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Newspaper

Rock Valley Bee

Location

Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1928

Page

2

Gerrit Klay Enters Iowa Eleventh District Primary

Lam announces candidacy for Congress on the Republican ticket in Iowa's Eleventh District. He asks Republican voters to approve his bid at the upcoming primary and lists Orange City Iowa as his home.

Fruit trees and shrubs available through Fred Heisig

Orders for fruit trees and shrubs are being taken by Fred Heisig with payment due on delivery. Get your selections in early to ensure availability and delivery.

Fred Heisig

Ancient diseases match modern illnesses, says Sir Humphrey Rolleson

In an address to the British Medical Association Sir Humphrey Rolleson argued that ancient and modern diseases share the same foundations though names and diagnoses differed. He cited tuberculosis in Egyptian mummies, plague in Greece and Phoenician times, mumps in ancient Greece, and early cases of appendicitis noted long before 1886.

Humphrey Davy Rolleson British Medical Association Greece Egypt Libya Syria Ialy

Little Brother in the Straight Path Moral Tale

A Washington Star anecdote tells how a young boy, left to watch his younger sibling, defends his act of discipline with a note on prayer. The mother learns that the elder claimed he forced the younger to pray, reflecting a blunt, old fashioned view of religion in domestic life.

Jimmie Bobby Bob Robert Bobbie Washington Star

Smithsonian Receives World’s Largest Topaz Stone

The Canfield collection donated to the Smithsonian includes what is claimed to be the largest topaz stone, weighing 95 pounds. Pathfinder Magazine notes biblical mention of topaz likely refers to chrysolite or peridot, with ties to Red Sea island references and color, hardness, and exposure effects discussed.

Smithsonian Canfield Smithsonian Institution Pathfinder Magazine

Morgan Ty Welch Warbler Feuds Over Name Spelling

An angry man enters the editor’s room to confront a Welch Warbler editor over a misnamed criminal and corrects his middle initial from H to Ty after a printed article branded him a thief and blackleg. The confrontation highlights the paper’s publication error and demand for accurate naming.

Welch Warbler Morgan David

Antiques Craze Sparks Alarm Over Water Pitcher Incident

A Boston Globe note recounts Jane, driven by an antique craze, dropping a water pitcher from a window onto a man’s head in Newburyport. Henry reacts with shock as Jane laments paying 82 for the china and fearing she cannot replace it.

Newburyport Henry Scott Jane Boston Globe

Upside Down Bridget Stirs Family Wonder

In a brief domestic vignette Mrs. Brown employs Bridget soon after arriving in the United States. Mary notices Bridget speaks upside down and cannot understand her speech, prompting questions about a better talking cook. The exchange reveals language barriers and family curiosity in a new arrival's acclimation.

Bridget United States

Passenger Train and Freight Schedules For Several Routes

Train numbers and schedules outline daily and weekly departures for services to Spencer Des Moines Mason City and other points plus westward Sioux Flyer and local Mitchell Canton and Canton routes. Freight trains run Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with specific timings and connections. Passengers are advised to buy tickets check baggage reserve sleeping cars in advance and use coupon tickets for through destinations.

Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton Sheldon Spencer Mason Cty Madison Milwaukee Chicago Sanborn Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell Black Hills Sant F G. W. Jacobs

Special Meeting Notice for State Bank of Rock Valley Stockholders

Notice is given of a special stockholders meeting of the State Bank of Rock Valley in Rock Valley Town on February 11, 1928 at 10:00 A M. to vote on renewing the bank's articles of incorporation. Signed January 12, 1928 by P D Van Oosterhout President Director and fellow officers.

the State Bank of Rock Valley State Bank of Towa P.D. van Oosterhout Kee Prate Andes G. A. Walhof C. Rozeboom Fred J. Pulman D. J. Scanlan AW. H. Hospers

Notice of An Estate Executor Appointment 1928

Notice to all interested that on January 16 1928 the District Court of Sioux County Iowa appointed Simon Vogelaang executor of Geertje Vogeyzang deceased late of Sioux County Iowa. All debtors must pay the undersigned and all claims must be presented legally authenticated to the court for allowance. Dated January 16 1928. Simon Vogelaang Executor. A Walhof Attorney.

District Court Sioux County Iowa Geertje Vogeyzang Simon Vogelaang A. Walhof

Central Auto Co Battery Service Ad

An auto firm announces a battery charging service promising 24 hour care and finish service for batteries. It lists Weidennoff Potential Charger and Khons Bxde Battery as affiliated brands and invites calls with a note that prices are right.

Central Auto Co

Doon Rendering Works Ad Urges Call for Dead Stack Removal

Doon Rendering Works prompts customers to call when a dead stack exists and promises to remove it. The ad emphasizes they pay for the phone calls and mentions 36 DOOH and 10WA.

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