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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1930
Page
10
A Vienna bank employee returning home from Coblenz forest outings spotted a glitter near the path and picked up a small diamond brooch. A reward of $500 had been offered for its return. The man, shining his lash light to guard his wife, aided the search and lighted the way home.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia is promoted as a universal sweetener and stomach acid remedy for children and adults. The ad cites its pleasant taste, neutralizing power, and long-standing trademark status since 1873 under Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co. and predecessor.
A fragmentary report describes a woman suing a man for five thousand dollars in damages after a kiss. Critics mock the claim, arguing one kiss cannot harm a complexion. The excerpt hints at public speakers and fears surrounding propriety and facilities.
Tests at Chicago Municipal Airport show the artificial horizon device, mounted on the instrument board, guiding pilots in zero visibility. Developed by Elmer Sperry, the Horizon uses a gyroscope to keep the aircraft attitude accurate, aiding instrument flying and potentially reducing weather delays.
Minneapolis abandons the long standing two mile curved concrete auto race track as aviation expands. The city acquired the field with a 2430000 band issue, moving more than 500000 yards of earth to create a graded airfield with concrete taxiways and night lighting. The former track site will give way to expansion of nearby fields, adding 240 acres to the area.
Paris reports a new Berzian wave system by William Loth to guide aviators. Two synchronized searchlight lighthouses create intersecting beams revealing the correct flight path when flashes meet at the same moment. The pilot simply wears a listening headpiece and follows the equal-light intersection to stay on course.
Prussia plans aviation education for public schools. The education minister orders seronautic topics added to curricula and, in schools with workshops, pupils will be guided to construct aircraft models.
Earl J. Smith of Detroit believes congestion will not occur until more than 69,608 airplanes attempt to crowd a square mile of airspace, a view offered in the discussion.
Director of Public Health Education in Pennsylvania warns that modern temptations and fast living fatigue youths. A 40 000 pupil study shows over 21 percent underweight with fatigue signs due to self restricted rest and poor choices. Parents are urged to curb late movies parties and excess smoking to prevent tiredness in children.
An article warns that even healthy individuals can die at home from asphyxiation due to misused gas appliances. Leaky pipes worn valves and deteriorated connections cause preventable deaths. It urges regular overhauls and inspections ensure air supply for combustion and avoid carbon monoxide buildup.
Berlin reports the 1930 international round Europe flight invites American participation through European clubs for an event spanning July 20 to 31. Seven nations are entered with a 7,553 kilometer course and total prizes of 350,000 francs led by a 100,000 franc first prize.
A Baildon gathering features one of the world’s largest soup pots with 50 pounds of meat 660 pounds of peas 300 pounds of potatoes and 900 pounds of vegetables. Denby Dale is noted for its giant pies once serving about 20 000 people with beef and potatoes, with bakers failing only once in 1887.
A confidential stranger touts a system for beating the races and predicting elections. The piece shifts to a Hungarian woman who becomes two mothers two grandmothers and a great grandmother after three generations each have a son born on the same day.
Arnaldo Mussolini, brother of the duce and chairman of the national forestry committee, notes that Italian schoolchildren planted 1,200,000 trees in 1929 as part of forestry efforts. The remark ties to postwar forest recovery and philanthropy.
Mrs Walter Ruehl of Glenbrook Connecticut extols Najol as a simple internal lubricant that clears body poisons, boosts happiness, and requires no medicine. The ad claims Najol is non habit forming, safe, and affordable, urging readers to start using it that very night.
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