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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1930
Page
5
Market notes show heavy hens priced around 408 per hundred weight with lighter birds and leghorns also listed. Local dealers state they will not buy poultry unless it is exceptionally thin diseased or fully cropped, affecting buying activity.
Mrs. John Stole and children of Radcliffe spent Tuesday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. Chelta. Numerous residents and visitors from Iowa Falls Eldora Manly Jackson Minn. Cambridge Roland Webster City and other nearby towns called on friends and relatives over the week with several taking in travel to LeRoy and Des Moines areas.
The paper clarifies a typographical error in last week's wedding report. It states the couple will reside at the Old Manse not the Old Man's, and regrets the mistake.
In a quip from The Churchman a mistress asks a new maid which comes first obedience or truthfulness when asked if she is in. The maid replies Yes madam and questions which value governs her answer.
The sundew collects nitrogen from trapped insects using sticky, honeylike hairs on its leaves. Insects are lured and smothered, digested, and the remaining fluids are blown away. Scientists debate if hairs move by mechanical action or nervous control.
A Boston Globe excerpt notes the Kermis as a once widespread Dutch harvest festival held in September. It blends religious sanction with commercial revelry, originated in market plazas beside churches, though the religious aspect wanes and some towns no longer celebrate. Festivities include bars, rides, and booths lasting late into the night.
The scene at Versailles shows Lloyd George remarking on a historic moment as Clemenceau notes that the German Empire was proclaimed in the same hall in 1871. Clemenceau also quips to Poland's Paderewski about choosing to descend to their level during the peace conference.
By order of the duc de Guise before St Bartholomews day all good Catholics were ordered to wear a white scarf as a badge. A young woman pleads with her lover as she fastens the scarf while he faces a dawn death. The scene echoes the line about loving less if honor mattered less.
The Rock Island Magazine notes nearly all railroads maintain special police units to guard property and passengers from theft and rail crooks. Larger trunk lines staff 100 to 300 officers at an annual cost roughly 300000 to 500000 dollars.
Matthew Vassar, born in Norfolk England, emigrated to America in 1792 and built a fortune as a brewer in Poughkeepsie New York. In 1861 he donated 408000 to establish Vassar College near Poughkeepsie and died June 23 1868 while addressing trustees. He also left a substantial sum in his will.
A six year old brings a nickel to Brightwood Library to cover a 2 cent overdue fine. He explains he has no smaller change and the librarian notes the request. The moment captures a quiet, humorous clash over a tiny debt.
Allan and Janice, newlyweds, confront financial strain after Allan loses money on stocks. Janice imagines a modest life in a smaller home with ruffled curtains while offering support and a plan to adapt. The moment of crisis ends with a hopeful kiss as their dream home seems possible.
The Roland Troop No 19 meeting covered dues, wall-scaling practice, and announcements. Winners in the third house contest include Thomas Johnson's Patrol Sioux Indians with 38 points, Richard Snyder's Patrol Swal low second with 18, Harold Myrland's Patrol third with 17, and Ernest Sevde's Patrol fourth with 16.
A New York Times article describes how death-watch beetles destroy rare volumes. The pests bore from cover to cover, feeding on book paste and leather bindings while producing tapping noises from hitting hollow wood.
Lawrence Anderson the second and Lester Mehus the third in the patrol contest. Anderson and Mehus have given their Scouts Honor that they will be first class Scouts on August 25 and August 7 respectively. The S. I. P. feed has been postponed. Harold Myrland and Thomas Johnson were in Ames to buy Scout equipment for their stay at Camp Rainbow.
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau reports 97 286 radio receiving sets on farms as of January 1 1980, up 11 158 from the prior year. Of 208 506 farms 46 7 percent have radios, showing growing rural adoption of broadcasting.
Montgomery county leads with 71.9 percent receiving sets while Appanoose sits at 24.4 percent. Concentration near active radio transmitting stations remains evident though less than before, suggesting old crystal sets have largely been replaced by tube sets.
Story County officials and their families gathered at Lake CoMar Tuesday evening for the annual picnic. County auditor O R Solem announced his retirement from office during the event, joined by aides and supporters in a farewell gathering.
A brief dialogue hints at Mrs Tellit-Cousin Dorothy wanting a baby daughter named June but dismisses the idea after learning the intended husband’s surname is Bugg. Excerpt conveys a light domestic exchange with a playful undertone.
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