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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1930
Page
12
When digestion sours many feel acid stomachs that can be corrected in minutes. Phillips Milk of Magnesia acts quickly to restore digestion, neutralizes excess acid, and prevents post meal distress. It offers pleasant relief compared with temporary soda effects.
In a rural summer scene a family of farm girls works the fields without a boy present. One girl is missing because she must attend summer school to stay with her class as it advances toward high school. Neighbors seek an explanation and the girls explain she flunked Latin last year and must attend summer school.
A compact humor note reflects on self reliance and judgment in behavior.
William A. Radford offers home building advice and outlines a small 30 by 24 foot bungalow with five rooms plus sun porch and bath. The design emphasizes integration with surrounding trees and shrubbery, features a central hall, two dining areas, a large kitchen, sun porch, two second floor bedrooms with dormer alcoves, and a wide porch area.
Benjamin F. Betts argues in Better Homes and Gardens that a small house must balance cost plan materials and appearance. He suggests usable space of 70 to 75 percent, small halls and stairs, practical closets, bathrooms not exceeding 40 square feet, and ceilings as low as seven feet four inches to save space and improve exterior harmony.
The Dutch colonial dwelling is noted for its low eaves and broad dormer windows. The design makes the space under the roof habitable and dormers provide light to the second floor, though roofs may lack dormers.
A writer urges hiring a reputable master plumber to secure quality plumbing work. The piece in the American Building Association News emphasizes consulting established professionals as the best path to reliable results.
A house gains livability through care not just money. The article urges a harmonious living room with blended colors, proper lighting, a long sofa, and multiple bookshelves. It highlights the desk, writing supplies, a telegraph pad, and an open fire as the home’s comforting soul.
Shingle covered walls do not show smooth horizontal siding. They provide a picturesque texture as vertical joints counterbalance horizontal courses. If lower edges are laid irregularly the formal appearance of the wall is eliminated.
A jagged note describes how small roof leaks baffle repairmen as shingles fail and leaks reappear. It warns that stopping one leak may not help since new ones can appear without warning and cheap shingles prove costly in the long run.
University Farm St Paul Minnesota reports cattle feeding tests using shelled corn, molasses, seed meal, and alfalfa. Results show substituting molasses for corn increases consumption slightly and boosts profit in ground feeds, while grinding corn with alfalfa lowers intake and profit. Cattle feeders' Day attracted a large crowd with a special program for wives and families.
Hog cholera rises every November with higher incidence than other months. Vaccination around forty pounds helps prevent outbreaks, and timely booster shots remain beneficial for healthy hogs. Sanitation is critical, including burning or deep burial of carcasses and thorough cleaning and disinfection of hog houses. Sick hogs should be separated from sound stock.
Thick corn fodder or cured corn stover provides a top winter feed for horses. If stalks remain clean and fresh they supply a substantial forage source for idle, growing, or light work horses. Shred or chop to improve digestibility and reduce waste. studies suggest 10 to 15 pounds of corn stover daily with a grain ration for horses in light winter work.
A fragment describes minerals fed to hogs and their unclear effect on ration value. It notes corn and wheat shortfalls and mentions an agricultural institute proposing a mix of limestone with red and black salt kept before hogs.
Per cival Boyd of the Society of Genealogists undertakes a vast index of English marriages from 1538 to 1837. He has 1,400,000 entries in 180 volumes and can locate any record in five minutes. He jokes the project lulls him to sleep and estimates completion in 100 years at current pace.
A fragment from Capper's Weekly ponders social proximity and money. A man tells a girl she is a dream and the cruelty of waking him. It questions whether an American can truly enjoy time without spending.
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as high quality anilines for dresses drapes and lingerie claiming clear even colors that resist spotting and washing. It notes easy use no re dyed look and price of 15 cents at drug stores.
The phrase Saie et doe is cited as the Fairfax crest motto meaning Say and do. It reflects an old English motto associated with Fairfax.
Italy deploys a special rescue train equipped to provide first aid, restore communications and reopen damaged railway lines after emergencies such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides. The item includes the Venturesome Spirit quoting school holidays and truancy.
A quirky note from the Grand Rapids Press asserts spinach can beat lettuce in a sandwich and adds a playful line about love at first sight versus a second look.
A quip features a mother noting men are similar in mold and a daughter agreeing, with a witty line about moldier men. The exchange continues with a reflection that Thought Destiny and the Grave remain silent, attributed to Bulwer-Lytton.
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