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Rock Valley Bee in Rock Valley, Iowa

25 Oct 1929

Page 4

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Rock Valley Bee

Location

Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1929

Page

4

Two Naval Heroes Named Perry Memorial Fact Story

Elmo Scott Watson recounts the Perry family naval heritage from Christopher Perry through Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew Calbraith Perry. It covers Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory at Lake Erie in 1813 and Matthew Calbraith Perry’s 1854 expedition opening Japan, framing both as pivotal in U S naval history and diplomacy.

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Elmo Scott Watson Perry Wakefield Oliver Hazard Perry Matthew Calraith Perry Christopher Perrys Kingston Reds Continental Army Mifflin Jersey Trumbull James Nicholson Watt Newry Ireland Sarah Alexander Scotland Christopher America Benjamin Rush Philadelphia Perry Nomfstead Rhode Island Navy Oliver Hazard Raymond H. 3 Matthew Calbraith James Alesander Natheneal Hazard George W. Rodgers Wilam Butler Oliver Bazaré Perry Commodore Perry France Preble Tripoli Revenge Watch Hill Naval Board of England Newport’ Harbor Detroit Northwest George Rogers Clark Lake Erie Nelson Harrison Presque Isle Erie Daniel Dobbins Buffalo Putin Bay Ohio Lakerie Pirs Congress Java Decatur Mediterranean West Indies Port Spain Trinidad Newport Matthew Calbraith Perry Jim Africa Africas Mexico United States North Carolina John Randolph Russian Egypt Naples Brooklyn Navy Yard Europe Vera Cruz Scott Newfoundland Janan Japan
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Yiddish Language Roots and a Family Jersey Joke

A brief note explains Yiddish as spoken by many Jews of German and Polish descent rather than Hebrew, tracing its development from middle high German to a common Yiddish by the 16th century and noting its rise as a literary language in the 19th century. The piece ends with a humorous overheard exchange where a child mislabels a jersey as a halter, thinking it sits between a cow and a calf.

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Germany Bohemia Poland Galicia Lithuania Daddy Bessie
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Farm Summer Charm Captures Half Way Four Family Kids

A family of four young children spent a summer on a farm for their first rural experience. Country life enchanted them with many new lessons and discoveries during their stay.

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Orangemen march in West of Scotland Boyne anniversary

Nearly 60 000 Orangemen participated in West of Scotland celebrations marking the Boyne battle anniversary. The event drew large crowds and highlighted the Protestant commemoration tradition in the region.

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West of Scotland Battle of the Boyne
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Little Journeys in Americana on Turtle Spirit Tales

An excerpt recounts early American credulity among Indians and settlers. It describes a Chippewa captivity memoir by Alexander Henry, a Great Turtle medium ritual at Sault Ste. Marie, and the interpreter’s account of the Turtle spirit advising peace with the English. The piece quotes Henry’s vivid observation of the teepee ritual, drums, tobacco sacrifice, and prophecies involving Fort Niagara and Sir William Johnson.

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America Alexander Henry Sault Ste. Marie Vinality Henry Elis Fort Niagara Boron Niagara Montreal St. Lawrence River Wiliam Johnson Lester B. Colby
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The Very Ideal Sky Newsdester Say Item

A fragmentary dialogue scene shows a brisk exchange about buying a newspaper, with characters Buen Ho and Madrid speaking in a playful, old newspaper tone. The brief interaction hints at daily life and the social habit of reading papers.

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Sky Buen Homor Madrid
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Bali an island of arts and strange animal world

An observer details Bali as a 90 mile long island with rich culture and oddities. He describes the Bali pig Underslung, women beauty, dense coconut and temple life, vibrant dances, and a self contained agriculture system reliant on irrigation and local cooperatives. The piece notes pigs aboard ships to Singapore, abundant roosters, and the island's slow pace against modern tourism.

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National Grosrapile Society Washington, D.C Bali Java Malaysia Observer Philippines Singapore Erset Beli Crags Crescent Gnaily Bati Ialtar United States Rica Tuk Island Garden of Eden Europe Soerabaya
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