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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1928
Page
8
Titled fashion note from 1928 highlights richly furred velvet coats and tweed suits in wine, brown, greens, and blues. It praises velvet varieties, fur treatments, embroidery, and coordinated accessories. It notes the tweed short jacket suit as the day’s vogue and calls attention to color harmony with shoes and bags.
The piece surveys Horace Greeley’s doomed 1872 bid and the Liberal Republican split with Democrats backing him. It notes Greeley’s editorial contradictions, Nast’s cartoons, health strain near election, and his death months later amid bereavement. It also recounts the 1876 Republican fight, Blaine Mulligan letters, Ingersoll’s speech, and Blaine’s eventual branding as the plumed knight.
The visiting card story centers on Dutch painter Frank Flores who, unable to meet his friend Aertgen, drew a St Luke on a wall with charcoal. On a later return visit, Aertgen recognized the doodle as Flores and set out to repay the visit, adding a playful twist to the encounter.
Conservatism figure Senator Sorghum explains why he never sought higher office. He says he values the confidence of frequent re-election and prefers his current seat to risking his steady job for experimentation.
A family anecdote recounts grandma noting in The News that grandpa would preside as toastmaster at a banku event, leaving little Mary pleased yet doubtful. The joke ends with grandma confessing that grandpa always burns the toast.
A London Humorist note recalls Sandy and Ali in 1928 with a flapper tale. Ali admits kissing a girl, then apologizes afterward, hinting at social manners and flirtation in that era.
Irving F. McMasters of the Anti-Profanity reggae told a Spokane banquet that total world disarmament is necessary for universal peace. He urged sustained effort and struck the table as he declared that lasting peace requires arming ourselves as well.
A brief Tit Bits item recalls a practical joke where one friend asks if another still stocks a hair restorer and receives the curt reply Certainty. The gag ends with a playful intent to buy another bottle.
Reader asks a playful riddle about left and right handedness in facing the forth. The note appears in the Glasgow Evening Citizen with a quip aimed at teachers and readers.
A fragment reflects on facial expressions and attitude. It contrasts a man’s cheerful gaze with a maid who dislikes it and avoids a confident pose. The piece notes a compact item she carries and questions wearing opinions as a burden.
Capper's Weekly predicts taller American cities with buildings rising to half a mile. Traffic supervision tightens as air travel grows, promising public oxygen baths in parks. Also noted are gas-carrying motorcycles demonstrated by the Trench army and a French belief in rapid gas transport solutions.
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