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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
11
A London Tit-Bits excerpt argues age is linked to mindset. It claims we feel as old as we think and that changing thoughts can slow visible aging. It notes eyes and posture reveal mental state and warns gloom and fear accelerate perceived aging.
The article traces ancient units tied to the human body such as fathom cubit ell palm and digit and notes the Roman foot subdivided into palms and digits. It mentions varying global measures like Hebrew halfday journey Chinese mile Chinese and Greek stadium and states English law defined the inch in 1874 as three barley corns, round and dry.
In a Michigan lakeside village near a summer resort an elderly woman sold balloons. Two men approached and one bought every balloon, paying at least twice the single price. The gesture left the seller with no change to do business and she laments the loss of her stock.
A reflective survey notes Sweden enforces formal address using full titles in social dealings, naming examples like the assistant to a bank manager Wirseen and a former blood sausage manufacturer Orgon. Denmark is portrayed as less formal, yet a dinner party ritual ends with guests whispered thanks and a hostess handshake, closing with polite hopes.
A voice explains slang used by West Point cadets about a cadet leaving the restaurant with a girl for a hop dance. The piece clarifies that the girl is ready for the dance and the cadet is strolling with her before heading to the hop, a dance.
A Madrid humorous weekly contest features a joke about a citizen seeking a bath at a public bathhouse. A clerk says all baths are full with fourteen bathers. The citizen then asks if anyone is getting married tomorrow, prompting a punch line.
A three year old repeats phrases learned from his two older brothers and calls his mother a big fool. She denies it and disciplines him, prompting a back and forth about the father being a big fool before continuing playfully with religious or exclamatory remarks.
A Washington county grand jury returned indictments against men who killed three wild deer last January in Dutch Creek township. A game warden gathered evidence and Judge Bechly imposed a heavy fine, making winter meat costly. In Shelby county, a longtime herd at large in the countryside spurred debate over buck behavior after two large antlers locked in a field near Irvin, the carcasses found on Frank Forgarty’s farm. A pair of deer arrived at Ledges State park in Boone, bringing the total to ten, after migrating from Rochester Minnesota. The deer reportedly fed on celery and lettuce after arrival.
Railways cut passenger service as demand dwindles. The last passenger train on the Great Western division was taken off Saturday night, leaving Waverly without regular service for over 25 years. In the final week, Clarion to Oelwein saw no passengers on three days. Once three daily trains operated on the division. The through train connected to Omaha via connections at Oehwein and St. Paul. The local ran to Port Dodge.
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