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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
4
Grandpa Fox hides radishes and nuts to trap the Squirrel brothers and Tommie Rabbit. The trio steals the stash, gets scared by Grandpa’s calls, and learns a lesson as sneezing and coughing reward their mischief.
A list of dining conduct rules advises guests to sit upright, avoid elbows on the table, refrain from table diagrams with utensils, wait for the hostess to invite smoking, unfold the napkin properly, sip from the spoon quietly, use forks for certain foods, place cutlery correctly, not seek second servings, and avoid conspicuous help with serving. The guidance ends noting that pushing back plates and crumbs signals haste.
The article describes a throat microphone transmitter as a wartime invention with permanent usefulness. Placed against the throat, it transmits speech clearly and resists outside noise. A later version uses an ebonite handle to press the microphone to the throat and an ear receiver for listening.
The piece traces Alberta from Teutonic roots via Aethelbryht to Albert and later Alberta and Albertine. It notes royal and clerical influences, gendered forms, and cultural adoption in Europe and England, plus Jade as Alberta's talisman and Monday as her lucky day and number.
The Florida Times-Union notes that Howey started the trend of printing a compass head on journals, later adopting the N E W S letters as a symbolic brand. It highlights that early publishers embraced the motif to show coverage in all directions and asks about Doctor Strong as a physician.
A vivid monologue captures a hard lifer’s view of a man hailed as a lucky prince by companions in a barroom crowd. He warns the subject to work hard and not be fooled by false praise as grafters and locals measure worth by drink, bravado, and quick fortunes.
The article offers affordable summer meals for poor households including Potato Soup Luncheon Eggs Potato Salad and Custard Pie. It provides step by step instructions for preparing each dish from basic ingredients like potatoes onions walnuts olives eggs milk butter and common seasonings.
A language note discusses proper use of the verb expect and its limits. It cautions against saying I expect it is or I expect it was and cites Nelson’s England expects that every man will do his duty before the Trafalgar battle.
Mrs. N Smith and Mr. Bunice hosted friends in Paullina while Mrs. Stuart visited relatives in Havelock. Mrs. Burgesicker of Carroll returned from a visit to the home of her daughter Mrs. Caywood and family. The R N A met at their hall last Saturday with light refreshments after the business session.
In Roelofs Pennsylvania 8000 gallons of naphtha spilled into a pit creating a penetrating odor that killed cattle and felled residents. The sleeping sickness spread as people dozed. many left town until the fumes dried up. Scientific American reports the bizarre incident.
Local residents share visits to Gilmore City Mallard and Rockwell City. Teachers, fraternal groups, and road work details feature as Miller Construction reports graveling east of Plover and Rolfe-Havelock road progress. Community meetings include the MY B Club at M E church and a baby contest set for October 8 with a county prize plus a shipper’s bank account.
Property owners in Powhatan township Pocahontas county Iowa must cut roadside weeds immediately to comply with state law. If neglected the trustees will authorize cutting and charge the costs against property taxes. By order of the Board of Trustees Powhatan township Pocahontas county Iowa GC Watts Clerk.
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