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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1928
Page
6
A thought piece on social environment and character forming youth. It warns that associating with vulgar or immoral people taints one’s future, while mingling with superior minds fosters moral and intellectual growth. The analogy of Old Dog Tray shows how reputation shifts with company and trust.
The text explains how breathing fills the lungs with air as atmospheric pressure drives inspiration, and how air is expelled during expiration, leaving the lungs with a lighter, dust-like feel as the process repeats.
The poem speaks of the sunset hour as a calm, beautiful end to life’s day. It contrasts youth’s pursuit of triumphs with aging’s peace, urging finding beauty in the western sky. As shadows lengthen, the speaker notes the young must go forth while the old near the gate.
The piece argues that three lamps lit at once are a bad omen for thousands. It links the belief to ancient rites guiding souls home and to Elizabethan ideas of three souls in humans. The essay cites Ben Jonson and Shakespeare to illustrate the triple-soul motif and fear of disembodied spirits.
Barry, six years old, visited a museum in Muncie to view the stuffed birds. At dinner his father asked for his reaction and Harry replied that the museum was “like 2 dead circus,” preferring the live kind.
A collection of old fashioned kitchen notes on cauliflower salads spinach and beets with mayonnaise dressing, and fruit desserts. Recipes describe serving with pineapple and caramelized potatoes with chestnuts, plus tips on cabbage and watermelon preparations.
Discussion traces the obsolete phrase fico to mean a trifling amount or snap of the fingers. It notes Shakespearean usage in Henry VI and The Merry Wives of Windsor with forms like fico and fico for thy friendship, showing linguistic evolution.
Sir Alfred Butt recounts a London club ruse to dodge persistent spectators. Two players swap out with a spectator and a waiter confirms the original pair are in the next room, leaving onlookers puzzled by the improvised device.
Four year old Mary sits on a park bench watching squirrels. A fast squirrel darts down a tree and reaches the ground head first. Mary exclaims in excitement and yells a playful mispronunciation about brakes and agility. The scene captures a child’s lively wonder amid park life.
A brief Vancouver Province dialogue notes a radio control joke with Ross answering Three, naming his wife, son and daughter. It recalls that the first U S effort to conserve wildlife was Yellowstone National Park established in 1872.
A dialogue in which a patient remarks feeling improved yet inheritors appear glum and dissatisfied. A proverb about a hunter pursued by a bear notes luck if ahead of the game. A pawnshow's sole redeeming feature is the ticket.
A four year old named Jimmie munches a soiled candy piece on the ground despite his mother’s warning. He protests that the dog shall not have any, revealing a stray childlike logic and humor in a playful domestic scene. The excerpt blends moral jab with light family moment.
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