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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
11
GM Carman of Buffalo Center states that Ted Rusley at the state game department netted a entirely white pheasant hen and saw three more of the same color. The white bird is unique to the area and may be bred if more are caught to support propagation efforts.
Grades of Silk Sik describe thickness in deniers with 450 meters serving as the fixed length. A strand weighing 13 to 15 deniers corresponds to 450 meters of thread. Raw and thrown silk follow the Paris 1900 standards, with denier as the weight unit per 450 meters. Silk can be reeled from 8 to 10 deniers up to 45 to 50 and even 38 to 40 deniers for certain uses.
In July 1745 Charles Stuart landed on Briskay in the Outer Hebrides and proclaimed “I am come home.” He brought seeds of pink converules from France and sowed them to mark his landing and his sanctuary. The plant still grows on Eriskay and is said to be unique to the British Isles.
A youth climbed the Brooklyn Bridge railing to end his life while a sailor urged him to live. After fifteen minutes of negotiation they both leaped but survived as onlookers watched. the incident drew attention to a possible rescue.
A former A E F engineering officer on an inspection tour in France observed that most ties were scored. After several miles of line, he asked a French companion how long a railroad had run before rails were laid on the ties, highlighting the unusual practice and prompting discussion.
A Chicago Evening Post inspired piece notes Roquefort cheese as France’s landmark product with a long heritage. Attempts to duplicate it in the United States fail due to unique aging and climate conditions. The article highlights rising American purchases of imported Roquefort and recounts the legend of its founder who left barley bread and cheese in a cave, discovering its mold and exceptional flavor two weeks later.
The article chronicles how ecclesiastical Latin diverged from classical Latin due to origins in prisca latinitas and later Greek-influenced writers. It explains the split between urban speech and rural usage after the third century and how church Latin blended elements to reach both classes. It cites St Angus on prioritizing understanding over strict grammar.
A fragment describes yawning spreading among people nearby, noting a doctor’s observation at a bus stop and a known practitioner. The writer details an involuntary yawn attack, struggle to suppress it, and the mind’s distraction ending the episode, suggesting yawns are contagious and inevitable.
A historical survey traces the kiss as a greeting among many cultures while noting diverse practices. It covers ancient Greece public kiss bans, Malay nose rubbing, Egyptian signs of affection, and linguistic breadth from Romans to Germans. It mentions beliefs that kissing cured headaches and the idea of omitting kisses with a term nechkussen.
The article explains molasses comes from Latin through Spanish, notes the spelling is identical in singular and plural, and urges treating most references as singular. It gives examples like these molasses are incorrect and these molasses are good, while acknowledging rare legitimate plural uses for distinct varieties.
Cyrano de Bergerac, born in Paris on March 6 1619, joined the guards at nineteen and fought in 1639 and 1640. He later wrote tragedies blending science and romance, influencing writers like Swift and Poe. he died in Paris in September 1655. Edmond Rostand’s 1897 Cyrano de Bergerac revived interest in him.
The text asserts that shepherds in Scotland originated golf about five centuries ago, with early practice involving knocking stones with sticks to warn rival flocks. From this warning game, the pastime evolved into sport aimed at hitting small objects.
A Path Finder Magazine note explains the correct form is es historian and a union, not an historian or an union. It states the old practice of using an before unaccented consonant‑beginning syllables is now incorrect, a historical holdover from indiscriminate vowel usage.
A Bilton Lancs licensed house bears the sign Help Me Through showing a globe with a man’s head and feet protruding. Another inn in Simister Jane Rhodes Lancs reads Same Yet. The Red Lion’s original name persists after a sign writer was asked for a name and replied Same yet.
The table assigns a 100 percent durability to otter as the strongest fur and ranks other furs accordingly. Beaver 00? chinchilla 15 hare 5 natural fox 40 dyed fox 25. Baumm or pine marten 60 dyed marten 45 mink 70 dyed mink 35 raccoon 65 dyed raccoon 50 sable 60 dyed sable 45 skunk 70 tipped skunk 50 fur seal 70 hair seal 80 dyed seal 75 squirrel 25 dyed squirrel 20 coney 20 lynx 26 mole 7 Erskrat 45 dyed muskrat 85.
A large block of stone carvings on a rock face near Allinge Bornholm Denmark is believed to date from 1000 to 500 B C. The vessel figure measures about forty three inches with a smaller vessel above it. The plan is to divide the stone and move parts to the Rome museum garden. English coins of about a millennium belong to Sven Estridsen Canute the Great Hardicanute and Magnus the Good were found in Denmark and Germany.
A 1822 work notes that in 1800s Britain about 1000 books published yearly, 750 forgotten in a year, 100 in two years, 100 in three years, and only 10 remembered after 20 years. Similar attrition history applies to 17th and 18th centuries with only a handful reprinted or remembered across centuries. The text covers 32 countries and 500 works surviving time’s test since 1400 BCE.
The Nation’s Business notes that Europe seeks to understand US innovation as mass production and American wonders captivate European manufacturers. Both sides show curiosity about U S industry and the growth of travel driven by beauty culture and entertainment in America.
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