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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
5
The text lists superstition about robins across regions. In Wales the robin’s song forewarns rain and a robin in the house is unlucky. In Italy killing robins brings epilepsy or the St Vitus dance. Scotland fears the robin’s song for the sick, a church robin signals death, and nesting young robins or keeping old birds brings misfortune.
A muddled snippet discusses ethics of earnings and health, suggesting not to boast and to value health over wealth. It references a captain’s selfish example and a man who lost his voice on a plane, noting some rise and lose their heads in advancement.
Alleging false representation in the sale of a purebred hog Bloemendaal s hog breeders of Orange City sue E B Farrer for 4000. They claim the hog was misrepresented as show quality though found to have abscesses in the throat at sale time. The note mentions Chamberlain s Tablets for digestion and appetite.
All soldiers sailors and Marines and nurses who served in the late war are entitled to a $500 exemption. Exemption forms must be filed in the auditor's office by September 1 1921 or exemption will not be granted. Blank forms have been mailed to banks.
The notice urges timely payment of taxes with the year’s first statement to be issued by the treasurer. It adds that sailors soldiers and nurses should stay vigilant as duties begin, signed by Wim Van Roekel county auditor.
Des Moines reports show auto theft losses exceed a million dollars over six months with Ford models most stolen. sheriffs and town marshals coordinate a special department. Memorial services for World War I’s 88th division planned in Des Moines include unveiling of a tablet. The first Iowa passenger airliner, built in Italy, operates from Fort Dodge to Fairfield at 11 mph, carrying seven passengers in a glass cabin with mahogany fittings and card tables, serving Des Moines area routes.
A fragment describes Roman soldiers living on coarse brown bread and sour wine. It notes temperate diet and regular routines as part of military life, with emphasis on the discipline and daily provisions of the legions.
A fragment of witty maxims on modesty love and leadership. It quips that beauty without modesty is sorrow while suggesting ministers marry for money and that the rear offers escape. It notes misperceptions about aging and truthfulness with a humorous tone.
In Bellevue hospital New York city nearly 40 000 patients treated yearly. New York public library reference department 2 083 291 books read last year by 750 000 readers. Total library visitors 2 525 687. Ottawa workmen compensation board recorded 54 841 accidents last year, 10 501 more than 1919, average 183 daily accidents, one every three minutes.
During a busy lake season rumors spread that Spirit Lake water was contaminated and unsafe for bathing. The state board of health analyzed the water and found it a hoax. Similar reports arose from Clear Lake and Storm Lake, with statewide spread of unverified fears.
The text argues riches hinder virtue and victory, likening wealth to baggage no army can spare. It asserts great riches have limited use beyond distribution, noting wealth’s conceit. It then shifts to a brief history of melons, grown in France in the 1600s, with ancient knowledge from the era, Egyptians growing them, and a claim of Portuguese carrying them to the Americas.
The fragment lists dates linked to Liberty Bell cast in 47227 the first Hudson steamboat in 1807 coal tested as fuel 1808 and the first transatlantic cable message in 1857.
A fragmented newspaper item presents a Seneca quote about compensation for evil and a stray line about waking Binard Balls and billiard balls. The readable text hints at misprints and incomplete thoughts, lacking clear names, dates, places, or a coherent event to describe.
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