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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1931
Page
1
The passage notes that treasure stirs the imagination from childhood and drives expeditions to unearth hoards of silver and gold. It mentions old lore handed down in families, and that books on treasure are watched in the New York public library as readers frequently remove pages and illustrations.
A collage of vignettes from New York and beyond including a famed aquarium with few visitors, a lonely fish in a shop window, a painter named Tunney, a fruit diet pitch in Farmington, and Walter Banks praising his sisters who may soon appear on Broadway.
The tale follows Na quil, sky god, seeking blue beads for his son. Kee Yay lends eagle wings and Na quil floods a valley, then asks Ools Kah Stee for stones if he stops the flood. He calms the storm, dries the water, and a brave tree endures obstacles along the river.
A chatty note records crowded skies and a near miss with a runaway balloon. The speaker mentions Lindy and a nearby kite incident, highlighting tensions and close calls in a previously quiet area.
A rare Chinese tapestry valued at about $150,000 resur faced after nearly three centuries. Found by Paramount officials in a modest Manhattan antique shop while sourcing art objects for a film, the dealer rented it for a small sum before researchers confirmed its authenticity as a genuine tapestry of significant lineage.
Robert Baker of Hamilton Ontario could not meet payments on a suit. it was returned to the shop where bought and then began wearing out mysteriously. Pants shone, a button tore, and the suit needed pressing every Monday. Baker confessed to entering the store each Saturday night to borrow the suit and return it Sunday night.
A damaged passage narrates a tree bending without breaking and singing to an angry river. It recalls a woven ornament stolen from the Ming dynasty palace in Pekin during the Manchu conquest around 1644, when the Ming court fell and fled toward the Yunnan frontier.
A Button Doll Fa’s dott describes a doll crafted from white china buttons of two sizes. The body uses eight large buttons while the head is fixed on, with arms and legs made from smaller buttons.
Naquil finds a torn tree with a white heart and vows to give it to his son. He stops the river, retrieves the tree, and brings it to his mountain home. The child is named Strong Heart when the heart enters the boy, marking a revered, protective gift.
Archaeologists uncover mummified dogs believed to be pets of Native Americans dating back about 2,000 years during excavations in the Southwest. The finds shed light on ancient canine roles and burial practices.
University of Illinois archaeologists led by Dr. A. Kelly uncovered bits of pottery and charred maize in a mound near Cahokia. G. M. Stirling supervised the dig as part of the Illinois survey started several months ago.
A note on the phrase coming up to scratch tracing its boxing origin from bare-turf bouts marked by scratches. The piece also reports Stirling’s archaeological finds including pottery shards and charred Indian corn at Cahokia village, with fragments suggesting a high-typed settlement.
American aviators who have been lying across the Mexican border near Del Rio Texas have been given a fine warning by Fidel L Raudry chief immigration inspector stationed across the Rio Grande from Villa Acuna Mexico the warning aims to curb border incursions by U S flyers.
Noting that prints and calico date back to antiquity, the article observes calico cloth’s calendered finish and traces its development in England toward the eighteenth century, outlining early progress toward its modern form.
The note describes frying doughnuts with boiling water nearby to prevent greasiness and urges careful sewing tips to mend stockings using silk thread. It also suggests greasing marmalade pans with butter to avoid burning and to ensure a clear preserve.
The piece shares practical tricks such as nutmegs in greens to prevent boiling over, using hot water or steam to loosen glass stoppers, limewater to remove kerosene stains, and ammoenia to lift old paint from windows, all with brief usage notes.
Story touts California Fig Syrup as the cure for biliousness and weak bowels in children. A Omaha mother claims the remedy stabilized her baby’s digestion, with broad claims of physician endorsement and millions sold yearly.
A brief exchange between a mother and child centers on ponies. The boy asks for a pony, the mother and a relative weigh limits and options. The quirky dialogue highlights a light domestic moment with a touch of humor.
Detroit man Herman Rankis credits Kruschen Salts with easing rheumatic pains and losing 22 pounds after starting a diet. He recommends taking half a teaspoonful in hot water before breakfast daily. an 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A quirky exchange contrasts concern for family with economical grievances. The speakers joke on weather, travel costs, and the idea of a genius being someone who gets others to paddle for him, while noting frank people can be annoying to imperfect folks.
An advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle fast-acting laxative. It claims poisons from souring waste dull the system and cites forty seven years of Dr. Caldwell’s study to justify its effectiveness for all ages.
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