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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
15
A London Tit-Bits reflection notes age changes in faces as a mind index. It argues beauty is soul deep, not skin deep, and urges embracing right thinking to avoid signaling aging.
The article traces ancient measurement origins from human body parts like the fathom and cubit to units such as the palm and digit. It notes varied systems across Hebrew, Chinese, Greek, and Roman uses, including the mile from mille passus and English law defining the inch by three barley corns.
In a small Michigan town near a summer resort a shopper bought all the balloons from an elderly woman’s stand. He paid at least twice the single sale value, leaving her with nothing to sell and a rueful smile as she took a half-holiday from the corner.
An essay contrasts Swedish and Danish manners detailing formal address in Sweden such as addressing officials by full titles and noting Denmark’s looser speech and attire. It mentions a Swedish host giving formal farewells with guests and a Danish hostess concluding dinners with a handshake and a courteous exchange.
An old West Point slang explanation details a cadet leaving the mess with a date for a dance. The phrase beast from the boodler’s and the shag in his face are glossed as casual terms for going to a hop with a girl.
A Shelby county report recounts a long running herd of deer with a notable incident where two large bucks died after their antlers became locked in a field near Irwin. An employee found the bucks on Frank Forgarty’s farm, with a circular muddy area showing their fatal fight. Two does joined Leitwes State park, bringing the total to ten deer. The arrivals originated from Rochester Minnesota. The deer were fed celery and lettuce after relocation.
Waverly reports the last passenger train on the Great Western division was taken off Saturday night leaving Waverly without regular passenger service for the first time in over 25 years. In the final week no passengers were carried between Clarion and Oclwein on three days. Years ago three daily passenger trains operated here with routes to Omaha and connections to St Paul Chicago and Kansas City, while the local ran to Fort Dodge.
A Madrid humorous weekly prize joke tells of a citizen at a public bath asking for a bath. A clerk says all baths are filled and asks how many bathers there are. The citizen replies fourteen and jokes about a wedding tomorrow.
A mother disciplines her child after the youngster repeats a series of jokes calling family members foolish. The boy, twice corrected, asserts his parents are fools, prompting further disagreement and the spanking.
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