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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
13
A collage of quips and scenes shows conversations about professions and friendships, a church bazaar with unexpected profits, police court relief, and campus life. The dialogue spans hydraulic engineers misperceived as stock waters, engagements among girls, party gate conversations, and light political jests.
A lighthearted note describes a famous eccentric athlete who preferred autumn baseball by ear and a parish experiment heard in church. Mrs. Judd suggests eyes closed hearing, while Mr. Judd notes many attendees tried the experiment last Sunday evening, adding local church humor.
A collection of light humor and quips from newspapers including a gag about a woman restricting clothes spending to rent, a department store dress request, and a clerk’s house size question, plus brief jests on literature and a cheerful henpeck joke.
In a playful exchange about a fiancee and a baby voice, characters discuss social manners and old school gentility. A remark about a film adaptation of a story leads to a quip on perversion and language usage.
Notice announces a court ordered sale of Lot Five in Block Sixteen in Rock Valley Iowa to settle partition of Watts estate. Referee J A Large sets sale for June 2 at 2:00 PM at the premises, cash terms, subject to court approval.
A Washington report shows the national average value of plow lands at 66.53 dollars per acre on March 1 1983. Only three of 48 states reached 100 dollars an acre with Iowa leading at 153 dollars, Illinois second at 126, and California third at 113.
A Sioux City boy recently met a similar danger after a kite string touched a live wire, echoing last year’s Keokuk tragedy. The report warns that high voltage lines are rising across the state and urges instruction for children on the risks of contact with even small kite strings.
The laxative action of Chamberlain's Tablets is so mild that you may hardly realize it has been produced by medicine. H. H. Pember.
An assortment of old ads notes milk at 9 cents per quart and requests for well digging services by Gerretben Brok. Also promoted are premium cards at Vandey Well's Hardware, floor wax at Pair Store, Rock Valley Shipping Association, Fisk and Goodyear tires, and general shipment information.
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