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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
2
A historical note on Amos Cummings transforming The Sun by shifting from prose reports to lively stories of human interest. His push to treat news as narrative, sentimental and dramatic changed newsroom practice and influenced successors.
A whimsical study of will makers in Victoria era Britain shows cranks bequeathing snakes a loyal subject gifting to the queen. Others leave 100 pounds yearly for a parrot and poodle’s Margate holiday, or cats with a purpose built house near Windsor Castle, prompting the queen’s witty replies.
Historic note describes the shift from dental engines and electric mallets to light pneumatic hammers for fossil extraction. The author claims pneumatic tools now work with great success, allowing fossils to be cleared from rock without damage, and positions the tool easily for deep ets.
An ordinary villa in East Cowes is reportedly clad entirely in sea shells. The front stucco is thick with thousands of shells placed there by the late Mr Attril, a gardener from Osborne House era. He collected shells in Osborne Bay and spent ten years decorating the dwelling with colored glass fragments and ornamental wall devices.
Henry Ward Beecher argues that some readers pervert scripture to arm themselves, finding musket powder and cannons in the Bible and using faith to attack others. He warns against turning holy text into a compendium of offensive and defensive weapons.
A London producer, while rehearsing a musical, warned the orchestra after the final run to duck when the curtain falls. The anecdote, shared with a tone of doubt about its truth, reflects his pragmatic humor during stage work.
In Horbury Yorkshire a widow-to-be quarrels with her husband over dying and leaving him to Marg'et. She declares she will not die. He jokes hedging on Marg'et taking her place. The tale ends with the narrator noting he left Horbury two years later and Marg'et was still waiting.
Chicago preserves a deed clause keeping a ten foot strip free for a cow to travel between a pasture and a barn. The $2,000,000 tribute is embodied in a 22 story office building with cantilevered upper floors. Courts reject attempts to nullify the perpetual right of way.
The text traces Oberlin Ohio's founding over 90 years ago as a colony and college with a Christian mission to hasten the kingdom on earth. It notes pioneering higher education for women and enslaved people, the 1898 birth of the Anti-Saloon League, and views these efforts as natural outgrowths of the Oberlin Covenant's social program.
A short reflective quotation discusses how practical men meet blows and reverses, and how resilience determines success. It compares the “wine of life” to grape juice pressed from pressure, arguing that endurance under adversity yields growth, while whining seals failure.
The five grownups and Virginia, age five, sit at the breakfast table. She eyes passes of butter and jelly as her mother serves toast. She asks if downtown is open yet, hoping to eat downtown if it is. Her father wonders why.
Four year old Jean claims she can identify a passing woman by knowing where she lives, explaining that she saw the stranger feeding a chicken in a backyard yesterday. The mother asks how Jean learned the address, prompting the child to reveal her method.
A writer to the American Magazine labels himself the worst crank in town, describing the stubborn insistence of a crank who knows what he wants and persists until achieved.
Mrs Opal Wheeler and Mrs J J Wheeler and five children arrived here Thursday from Saint Petersburg Florida for a visit with relatives Abe Lester known as Lakota s Abe is better and able to work lite jobs Mr and Mrs Jess Dinger arrived from Windmier ND to visit relatives and friends Mrs G A Amelsberg was hospitalized near Istherville then improving Mr and Mrs August Bauman leave for three months western trip by car visiting Denver Colorado Springs Los Angeles California Oregon Washington and Cannada Fire alarm summoned the Lutheran parsonage fire sparked on shingles spread to attic and roof were brought under control by two water streams
Los Angeles fire chief Scott outlines ten citizen fire prevention rules. Key points urge clearing dry weeds, burning oily rags only outdoors, proper rubbish disposal, using approved incinerators, yearly chimney checks, open-air use for cleaning fuels, keeping a fire extinguisher, avoiding flexible gas lines, securing buildings against fire, and knowing nearby fire alarm boxes and department contact numbers.
An all Iowa school exposition will headline the 1923 Iowa State Fair showcasing the largest collection of school work in the state. Premiums total 1247.50 with state championships in rural, consolidated, town, and city school classes and special divisions for school rooms and county systems. University of Iowa, Iowa State College, State Teachers College, and about 15 independent and denominational colleges display their work, with Miss Agnes Samuelson overseeing the exposition.
The Weather and Crop Bureau of the Iowa Department of Agriculture expects better returns from hog production in the coming year based on assessor reports. They note a 9 percent drop in sows bred for spring pigs and say reduced production typically raises prices and total state receipts. Iowa accounts for about one sixth of U S hog marketing, giving the state influence on national markets.
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