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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1930
Page
12
In 1875 a young physician sought a gentle laxative, forming Dr Caldwell's Syrep P epsin from his experience with harsh purgatives. The prescription, praised for gentle relief of sluggish bowels, was produced widely and marketed as Dr Caldwell's original, effective, harmless formula. It became a staple in drugstores worldwide.
R reports a friend visiting in Berlin with his brothers family. A chambermaid Hilda says good night to her mistress and guests, then is cautioned not to speak to guests at night. She repeats the phrase, then retires, and exits.
Washington advances a new civil aviation code under Maj. Clarence M. Young to raise safety and reliability. It requires two way radio in passenger planes, ground weather feeds, and radio range beacons, plus fixed-route operations with navigation aids. The act builds on the Air Commerce Act of 1926 to guide rapid aviation progress.
A Milwaukee Journal letter notes a Spanish traveler in Batum, Russia, forced to obtain a Russian passport for his week old puppy. The passport included the dog's photo and paw prints, seen as an example of frontier vigilance and bureaucratic intrusion.
In a quaint exchange, Alice asks Rosie if her dress is new. Rosie replies that it is old in appearance but newly acquired in spirit, noting the long time since its last wearing. The dialogue captures a playful, era-specific mood and character interaction.
Los Angeles researchers led by Leo P. Delsasso of the University of California pursue an acoustic altimeter. Funded by the Guggenheim Foundation, the project seeks a unique onboard tone to measure altitude by echo travel time. Aiming to help pilots in fog over unknown terrain, the device would provide precise height readings.
Air pilots on the West-West flight to Kansas City report that rainbows form a perfect circle in the sky. They must climb when the sun nears the horizon to view any ends, but the arc vanishes before finding the gold.
The forestry service of the Department of Agriculture leads a drive to reduce fire hazards from lighted cigars and cigarettes tossed from aircraft. The American Automobile Association backs the effort at the request of Agriculture Secretary Arthur M. Hyde. AAA President Thomas P. Henry pledges public education on protecting forests and structures along air routes amid rising flight activity.
Boston group forms the Women’s Wing and Prop club at East Boston airport. Lorraine Defren of Newton leads fourteen charter members and nine privately owned planes as they plan cross country flights next spring. Notables include Olivia Matthews first solo in ski-equipped plane, Miss Eleanor Spear daughter of a Maine senator, and Agnes Wilcox of Colon Panama aiming for a Central American pilot’s license.
A one pound headset and helmet used on a western air mail route allows pilots to talk to ground stations two hundred miles away or other planes in flight. A sponge rubber connector with two wires plugs into the cockpit and delivers ten minute weather reports ahead of the flight.
Public Health Education notes stress milk safety and food hygiene for infants and families. Emphasizes pasteurization, bottle handling, and cleansing, plus washing raw foods and discarding spoiled items to prevent disease and spoilage.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union piece urges routine dental hygiene, two brushings daily and semiannual dentist visits, to prevent diseases linked to faulty teeth. It notes schools and health departments promote dental care while many people miss direct influence, stressing collaboration with a dentist to build a strong defense against disease and debunking false teeth myths.
Paris reports a probable air race to New York this year with Captain Dieudonne Coste, holder of straight and measured distance records, and Captain Carretier, credited with 14 World War I enemy planes. A new high powered craft is being developed to span Le Bourget to Roosevelt Field non stop. Carretier envisions a plane with 18 ton lift and 7000 mile range. Voyage may start soon after Coste.
A Berlin Berlin correspondent reports the Hamburg Zimmerleute fraternal society of North German traveling carpenters used lemons at funerals. Fifteen thousand members carried hatchets with lemons and heaped them on the coffin after the service. Similar practice noted in Zurich.
The national reminder marks the Qth anniversary of First Aid Home Remedy Week set for March 16 23. Sterling Products and pharmacy groups sponsor the campaign urging preparedness for accidents or illnesses and promoting spring sales.
Frank Morrison of the Americar Federation of Labor spoke to a Washington reporter about municipal corruption. He derided apologists as he compared a corrupt official to a crooked dog fancier who sells a bad bird dog and then recants when pressed.
A reflective note on the limits of technology and perception. The speaker argues that a device cannot capture all life as it unfolds and warns against assuming containment of experience. The line echoes Erasmus's counsel that appearances do not define character.
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