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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
24
J. Baker of Wellsburg at about 40 mph struck two cock pheasants as they flew toward him. One bird hit the windshield. the other struck the radiator, denting and leaking the radiator and breaking the windshield, pieces striking Baker in the face.
Renowned Scottish vocalist Robbie Brolller, now celebrated in the United States, is booked to appear at the Diamond Jubilee Iowa State Fair. He will join Roy D. Smith's Royal Scotch Highlanders for three daily concerts from August 21 onward during the exposition.
The porcupine is miscast as a belligerent hunter. In reality it mostly minds its own business and only defends itself when threatened. Young animals learn quickly that quills can deter predators, shaping its cautious, defensive image.
A reader learns from a Lexicographer that Bible printers once used lowercase pronouns for God and Christ due to type case limits. The tradition, rooted in necessity rather than reverence, persists mostly in Bible publishing while newspapers usually capitalize pronouns for deity references.
The article outlines features of catfishes with head feelers and lack of mouths, noting smooth bodies and protective plates. It lists size variation from two inches to six inches for various species, mentions small stone cats and mad toms under three inches that sting briefly, and states fossil catfishes are rare. It also discusses scaleless forms arising from scaly ancestors and traits from specialized degeneration.
The article charts Swedish expansion from 875 with settlers reaching the Black Sea and Britain, and Rurik-led groups founding Husala near Stockholm. It notes Dartmouth College’s origins from Eleazar Wheelock’s school at Lebanon, then Hanover in New Hampshire, aided by English funds and Lord Dartmouth, with New Hampshire chartering Dartmouth in 1769.
The article notes India as the original home of the diamond and a long exclusive source for Europe. It cites 1780 discoveries in Brazil and 1867 in South Africa, with South African diamonds supplying most of the world. From discovery to present, world production reaches about 335 billion carats in value terms.
The Diamond Jubilee features a grand pageant tracing transportation history and an Iowa harvesting exhibit from sickle days to today. Exhibits include pioneer furnishings, a 19th century style show, and a replica of Herbert Hoover's birthplace as part of the August 21 to 30 Iowa State Fair celebration.
An August aviation event in Des Moines is promoted as the most complete Midwest display, with three top models expected and many accessories invited. A large captive balloon used in World War I will carry passengers daily, highlighting the Jubilee State Fair activities.
Iowa hosts a landmark statewide radio exhibition during the Diamond Jubilee Fair run August 21 to 20. The display chronicles thirty years of radio history, includes many new discoveries not yet marketed, and showcases exhibits spanning radio science.
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