26 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
1
District Court notice states J. E. Alvis is administrator of Agnes Smothers late of Parahontas County deceased. Creditors must present claims per law and as faithful payment is required. Date August 2, 1918.
The article praises Czecho Slovakia’s wartime rise from exile in Siberia to a 100000 strong army, supported by Russia against Bolshevik forces, and foreshadows their role in reestablishing a Slovak nation. It notes political debates on peace and Liberty Loan strategy, and ends with a quip about Governor Harding and language policy.
The piece argues against challenging language restrictions during the war, calling them temporary emergency measures. It laments propaganda and favoritism in public notices, urges early holiday ad space, notes Frank P. Woods’s Army commission, praises women in war work, and mocks nicknames for soldiers while forecasting postwar taxation and social shifts.
In early September a Chicago bank bond desk kunde told a workingman the six per cent Liberty Loan issue was sold out. The man pleaded, but the salesman could not offer more than a promise to try for market purchases as the entire issue had already been allocated.
The Pocahontas county news notes the Arrowettes organization with officers W. A. McNee and others, war effort drives urging pit and shell collection, Liberty Loan meetings led by Mrs Dobson, E H Avery, and Berry. Frank Murray, in a French hospital, suffers gas, pneumonia, and lung collapse but shows signs of recovery. Local visits include Fousts from Esmond and Comstock relatives in Storm Lake.
At a Pocahontas County Teachers Institute gathering, members unanimously approved resolutions honoring former teachers serving the United States. They pledged to foster patriotism in students, support the troops, and publish the resolutions in local papers while sending copies to each teacher in service.
Pocahontas County records show the 1876 patriot registration with men aged 18 to 21 and 31 to 45. Many have completed questionnaires, with others joining quickly. Registration by precincts lists Clinton Rolfe Pocahontas as a sample entry.
An immense throng attended a war exhibit featuring German shells, French 75s, trench mortars, and other war junk used to illustrate frontline combat. Soldiers and sailors guided visitors through the displays as they moved swiftly to accommodate the crowd.
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