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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1930
Page
6
A brief meditation on art and merit urging artists to give their best effort despite praise. The poem contrasts mediocre acclaim with true dedication, insisting that art serves a larger cause and that fame may come late.
A Meduce Newspaper Syndicate piece warns a minister drinking coffee at the bridal breakfast invites misfortune for the first year of marriage. The same column notes a homely wife will endure much for her husband while a pretty wife will strive to keep her beauty, reflecting local superstition and gendered views from Port Glinton.
The piece celebrates dogs as man’s faithful companions, tracing a legend from Adam’s expulsion to modern dogs in literature and exploration. It references Argus and Cerberus, Roswal, Buck, Verdun Belle, Suonsbank collies, and polar huskies, highlighting dogs’ comforting, understanding roles. It notes a Reno Ri zz i quote on life and departure.
A hollow steel cylinder two yards wide placed 2000 feet down off Cuba aims to harvest hydrothermal energy. Georges Claude envisions endless cheap electricity from a vacuum boil and turbine setup, despite two failed attempts and million-dollar costs. The project could reshape global energy and forge a vast industrial zone fed by this power.
A cryptic collection of aphorisms on gender, perception, and daily routine. It juxtaposes two ways of doing things, the lure of positivity, and social judgments, ending with a wry note on fame and punctuality.
The piece argues people of all ages are like children chasing thrills from daily hobbies and social roles. It cites a Kansas case where a woman set fires to her home to witness alarm responses, noting the extreme outcome and suggesting she should shift her dangerous hobby. The author likens adults seeking status through degrees and collectibles to perpetual childhood behaviors.
A vintage culinary snippet presents several dessert and salad ideas. Peach Foam blends peaches with powdered sugar egg white and pink coloring for a velvety finish. Specialty Salad combines gelatin eggs vinegar sugar butter cream cherries pineapple orange and marshmallows in molds. Four Fruit Salad uses lime gelatin with orange banana apple and lemon juice served with mayonnaise and whipped cream. Queen Tea Muffins tiered with cake flour baking powder and butter sugar cream egg and milk follows.
A humorous note from the Hudson Bay describes Eskimo farmers near York Factory using hundreds of ostriches to pull plows in dandelion fields. It oddly catalogs their anatomy with whimsical details about feet, legs, and a peanut body, ending with a playful, satirical portrait.
A vintage collection of recipes describes savory cauliflower with butter parsley sugar lemon juice served as a dish, plus rhubarb and huckleberry compote with currant jelly and pastry, and quince and apple marmalade. Instructions cover peeling, cooking, mixing, baking, and glazing steps.
An old friend speaks frankly about changing to a new pipe or breaking in an old one with Sir Walter’s favored tobacco. The copy extols Sir Walter as milder and more fragrant with body and Burley-rich flavor, asking what more a pipe smoker could want.
Mothers learn how Phillips' Milk of Magnesia aids pregnancy nausea and heartburn, supports digestion, and smooths bowel movements. It neutralizes cow milk for infant feeding and is sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Endorsed by physicians for 50 years.
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