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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1930
Page
2
The Gold Star Mother speaks of loss and memory after her son fell overseas. She recalls the Croix de Guerre promise and dreams of him urging calm, then prays for peace beyond life’s strife. Louise Ivory Moore documents the mother and the hymn like lines from the Grobe-Democrat in St. Louis.
Armistice anniversaries uplift souls to a warless world while recalling the deeds of water that link former foes in pride not remorse. The observance offers a patriotic sense rooted in history and a deeper reflection on peace and shared progress.
On November 11, 1918, Marshal Foch ordered hostilities to cease, bringing an end to active fighting. Nations celebrate the cease-fire anniversary as troops and civilians reflect on the war's end and its implications for peace.
Poem reflecting on postwar peace and the desire to end suffering. The speaker asks for divine solace beside a self-made monument, acknowledging lingering grief and seeking forgiveness and renewal beyond war.
It was Blonday, November 11, 1918 when hostilities ended from Switzerland to the sea. Word spread faster than the flu as Marshal Foch ordered cease fire at eleven o’clock, and American troops heard it by word of mouth, wireless mess lines, and shouting truck drivers across the mud filled front. The moment was silence after four years of constant artillery.
Dramatic wartime vignette recalls eleven o'clock ceasefire moment when guns across the line stopped. Soldiers, gunners, cooks and others drop tools, share tea and tobacco, hello German caps, while the landscape and crowding human figures reawaken in relief. Tacit peace returns after brutal fighting near the Meuse.
A collection of historic claims and debated theories about Queen Elizabeth I’s maternity. The piece cites letters, genealogies, and legends from various sources suggesting possible offspring by the Earl of Essex or Robert Dudley, alongside notes of contemporary historians doubting or supporting such tales. It underscores the enduring uncertainty surrounding Elizabeth’s parentage and private life.
In a Scottish tale a family debates where to go for tea. George urges the new cafe while a woman counters citing lack of tenspensions. She jokes the music is so stirring spoons are unnecessary, a line echoed in Weekly Scotsman.
An example barber touts hair oil sales and cautions a customer to wash hands before handling billiard balls. The exchange, labeled as London Opinion, hints at cautious grooming and sporting etiquette in a street scene.
Sergeant William Mason of the Fifteenth District in Frankford visited a Maryland farmer who kept a large six foot black rat snake on his corn crib bench. The farmer said the snake named Bob is useful for catching rats and offered a sugary treat that lulled the reptile to sleep, still with one eye open.
An old advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a mild safe laxative and anti acid. It claims highest medical endorsement, quick relief for digestive and eliminative troubles across men women children and babies.
An amusing incident during Lord Byng's South Africa visit features the future peer in a hotel lounge with a small dog named Binga. A lady, unaware of his identity, calls the dog by name and orders it back. Byng laughs as the dog returns to its mistress, while guests explain the mix up, provoking further amusement.
An advertisement touts a three shot Remington Arms Company gun made for guail, grouse, pheasants, snipe, woodcock, ducks and upland game. It invites readers to mail a coupon for a descriptive folder from Remington Arms Company in Zion New York. A stray note ends with a proverb about patience as wisdom.
A historical ad copy for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin promotes a laxative claimed to be world’s largest seller after 47 years of practice. It touts gentle action, pleasant taste, safe for babies, women, and older people, with promised quick relief from biliousness headaches bloating and constipation.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote records a station worker explaining gas price tiers. The man says cheaper gas is for those still paying car loans, while a higher price is for customers who own paid-off vehicles and can afford it.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Castoria for a fussy child from infancy onward. It promotes Castoria as a reliable standby for babyhood and beyond, recommending liberal dosing as a child grows.
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