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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
1
Detroit News notes an ancient African tribe the Gaures entombed dead in towers with a three day vigil. Priests prognosticated fate based on which eye the vultures devoured first or by a dog’s movements near the corpse. Eye outcomes and dog behavior foretold bliss or punishment for the departed.
A Los Angeles Times clipping narrates a playful scene of Gon Sing, a young Chinese girl, flirting with English bankers along the Bund. Her mother teases her about a cane and a late return from the park as the maiden blushes and denies company.
The article recounts Marco Polo as a famed Venetian traveler born in Venice, who began journeys at seventeen with his father and uncle. It notes his service under the Chinese emperor, missions across the empire, and his capture at Curroia in 1298 after a voyage from 1202 to Venice in 1295, including later imprisonment in Genoa and the publication of his adventures.
A Portland Maine Sunday school discussion on regeneration reveals a boy’s view that being born again might yield a girl. He questions if reincarnation could change gender, saying he would not know if he were born again as a girl. The dialogue highlights attitudes toward gender roles and opportunities for women.
The guidance explains that senior and junior denote age differences, not family relationships. Webster’s defines senior as elder and junior as younger when used after a personal name, indicating the older or younger bearer in the same lineage.
A teacher reviewed student exam responses containing quirky explanations about drowning clothes and shouting for help. The chickens’ teeth fall out as they eat stones to fill holes, and a molar is described as what the father does in a factory.
A reflective note likens an act to a stone cast into water, sending widening ripples across time. It suggests actions extend beyond awareness, shaping outcomes in unseen ways.
A brief note stresses keeping Joye on track by securing the Woman's Home Companion rather than restraint. The item underscores practical care and supportive measures to aid a person named Joye.
Workmen uncover vases on Via Veneto while Rome renovates. A Naples area teamster finds gold coins during port work. A Girgenti mosaic, uncovered by heavy rains, is moved to Naples museum. The 7 ft 7 in by 65 ft 5 in mosaic weighs four tons and features geometric patterns rosettes and color.
Quote from Elizabeth Marbury urging caution before claiming loud certainty. Reflects on whether convictions are belief based or slogans and the need for humility, probing roots, experience, and truth before loud public defense.
Arthur Schnitzler argues that belief reflects personal aptitude and experience, not universal truth. Martyrdom reveals intensity, not justice, and cannot compel others to share faith. at best it shows willingness to die, not a universal claim to validity.
The Eskimo lamp likely predates emigration from its original home near the sea. Lamp forms grow more specialized with latitude. southern Alaska lamps have a 2 inch wick edge, while those from Barrow and Greenland show 17 to 86 inch? edges. The lamp melts snow for water, provides warmth, dries gear, aids skiing, and acts as a social sign of the family unit with each head of family owning one.
Pathfinders Magazine notes Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens, as a free thinker unaffiliated with any church or religious group. He rejected Scripture as divine writ yet acknowledged a possible future life, saying he has seen no proof but is inclined to expect one.
A belated Pola Negri arrival drew laughter as Los Angeles baseball players greeted her and explained baseball. When asked what she played, a player quipped third base and joked about her deep voice.
A reflection on choosing a path one feels compelled to pursue above all else. It suggests duty drives extraordinary experiences and warns that true adventure arises from committing to a calling regardless of costs.
A Physical Culture Magazine writer argues longevity has not improved for middle aged men over the last century while overall life expectancy has risen. He urges living fully through healthier habits and bodily harmony, claiming the spirit of youth can endure despite aging and senility.
Editorial commentary from Liberty Magazine questions the January start of the year. It argues the year should end with harvest and begin in spring, and notes Julius Caesar fixed January 2 as the start, a convention unchanged.
Insurance experience shows averages mislead. Those under thirty fare best with weights five to ten pounds above average, while after thirty the favorable group weighs below average. The underweight advantage grows with age, with many at thirty five to fifty 20 to 30 pounds under average showing the best long life prospects.
A young couple, once deeply in love, plan a future engagement. The man, curious and playful, presses for past experiences. The girl blushes and reveals a shy, awkward confession about past encounters, correcting a misperceived scandal with a comic twist about church choir and baseball club.
Trying to help Mrs Blank returns home after medical advice to cut carbohydrates. A dinner unfolds as Mandy reacts to vegetables on the table saying they have too many hydrophobias, prompting puzzled questions from the family.
A brief 18th century reflection on temperance and frugality as essential for boys education. It warns that constant lectures may drive some to miserliness, yet argues minimal misers exist among society. The quote attributes these ideas to Goldsmith.
A brief, vivid dialogue shows a book canvasser pressing for installment sales while an elevator operator quietly dismisses the offer. The man remarks that he already knows more than the books would teach, suggesting resistance to sales pitches in a leaden, colloquial tone. The scene captures streetwise skepticism in a terse exchange.
An Liberty Magazine editorial laments the passing of playful holidays once marked by tricks and treats. It recalls April Fools day, St Valentine’s day, Christmas Eve, Halloween, and the Fourth of July, noting modern bills and maturity have dulled past joys and grandmotherly feasts.
A reflection contrasts a farmer's disciplined use of tested knowledge with a church or social settings where belief in sentiment overrides fact. The piece notes a man who values truth in farming yet doubts experience in religious and social arenas, calling him a strange creature to God who does all things well.
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group promoting safety, sanitation, and health worldwide. Founded in 1913 by employers reacting to costly accidents, it now counts over 4,500 industrial concerns and reaches 16,000 workshops and 16 million workers in its mission.
A psychologist lecturer at Plainfield Massachusetts proposed using a game to illustrate mental processes. James Nalamth, a class member, named and demonstrated basketball as a practical example. The game spread among YMCA groups and athletic clubs within a few years.
A London story recounts a great great standmother who told of an apple curse. The tale claims ten generations suffered finger deformities including missing joints nails or entire fingers, with some individuals having only two joints or no nails.
In a London Mail excerpt, John Bull vows to wake his constituency and target a baronet's wife who, though potentially charitable, prefers social schemes. He confronts Lady Blankspace about wasted hours at bridge, noting others take years to shuffle and deal.
The American fisher, a near relatives of the marten with a narrow range from Nova Scotia to northwestern British Columbia and in the Allegheny, Rockies, and Sierra Cascade regions, has never been common. Settlement and unrestricted trapping have driven it toward virtual extinction across much of its range, yet protections remain limited while high skin prices sustain illegal trade.
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