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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1930
Page
11
Fragmentary line shows disputed value and fees in a debate about costs. The note references individuals or groups, with unclear context, suggesting a disagreement over whether a service or action should incur charges. The text hints at possible reluctance to pay and mentions named parties.
By April first five car loads of baled cornstalks have shipped from Yama county farms with several more loads in process. Shipments go to Maize Wood Products Corporation in Dubuque. Daily baling runs 180 to 200 bales of 95 pounds per baler.
Osage resident cites Oscar Remser from the Rock Island division of the War Department investigating alleged Cedar River contamination from Austin Minnesota industrial plants. Remser surveyed the river from Osage to Austin and reviewed refuse from Hormel Packing and a local gas plant under orders to determine if pollution has merit.
State Superintendent Miss Samuelson notes a presidential proclamation marking the Oregon Trail centennials on April 10 and December 29. She urges commemorations via rosters of pioneers, living and dead, with stories, photos, relics, and letters to honor the Covered Wagon era.
Discoveries over the last two or three decades have raised Rome's art status. Early Roman painting and sculpture, including a fourth century B C wall painting from the Esquiline tomb showing generals in conference, reveal spirited draughtsmanship and a self developed technique. The piece marks an early Roman placed frieze and hints at Indian influence while remaining distinctly Roman in form and approach.
The article describes megapodes, mound-building birds of Australia and nearby islands. Young hatch feathered, can fly, and live independently. They lay eggs in large mounds sometimes ten feet high, using decaying plant matter to incubate. Brush turkeys are common, and another species in the Philippines nests eggs in sandy beaches hatched by sun heat.
Mary Walker born in Oswego New York in 1832 pursued medicine at Syracuse College and practiced in Columbus before returning home She served on the surgical staff of Union forces in the Civil War wearing male attire and earned a congressional medal of honor After four years service she lectured in male dress and died in February 1919 in Maryland or DC context uncertain
Restored galleys of Caligula, nearly two thousand years old, yield valuable art and artifacts. Lowering lake levels allowed exploration of submerged banks, revealing magnificent Roman villas once lining the shores.
Drury Lane, famed home of pantomime, maintained a standing guard outside during performances for over 150 years. The practice, seen as tradition rather than royal status, continued to deter potential riots when a notable visitor was expected.
Walta The Blue Danube was first played at the Riann salle in Vienna on February 1387. It was presented in Paris with Stranas conducting during the season and later heard in London at Covent Garden promenade concerts. In Vienna and Paris the work appeared with orchestra and chorus, but in London Strauss chose an orchestra only version after weeks of rehearsal.
The text argues that life on earth hinges on the mutualism between plants and animals. Without animals, plants would change or disappear. without bees and nectar seeking insects, many flowers would fail to reproduce and seeds would not form.
Archaeologists study inscriptions carved by ancient soldiers and travelers. A Saqqara Egyptian altar column bears a 1917 Melbourne serviceman note claiming sole survivor status. Another hieroglyphic from over 3000 years ago echoes a similar line about surviving a company and paying homage at ancestral temples.
The London mayoralty chain traces to 1545 bequest by Sir John Aleyn worn first by Sir William Laxton in 1346. The S design, linked to Tudor royal cognizance, began as a religious symbol for Sanctus and holy.
The Romans built straight roads active from the second to the fourth centuries after Christ. Roads ranged eight to fifteen feet wide and crossed hills and valleys despite grades. Soldiers slaves and criminals labored on highways noted for lasting traffic for two thousand years in some cases. The forum connected 24 roads totaling 2 904 Roman miles, and Romans learned road building from the Carthaginians.
In Borotse province of northern Africa, husbands cook while wives fish and hunt. A modern government exists yet customs persist such as the wife carrying large fish baskets and returning to a meal prepared by the husband. An unwritten rule reportedly permits killing two newborns to prevent jealousy over shares.
Irish agitator Napper Tandy lived 140 to 1808. In 1798 he led a Paris invasion plan, stayed eight hours on Irish soil, fled to Norway and Hamburg, was seized and handed to England, condemned to death, then freed by Bonaparte’s pressure and returned to France where he died. He inspired The Wearing of the Green ballad.
Ancient law notes that buyers who fail to complete property purchases faced severe curses. The text lists Ninib, Siru, Gaia, and Adad as shielded from omissions, stressing contract importance and dire consequences for breaking the deal.
The piece notes that the groundhog shadow story on February 2 is a superstition rooted in a general belief that mild January predicts a chilly spring. It suggests primitive temperate zones linked hibernating animals to weather forecasts rather than calendar dates, shaping early forecasts.
Extension service expert Fred D. Butcher of Iowa State College proposes farmer cooperation in counties to curb pocket gophers, costing about $3,000 per county yearly. He recommends poisoning carrot parsnip and sweet potato bait with strychnine at 1/8 ounce per gallon, stirred as sifted.
A Grundy county accident injures Charles F. Pye and others as a gravel surfaced road fails to prove safe. The event raises questions of negligence by highway authorities facing potential lawsuits to settle responsibility for risky new gravel surfaces.
Logan Harrison county reveals a record long viaduct on Tingola highway spanning 730 feet. Concrete floor to be completed in April with material details from F H McCabe of Logan. Construction cost 93000 dollars, 890000 pounds of steel and 5054000 pounds of concrete used.
Mrs Ray Miller of Des Moines Fifth vice president of the Town gress of Parents and Teachers announces Grace Abbott of Washington DC will cooperate with the National Confederation in their annual Summer Reach Campaign by broadcasting to the national network including WOW Omaha Nebraska at eleven oclock on Wednesday mornings Eastern standard time The entire month of April and part of May are listed in the schedule
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