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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1930
Page
2
John Deere Equipment Demonstrates Flexible Disk Harrow Use
The feature highlights unusual flexibility of the John Deere Model and Disk Harrow where independent gangs operate. One gang can pass over two field obstructions without interfering with the other’s work, showcasing efficient multi-gang capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Lessening Aversion to Formal Music Lessons
Children's aversion to music lessons can be reduced by early exposure to simple musical toys. Doctors advise using fife, flageolet, piccolo, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, xylophone or bells to spark familiar, casual play before formal lessons begin, easing anxiety and building camaraderie through improvised ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H Richardson
Doctor Richardson
Ornery and Onery Origins in English Dialect
The terms ornery and onery derive from corrupted forms of ordinary used to express contempt. Once common in Hagland during the Stuarts, they persist in Ireland and the United States, widely seen as southern or western dialects. A 1830 New York Constellation note cites the phrase You ornery fellow as a southern expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagland
Hasthampton
Ireland
United States
New York Constellation
Pathinder Magazine
Something From Nothing Harp Unearthed By Archeological Cast
The explorer Mr Woolley at Ur of the Chel dees noticed tiny ground holes. A plaster cast poured into the holes revealed the lines of a Sumerian harp carved in wood long decayed. The cast preserved the instrument’s details as a valuable specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolley
Paris
Sun Never Sets on the British Empire Phrasing Origin
The phrase sun never sets on the British empire is traced to Herodotus and later linked to Spanish imperial history. John Wilson aka Christopher North (1786 1854) in Nectar Ambrosian 1829 is cited as likely first English use. The piece notes early usage and cross literary references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
John Wilson
Christopher North
Veneered strength and a Napoleonic desk on display
The American Architect notes veneering as a strength and economy, citing Napoleon’s desk that traveled Europe on muleback and artillery caissons. Now over 325 years old, it is exhibited at Fontainebleau in perfect condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Europe
Fontainebleau
Right to test cattle for tuberculosis upheld
Judge W L Hichendorf in McGregor's Fay ette county district court ruled the constitutionality of the tuberculosis test law cannot be challenged until cattle react and the petitioner has suffered loss. County Attorney ML M Cooney urged the plea which was sustained. This is the first upholding since the state area test act. Dr Peter Malcolm, state veterinarian, noted the temporary injunction was dissolved and objectors to the test were denied a permanent restraining order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hichendorf
McGregor
Fayette County
West Union
ML M. Cooney
Peter Malcolm
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Vander Well & Sons
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Plutarch
Peter Spruyt
C. J. Schroeder
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Iowa
John Kersbergen
ACME
John Vander Poel
Armour
Msi
Farmers Elevator Company
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
R. E. Bossigent
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