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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
6
A compact reflective line about fate as architects shaping time’s walls. It praises that every action has purpose and that even seeming ornament or idle display contributes to strength and support within a system. The lines affirm value in order and place.
A 19th century recipe column suggests pickling fish to endure scarce times, outlining quart water and vinegar brine with onions, peppercorns, allspice, lemon, bay leaves, and sealing jars for weeks. It also offers cold drinks and treats, including Russian Rocks dough and doughnuts, with detailless steps and pantry ingredients.
The Indians believe a bride who receives an ear of corn brings luck and abundance to the newlyweds and wards off evil spirits. The chorus calls for giving an ear to the bride, a sentiment echoed in this syndicated note.
F A Walker reflects on forgetting past hurts to reduce bitterness. He cites Shakespeare and a creed about kindness and self-improvement, urging readers to forgive, forget, and focus on meaningful duties. The piece ends noting Mombasa natives using common items as adornments.
Poem fragment from 1923 by oars Malloch discusses a world seen as full of honest men who deceit others and themselves. It contrasts earned trust with hidden faults in love, family, and personal integrity.
The piece traces the social ritual of sending calling cards from Sixteenth century Italy in Padua where German students visited professors to bid farewell. It notes dormancy when hosts were away and describes the evolution to personal cards across Europe, linking to early Chinese practices of leaving name slips.
A short reminiscence traces a woman born as Mary who later used Alay and then Mae as she grew sociably. after marriage she adopted the name Ma, reflecting a progression of nicknames and identity through different life stages.
Charles Francis Adams, famed treasurer turned secretary of the navy under Hoover, is portrayed as sea loving and independent like Adams and Saumer. A tale recalls a missed Supreme Court plea when a deputy sheriff found him at Hangman’s Island, sent a note stating not come now the smell are di ke thunder.
A humorous fragment from the Atchison Globe notes a statistic claiming every third child born is a Chinaman and quips that two suffices for the couple. The piece references the Lowest Known Wage Scale and mocks recurrent social themes as waves of sin persist yearly.
A cropped reminiscence surveys public manners and generosity, noting Mrs Binks as vulgar yet generous. It comments on people’s attempts to look pleasant, hunger worldwide, and a quip about ecards. The piece ties health as wealth for patients but poverty for doctors.
A fragmentary column presents humorous sayings about clever women and smart ones, contrasting dress and calls with love and war. It also notes advice on training, talent, and consistency, ending with a quirky line on self-contradiction.
A short verse notes there is no food or drink on the moon making it inhospitable, while clever minds question human life there. The lines imply impossibility of settlement due to lack of essentials.
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