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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
3
Subscription details list prices for in county and outside county readers. Foreign subscriptions are set at two fifty per year. Advertising rates are ten cents per line. Card of Thanks costs fifty cents. Post office entry noted.
Arthur M Hyde delivers views at the National Educational association meeting in Atlanta on July 4. He argues farm population decline is natural amid urban growth and will raise farm living standards, countering fears of peonage and industrial dominance. He stresses equal opportunity in American farming and better homes.
The article argues the state should not provide direct services but keep doors open for farmers and workers to educate themselves and improve their condition. It asserts public interest lies in creating happier, better prepared citizens and upholds equal opportunity to achieve an American standard of living.
The Jewell Record and Story City Herald clash over town finances with budgets showing 1928 valuations Jewell 220704 and Story City 242867 and taxes next year Jewell 10015 Story City 16020 plus per thousand rates 11.85 and 16.50. Roland’s 1930 report shows valuation 111735 taxes 3859 and rate 8.86, prompting a suggestion residents move to Roland for lower taxes.
The Slater News editor reports farming changes including smaller tractor powered threshers moving around farms, replacing big steam engines. A trend toward community threshing outfits owned by groups of farmers is noted, with expectations that small machines will break up large runs. The piece ends with a joke from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Mrs. Martin Frederickson and relatives from Es therville and Alberta Minn. left after visiting S. H. Frederickson family. J. Michaelson has recovered enough to walk to Main Street. he recently retired for health reasons. Reuben Jacobson and Ingvald Rod returned from a St. Louis weekend trip with a NL game view and the St. Louis airplane endurance record. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Romp returned to Garner after attending Gunder Thompson's funeral. Mrs. Romp cared for her father during illness.
An USDA survey reports a flourishing plume bird population in the Lake Okeechobee area after hurricane damage. Observers near Belle Glade and Pahokee saw thousands of American and snowy egrets feeding unmolested, with at least 800 snowy egrets visible within 100 yards. The scene reflects gains under the migratory bird treaty act.
The piece traces cats in lore from Chelmsford 1566 witch trials to beliefs in North America and Newfoundland. It notes cats alleged to suck blood and shape shift, fears of corpse desecration, and superstition linking feline behavior to weather and storms.
James I wished to assume the title King of Great Britain not England and Scotland and had it placed on coins. He asked Parliament in 1604 to consent, but fears for England’s liberties arose and a union terms agreement was urged. He deferred the change on ministerial advice, and the title gained Parliamentary sanction only with the 1707 Act of Union.
A long serving noncommissioned officer walks with a wooden sword carved from a tree at Devil's Den on the Gettysburg battlefield. The honor goes to the sergeant who has served the longest in the regiment during parades at Fort Thomas or Cincinnati.
A prominent politician named Gearles speaks with solemn force to a crowded meeting. He declares Heaven is his witness and the audience as jury, then a high pitched voice from the gallery cries Youre guilty Charlie.
A six year old girl arrives home from kindergarten proudly saying she modeled in clay today and made the Statue of Liberty with a pipe in its mouth. The mother questions the image and the child explains she made it anyway though she has never seen the statue.
An executive recounts a humorous mix up at a department store. A clerk says a customer asked to see misses' mules and the boy replies that Mrs Mules does not work there, highlighting a quirky miscommunication.
A motivational line extols banishing worry as a heavy burden and urges courage to confront life challenges, praising bold action over anxious avoidance. The quote frames worry as draining strength and highlights bravery as essential.
A collection of simple egg recipes. Includes EAT MORE EGGS method with butter cheese and crackers baked ten to fifteen minutes, Cheese Fondue with yolks whites milk and bread crumbs, Baked Eggs plain with parsley, Egg Nog with milk sugar and vanilla, Baked Eggs in Potato filling shells with an egg, and Baked Custard with nutmeg and vanilla baked in custard cups in a hot water bath.
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