25 Dec 1925
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
1
A travelogue describes Burma from Rangoon to Mandalay and Pagan, noting British rule, Indian and Burmese communities, and the varied hill tribes. Travelers board Irrawaddy steamers, shop at riverboat depots, and observe pagodas, pagoda styles, and a country largely untouched by modern development.
A November 10 1918 dispatch from Emporia Gazette recalls muddy Meuse hills and weary Kansas doughboys enduring rumors of peace. A motorcyclist shouts Guerre tint signaling possible end, but leaders demand Pershing confirmation as dawn brings no orders. By late day a theater of rumors shifts to a brigade HQ notice stating hostilities cease on all fronts at the eleventh hour of November 21.
A reflective narrator describes a family journey driving 200 miles at speed, chasing impressions thrills and trophies from towns and scenery. They recount police as tourists, sunsets, and the lure of souvenir baskets and shells, noting America’s love of keepsakes and a cynical wartime remark about France Britain and the Channel.
A report by Andre Daudet proposes adapting American salesmanship to French commerce and mentality. It envisions practical courses for girls to become saleswomen and training women to be superintendents capable of reorganizing sales systems and instructing staff in new methods.
A Detroit meat market proprietor at 9 Grand River Avenue declares that goose liver sausage is largely pork. He says a goose liver weighs only ounces and it would take many livers to make a single sausage ring. He notes goose livers are rarely used, if at all, in such products.
Betty explains Dorothy is outside buttoning up the gate after a trip to the grocery. The exchange captures a child’s playful misstatement as she reports her sister’s activity. Dorothy, age three, accompanies her big sister on a simple household errand.
The self respecting man looks up to nobody down upon nobody yet keeps his conscience clean enough to look everyone in the face and speak his honest opinions when needed. A concise credo reflecting grit and integrity.
Albert Payson Terhune argues fear of dogs is overstated and rabies far rarer than panic implies. He notes most suspicious dogs are not mad, warns against mob actions, and urges calm, hygienic steps after bites while stressing fear, not fact, drives the scare.
Aged Philippine Igorot practice halves a deceased’s property to fund funerary rites while the mummified cadaver sits in a burial chair to witness feasts. The text notes American influence through scouts and info companies in the Philippine army, and cites a new marksmanship record.
A reader recounts buying cigars for 98 cents claiming they were larger, prettier, and prewar-made. The exchange suggests women can save men money by handling cigar purchases, noting high prices and urging caution with clerk assurances.
Miss E Rich of Brooklyn NY says her stomach bloated with gas, appetite failed, and she felt sick until Carter's Little Liver Pills relieved her. She recommends them for sale by all drug stores at 35c.
An English playwright lampoons modern morals at a New York lunch claiming prudish views misread the era and that vice is rampant. A London bishop retorts with a quip about a fast woman and a jab about guessing her pace.
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