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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
7
In 1883 Dr Caldwell discovered a harmless, effective laxative that avoids griping or habit forming. He treated bilious, headachy, weak patients with coated tongue, bad breath and poor appetite, finding relief even for the elderly. Today Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is widely used and can be bought at any drugstore.
Imigia Caselli, famed as the grandmother of Piedmont, dies in Milan at age 108. She lived under nine popes from Pius IX to Pius XII and five sovereigns, threaded a needle without glasses, never took medicine, and spoke of the Lord losing sight of her. Visitors recalled her cheerful wit and poetry requests from editors and contributors alike.
An advertisement claims Cole's Carboni salve stops pain and burning, heals quickly without scars when applied, and directs readers to obtain it from druggists or send 2 cents to The J W Cola Co Rockford Illinois. A tactless man comments that all babies look alike at an inappropriate moment.
A dinner scene shows a host prompting a guest to say grace and a child quipping I haven't prayed for a week as the moment turns into a lighthearted exchange about rituals and family prayer.
Historic efforts to preserve St Pauls Cathedral in London are nearing completion with building experts predicting safety for five centuries. The project has cost over £400,000. The shrine door weighs 83,000 tons and engineers are turning the center into a monolith by solidifying the supporting piers of the dome.
Elm and oak trees suit home grounds for beauty and life. Oaks grow slowly but transplant well. burr oak is best for yards and parkways. Red oaks prefer light dry soils. Black walnuts provide shade and edible nuts. maidenhair tree is used in eastern city parkways and resistant to pests and disease.
The Washington Post argues opinions vary on a model city as culture shifts. A city praised for refinement may offend others, so instead of pursuing a universal model, the goal should be to make each city better.
Thousands of privately owned water suppliers have formed holding companies in recent years, uniting to provide up-to-date management and engineering. Planned improvements and expansions anticipate community needs for industry, homes, fire protection, sanitation, and street cleaning, underpinning higher living standards and growth.
In a wooded setting the rich color of common brick walls gains charm from constant sunshine and shadow play. Varying tones are highlighted when a sunbeam briefly lights a single vivid brick, creating a sudden flash of beauty like a glow in the dusk.
The Farm Journal argues that neglecting paint on buildings and implements costs American farmers about 800 million dollars yearly. Decay comes from the actual wear of exposed surfaces, ruining structures long before their time as owners delay essential painting.
Old houses with solid frames gain renewed appearance from brick veneer. A brick center gives durable protection against weather and adds beauty with age, making the home look newer and maintain value compared with rebuilding.
The Home Modernizing Bureau of the National Building Industries projects that in the coming year 32 billion dollars will be spent on remodeling. This forecast emphasizes growing demand across residential and commercial sectors and reflects broad industry optimism.
A Florida resort scene prompts reflections on beauty and flaws as a speaker and a friend discuss freckles and spots. The piece extols not dwelling on blemishes, noting that sunshine reveals flaws while many people fail to overlook them.
This essay argues that beliefs in cure-alls persist despite scientific progress. It claims people seek shortcuts to health and happiness, preferring easy fixes over disciplined living. Emotions, not science, drive belief in miraculous remedies and patent medicines.
Nutty natural history notes a rare creature in remote mountains that drinks gin from rum runners, captured birds tied in cucumber patches, with a fanciful crafts of edible bits for head and body. A separate line quips about divorce, quoting Mah wife done quit her job and a plan to divorce for desertion.
A reader letters page notes a Indiana man describing miners on strike for three years and muses on long life without work. Further banter cites upcoming film signs including The Birth of a Nation and The Great Western Train Robbery and Theda Bara wearing little. A drug store man hires cashiers and buys candy, joking about roles.
A French experimenter reported in Popular Mechanics Magazine that sound waves in the range of 200000 to 500000 vibrations per second passing along a tapering glass rod caused the tip to bore a hole in wood and glass. When the waves were applied to a glass thread about one hundredth of an inch thick and over a yard long the frictional effect burned flesh.
Poet Douglas Malloch argues that life is the cheapest commodity as people trade it for pleasure, fame, love, and excess. The piece laments how some sacrifice life for midnight parties, costly toys, or faithless companionship, warning that life itself remains the most affordable yet undervalued possession.
poetics fragment attributed to Alexander Pope noting that human bliss lies in restraint of action and thought beyond human nature and state. The snippet emphasizes limits of body and soul understanding.
Recipes include Tomato Rarebit using tomato soup and American cheese, Date and Bran Bread with bran and dates, Pumpkin Pudding with currants and spices, Sultana Bread with cornmeal and sour milk, Cheese and Raisin Dreams cheese filling sandwiches, and fried breaded cheese triangles served with lettuce.
A 1930 census taker asks residents if they own a radio set. One apartment dweller replies he does not own one, saying he lives with several people and shares or borrows rather than owning.
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