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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
6
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a pleasant, effective remedy for stomach acid in children and adults. It highlights its gentle sweetness, neutralizing power, and status as a physician endorsed, U.S. registered trade mark since 1875. It urges every household to keep this universal sweetener on hand.
A recipe excerpt presents chocolate rice pudding and California rice dishes, rice fluff, rice surprise, and a new cabbage salad. It details ingredients, milk, sugar, vanilla, cocoa, lemon rind, eggs, fruit toppings, and serving methods for these old fashioned dishes.
A brief explanation notes that plants produce poisons to deter animals and insects from eating them. The text mentions poison juices and defensive chemistry used to beat threats to the plant.
A reader condemns a American heiress’s public romance with a disreputable Spanish prince. The letter argues marriage should remain private, calls the publicity disgraceful, and suggests a law to quiet such “soiled” private matters. The author defends her right to happiness but decries public spectacle. The piece critiques sensational press coverage.
Joyce, an English aero nautical engineer, notes Popular Mechanics Magazine that the control stick used by pilots to move ailerons and flippers is named after its inventor. The stick method has remained largely the same since aviation began, though modern large planes employ wheel control.
A compact reflection on time and daily effort. It contrasts daily deeds with grand monuments, asserting that each day holds equal value. The poem argues that greatness is built stone by stone, day by day, and that the present moment defines life.
The rooster crow signals company coming in many US regions, tracing to ancient myth where the bird symbolized vigilance and Mercury. It linked travelers and strangers to hospitality, echoed by Horace’s Sabine farm as a once clear explanation lost to modern superstitions.
Letter from Fred Darton notes a roundabout trek through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas to Memphis with sights and signs along the way. He mocks souvenir spoons, gas at 19.4 cents, and mentions state fairgrounds with horses trying out at the track as he continues onward.
Azwas a 400 pound ape from the Dutch East Indies died in Rochester after refusing food. Owned by Meyer Aaron, he was dubbed neither gorilla nor chimpanzee and valued at 20000 dollars. Previously exhibited in a local park, his jungle name meant man of the woods.
Potential water power in Ozark streams of south Missouri is estimated at 600,000 horsepower.
London reports a new British submarine design that surfaces to launch a battle airplane within minutes. A large gun turret has been converted into a plane carrier, following earlier Italian concepts later picked up by France.
A dialogue snippets a traveler recalls Paris where locals spoke a language unfamiliar to him and a chorus of youths at a house exchange a sharp jab of slang. The exchange captures culture clash and personal discomfort amid crowded, noisy surroundings.
Quotes note that celebrations exceed value and even dubious medical practitioners may exploit people financially, warning readers to beware flashy ceremonies and unscrupulous healers.
A Baltimore pharmacist, Mr. R. F. Myers of 111 Rosedale Street, reports a 50 percent rise in business after adopting Najol as a health aid. He previously struggled while traveling. A physician advised a simple routine to purge poisons, and Myers says his energy and efficiency improved, with office feedback noting a 40 percent boost.
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