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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
1
The piece extols the country newspaper as a daily companion in homes and on porches. It describes its role as chronicler of birth, love, and death, market facilitator, and keeper of community history across state and nation.
A jokey column mimics a challenge to Pocahontas proposing she beat rivals in many games from golf to poker. It follows rail freight rate cuts and a threatened strike, then satirizes battles between labor and agriculture with a cartoon moral about mutual aid and economy.
A county resident laments widespread rat infestations harming farms and grain stores. He notes efforts in other counties where prizes were offered for killing rats by tail proof and asks why their county cannot similarly be cleared to encourage farming as a livelihood.
Storm Lake Register notes a Kirkfield Ontario golf match where Phil MacGregor faced a 30 foot putt. A grasshopper allegedly nudged the ball into the cup, counting as a hole in one. The paper jokes about needing an insect like that to aid play and mentions sending a wire to MacGregor.
The piece emphasizes that civic progress comes from every resident not just a few leaders. Quiet, retiring citizens drive movements by backing actions, with small efforts building toward a strong public sentiment and community improvement. You are urged to participate and help make the town better.
Iowa Swine Feeders Day at the Iowa Experiment Station Ames on November 15 1921 offers visitors a close look at experimental pigs fed in about fifty methods to convert seeds into pork. Attendees will see live pigs on varying mineral mixtures and forage plans and learn practical feeding and breeding results for home farms.
A national drive labeled Home Town Paper Week runs Nov 7 to 12 urging readers to boost their local paper. The piece calls on subscribers to persuade neighbors to subscribe and to write letters, arguing the paper serves communities and individuals with their interests.
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