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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
3
A chaotic OCR reveals events from Des Moines and nearby towns including a successful burglary near Worthington, a mail theft warning for Sheldon Bank, census literacy figures for Iowa, a 30 year missionary furlough, a Sioux City fair exhibit of a locomotive, and a rattlesnake oil pitch in Clarke County. The jumble mentions Inwood, Librey, Spencer, and Ossesla with scattered names and dates.
Fragmentary text suggests a doctor faced skepticism about funds to cover a remedy. The passage notes doubts about payment and implies the practitioner was cautious, with no clear conclusion on cost or availability.
In Cherokee County near Til 5, twelve men believed foreigners drove two autos into C. Henry Peters’s yard Thursday night and stole all the chickens. Mrs Peters and children were home as ten men loaded fowl and fled unseen. Authorities suspect Sioux City origin, with other county thefts reported recently.
A digest of diverse ideas and gadgets including tidal power via basins and generators, a milk dispensing machine using a float mechanism, a safety attachment for gas ranges with a hinged plate, a zinc temperature clock by a Swiss scientist, New Zealand plans to drain swamp areas totaling about 123,000 acres for grazing, and an Oregon man’s sun screw discharging blasting powder against a percussion cap.
A reflective column sketches marriage ideas noting a wife faces a lifelong task, while a man can walk a shared path with a compassionate partner. It touches on humor and gendered phrases, and muses on perceptions of wit and self in relationships.
Classified listing offering a registered Poland China boar from John Miller strain John Grossenburg and purebred Chester White boars for sale. Located four blocks east of the city scales, Henningfeld Bros. Includes money back guarantee if bread improvement not achieved.
Cholera immune spring boars of the most popular blood lines offered by M. C. Doherty and A. Heus. Buy your herd boar from us and save money. New blood lines available for old customers. Located 3 miles north of Rook Valley.
Fragmentary classified item listing auto repair services. Mentions repaired automobiles, engine repair, a mechanic named Joh Van Gees, a Huntting elevator, sack of Occident flour, and painting and papering work requested.
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