daily dun notices to the debtor for a month, then mailed a registered letter asking him to fetch his mail. The next day the man settled the bill in full.
Sugar yields in Hawaii climb yearly with Ewa plantation leading at just over 18 tons per acre on 126 acres. The article notes Cuban planters averaged two to three tons per acre and highlights Hawaii's shift to intensive, science driven cultivation as a path to wealth for island growers.
The article traces the handkerchief from a cloth for wiping the face to a name derived from coverchief used in women's head coverings. In the Sixteenth century it was part of attire and kerchief evolved from coverchief. The prefix nocket from French mouchoir de poche means pocket handkerchief.
London owes much of its charm to an apparent lack of a formal plan. Built before town planning and amid evolving building styles, its streets and squares arose with little regard to architecture rules, yielding unique character amid changing global design standards.
Louise Brachman a notable early nineteenth century writer and poet born in Rochnitz Germany in 1778 was a close friend of Schiller and Novalis. Her genius accompanied by mood swings and melancholy led to personal disappointments and in 1822 she drowned herself in the River Saale.
A historical report claims the weed cocklebur, long seen as a nuisance but not poisonous, caused many pig and farm animal deaths in Purdue University experimental pens. It notes toxicity in its earliest seedling stage before true leaves appear.
Widespread protest follows the removal of the Rolfe West Bend direct toll link and Mallard West Bend line. W. H. Daubendiek condemns Bell monopoly tactics, arguing the loss harms patrons and local business, while rates rise and independent lines vanish.
A writer muses on baldness and its causes linking barber shop practices to hair loss. A clergyman friend argues nine tenths of baldness comes from indiscriminate combing and the shared brush. He advocates stricter antiseptic use between customers and predicts bald women as shop regulars.
Havelock notes include visits by Mrs. Cafferty of Sac City and Jas iCafferty of Colorado. A hog cholera loss is reported. Local residents attend fairs, shop, and visit relatives in Pocahontas and Laurens. A grandson dies from a mule kick. funeral held in Rolfe with family grief and community sympathy.
Joe Edge and Harold Hauswirth returned Saturday from Chicago. Mrs. Gus Ahlstrom of Pomeroy visited several days last week at the N. B. Hersom home.
A short note highlights the advantage of arriving early to claim the best parking spot. It contrasts self-help with helping others, implying those who assist themselves understand aiding others.
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