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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1929
Page
4
Today’s market page lists corn at 86 cents and oats at 86, butter prices at 43 and 37, eggs at 33 and 25, poultry prices for springs and hens, plus ducks and geese. Local dealers will not purchase extremely thin or diseased poultry or poultry with full crops.
McCallibur g residents hosted visitors from North Dakota and St. Louis as Jake Yost and family take over the Mavis cafe in Nevada. Several townsfolk, including Dr. Bowie and Frank Nail, enjoyed outings, visits, and church events while others traveled to Des Moines or Des Moines-area sites.
A hydbrid humorous exchange shows a passenger asking a hypothetical about a downhill speed and failed brakes, and the chauffeur calmly replying that nothing can be done because the outcome is fixed.
The Roland Record asks readers with overdue subscriptions to visit the office to settle arrears.
In southeast and southwest France American villa towns exist where inhabitants are French emigrants or their descendants, not Americans. Barcelonnette, on the Nice to Alps route, enjoys tourist status by decree and hosts about 3,000 residents with American style houses. Some families made fortunes in Mexico or the Mexican frontier, sending back sums from ten thousand to over a hundred thousand dollars. A Texas built chateau hints at American influence, though many left for the United States, while descendants now own about 1,500 Riviera villas.
The Boston Globe reflects on rural life and farming. It argues farm toil is constant yet offset by social events like sleighing parties husking bees apple paring bees quilting parties singing schools and raisings that provided color and relief from labor.
A recent Turkish expedition notes the water boy as essential to dig teams. They claim Levantine workers drink four to five times more water and seek purity, with Turks distinguishing water from different forests and springs, even preferring certain sources over others.
The passage glances at famous leaders and warriors facing death with dignity. Napoleon asks for his field marshal uniform before dying, Augustus Caesar rises in a toga, Julius Caesar shields his death, Siward dons armor, and Nelson covers his face as he is carried below.
The states formed constitutions from Colonial charters, themselves modeled on mercantile company careers of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries. Massachusetts alone keeps the original framework, though revised, while all states retain many principles and the core structure from older documents.
The Indianapolis News reports an unusual number of weddings at a church rectory due to the pastor's popularity and a solemn service. A bridesmaid's amused look revealed the minister's baby granddaughter Ann in the bridal party attire causing a rare moment of levity.
A Malay tribe in Sumatra living on boats uses a fixed payment and installment plan for marriage. Divorce rules vary by which partner initiates, with different payouts and custody outcomes. The customs center on a waterborne lifestyle, no formal laws, and family decisions tied to money.
Practical guide for parents to ease a child fear of the dark by easing room lighting gradually over several nights. Start with a door open and hall light dim, then slowly close the door and dim the light further each night. Patient reconditioning is advised over four or five nights rather than shouting or spanking.
The article ranks apples as leading orchard fruit with vitamins A and B, high fiber, and starch content that converts to sugar as it ripens. Oranges are highlighted for readily assimilable glucose and vitamin A and B, with orange juice noted for quick carbohydrate absorption and lighter digestive load. Estrus fruits are mentioned as next in importance following apples.
The text notes the first recorded sampler from 1502 when Elizabeth of York bought linen for one. It cites John Shelton’s mention and explains samplers began as practical needlework for handkerchiefs and household linens. It references Laura Standish as America's first sampler, with 1664 Salem and 1668 Sarah Lord examples.
A Belle Isle forester denies trees freeze in winter and explains sap circulation stops to keep cells inactive. He notes frost can split trunks from contraction and expansion, not freezing, clarifying common belief.
The Detroit News notes a rare England discovery of hand coolers once popular among society figures. Spheroid glass balls were used to keep hands cool during hand kissing greetings, with variably striped designs to match a lady’s attire.
Des Moines reports All Iowa 10 gears up for August 21–30 Diamond Jubilee Iowa State Fair and Exposition. Largest eight day event in US with over 142000 dollars in cash premiums and features from National Livestock Show to Radio Show and golden fireworks.
A wood chopping contest from 75 years ago is revived for the Diamond Jubilee event at the Iowa State Fair from August 21 to 30. Open to contestants statewide, the event will be staged before the grandstand on a main fair day. Each participant must chop three pieces from a ten inch log.
The champion farm woman of Iowa will be chosen at the Diamond Jubilee Town State Fair with ceremonies on Farm Bureau Day August 26. Eleven district champions will attend, and a panel of farm leaders will determine the final champion. The contest has drawn wide statewide interest and Farm Bureau Day is expected to be a highlight of the exposition.
A company and crew arrived in Garden City the first of the week and will begin grading the county road south of town once camp is set and machinery is ready. Local residents and visitors from nearby towns were noted in social visits and family gatherings across the area last week.
The double entry clerk notes an addition to the family as the dealer, perhaps absentmindedly, confirms the entry should be recorded in the ledger. The exchange hints at a formal arithmetic or bookkeeping moment tied to a personal event.
In Story County Iowa District Court an instrument purporting to be the last will of Gunder Thompson, dated February 13, 1929, has been filed and is set for hearing September 4, 1929 at 1:30 p.m. at the Nevada Court House. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. L. E. Davisson, Clerk of District Court.
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