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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
16
In a reminiscence by Samuel Scoville Jr from Wild Honey, a farmer’s cow goes dry each afternoon as a milk snake emerges from tall grass to suckle. After the snake’s death, the cow wastes away and dies, a sad, believed true tale of a nurse-like reptile.
The piece reflects on long residence in Italy and the social divide between foreign residents and Italian families. It suggests that even after decades in Rome, outsiders rarely gain intimate access to noble, political, and upper-class circles, while noting the persistent influence of external perceptions on Italian life.
The article explains senatorial courtesy as an understood yet loosely defined practice in the U S Senate. It notes that power rests on honor rather than strict rules and that nominations for state appointments may bypass regular routines if a senator objects.
In Edwardian style prose a highwayman robs King George I as he walks near Kensington Gardens. The incident highlights 18th century insecurity as royal figures face street crime and the palace guards struggle to protect mail, purses, and belongings amidst unrest.
A medical graduate reflects that scientific interest overshadowed patient welfare. A nurse reports a patient’s death and the doctor laments he cannot know which of two prescriptions caused the outcome. The dialogue highlights early misgivings about prescription decisions and professional responsibility.
Reports from Missignadi in southern Italy describe showers of real blood. Analysts in Rome ruled the samples genuine and suggested the phenomenon arose from a large flock of migratory birds struck by a whirlwind, pulverized upon impact, with fragments scattered into the sea.
In a crowded courtroom a portly wan defendant, sleepy after lunch, disrupted proceedings by asking the deputy sheriffs to wake him as a Negro suspect faced a petty theft charge. The assistant district attorney neared completing the first witness when the defendant’s outburst interrupted the case.
A Pathfinder Magazine piece cites Boswell recounting Johnson on the saying about bringing home the wealth of the Indies. The discussion centers on travel observation, knowledge, and the need to carry wealth in mind and understanding to gain insight from journeys.
The article traces primitive blind reading methods from Dern knot strings to 16th century wood engravings, 1640 metal type in France, and wooden letter pins. It covers Pingeaux frames, Getan cardboard letters, Valéntin eye embossing, Louis Braille's pupil Traille praising point systems, and global transcription efforts including the Koran and adaptations for Chinese and Arabic reading.
In a fragmented exchange cited by the Border Cities Star, a small boy asks his father how wars begin, prompting a back-and-forth about England and France as examples and a mother’s interjections, with the child insisting on a hypothetical scenario.
A report notes at least 70 lost Rembrandts, some possibly held by poor owners, with masterworks described but unproven. Nearby, a cemetery near Springfield features a central monument for John Jones and five nearby stones all claiming to be the deceased’s wives, creating a curious roadside epitaph cluster.
Stanford psychologist Professor Walter Re Miles reports eye activity during sleep shows definite movements despite closed lids. Pupils contract, eyes roll upward, and facial muscles twitch, indicating active sensory processing occurs while a person sleeps.
Farmhands tend stilte hop vines grown three feet high on strings. Workers move carefully along stilts tied to tanks, reaching vines with hands free. They become proficient in their movements about the fields to ensure best yields.
An old advertisement touts a glycerin mixture with bark and herbs claiming to act on both upper and lower bowels to relieve constipation within two hours. It promotes Alderika as a real cleaning for stomach and bowels, contrasting it with pills.
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