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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
3
A shaky chatty ad describes Sage Ten and Sulphir based home dye mixtures claimed to darken red hair. It touts ease of preparation at a 50 cent price from drag stores and suggests results like hiding gray and looking younger, with unclear instructions and several garbled phrases.
An office is listed over State Savings Bank two blocks north of Presbyterian Church with contact numbers Office 45-A and House 45-C.
Advertised farm land near Minneapolis Minnesota offered with easy terms. Buyer urged to write N A Lind at 8339 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis to inquire about prices and location. The notice emphasizes affordable land not far from the Twin Cities and invites contact for more details.
A collage of editorial fragments covers war, peace, and daily life with quotes and ads. It touches leaders Carranza Huerta and Villa, mentions autos and marriages, then promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy and a Peruvian ad. Notable names include Jos Kallans Peru Ind and Chicago.
A religious column warns against demonic temptations stirring division in America over foreigners. It contrasts earthly strife with a wiser, calm path urged by God to guard national peace and curb inflammatory rhetoric. The piece ends by challenging readers to respond.
Boston reports that the British freighter Rochelle slowed in the Gulf Stream north of Cuba as hundreds of electric torpedo fishes clung to her hulls. Crew members felt tingling in extremities while the vessel drifted, then regained speed as the fishes dropped away. Advertisement notes Dr King’s New Life Pills for digestion and liver health.
A fragmentary historical note praises an anonymous author labeled as a poet laureate of the Automobile Association of America for composing an ode to the automobile. The piece mocks the author for spending money on a car two years earlier and laments current indifference or inability to drive, reflecting early 20th century car culture and public wit.
A humorous verse laments an aging automobile and dwindling funds. The speaker recalls a well used car, worn seats and a torn top, while prices rise and finances fade. He laments debt, gas, and the urge to buy another vehicle to recapture faster times.
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