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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
9
Early earth started as a molten mass that cooled, forming a crust that solidified in layers. Wrinkling created ridges and first mountain ranges while cracks produced eruptions and new peaks. Harder stones resisted weathering, guiding ridge formation as rivers cut plains and left mountains standing.
A brief ad from Piaskul Game Co announces an entertaining educational game for home use. It promotes listening on the radio, social gatherings, and students earning money by introducing the game locally. Request a sample for 75 cents and write to Box 665 Pierre.
Emily Hobhouse, famed for her aid to Boers during the Anglo Boer War and her reform of concentration camps, has died. The Nation notes her work contrasted with war’s harsh toll, recalling farms across Transvaal, northern Cape and Orange Free State where her memory inspires reverence and gratitude.
A harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been marketed for fifty years. Drug stores and general stores carry bottles labeled Dandelion priced at five cents each in advertisements and product displays.
Talladega College President Sumner warned of hard times for professors and intellectuals worldwide amid capital labor tensions. He cited a tale of a young professor who proposed to a pretty girl and slipped on her engagement wedding and teething ring.
The Difference Pa began little Lester Livermore questions what separates a witty speaker from a humorist who writes down and sells his lines. The Kansas City Star notes a distinction between performances on stage and published humor.
Browne wants to buy your bathtub as advertised. T asks if it is seven years old, while Smith notes it has been used only a few times. The exchange hints at a potential sale with timing and condition considerations.
In a fragmentary science page, a garbled claim hints that sleep could win over study as a competing headline. The text appears as a rushed OCR, mentioning Ohio State Journal and a scare around urgency and noise.
E B House, professor of civil and irrigation engineering at Colorado Agricultural College, explains why gravel roads soften in spring. Freezing and thawing loosen soil and expand ice, leaving loose particles below the surface. thick gravel layers and proper grading prevent loss of riding quality as traffic returns in warmer weather.
A historical plea argues that highway billboards threaten motorists more than they aid. They block views at corners and curves, risking accidents as drivers struggle to read long messages at speed. Restricting roadside signs is urged for safety over aesthetics.
T H McDonald head of the US road bureau states four year national plan aims to upgrade about 160000 miles of highways before 1980. Annual spending should exceed 1 billion dollars. The American Road Builders Association anticipates progress at the 1927 convention and continued federal aid of 73 million dollars annually.
The incident toll from accidents at highway grade crossings prompts a policy to classify all grade crossings on federal aid roads and to carry out improvements as rapidly as practicable. Railroads have agreed to this plan and states broadly support it.
A poem warns against ventriloquizing Lincoln’s voice and insists the dead’s rights are not to be invoked for present-day judgments. It condemns using Lincoln to claim today’s policies or views and calls readers to respect martyrdom and avoid demagogic misrepresentation.
An essay urges readers to imitate the grizzly bear by making a high, bold mark and striving to live up to it. It warns against small aims and vanity, citing Voltaire and Hugo as examples of self expression tied to achievement. Organized weather observations are noted as dating to 1654 in Italy.
An odd instructive piece uses rustic proverbs about behavior and caution. It blends phrases about listening to mothers and treating neighbors with manners, while musing on self-reflection and public conduct with a humorous rural tone.
Sagacious Sarah remarks that when a young man determines to get ahead it signals he is ready and prepared to take on responsibility. The playful quote underscores early ambition and readiness for progress.
The piece traces the minstrel show's origins to Ned Christy who, in 1842 at a Buffalo hotel, improvised darky impersonations with burnt cork and simple instruments. The performances gained favor, leading to repeated daily shows, shaping a long standing American entertainment tradition.
A reflective piece invites readers to leave daily cares behind and enjoy a moment of personal rest. It centers on easing stress and embracing a relaxed, self cared evening with a hopeful, soothing tone.
Bacon fat and its uses are described for frying potatoes binding soups and enriching biscuits and spice cake. Recipes include Spanish Rice with browned bacon bits and tomato rice, a Bacon Salad Dressing with bacon, mustard, sugar egg and vinegar, and a Scallop of Bacon and Cheese baked with bread crumbs and buttered crumbs. A bacon lettuce salad is also suggested with fat drippings and optional sugar.
A young lady from the neighborhood jokes about superstition and plans to invite another guest to avoid having 13 at her luncheon table. The quip reflects playful superstition rather than actual fear.
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