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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
6
In a perilous river chase, a narrator plans to reach an island with limited craft. He fights off two armed paddlers from a canoe using a helper’s shout and a sudden riverine maneuver, narrowly avoiding conflict while seeking safety near a distant shore.
Ellery H. Clark recounts a rapid pursuit in which two black rowers fired upon him from a pursuing boat. He fired back, wounding one marksman and causing the crew to scatter. A rifle volley from shore killed the other fighter, ending the chase as he reaches the island and races into a house seeking safety and the beloved girl.
In a tense harbor chamber Helen warns of danger as a lawyer arrives seeking Robert McAllister. Dick faces a perilous choice between passing as McAllister, fleeing with slaves, or defending against approaching attackers, while a sharp-eyed stranger asserts the man before them may be an impostor.
In a tense escape, a narrator bound the lawyer after a pistol threat and hid with Helen in a dining room trap door. They slip to a hidden underwater-chamber, then drop to a deep underground passage as night closes in.
The text recalls Samuel Johnson’s prejudice against merchants. Boswell’s question prompts Johnson to argue trade lacks the noble qualities he admires in soldiers. He reserves regard for a man sacrificing in battle, not a dealer at a desk, and denies trade fosters a philosophic, enlarged mind.
The name Tdoyd’a came to denote the Underwriters' Association of London. It derived from a coffee house kept by Haward Lloyd in Tower Street, a meeting place for underwriters in the seventeenth century to transact business.
In a Sagionw Nows-Courier note, a parrot in court yelled silent insults during proceedings, drawing startled reactions from attendees and turning a routine hearing into a bizarre moment. The incident highlights courtroom decorum and unusual disruptions in public trials.
Lloyd S. Tenny of the USDA told delegates at the Pan-American Standardization conference in Washington that standardization forms the foundation of marketing. He cited benefits to credit, advertising, dispute settlement, and warehouse act administration, noting standards for 60+ farm products and international use of cotton and wool grades. Delegates visited USDA laboratories May 10 to see demonstrations of standards for cotton, hay, wool, fruits, vegetables, tobacco, and eggs.
Farmers have long considered sprays to control weeds but cost and limited effectiveness make them unprofitable. Colorado state entomologist deputy Charles Rogers notes arsenical compounds fail against perennial root systems and repeated spraying harms soil. Mix Rogers adds salt can kill weeds in small patches but is costly and damages soil unless washed out after plants die.
A Indiana Farmers Guide writer suggests sowing rye in August or September for an early, satisfactory pasture. Winter vetch mixed with rye improves the crop. if vetch is new to the farm, sow 25 to 30 pounds of vetch seed and 8 to 5 pecks of rye. In spring, sow Canada field peas and oats as rye wanes, and rape seed with peas and oats extends grazing as rape matures after oats and peas.
Early forest destruction shifted to new issues as Clabd boys and girls advocate for the slogan Make the heat better. A local farmer notes litter limits for sows and guards around pig pens to prevent injury, reflecting careful husbandry practices.
A reader describes severe fever and illness, then credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after several weeks. She reports better sleep, more strength, ability to work, and caring for three children. She urges others to try the remedy and says many women have improved.
The United States has minted only two gold pieces in recent years, the double eagles or $20 coins and the quarter eagles or $2.50 coins, reflecting a narrow output of gold coinage.
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