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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
3
A stream of short snippets presents varied topics from espionage and airship Paris to social reform and war costs. It touches on liberty, drug trafficking, fashion shifts, military training for youth, and crude economic notes. The piece weaves commentary on politics, culture, and everyday life with scattered figures and dated references.
Fragmented notice notes Rev Gillman traveled to LeMa for a cor held week between WOR with various locals listed including Will Miller Fred Bander and Ed A Rehder. John Tank home gathering referenced. Poland China boars for sale advertised by C Doherty and A Heus three miles north of Rock Valley offering new blood lines and cholera immune stock.
JOH VAN GEEST offers automobile and gasoline engine repairing from a shop three blocks north and one block east of the telephone office.
A quirky plea from the Department of Agriculture asks people to increase onion consumption and hints at a patriotic framing. The piece contrasts a man who treats service casually with a disciplined worker who values proper spelling and big ambitions, referencing racehorses and a ten acre watermelon patch in a tongue in cheek tone.
Friday a girl born to Mr and Mrs Jim Keiser. The Farmers Elevator buys wheat. Wanted painting and papering. WM. ZWAAN selling Poland China bear pigs four miles west and one mile south of Rock Valley. Dr Hendriks selling Emerson carriage. John Van Leeuwen lives west of bridge north of Rock Valley. The Bee reports carpenters at work on repairs including a new storm front floor and other work. Rock Valley will not be open Wednesday. next week open schedule noted for an October event at the Opera under the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Subscriptions arrears notices issued. readers urged to pay promptly. Benson returns from Santa Ana planning to farm east of town. previous fire affected his farm. Mrs John Milhone died in Maquoketa from diphtheria contracted during trip. Mr Meerink spine injury. visit to hospital for specialists. hope for relief but limited prospects noted.
A fragment discusses elderly men living on slender diets and warns that middle aged individuals may suffer indigestion from certain foods. It notes that occasional use of Chamberlain's Tablets can ease bowels and stimulate the stomach, suggesting such measures help sustain a ripe old age.
Mrs J Peruni underwent surgery at Rock Valley Hospital Monday and the prognosis shows improvement. Teresa Rosters of Doon recently had an appendectomy and is recovering, with plans to go home soon. Fred Collenbaugh Jacobs left for a management engagement against the defense.
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