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Buffalo Center Tribune

Location

Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1929

Page

6

Keep to the right on highways urged by patrol chief

State patrol chief urges motorists to hug the right side of the road on highways and avoid center cruising. He warns that passing places and limited visibility raise crash risk and says most accidents could be prevented by drivers staying to the right except when passing. Only minor infractions have produced arrests so far as patrol numbers grow.

Ile. Brown Tidate Trafic Patrol Fey Brea Minnesota Trafic Crete Brown

Unusual Warning Signs Displayed on Roads in Detroit

Modern traffic authorities of Detroit experiment with novel warning signs to grab driver attention. Green and red crossbones illuminate, with a rubber woman reflector and wobbling figures intended to increase caution. Critics note the changes test novel energy and may affect heed.

Detroit Walstihie Nna Pepi

The Motor Quiz Still Answers Real Car Facts

A reader quiz reveals automotive fuel use and registration data. It notes only nineteen percent of gasoline powers the car, with losses by exhaust cooling water and heat. It compares 1928 foreign car registrations to 1929 U S totals and cites Arizona as the top 1928 gain. It also reports rail lines carried over 8.5 million carloads in 1928.

Ans Snglneera United States Arizona

Automotive Seat Pockets Fold Under Front Seats

A coach type auto body often includes pockets under rear seats created by hinges on the front seat framework. The front seats fold forward to expose storage, while rear feet keep a gap between seat bottoms and the vehicle floor for access to tools and other items.

Tool pockets for car organization from Popular Science Monthly

Instructional note describes adding two handy tool pockets inside a car with flaps secured by rings and hooks or snap fasteners. Pockets’ size and number depend on available space, as illustrated in the Popular Science Monthly excerpt.

Popular Science Monthly

Blame Habit For Traffic Delays In Boston

Maxwell Halsey, a Massachusetts public works traffic engineer, says habit drives drivers to cling to known routes. More than 20 percent on Tremont Street could detour to shorter paths, but custom sends them into the city’s densest congestion. He suggests better signs to ease the conditions.

Trafic Maxwell Halsey Massachusetts Department of Public Works Boston Tremont Street Mr. Halsey

Automobile Facts and Car Operating Tips

A cautionary note on motor meters and water levels, stressing steady speeds over erratic pace. It cites a New Jersey offender charged with operating under the influence and quips that modern traffic is no light matter, reflecting cautious driving wisdom.

New Jersey

Return of Exiles to Jerusalem Lesson Summary

A compact 1929 lesson outline by Rev. K B Ditzwater discusses Ezra 7 1 10 and the return of the second group of exiles to Jerusalem. It outlines Ezra as priest scribe and leader, his vow to seek and obey the law, and his mission to teach Gods statutes. It notes Artaxerxes decree funding and support, the size of the return party, Ezra s prayer and fasting for divine guidance, and the safe journey including guarding sacred funds and honest handling of money, culminating in a faithful arrival after four and a half months.

Ezra Seraiah Aaron Zerubbabel Israel Artaxerxes Jerusalem Hara Goqd

Devout Girl Seeks Fine Weather Prayer Output

A young girl invites guests to a party and prays for sunny skies. Rain pours as gray weather dampens plans, and the child declares God has answered with a firm no. Her mother gently questions the response, highlighting belief and interpretation.

Traditions of Sheep Disproved by Science

U S Department of Agriculture research disproves two common beliefs about wool quality and confirms one with a key modification. Over years, sheep records from an eastern flock show weather affects wool less than individual variation, supporting constant culling and selective breeding for heavy fleece while noting the need to manage flock differences.

United States Department of Agriculture United States Department, of Agriculture Department Bureau of Animal Industry Doho United States Wxperiment Farm Belléville Wek Laboratory Department of Agriculture

Swine Thrive With Constant Water Access at Feed

Experiments and farmer observations show hogs gain more on the same feed when they have continuous water. Hogs usually drink small amounts but will drink multiple times in a feeding period if they can reach a self feeder. When feed is dispersed or faced with competition, hogs rush for water and eat quickly, reducing deliberate eating.

Feed Market Advice for Early Markets on Chickens

The guidance urges feeding chickens as much as they will eat four times daily and notes under good management birds bred for the table can gain about a half pound weekly. Some birds, naturally slow to gain flesh, should be marketed promptly to avoid becoming unmarketable.

Farm Notes on Trees Hogs and Poultry Care

Farm Notes discuss replacing young trees, selecting hardy draft horses, keeping pullets with flocks, burning old raspberry and blackberry canes to curb pests, and the value of good pasture for sows. It emphasizes proper feeding to reduce hen culling errors and maximize egg production for profitable hog and poultry farming.

Little Note Appeals to Traffic Cop Heart

Mrs Harrison of Montclair parked in front of a fire hydrant after a car stall. She left a note asking the officer not to ticket her, saying she could not start the engine and was fetching a mechanic. A policeman found the note and laughed, then helped get the motor running.

Mra. Harrison Montclair Harrison New. York Sun

Salvation Army mobilizes vast global relief networks

The Washington Star notes the Salvation Army keeps its worker numbers private but estimates reach into the millions. It runs hundreds of hotels, food depots, and shelters providing about 11 million beds and over 20 million meals annually to the needy. Women and children are cared for in homes and institutions while farms aid the unemployed and emigration efforts continue.

Army Without Guns Salvation Army International Organization Washington Star

Three Civil War Cent Pieces Found In Tree Remembrance Tale

More than twenty two years ago three boys ash in the vicinity of West Kingfield N Hy on the way home rested under a maple tree each lad placed a cent in a limb. Recently on West Kingfield farm A W Lander found three cent pieces embedded in its wood. The incident recalled as Lander’s son who died years ago was one of the boys. The others were W S Stanley now of Boston and Rev GA Woodcock of Kingfield. Lander will keep one coin as memory and others will each receive a keepsake.

Kingfield Bie West Kingfield A. W. Lander

Old Cathedral At Ferrara Faces Immediate Collapse

The Twelfth-century Ferrara cathedral, among Italy’s oldest, is in momentary danger of falling. City authorities have appealed for government engineers to plan urgent strengthening. The central nave is at greatest risk as engineers question column support likely holding for only a few more days.

Ferrara Italy

Airplane Surveying to Map British Columbia Forests

Provincial and federal governments plan to use airplanes to survey British Columbia’s timber wealth. The program, led by Minister Burden, aims to map forests quickly and at lower cost than ground parties, enabling broad serial surveys of timber estates.

British Columbia Tf. P. Burden Janda Ite

Telephones Use per Capita Top Global Nations

A recent survey ranks Canada first with 221 telephone conversations per person per year. The United States follows at 205, and Denmark is third with 187 calls per person annually.

United’ States Denmark

Stopping Point Missing

The curate was paying an apparent ly interminable visit to one of his parishioners. The Attie daughter of the house whispered to her mother asking if he had brought his Amen with him.

Old-Age Pension Laws Cite Nine States

Nine states have enacted old-age pension legislation including Montana Nevada Wisconsin Kentucky Massachusetts Colorado Minnesota Wyoming and Utah as part of early social welfare efforts. The compact note lists the states and signals a growing trend toward retirement support programs in the era.

Montana Nevada Wisconsin Kentucky Massachusetts Colorado Minnesota Wyoming Utah

Too Lavish Engagement Quip Quips Draw Mocked Cheers

A rowdy exchange mocked lavish engagement wishes as a joke with a woman claiming engagement to four men and remarks about a thousand gifts. The remarks sparked a light social media style quarrel echoed in local papers.

Cookery Note Sparks Odd Broadcast Tale

A quirky clipping reports that some people cook by radio and that onions are broadcast to apartment houses. It notes that only a few can be very rich and that Tuck often decides which.

Tuck

Denison Tex resident praises Pinkham remedies

A Denison Texas correspondent writes to say she can do any kind of work now after using Lydia E Pinkham remedies for nerve health and constipation. She recommends the medicines and offers to answer letters about their effects.

Denison Texas Lydia H. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham

Woman’s wild fire scare ends in confession twist

A passer-by rushed to sound an alarm as smoke confusion spread in a hall. A hysterical woman claimed murder in the momentary panic, insisting the danger lay in a giant rat sighted across the kitchen, until a policeman intervened.

Aid Tan

Acidity and Milk of Magnesia Tells Patients

Digestive troubles stem from excess stomach acid and soda cannot fix it. Physicians recommend Phillipa Milk of Magnesia. One spoonful neutralizes acid quickly, relieves sourness, and sweetens the system. Safe for children too and available at any drug store.

Magnesia

New London Watch Browses Minutes Without Hands

A London invention debuts a hands free timepiece described as a speedometer of time. It records minutes and hours via two small apertures at the center, showing numeric readings rather than a dial. Also mentions a man selling 900 varieties of moths for 1000 dollars and a regret over giving away an old multiply.

London

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