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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1930
Page
6
Two Times Square workers Brown and White, close neighbors, played a prank when Brown left for Chicago and White bought two cookbooks for Brown's wife. The delivery led to a rift, with White later sending a book on feeble minds as a cruel twist. The incident ended years of friendship.
Dr Tamaaki of Kyushu Imperial University pediatrics reports a two year study of about 7000 children finding longer lashes in sickly children. Consumptive and scrofula cases show lashes longer and slower healthy growth, though no cause or definitive criterion is established.
In Arbroath Abbey Scotland a decapitated statue of William the Lion and a headless lion lie at the king’s feet. William founded the abbey for Thomas Becket, was buried there, and both figures were beheaded in the Reformation. When rain falls the heart area of the statue shines and water sometimes drips, earning it the name The Weeping Statue.
A farmer passing between fields overhears a golf club member struggling to hit a ball on a course. The man protests that only golfers may be on the course, but the farmer replies that he will stay quiet if the golfer does. The exchange ends with a quiet standoff.
The 1023 average freight train carried 48 cars. Erie ran a 251 car train 8547 feet long weighing 17912 tons on July 28, 1914. New Haven hauled 201 cars 8482 feet long weighing 14573 tons 123 miles in 7 hours 35 minutes from Victoria to Roanoke in November 1914. Both New Haven and Virginian trains had four loaded cars. Canadian Pacific operated a wheat train of 185 cars weighing 8275 tons, among the heaviest for that car count.
Pathfinder Magazine notes mosquito lifespans differ by species. life stages span at least ten days from larva to pupa, adults live for months, and some females may hibernate through winter to lay eggs next season.
A bank of snow six feet thick stops a bullet fired from sixty yards, while at one hundred eighty yards the bullet penetrates a solid embankment. The soft snow absorbs and soothes the deadly lead, even as it shatters steel and cushions the impact.
French salt relies on imports for table use, with no domestic mines. The Etang de Berre, near Marseilles, forms the largest inland salt lake system feeding evaporation pans that harvest sea salt. Similar lakes run along the Landes to Bordeaux, where dry air and sun drive evaporation.
A reflective passage asserts that all things record their histories in nature and memory. It describes the planet, rock, river, plant, and animal leaving lasting markings. Human acts similarly inscribe themselves in the memories and demeanor of people, framing the world as a landscape of signs.
An archival opinion contrasts Whitman’s patriotism with his poetry. It labels him a superb human and notes poetic fire, yet questions his place among Shakespeare Milton and Shelley, suggesting he may be more a humane liberator than a classical poet.
A sea eel of four species darts like lightning and sinks its sharp teeth into an arm or ankle. The eel grips and waits for the victim to weaken before loosening its hold for a better bite. Endure the pain until the eel opens its mouth, then push it away and swim to the surface to escape.
The Illinois agricultural experiment station reports large horses outperform small ones in pulling heavy loads. Across 144 teams, measurements via dynamometer showed big horses have edge, while a good disposition and skilled driving were key to success, challenging the belief in a “good little team.”
Ben Damph, a rambling Lovelace family house in remote Scotland, sits in near continuous rain. Eleven miles from the village, the self supporting estate fishes from the loch, fattens cattle, and hunts game to sustain those living there.
The bureau of standards describes a lazy man switch or three way switch and a four way switch used to control lights from multiple locations. Two three way switches enable light control from two points and any number of four way switches can be added between them to extend control.
Government figures cited promise higher profits from raising rabbits than poultry. The National Rabbit Journal offers a three month subscription for 86 cents via mail order. Swea City Rendering Company pledges free pickup of dead stock, including diseased animals, with 24 hour service and disposal for all sizes.
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