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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
1
An old column promotes Hamburg Broast Tea as a cheap vegetable remedy for colds and grip. It instructs to brew a tablespoon in boiling water, drink hot several times daily, claiming it opens pores and loosens bowels to drive the illness from the system.
Backache and lumbago sufferers are urged to apply a 20 cent bottle of old honest Jacobs Ointment. Rub a little into the pain and count to fifty to feel relief. The preparation is claimed to be soothing, penetrating, harmless, and non burning, removing back misery quickly.
An editorial argues a town with pride should back a good band or string ensemble. It urges municipal funding for instruments uniforms and performers while noting public concerts should remain free. It warns against neglecting town upkeep and laments wasted funds on weathered tools and apathy.
The piece promotes newspaper subscription at 1.50 yearly to learn what neighbors, officials, schools, farmers, churches, and the community do. It argues knowledge empowers civic life and urges readers to subscribe now to avoid missing valuable information.
A nostalgic critique of constant grumbling as a social trait from infancy to old age. The piece portrays incessant complaint across society, including family, politics, education, religion, and daily life, ending with a wary note that Paradise might contain no grunters.
The passage argues war has shifted from grand mass battles to stealthy, refined destruction. It contrasts past front page signs of victory with today's quiet losses, noting the rise of powerful weapons and the shrinking visibility of combat. It concludes that even language cannot capture the horror.
A satirical column muses on cross border food, marriage, death rates, and social behavior. It adds zany lines about undertakers, talkative women, farming shifts, and citizenship rules for those who join foreign navies. The piece closes with no commitment to German ties or bullets.
In the District Court of Iowa, Solon case listing plaintiffs including Chas. C. Crozier and Mrs. Chas. G. Crosier along with Robert Thallon and Jemima Thallon and others. The document cites spouses heirs and other named parties and their unknown spouses and heirs in a probate or property matter.
Plaintiffs seek to quiet and confirm fee simple title to the southeast quarter of section nineteen, township 93 north, range 31 west, in Pocahontas County Iowa. Unknown spouses heirs and other defendants are warned to appear by October 1, 1915, or a default and judgment will be entered.
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