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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1928
Page
3
Jos K Ramaia, a Japanese farmer, has harvested 32 000 bushels of globe white onions near Belhond Wright County. The crop was bagged and shipped to Omaha for cold storage and sale as demand dictates. Onion prices rise to as high as 3 per hundred for top quality stock.
In late October frosts spared the southern Iowa counties. O T Myers of Afton reports no need to go to California for flowers this year. A M Olmstead brought Gladioli as the first of the week and Mrs Wallace-Wels notes roses still blooming, everblooming and prolific despite being planted last spring with up to 25 on a bush at once.
The Golden Book traces Coleridge's inspiration for Rime of the Ancient Mariner to George Shelvocke's 1719–1722 circumnavigation. Shelvocke's account described becalmed seas near Cape Horn and a death omen after an albatross is shot. Wordsworth later urged Coleridge to turn the tale into a poem with eerie details.
Observers note grass tufts tied into knots at crossroads or road splits. Gypsies use the BYASE knot as a guide for party divisions and can convey elaborate messages. Time since tying is inferred by broken grass stems, dried to indicate elapsed duration.
The article notes odd beliefs about local birds. Doctor Wetmore of the Smithsonian discusses the brown pelican alcatraz. Native fishermen report that old alcatrazs end life by hanging themselves from mangrove forks or rock crevices, an act seen as relief from starvation due to clumsiness.
The article notes Hindu stonecutters offer curry stones and grindstones prized for durability in Indian kitchens. Agra currystone resists bottle washers, and stone pestles and mortars serve both home and medicine uses. Housewives and pilgrims seek these items from Agra Aligarh and Jaipur fairs.
A Kansas industrialist notes a string of domestic frictions and accidents attributed to the wife, from gas heat and kitchen tasks to unplaced items and a rash of car mishaps blamed on the other driver. The fragment ends with the remark “Remarkable.”
Anatole France, in youth, found it profitable to pose as timid. Before a lecture tour he asked his press agent to spread the idea that he was timid. He believed a timid man could do anything, speaking or remaining silent without risk, and sought to cultivate that image for advantage.
Gourmets sampled horse meat at a Paris banquet with dishes such as cheval a la delacrois and pate tothie trouffie of donkey, praised by epicures. Toasts lauded the meats while Buffon noted horses as a Hindu favorite 4,000 years ago Brillat Savarin praised roast dog.
Billions of iron atoms in a bar created audible sounds rivaling Niagara when observed in a recent demonstration. Although minuscule, fewer than one hundred million atoms make a tine length, the new apparatus magnifies the noises to ten billion times their original strength, producing an impressive sonic display.
The modest doctor Dr Joseph Collins a noted neurologist and author was testifying in an accident case. When asked if he is a neurologist he affirmed and joked about being moderately pure and altogether simple. The exchange reflects his medical expertise and calm demeanor during testimony.
Co operation is the small cog that coordinates all parts of a machine into a smooth working whole. It is the essential factor that makes collective effort effective and without it little is accomplished.
A provided legend explains the origin of five races through a Great Spirit creation sequence. Initial beings were a negro Chinese Indian, then two remainers, the Great Spirit fashions the first Frenchman from a butterfly and the first Englishman from an ant. The tale attributes English industriousness to the ant and French lightness to the butterfly.
The elephant is portrayed as highly adaptable with no enemies except man. It uses a sensitive trunk to detect human scent and chooses to retreat or charge. Years of hunting experience show elephants stay hidden in dense forests where tracks are hard to follow for hunters.
Emerson notes that the stars awaken wonder in cities and invite humanity to revere the divine in nature, as celestial messengers illuminate the universe with a quiet moral admonition. He suggests human longing for enduring memory of a city of God revealed by the heavens.
Liquid air is visible like water with a hint of blue. It cannot be stored longer than a day or two and must be kept in a Dewar bulb or packed in poor conducting material. It cannot be warmed in open air above a few temperatures. it boils away as heat is added, returning to ordinary air.
An Italian hospital study finds violent patients calmed by sleeping in a dusky room with black bed clothes and pillows. Trig suggested the method could aid ordinary insomnia cases, noting deep natural sleep followed.
A humorous exchange in Tit-Bite depicts a Frenchman asking to see Mr Smith. He is told the gentleman is not in, first down then upstairs, prompting a puzzled reply about being in the middle. The brief quarrel plays on misdirection and language.
A Cologne tax inspector visits a shop to gauge business as the owner reports selling about one hundred dining-room suites this year. The conversation notes a 200 pound price and asks about orders, reflecting shop activity and tax scrutiny.
A new course of study in vocational agriculture is being prepared for Iowa high schools under the state board for vocational education in cooperation with Iowa State College. The initiative, supported by many requests, aims to develop a standardized program with supervision from agricultural teacher training and vocational education officials.
C B Huse of Hardin county planted 29 acres of sweet corn and sold to Ackley canning factory at 11.50 per ton. He delivered 2 tons for 943.40 after seed and other costs of 20.50 net returns 922.90 about 32 per acre. He compares with 20 acres of oil crop yielding 600 bushels at 0.31 per bushel total 186.00 about 9 per acre.
Muskrat Farm by Waltz and Stover, former Ohio residents now in Minnesota, planned near Gifford in Hardin County. They target an initial 500 muskrats, fed corn, grains, carrots, and cables, with a tight aerial wire fence. The venture aims to develop a valuable local muskrat operation.
Notice from Sioux County District Court Iowa for the estate of Joe Wattawa Deceased Probate No 3256 listing appointed appraisers W W Schutlz J F De Young P F Lobr and notifying R E Johnson and various Wattawa heirs to appear at 1 30 P M on November 12 1928 at Orange City to appraise real and personal property subject to inheritance tax and to be heard on the appraisal results.
Frances E. Willard of the W C T U praises female activism against Tammany Hall as a historic struggle. She argues White Ribbon women can organize to curb vice and proposes Home Protection Hall as a rival power. The piece urges readers to act in the upcoming November campaigns.
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