This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
4
A compact look at reflexes such as winking coughing sneezing grasping and shivering. Reflexes are fast automatic actions protecting the body from harm and prepared for ready-made situations. Sneezing differs by stimulus and personal habit with some individuals sneezing multiple times. The reflexes form the emergency kit of the physio physical organism.
A humorous sketch on a Danish picklechaser a clumsy traveler searching for pickles and starving in the Skaw region. It lampoons auto cannibalism as the creature devours itself leaving only a shadow as skags and cats chase dill remnants. A futuristic quip predicts flying as a household staple in twenty years.
A brief verse contrasts the smallness of a single water drop and a word with its immense collective effect. It notes that many drops form a torrent and many words, spoken without care, can alter world history.
A vintage breakfast feature highlights grapefruit use in cakes pies and puddings plus corn bread with coconut and fritters. Recipes include Golden West Cake and Vitamin Salad with cottage cheese and orange wedges alongside a Frozen Mt. Vernon Salad with grapefruit apricots celery and mayo cream dressing.
Dear Editor. A reader from another town laments suburban women forming study groups yet not being self supporting. They accuse them of relying on others for thought while implying they should stay home and read. The writer argues books are the world’s surest and cheapest amusement.
Poem notes that some people see flaws in others while denying their own. It argues minds may carry warts and wrinkles, and urges self reflection. The speaker attacks smug certainty and promotes admitting faults and seeking improvement.
A college that recently became coed bans girl students from talking to men claiming it safeguards innocence. The dean notes the ratio of 2000 male to 50 female students, and critics call the policy counterproductive. The remedy suggested is more interaction as novelty wears off.
Practical Polly predicts air warfare will devastate battlefield careers and field-guide work, suggesting a grim future for those tied to ground combat landscapes. The remark highlights concerns about shifting warfare domains and their social impact.
John D. Rockefeller Jr provides money for restoring Williamsburg to its Colonial Condition. Reproductions replace destroyed buildings and decayed structures as the town, once the capital of Colonial Virginia, gains renewed historic interest.
Milwaukee representatives from eleven states urged adoption of the federal air code and creation of state aviation commissions to supervise flying, inspect pilots, and enforce laws. Gov. Kobler led the conference seeking uniform control to stamp out air crashes and harmonize state and federal regulations.
Berlin reports Lufthansa plans intensive blind flying training for 150 pilots using instrument panels like Guggenheim fund designs. Instructors monitor from a second cockpit as crews practice three hour triangle courses, aiming to reduce reliance on intuition and improve instrument readability amid fog and height measurement challenges.
Washington plans for a giant dirigible sister to the Graf Zeppelin are reported to the Department of Commerce by H. Schuette, Paris trade commissioner. The airship, to be known as the L Z 128, will begin this year with completion expected in summer 1931, at about 740 feet long and employing design features of the British R 100 and R 101, including passenger quarters.
AITA tests show average traveler carries 28 pounds of clothing and toiletries. Airlines establish 30 pounds as the maximum baggage weight allowed at no charge. A conference of air passenger traffic discusses standardizing baggage weights to uniform handling across the nation’s 30 passenger lines.
New York report shows airline passengers average two letters and three postal cards per trip on the Colonial Air Transport line. Women write more than men, often ignoring scenery as planes travel about 3,000 to 8,000 feet high. In six months the line used thousands of sheets of writing paper and postal cards, with souvenirs also taken home by travelers.
The national research council will establish fully equipped aeronautical laboratories in Ottawa. They include two wind tunnels, a water tank, and an engine test plant, the first in Canada to offer testing for designers, manufacturers, and aircraft operators. The wind tunnel will have a 50 foot nozzle, and the 400 by 8 by several feet water tank will support seaplane testing with a dynamometer and wave camera setup. Three Canadian firms are assembling aircraft engines.
The Federation Aeronautique Internationale revised the 1931 Schneider Cup rules. A takeoff and landing test will replace navigability and water-tightness tests in the west race, conducted on race day. A 200000 franc deposit is required from each nation or club, refundable upon actual arrival of the competing aircraft. Entries must be filed by July 1.
The Lunenburg fleet of Nova Scotia clipper and fishing vessels is noted for a historic custom of naming a ship with a threefold letter A. Once common, the practice has faded as ships are more often named for captains' wives and daughters. The article cites vessels in Avtatga Delawaya Palitrana Partana as examples of the changing practice.
Town Topics reports a light gossip note about Yvonne and Fred with a terse exchange on their relationship. The item hints at popularity and social intrigue without detailing events or dates.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.