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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
1
A humorous piece describes Yetta, a city schoolgirl, misidentifying garnish as parsley. It explains practical garnishes using parsley, lemons, and decorative vegetables, urging readers to garnish meats, salads, and desserts with simple, accessible items like lemon sections, olives, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, peppers, onions, and candied cherries.
The piece argues that in battles and life one must know how to retreat without quitting. It cites learning from Leonardo da Vinci and Gyrus the Great, urging orderly, safe retreat while continuing to fight on new terms toward better fitment, urging forward action or a prudent pivot rather than stagnation.
Motivational verse praising CYILYN GAGE BROWNE or a similar name, asserting fearlessness and self belief. Encourages facing life with strength and happiness, claiming unique personal power and potential to conquer challenges. Ends with assurance there is nothing you cannot do.
A reminiscence by Thomas L. Masson about his early twenties as a traveling salesman and his path to editing Life, recounting misplacements at Mitchell’s paper and Masson’s role shaping its office. The piece notes Masson as America's premier jokesmith with a legacy as Life editor and prolific humorist author.
FOR THE GOOSE- THINK you ooghte learn kids from the beginning to speak up for their rights and pipe down about their wrongs. Doin' little things yourself ain't no savin' if you could be usin' the time for big ones. If there wasn't no bad friends, there wouldn't be no good ones. FOR THE GANDER- Women don't like conversation. It gets in the way of their talkin' about themselves. A silent woman might not keep the conversational ball reWin', but at least she won't swallow it and start off in a rubber of solitaire. iquisplenih
Fragmentary lines describe muscles underneath skin gliding and attaching to ribs for support and strength. The text references a system where muscles are fastened to ribs to hold the body firm, but the passage remains incomplete and unclear.
A lorged line from a Scotch novel notes the heroine objects to real lift in moving pictures. The remark frames a satire on cinema’s reach, contrasting text and visual storytelling. The quote hints at early critique of film's impact on literature and theater.
The United States highway system will standardize 80,000 miles of main roads as part of a federal aid framework. Through routes use two digit numbers on shields for quick navigation, with odd for north south and even for east west. Signs employ color, shapes, and large lettering to warn and guide travelers.
Engineering News Record states widening and thickening roads is the major highway issue of the future. It argues new roads will be widened before thickening, with states spending large sums to broaden paved widths and reinforce pavements. The article notes modern roads rarely become obsolete and older roads can be salvaged by widening or resurfacing with proper base, avoiding waste from full tearouts.
France tests cast iron as paving material on a Le Mans stretch of Avenue Leon Gollee. Ten tons of plates are laid on a main highway while engineers monitor the experiment. Old iron is being shipped out in large quantities and General Gasconin jong urges its use for paving. The government road engineers chief designed a plate rugged enough to resist torsion and provide grip for automobile traffic.
Professor Steinberg of Baltimore notes that today a small percentage of main road accidents stem from engineering defects. He argues public works are crucial, advocating widening and extending roads to meet growing needs for adequate highway facilities.
In southeastern Montana’s Red water Valley a Norfolk Pacific line will sell 500k acres to farmers at 10 to 20 dollars an acre with 20 years to pay. Taxes are light. nearby neighbors and colonies get special aid. Mixed farming thrives. corn, hogs, dairy grow. rail expansion promises closer markets and rising land values. The railroad will assist arrivals. representatives will discuss options and free booklets.
A San Francisco woman Miss Willbanks finds a crumpled currency at a bank and learns it belongs to broker James Litton after he claims it. He writes a gracious note, invites her to dinner, and three weeks later she accepts his marriage proposal. Her tale ends with a moral on doing good and knowledge.
The article traces the kiss of peace from a communal medieval church ritual to its gradual suppression after abuses. It notes a pagan noble's objection halted the practice, then laws punished unwanted kisses. It cites Naples where a man kissing an unwilling woman faced exclusion, and mentions French law restricting a married woman kissing her son. The closing line links nightingales to sleep.
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