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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
7
Church notes urge a dry Iowa vote next Monday with a temperance campaign message. A series of Sunday evening sermons will begin with The Young Man Who Lost his Dream and continue weekly through November. A Plover Y M C A gospel team visits next Sunday afternoon for a filled schoolhouse meeting at 2 30.
The Food Administration seeks eighty percent Iowa family sign ups to spread food conservation messages. Teachers, ministers, and merchants urged to cooperate in promoting thrift and reducing waste. Federal official J F Deems pledges support as Pocahontas County population is noted among state figures.
The Roane High School staff urges students to seize their four years, stressing citizenship and effort. Ruth Smith is elected yell master as activities and yells for the next football game are planned. Clarence Watson returns from Minnesota while Iowa news and daily papers are encouraged for governance study.
Rolfe High hammered Pocahontas last Saturday by a 102 to 0 score, as Pocahontas was overwhelmed and outclassed. The game opened with Rolfe receiving and quickly moving toward a touchdown, then extended the lead through the second quarter amid Rolfe's strong defense and consistent gains.
Fragmentary note recalls tests and written lessons as report cards approach. The speaker mentions red ink bottles brought to the assembly and fears about using them, hoping not to need them this time. De Saute visited school last.
Grade notes show Wave and Suzanne Roberts moved to Oxford Iowa and were dropped from Rolfe roll. New enrollments include Beatrice Biass Cordy Biss Verla Miller Cecil Bias Paul Miller Wauline Miller Gladys Breckenridge. Violet Largon and Lyle Largon moved away and were dropped. Mrs Cleaver visited Fifth Grade Monday. Fourth Grade pupils present include Mildred Alexander Edith Butts Maxine Colebaugh Mabel Die ao Marian Hollie Helen Stoufe Butts Dick Kober.
The text appeals to Freemen and patriotic Iowa residents to aid the women and unite for Pocahontas County to lead by October 38th. It condemns corn speculators and notes corn prices from $2.50 to $1.25, linking the slump to retribution and urging action against middlemen.
The piece recalls Emerson on collectors who steal to complete libraries and notes famed cases from a Berlin professor to Boston's Athenaeum. It cites Shinn of the Athenaeum and Rhode Island thefts, where weapon collection and a tomahawk were boasted as treasures.
A reflective piece on love and sympathy easing sorrow. It argues many lives are guided by kindness and listening, not judgment, and compares a smiling face and kind heart to sunshine aiding growth and relief from grief. It urges every person to promote care without barriers.
The article advises buyers to distinguish genuine sardonix cameos from imitations, noting that authentic pieces appear in old jewelry collections and in small pawn shops while traveling or within family keepsakes. It urges careful searching to find the authentic gemstone.
Farmers should plow and manure patches this fall to prepare for next year. Ventilation ideas for dairy barns, dry sheep quarters, and fall grub control are advised. Plant onion sets and bulbs ahead of spring flowering. straw sheds suit winter layers.
The Rolfe Arrow ownership filing lists M. Bruce as owner publisher and editor in Rolfe Iowa. No bondholders or security holders appear. Sworn before Notary W. S. McEwen October 6 1917 Pocahontas County Iowa.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and sinus issues. It promises a cure for catarrh deafness with a $100 reward for uncurable cases, and urges readers to send for a free circular. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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