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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
9
A writer cites garden anecdotes on wireless aerials affecting walnuts cucumbers and pears. One walnut tree yielded heavily when the aerial touched it, cucumbers grew larger under an aerial, while a pear tree used as a support produced almost no fruit. Most experts doubt general effects from ordinary aerials, but note possible influence from a transmitting station nearby.
A naval yard tested repairing underwater hulls using ice blocks instead of steel plates. Divers froze water to seal leaks, with ice held in place by a six inch wall and airplant refrigeration. The process aimed to quickly seal holes and restore buoyancy during salvage operations.
An electric line on the Palisades Hudson cliffs uses a sand filled side track switch to halt runaway cars. Sand in troughs along the rails coats wheels, creating friction that stops the car on steep 7 percent grades. Tests show this device reliably halts runaway incidents.
Burns are painful and quick treatment brings relief. For severe burns call a doctor immediately. minor home burns can be soothed with carron oil toracic acid ointment butter lard bismuth alum gasoline or flour. Bandage to keep clean and redress daily.
A. TePaske of Sioux Center visits to assess political climate as a state senate candidate. H. M. Corwin returns from Waterloo and eastern Iowa. his mother wintered there with relatives. Schemmer couple plan to move to their recently filed claim near Rapid City. Sheriff candidate Win. Sterrenberg attends to local political matters. Cogswell ill with pleurisy after returning from Cedar Rapids. Mlle Wilson greets friends in Rees alley. M. B. Smith and Cecil back from Chicago with cattle shipments. Rev. A. W. Hakes returns from Chicago during C. H. Day’s illness. Mrs. John Jacobs and Charley return from Cross, S. Where visiting sister Miss Horton. W. Harkins to Akron then Missouri. away about a month. Clark Riddle family visit Mapelton, then return home. EW Benson visits J. R. Benson over Sunday. T. C. Riel ships stock to Chicago, back Tuesday. J. C. Witzthum family return from Sioux City after a week. Dr. Blatherwick buys Schemmer’s car. car in use locally.
Property owners and tenants are forbidden under penalty of law to take rubbish from their premises into the gutters of the town. By order of the Mayor.
The best method to determine a tree’s age is counting annual rings on a cross section near ground level and adding years to reach the height of counting. For felled trees, the stump is the ideal counting region per the American Tree Association.
A note explains that lemonade improves with standing an hour or two after preparation. The can sugar in the beverage is converted into a richer mix of glucose and levalose, a process likened to digestion in the stomach.
Readable excerpts discuss growth patterns in youths with notes that girls stop growing taller after sixteen while boys often continue into their twenties. Tennis and stretching are mentioned as contributing to height coverage. The fragment hints at exercise aiding growth.
A reflective piece extolls the Eighteenth Amendment as born from Christian Patriots education. It claims wide support, cites enemies in commerce and graft, and warns of youth neglect eroding the moral ideal. The author fears fading influence without new champions.
Special execution issued in Sioux County Iowa directs sale of Leon Buckley Ford Roadster 1927 model engine 14539503 license 73 2626. Auction set May 28 1928 at 10 am at Grange City courthouse to satisfy the state’s judgment with costs. Hugo Synhorst Sheriff.
Notice to all concerned to appear at the Court House in Orange City Sioux County on May 21 1928 at 10 o clock to probate the will of Lucy M L Akin deceased. Show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Clerk TJ Reeves District Court seal dated April 3 1998. W G Leonard attorney.
Bids will be received at the Rock Valley Creamery Co up to April 28 for buttermilk to be supplied during May June and July. Also notice: Dierks Bros seek a housekeeper on a farm.
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