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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1930
Page
7
The ad touts stunning Goodyear Heavy Duty tires with extra thick all weather treads and silver striped side walls. It highlights a 6 ply carcass with shock absorbing Super Twist Cord for extra mileage and road protection, inviting customers to come in and view them.
A New York American bulletin questions a prophecy that city life will ruin sight and hearing. It argues New Yorkers, from auto crews to factory workers, remain sharp enough to detect engine trouble and catch errors, while noting subway roars may even toughen nerves.
The French air Ou pent on etre mieux quan sein de sa famille by Gretry became a political symbol. It graced Versailles in July 1789 during Bourbon upheaval, Carlton House in 1795 during royal visits, and Korythola in 1812. It was officially adopted on the Bourbon restoration in 1814.
The Kansas City Star notes Mankato Minnesota sits on rich historic ground with Indian mounds showing 500 years of habitation. Parsons King Johnson, the first tailor in St. Paul, bought the town with a small barrel of pork and salt from Chief Sleepy Bye. The town’s origins include 1853 arrivals of Rev. John Tidland and John Randall leading Scandinavians, a German wagon colony from St. Charles Missouri, and a Welsh settlement from Wisconsin in 1855.
A doctor who treats nervous diseases notes that the way a person walks reveals temperament. He points to a woman who zigzags and argues that erratic gait signals weakness of purpose and indecision, a sign he says many people display.
In Philadelphia, worried over cutting shade trees, residents formed Old Fire Insurance Company The Green Tree in 17, adopting the emblem used by Mutual Assurance. The mark on houses signified fire insurance if a property had shade trees, a novel protection effort by tree lovers.
Miss Oldgal visiting Uncle Fumblegate wonders about the water where a beloved girl once fell and was rescued by a handsome stranger as she sank. The hired man admits he cannot swim and tells her to wait for another rescuer.
The Mississippi River Commission notes that during severe winters floating ice can extend as far south as Vicksburg Mississippi, but it typically does not go farther south than Memphis Tennessee.
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