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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1926
Page
4
Thomas B. H. MacDonald, chief of the public roads bureau in the U S Department of Agriculture, heads the federal engineering force. Working with state highway departments, the group is building the federal aid highway system at a rate of 10,000 miles per year.
An archival note surveys the modish yet fading custom of kissing across Britain from legendary rulers to medieval hosts. It traces social attitudes, references King Hengist of Friesland and King Vortisero of ancient Fritons, and links the practice to epidemics, literature, and Victorian crime.
Mrs. George Thomas owner of the White Horse landmark at Lindenwold N J had cash hidden in the Overbrook hotel mattresses. A realty agent assisting with belongings uncovered five ten pound notes from a mattress as the owner recalled storing small sums there years ago.
A fashionable woman arrives at a Wulane belt car wearing a high hat and turban labeled class. Her coat, tights, and pumps draw attention as baggy chiffon stockings roll and fall about her feet while seven degree glances from messengers capture the scene.
A Cinelimmatt Enquirer item describes a dining miscue where two invited friends and a child named Betty misunderstand that nuts were to be served for dinner. Getty explains that she heard her mother say they would have nuts, prompting questions about the menu and guilt.
An 19th century style note explains that Auld Scotia is a poetic designation for Scotland. It traces origins from Scotia Magni to Scotia Minor and traces naming changes dating back to ancient Caledonia, and mentions an invasion by a Scotiand Irish tribe around 258 A.D. per Enevasas City Star.
The former imperial summer residence Tsarskoe Selo is now a vast recreation hub for local children. Historic villas gardens and lakes have become museums schools hospitals and sanitary facilities for the masses.
Readable parts show a teasing scene between Tessie and Freddie about kisses, a garbled love line from Daddy and a stray beauty ad. The text also mentions unactionable phrases about Cureitra and a noted abnormal limb length from Australia, all in a damaged historical newspaper fragment.
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