30 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
1
A historic Emmetsburg report lauds the town's unity overcoming sectarian splits, noting a deepened lake, paved streets, and strong schools. It contrasts civic tolerance with ongoing liquor prohibition debates and recalls a recent national baseball moment featuring Mails and Chicago sluggers.
Bertha Bowers announces her candidacy for the office of Pocahontas County treasurer. She pledges a fair impartial administration and asks voters for support at the November general election.
A masterful young pitcher, long odds against a comeback, regains control after a near implausible display. The moment may decide the pennant as fans recall Friday’s dramatic reversal and hope for continued heroics despite potential slumps.
A vintage advertisement touts All's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It claims the product strengthens general health, cures catarrh through the blood, and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. Testimonials and samples are said to be free from Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau votes to set six cents per bushel for husking average corn where an elevator exists and seven cents where none. The wage, established before the corn drop, is considered liberal given current conditions. Workers may accept less and farmers weigh their ability to cover costs.
The grand jury indicted M. L. Brady of Emmetsburg a stock salesman for selling $1 087 of stock in a Sioux Falls corporation to Elizabeth Morrison and $1 050 to Henry Wiese Both residents near Larchwood. Brady is charged with selling foreign stock after the company’s permit to operate in Iowa was cancelled. Sheriff Spratt alerted Palo Alto county to arrest Brady and Deputy Sheriff Oakes pursued him.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it removes blackheads and softens skin, clears the blood, and brightens the eyes to improve appearance. The notice invites readers to place classified ads for sales in Rolfe-Adver If with a price of 95 cents and C. M. Webb as contact.
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