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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
6
A vivid depiction of Shanghai as a cosmopolitan center on the Yangtze, detailing the foreign settlements, bustling Riverside Drive, and the colorful theater scene. The piece notes the blend of modern life with Chinese culture, the allure of gaiety, and the influx of Chinese into foreign districts.
Gloucester’s historic fish market evolves as old wholesale sites vanish and deep sea catches shape a shifting trade. Markets once floats and smacks fade while modern power gear and new vessels replace the old methods, with haddock cod and Bank fish shifting across pages of maritime industry history.
Shanghai stands as a premier international center with rail terminals feeding its port at Wonsung and a booming industrial sector. It handles nearly half of China's foreign trade, hosts vast factories, printing houses, and daily newspapers in both foreign and native languages.
Washington reports Kentucky eleven-year-old Frank Neuhauser won the national juvenile spelling championship after spelling gladiolus correctly following an error by a rival. The finals drew about 2,000,000 schoolchildren in sectional contests. The prize includes 500 dollars and a gold medal for college education.
The Uttle Bee, launched in 1801, marks its thirty-eighth thousandth crossing between Southampton and Newport on the Isle of Wight. Royal crew say the vessel remains seaworthy, having carried over 500,000 tons of cargo across roughly 48 miles, with three younger sister ships serving the same route for about six decades.
A fragment notes a hunt for Spanish treasure near Santa Barbara California after the discovery of a silver coin minted in 1601. Professor Roger s leads Indian mound excavations and holds the coin for study amid ongoing search efforts.
Extension horticulturist HL R Niswonger of North Carolina State College advises that nitrogen and moisture drive tree growth, with fruit set competing for resources. He recommends early fertilization using nitrate of soda, sizing applications by tree age and size, from half a pound on young trees to several pounds on mature ones.
White blackberries or white dewberries are unusual yet not new. The Seeberg variety is best known, especially in California gardens, noted for good quality. White dewberries have appeared in literature since 19th century, with reports from Colorado and Pennsylvania.
A lime sulfur spray named Oregon cold mix, developed at the Oregon station, was trialed by pear growers last summer. They report it controls pear scab without harming tender fruit and is also effective against brown rot. The recipe uses eight pounds sulfur flour and four pounds hydrated lime, with skim milk, water, and a 50 gallon spray mix.
The article states ladybird beetles are among the most beneficial insects and their larvae feed on plant pests such as scale insects. It warns farmers may misinterpret insect presence as damage and urges encouraging these beetles rather than killing them to aid natural pest control.
The article outlines thinning as a method to prevent breaking and improve marketable fruit. It emphasizes removing some fruit and thinning work on branches to balance load, reduce interior branch strain, and promote healthier next season crops.
A humorous anecdote contrasts theatrical managers with spongefishers as a playwright pitches a five act historical drama titled The Dauphin based on the Last Dauphin. The manager rejects it saying the public would not stand for a play about a fish.
In Baltimore years ago a shot tower stood in the air near a saloon run by a stern German. Eugene Havez and a friend, short of funds, argued over which way the tower would fall as Havez proposed a bet. The wager: the tower would fall north or south, depending on the outcome as they drank.
A garbled OCR fragment references a voyage, veterans, and names like Memphis and Angel Gabelet. It mentions a labor battalion and returning soldiers, with unclear phrases about health, trumpets, and payments. The readable core points to a wartime ledger style record with mixed legible names and events.
A reader letter fragment notes Mrs Fuller’s experience with a product promising strength for women. The text mentions months of irregularity and terrible pains, suggesting a testimonial about health restoration and nervous condition relief. Further details are illegible.
A fragmented 19th century moral reflection discusses mixing pleasure and business, unwritten household laws, virtue, thankfulness, silence, and leadership. It contrasts civilized relations with patronage, notes disillusion with repentance and prayer paired with lawyers, and questions local loafing and fishing motives.
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