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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
8
Cassatt prescribes temperance measures for coal operators and miners meeting in Chicago. The 1900s style report notes several thousand operators and about seven hundred to six hundred miners are directly concerned, with expert hed to sas.
The Army Corps resumes a long range Tennessee River survey to evaluate navigability and hydropower potential. It weighs storing rainfall and building lakes to stabilize flows for commerce and defense, with western North Carolina and Virginia regions highlighted for development.
Royal barber Charles Jaschke, famed for shaping King Edward’s beard and earning the esteem of monarchs and generals, died aged 66 in London. He long served at Regent Street, attracting a notable clientele including royalty, admirals, and foreign dignitaries, earning the nickname “House of Lords.”
David A. Boody reports at the Brooklyn library board meeting that despite a fall in New Yorks book-issuing stock due to wear and tear and high borrowers, the public library system maintains strong demand. Officials note no budget increase for new books in seven years and a drop of about 20 000 volumes, yet librarians expect overall continued reader interest and a net gain in demand.
A California survey by the state bureau of vital statistics shows marriage patterns by age. In 1924 there were 65,678 brides in the state with 6,226 aged eighteen. Sixteen year olds accounted for 642 marriages.
Scientists at Column University report that children are not born with instinctive fear. The study argues fear is learned through parental guidance and experience, not innate, urging caution against teaching children to fear dangers through overprotective parenting.
The record notes marriages begun at ages thirteen and fourteen, with one bride claiming seventy one and another fifty nine. About thirty four women reported being fifty, and a striking case shows a second marriage for Hyman after fourteen thousand sixty three prior marriages.
A. G. McPouzall reports a coal seam 620 feet thick near Pat Creek, 170 miles north of Vancouver on the Great Eastern railway, estimated across three miles by two and a half, with drilling locating the area. Exploration aims to begin soon on the promising seam.
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