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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
2
Mrs Addie Seymour of Algona was seriously hurt when her hand was caught in a wringer while washing. A large portion of skin was torn from her hand. She has been under doctor care and is reported to be improving as well as could be expected.
Ben Rippentrop and son Elven visited the Henry Ites home Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Ites and son Warren and Mr and Mrs Henry Ites and son Clarence came to the H Nordman home on Christmas Day with baskets fired with good things to eat, and a magnificent Picnic dinner was enjoyed with Mr and Mrs Nordman. Mr and Mrs Henry Ites were Sunday evening callers at the Dick Meyer home.
A Belmond beet sugar factory warehouse burned, with fire crews from Mason City Fort Dodge Hampton Clinton and Eagle Grove aiding. Water pumped from the Iowa River saved the main plant. Estimated loss tops one million dollars the largest single loss in state history. About 167000 sacks of sugar in the warehouse were destroyed, including 50000 sacks recently stored from the Mason City factory.
The county boards and Bank Board organized vigilant groups in every town to deter and seize bank robbers. Deputized men with sawed-off shotguns are ready to act, armed and insured, with widows receiving $100 monthly. The plan, begun at Algona a week ago, is active in Titonka area.
Lewis Lunstrum, a longtime Central Life Assurance employee, was summoned to the carpet and greeted with a watch gift from company officers as he begins his 26th year with the firm. He completed 9125 days of service, starting with Central Life at the home office in Des Moines.
Forming a long career in banking Lunstrum began as a bookkeeper and advanced to cashier and auditor roles. Born in Forest City Iowa he pursued business training then joined Central Life before moving to Des Moines. The Lunstrums recently bought a new home at 1819 West Forty-sixth Street and attend First Methodist Church.
Vinje Creamery Co held a special meeting for December 27 to discuss merging with Scarville Creamery Co. Preliminary talks hint at consolidation, with Vinje adopting Scarville by laws and financing a new combined firm equally. Both creameries, five miles apart, serve fixed patronages, and many expect reduced overhead and a stronger institution if merged. The result will be followed closely.
Little Larry Wayne Swanson has been seriously ill but is improving. Marie Hayes, nurse trainee at Mercy hospital Mason City, visited home over the weekend. Silina Bakken was discharged after a junior operation. Tequila Anderson underwent appendix removal at Drs. Irish and Irish hospital. Edwin A. Pinckney remains home recovering from the epidemic. Loretta Barrett, UNM trainer, plans holiday visit home. Russell Johnson left Summit last summer for Humboldt newsroom work. Marguerite Dow will return from Muscatine for holiday with family. Marie and Corrine Deley, teachers in Cheyenne, Wyoming, visit home for several weeks. Rosemary Ehred, H M Ehred’s daughter, treated for pneumonia. now improving.
This notice explains cancer causes and relief steps for pain bleeding and odor. It directs readers to seek guidance from the Indianapolis Cancer Hospital in Indianapolis Indiana.
Psychologists say only five in a hundred truly think while the others emote. The piece urges embracing feeling, thrills, laughter, tears, and suspense over mere intellectual pretension, noting progress owes to those who feel more than they think. The author mocks pure intellectualism and celebrates emotional engagement.
Washington Sunday Star explains that Chinese telegraphy uses a signed code with 9,800 ciphers across 49 pages to map numbered signals to Chinese characters. Operators decode Morse transmitted numbers to reproduce legible Chinese text for ordinary correspondence.
A Central and South American jungle creature, the giant ant bear, is described as highly dangerous and almost fearless. Its thick hide, dense hair, and six inch curved claws make it a formidable opponent. Renowned hunter Hyatt Verrill notes its tenacity, slow movement, and fierce rage when disturbed or wounded.
Dr Slosson proposes that heat, like time, is measured by its loss. He explains that fast exhaled breath through nearly closed lips cools the hand by evaporating moisture, while gentler open mouth breath warms it. A thermometer would show the same effect, as it records actual temperature rather than skin moisture.
Twelve thousand inscribed tablets found in an eastern Arabian temple by the Baghdad School of Oriental Research suggest a public reading culture 34 centuries ago. The Marsh Arab Haji Rilke kau notes inscribed bricks bearing Nebuchadnezzar and Arnammy names are still unearthed in Arabia and are common in lower Iraq courtyards today.
American jockeys first rode facing forward with their saddles across the withers in early 1900s races. English turfmen resisted at first, but demonstrations showed the forward riding gave horses a slight advantage, and the practice became standard.
A mother objects to a film and tells the father they should leave so their daughter Margie won’t see more. Margie overhears and replies that she is unfazed, saying she lets it go in one eye and out the other.
The article discusses Michelangelo as a master of both fine and useful arts, linking beauty, technique, and economy. It notes his mastery of architecture, sculpture, and fortifications in Florence and Rome, and mentions Ralph Waldermergen’s views on architecture uniting elegance and practicality. It cites his work on San Miniato and the Rialto bridge plan, and Vauban’s later interest in his fortifications.
The piece notes pharmacists once mingled medicines with goods like sweets and hardware. In England 1617 charter split apothecary from grocer, apothecaries became physicians, and pharmacists shifted to dispensing fewer drugs. Today many druggists rely on varied side lines, a practice with deep historic precedent.
Natives of Annam describe an official titled master of Sorrows who curses at weddings and in houses of the dead to ward off spirits. During wedding processions the groom's family curses attendees. On new moon nights people cast stones at neighbors to avert evils, a custom believed to bring luck, making the new moon day in India known as the day of stones.
The Bible holds a central place for Filipinos with annual distribution over 125,000 copies, far surpassing newspapers. Millions read it, English translations comprise over one third, and most copies are printed in Manila after Japan destroyed plates.
A London Chronicle note recounts an Austrian incident where a toad appeared in a cow shed after cows fell ill. Neighbors blamed witchcraft and burned the toad while a peasant carried a crucifix. He was fined for cruelty, exposing a shocking level of ignorance.
A five year old, Bobby, returns from hospital with a small tinker toy. His aunts discuss its price and construction, joking that it is made of steel. Bobby overhears and repeats that he heard the word steel and mishears the cost as zero dollars.
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