27 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
1
A brief survey recalls legends from Pliny to Norse sailors about huge sea serpents and giant water creatures. Descriptions include a 200 foot serpent with hairy neck and flaming eyes, a Greenland encounter in 1784, and the oarfish as a possible origin of sea serpent tales. The existence of sea serpents remains unproven.
The humming bird, the jewel of the air at three inches, defies larger birds with fearless acts. Kendrick Kimball notes in the Detroit News that these small fighters attack hawks, crows, and eagles using a rapier bill to deter predators and dramatize their bold spirit.
A thrifty Scot farmer in harvest recites Chron 81 verses to field hands. He reads the genealogical names until interjections about begat abound, then jokes that the line “begat one another” goes on to the page end and beyond, sending workers back to their tasks.
An essay on nature's fairness in coloring and body types, praising blondes and darker hues. It notes pigment variety for eyelashes and eyebrows and admires the Black-eyed Susan aesthetic. The piece frames beauty as a blend of features, sun resistance, and a dryad-like silhouette.
Ancient North American practice by Indigenous peoples. Spring gashing of maple trees with a tomahawk fed sap into ground receptacles, then boiled in earthen kettles. Sap yielded dark, thick syrup prized as essential sugar before contact with whites.
The text notes that primitive and civilized groups are largely right handed. It argues that theories on the origin of right handedness must predate civilization and cites the Bureau of American Ethnology, which reports few left handed Indians today and suggests English ancestors were predominantly right handed before contact with Europeans.
A fragment outlines the art and value of tasters who judge tea and coffee blends. It notes experts like Drealden as renowned selectors, capable of identifying berry origins and blends, earning high salaries, with tasters in import houses reportedly drinking large amounts of clear coffee daily, possibly to avoid stimulants.
The article extols the horseshoe as a universal talisman linked to luck and protection. It notes its use as a door knocker, door stop, book ends, or ash tray and references its mythic power and associations with animals, ancient myth, and notable displays in Mount Vernon and other venerable sites. It claims global reverence from England to Hindustan.
The jacana, a striking bird found on Patil islands in tropical South America, is famed for its courtship display. Males perform a vivid mating dance to attract a chosen female, unfurling wings and shimmering feathers in a dazzling courtship.
A study warns Wales may lose its distinct race culture and attire within 50 years noting dwindling Welsh speakers. It cites Cardiff's 45 000 residents and a tiny percentage literate in Welsh, predicting rapid cultural erasure.
A Boston Herald excerpt notes Nathan Hack of a boot shop arguing that footprint analysis can reveal a man’s size and strength. He claims modern detectives rely on this hypothesis to gauge physical make up from foot impressions across cases.
A lexicographer identified 1100 “traitor” words in French and English dictionaries, noting similar meanings with subtle shifts. He found 700 may have a lawsuit as pages align left and right, exploring word order and collaboration.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled phrases about die hard life and a bleak scene. No clear names places or events emerge. readable bits mention time and death but lack coherent detail to identify a person or incident. Summary cannot infer specifics beyond a vague sense of mortality.
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