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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
4
A poem by Alife Dn expresses longing for England and its countryside. The speaker laments separation, yearns for reunion with loved ones, and contrasts foreign charms with the homeland’s beauty and familiar bells. The verse dwells on memory and devotion to return home.
The Manson fair runs September 8 9 10 11 with a long standing reputation. The notice urges readers to visit the neighborly county fair for amusement and attractions and directs readers to the advertisement for a complete list.
PIKERTOWN items note Roberts Ralph and L E Boster visiting Des Moines for state fair. Amanda Sorenson arrives to teach in District No 2 as repairs finish. Various families travel to Minnesota and Wisconsin while crop conditions and roads noted as muddy. Pikertown school opened with Andrew Simonson in charge. Community gatherings and visits chronicled with several trips and meetings.
A health ad claims meat causes kidney problems and urges taking Jad Salts, a mix of acids and lemon juice, to cleanse kidneys. It describes symptoms from sluggish kidneys and promises relief by daily tablespoonfuls in water before breakfast for several days.
Vincent of the Farmers' Grain Company in Omaha cables Senator Hitchcock urging support for labor’s demand to bar exports to the war zone until hostilities cease and arbitration is agreed. He argues foodstuffs speculation raises living costs and hurts workers, noting Nebraska farmers face a 60 percent wheat price rise since the war began. The address questions a grain elevator manager’s stance as farmers reap gains from rising prices.
A Times special series on vampires provokes strong reactions among readers. The piece contrasts general paralysis coverage with a later article that portrays vampires as a chilling domestic threat, prompting parodic or execration responses.
Complete wall map printed in five colors with twenty two portraits of crowned heads and engravings of ships troops dirigibles and artillery. Up to date tables show army and navy sizes war debts population and area of leading nations. Metalled head and foot for hanging both sides filled with reading matter and statistics.
The article notes that the author is reportedly a woman novelist, with unspecified name or work. It presents no other identifying facts or context beyond this attribution.
Berkeley officer H P Lee shoots a skunk adopted from a linen closet at 2955 Pine Avenue Claremont after it is mistaken for a squirrel. The animal was visiting the Gardiner home and Lee then reports the incident before buying perfumed remedies at a local drug store.
A fourteen year old girl Annie Boston of Watertown was spanked by William Marco a shoe reporter on Main Street Watertown. The incident led to a $10 fine in Waltham court after her mother filed the complaint. Testimony says Annie and friends approached a shoe shop door and caused trouble.
Dr Staggs, the Estherville eye specialist, will visit Rolfe on Monday September 7 at Dr E W Wilson's office from 9 00 AM to 1 30 PM to examine eyes for glasses. A separate note mentions a Cobbler named inquiry about an alleged incident involving Marco and a girl in a shop with a past inappropriate act.
A Philadelphia bartender claiming direct descent from Chaula Akaduat Anamak Moutri asserts he is the heir to Siam's throne after his grandfather Devan Mou lin, alias George Russell, died in prison. He alleges a royal harem invasion charge and plans an uprising in northern Siam to reclaim the throne.
Rosenhayn resident Wilson P. Creamer ties his cow beside a series of beehives. The cow milks and agitated bees sting the animal to death. Mrs Nola Facemeyer and Mrs Mery Somers attempt a rescue and are soon swarmed by bees while nursing injuries and seeking help.
Notice states a special meeting of stockholders in Plover Iowa on August 24 1914 resulted in dissolution of the corporation by a vote of more than two thirds of its capital stock. The dissolution is recorded as two thirds approval for winding up corporate affairs.
The readable text suggests a fragment about being unable to be cured and references disease treatment and a numeric figure 98, but the context and specifics are too fragmentary to confirm the event, individuals, or location.
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