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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1929
Page
11
In Egypt and Rome old timekeeping relied on gun signals and shadow clocks. Rome replaced the veteran Avon gun with an electric master clock and 800 electric clocks citywide, a dramatic shift from shadow boards used for 4,000 years to tell time.
Dr B Franklin Royer of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness warns that eye strain and defective vision drive irritability and fatigue. He notes daily and weekly tiredness may stem from vision issues, and correcting the fault can relieve symptoms without changing jobs.
The article notes that forged ancient art pieces fool experts through near perfect replicas of old carvings. Museums rarely escape encountering such fakes, with detection leading to removal. The Metropolitan Museum of Art maintains a special department dedicated to forged antiques, valued for its intrigue though considered fraudulent by experts.
Voxes from ir 5 writes that a Johannesburg Sunday Vimes report describes a snake with two ears seen near Roosberg. He recalls a childhood tale of a fig-tree snake with ears, killed long ago, and says neighbors gathered to view it, asserting the story’s truth.
The lower half of the Manitoba Saskatchewan boundary is stepped to follow self settled farming districts. Survey lines in north western Canada are stepped because meridians converge northward, causing longitudinal distances to narrow while survey lines stay straight.
A Detroit News note describes the ant queen as a two inch long, fat looking ant in a clay pocket, immobile and fed by workers. It explains the expression Sit an ant queen as meaning the pinnacle of luxurious ease in native thought.
A fragmentary quotation argues that wealth comes from affordable goods and fair trade, not bloodshed. It stresses that true commerce expands through cheap commodities and that coercion or force cannot yield lasting profits. The line reflects Franklin’s view on economics and conflict.
Farmers Savings Bank of Larchwood files a petition in the District Court of Sioux County Iowa seeking $1,000 plus eight percent interest from 1927 on a promissory note dated January 18 1995 alleging the note is unpaid and requesting a writ of attachment against the defendant nonresident Bomma. The case warns the defendant to appear by noon on the next term or face default and judgment.
In the District Court of Iowa Sioux County January Term 1930 Leslie Davisson Florence Davisson William Davisson Violet Davisson et al plaintiffs seek partition or sale of undivided one sixth interests in Lot Four and part of Lot Five in Auditors Replat Rock Valley Iowa with conting ent rights of dower for spouses. They request partition or sale, appointment of a referee, attorney fees, and costs. Defendants must answer by noon of the next term. default probable. Dated December 6 1929. F T McGill attorney for plaintiffs.
Richard Sneller, owner, and Jake Vande Weord, manager, lead a bustling workers crew in a feature on braying and collective effort. The report notes urban transport activity, a bus reference, and a dated event in Fes. 202]
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