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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1930
Page
12
A Montreal Star note reports a joint club meeting where members voted to amalgamate the two clubs. The chairman announced the decision with a garbled remark about being marmalated and another member asked if he meant jammed together.
Local ad for Dr C J Schroeder dentist in Rock Valley notes phone contact and states a slogan offering cash for any live stock injured on the road. A separate line mentions Earl Hayden as a contact.
Reading dialogue recounts Mary and Mistress waiting at the door for a postman in Monmouthshire with Mary noting a postcard delivery and the mistress showing impatience as time passes.
A playful exchange hints at a wedding where the bride admits chronic lateness while the groom insists on punctuality. The lighthearted dialogue showcases domestic humor about schedule pressures and wedding day nerves.
A collage of humble vignettes from a bygone era shows a fortune teller's boastful premonition fulfilled by money after a wife's dress bill. A party of fourteen bids farewell as a wife seeks her husband at midnight. A thief-turned-bride plots marry for cash after a fiancé’s arrest.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a man and a woman labeled differently in a contentious bus scene. The lines reference a papoose and misapplied terms as one speaker accuses another of inverted presentation. The excerpt reflects strained cultural stereotypes in a hostile exchange.
A jumble of dialog fragments presents a snapshot of urban life with lines about Chicago as a railroad hub for quick getaways, a car accident and a police reference, a couple's banter about telegraphing love, and everyday misadventures including safety, trouble, and a restaurant plea for ham and eggs. The tone mirrors a column of street chatter and humorous vignettes.
Eastward passenger No 4 runs daily at 3 42 A M toward Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton. Sioux Flyer No 22 departs daily at 6 16 P M via Sheldon Spencer Des Moines Mason City Madison Milwaukee Chicago. Wayfreight No 98 operates Tue Thu Sat to Sanborn. Sioux Flyer No 11 runs daily 4 63 A M toward Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell and North Black Hills. No connections for Sioux Falls. Train No 4 east tickets and baggage check needed afternoon prior. Coupons sold through to destination. Sleeping car reservations two days in advance. C W Jacobs Agent. Phone 15.
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