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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1930
Page
4
In a late night episode Mrs. M. Owen says stomach gas frightened her husband after a hiccuping scare. Adlerika was said to relieve gas in ten minutes and claimed to cleanse both stomach and bowels removing old waste. H.C. Lyon, druggist, endorses Adlerika as a complete bowel cleaner.
Fordson tractor parts offered in good condition. Includes a complete motor and dismantled parts ready for sale. Contact Karl Farnham to pick up the available items.
Dr. C. B. Eller, a Clarinda Iowa dentist, notes that Scanno Italy preserves traditional female dress. Women wear a long ide skirt in dark green with a vermilion band, a black wool bodice, three silver buttons, and full white sleeves, creating striking visual contrast as they move.
The text describes compulsory voting in Belgium Switzerland and other European nations. First offense brings a reprimand or fine, second offense leads to harsher punishment and publication of the offender’s name. A fourth unexcused absence in ten years may expel a citizen from the poll list and bar him from public office for a decade.
Nature provides many self preservation tricks with animals using armor, poisons, and flashes of color. Some creatures fake death to avoid predators, including caterpillars spiders toads and snakes in gardens. Certain birds pretend injury to mislead attackers away from eggs or young. The American ground dove ruffled grouse green plover and wild duck are among those that feign death. Land rail and water rail are noted as birds that actually sham death.
A self styled detective on Long Island often visits the police to assist with crimes. He helps solve a motor car accident case when he discovers his wife was the culprit, but he keeps quiet about the police knowing all along.
A serene eighty year old shares the secret to cheerfulness in four words. Thinking of other folks. He notes paths cross, and happiness grows when one dodges harm not for self protection but to avoid hurting others. True joy comes when making others happy.
A brief article notes the abundance of Peruvian guano birds on uninhabited islands off Peru and explains their huge fertilizer deposits. It cites vast stocks, with estimates of hundreds of millions of pounds worth and explains how currents keep the region’s waters from warming, supporting the birds and their valuable droppings.
The silver dollar was first authorized in 1792 with later changes to weight and fineness. The 1873 act ended silver dollar coinage, while 1876 1800 and 1891 renewed it. Silver bought under 1891 was used in 1904. No further purchases occurred until the 1918 Pittman Act authorized annual silver dollar issues thereafter.
Two friends discuss a business partnership as one notes they do not sell the same product. Marples sells a stove polish that stains fingers, while the partner offers a soap to remove it. The exchange ends with the humorous implication of complementary goods.
A National Geographic note describes Sylomon island women bleaching hair with coral lime to whiten curls and applying lime patches over eyebrows. In Borneo Dutch East Indies, women stretch earlobes with heavy rings to create long loops, reflecting local beauty standards.
A safety note warns that a living person handling an electrical circuit is at risk as a conductor. Rescuers should break contact with insulated tools like tongs, dry rope, or sticks. For voltages up to 6000, a coat may be used as a rope loop but this risks closer proximity to the live wire.
Advertises about 100 bushels of extra good corn for sale at 90 cents per bushel by P A Liston.
O R Segriff and G B E Smith and family return Monday from a visit with relatives at Cantril. Call at R Livingston farm to buy spring fries.
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. O'Beirn of Ottawa Illinois arrived Tuesday evening to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O'Beirn.
Mrs J P Taylor came home on Tuesday after visiting several days at her sister and nephew's home in Bedford.
Mary Frances Greeley of Bedord visited Tuesday at the J S Francis home here.
Andy Nielsen made a business trip to Clarinda yesterday, meeting local contacts and inspecting potential deals. The visit focused on expanding regional partnerships and assessing market opportunities in the area.
Mrs Bruce Bebout and Miss Garland Byington traveled home to Bedford on Saturday following a several day visit at the W P Pierson residence.
The Bak er family led a Creston Sunday visit with Glenn Baker joining George Roberts Ora Koneene and John Welsh spending the day in town.
Miss Georgaina Francis visited Saturday night and Sunday with friends in Sharpsburg, the activity described as a social weekend gathering with local acquaintances.
Mrs Albert Levi and her children completed a two week stay in Omaha at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J C Morgan and returned home Monday.
Dale Pershin and Albert Levi traveled to Omaha on Saturday evening. They were seen departing together and returning later, amid local chatter about their plans and activities for the night.
New subscribers and visitors are noted in Creston with mentions of Amber and Mrs George Ceci during visits at the Walter Fue home on Sunday and Monday.
The notice lists paid up subscribers including Garnet Clark W. H. West B. F. Richardson G. F. Tackett Ora Nelson J. K. Crubb Mina Morris in a local honor roll for subscriptions.
A reported disturbance near the Independent office between midnight and 3 am involved loud noises and lights. The odor of a bank break in was claimed but the Le ox Time-Table force was using a press that malfunctioned. described as the start of the last rush.
A young East Grinstead woman found a U¢ using a letter box as a nest and laying eight dhinty tile eggs. In Hartfield a bullock stomach contained nails screws iron bolts and hair bins. A roadkill snake near Ashdown forest was run over by a car.
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