This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
4
Rolfe and surrounding towns report on tax drives, influenza care, and volunteers. Des Moines township surpasses Liberty Loan targets, while residents like Clyde Chariton and Leon Harris serve in naval and navy yards. Local travel, family visits, and upcoming time changes mark a busy period amid wartime strain.
The piece argues German destruction of lace machines harms villagers economically yet yields little strategic gain. It critiques Prussian aims, notes evacuees and the Potsdam maniac, and suggests peace talks prompt caution about unreliable promises without guarantees.
Poca County and Pocahontas county farmers are busy as corn harvest begins. Husking teams are recruited for the next thirty days with 25 sections reportedly wind damaged. Yields range from forty to seventy bushels per acre at seven to eight cents per bushel.
The War Department requests one standard parcel per man abroad. Pershing and army authorities issue labels. each soldier mails the coupon to relatives. Red Cross will supply and wrap cartons measuring 9x4x8 inches and deliver parcels to post offices. Packages must be ready by November 15. Detailed guidelines on allowable contents will be released through Red Cross chapters. Containers were distributed from central headquarters around the fifteenth of this month.
The 19 men scheduled to entrain for Fort McArthur in Los Angeles California during the five day period starting October 21 have had their call suspended due to the Spanish influenza situation. A later date will be announced as soon as conditions improve.
Mr and Mrs W D Clow shopped in Ft Dodge Tuesday. Walter Turley Jr Frank Imus and Frank Doe were called to Humboldt Tuesday for physical examination. Mrs Frank Dailey visited in Rolfe a few days last week. Mrs P Peterson and Mrs Gertrude
Humboldt residents Paulson and baby visited Jens Peterson's home last Thursday while John Anderson called on Frank Carlton in Rolfe. Local exchanges include illness, travel, obituaries, and social calls among families like Higby, Blake, and Hawk.
Havelock residents and visitors are listed with brief notes on arrivals departures and visits. Notable events include the death by suicide of Wm Young a local visitor from Plover and Canada and the recovery of John Wiese who lost an arm in France while in Ft Des Moines hospital during the flu quarantine period.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.