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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
8
The State Board of Health outlines authority over local boards, quarantine powers, and mandatory disinfection procedures. Rules cover Health Officer duties, record keeping, and disinfection methods using formaldehyde and permanganate, with specifics on room prep, safety gear, and material destruction guidelines.
The text outlines disinfection rules for persons exposed to infectious diseases, including removal to a disinfected room, body washing with bichloride mercury or carbolic acid, soaking and bathing, and clothing disposal. It covers embalming, vehicle sanitation, pet cleaning, and premises disinfection with formaldehyde, sulfur use, and sunlight, emphasizing licensed embalmers and health authority oversight.
The Board of Health of the Incorporated Town of Buffalo Center Winnebago County Iowa met April 6 1908 and adopted the health protection rules and regulations. The minutes record the action and order publication with signatures of Chairman QO. W. Haningen and Clerk Dan Kenny.
The Buffalo township Board of Health in Winnebago county Iowa met on April 6 1908 and adopted the public health rules and regulations. The minutes record the adoption and order publication, signed by Angus Winkleman and Alg Oqon as officers of the board.
The chairman and clerk of the Grant township Board of Health in Winnebago County Iowa certify that at a meeting the board adopted provisions published as a notice. Witnessed by A. C. Krieger and Anderson on the 6th day of the month.
The Broadway Magazine notes club life in New York where members pay dues and choose extra expenses. Some spend around 2000 dollars yearly, others up to 10000, while meals, cigars, and drinks at clubs run cheaper than hotel prices.
A Savannah, Colombia passenger travels with a turtle that seems to understand commands and acts as a watchdog near his stateroom. The creature reportedly sleeps outside the door, impressing observers with its unexpected intelligence and protective demeanor aboard.
French geologist M. Mariel warns depopulation will come from water scarcity. He cites subterranean caverns showing a gradual drying of the earth. Observations indicate a steady fall in underground water levels and potential links to both ancient life and future conditions.
The article discusses the lotus eaters and a Lybian tribe noted by Greeks from Homeric times. Herodotus describes their land and a caravan to Egypt, with lotus growing abundantly and fruit described as sweet like ripe dates. The natives still consume it, and a wine is made from its juice.
Fragmentary OCR about missionary work with unclear dialogue and local Yonkers site reference. The overheard exchange mentions a cook and a tribal chief in a nonspecific context. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
A Craftsman writer argues that humans are made to work with their hands and that a productive and moral society depends on leaders with hands-on manual experience. He warns that a separation from toil rots character and hampers governance in the evolving social order.
The Persian shah Nasreddin trusted his black cat as luck amulet. After the cat’s death his wife Amin Agdal arranged her nephew to save the shah during an accident, earning the nephew the title “Cherished of the Sovereign” and the role as new luck bringer.
Whitman argues that honest work and courage make any young worker a hero, challenging the idea that romance and heroism belong only to distant ages. The piece upholds ordinary life as a site of valor and virtue.
A vivid portrait of London's destitute and aging workers. The piece observes broken soldiers of the city’s vast, unseen workforce living on pensions, small earnings, and chance gigs. It notes common lodging houses, garrets, courts, alleys, and cheap bedrooms as hubs of the shabby populace.
The article notes voluntary immolation on funeral pyres as frequent in Laila Lefora Told William Heutinick's suppression of It. It describes a historical social expectation that a wife must honor her husband, even under extreme or unnatural behavior by the living.
A mahogany log from Belfast, Ireland revealed a clearly defined image resembling a small deer and a large animal in motion, likely created by lightning. The photographic pattern appears ancient, with a very old tree at least four feet in diameter, though the exact origin and transmission time are unclear.
Sunday Magazine describes Ascension Island as a rare society where land is public, property is owned by the Crown, and resources are rationed. Marines fill nearly all roles from farming to carpentry, with only fowls and pigeons privately held. The population is small, including a few sailors and Sierra Leoneans, and even donkeys and rats are managed as government stock.
Samuel Winchester captured a famed buzzard known as the stork of Mast Nottingham Township. He plans to release the bird after a long local chase, drawing large crowds who believed the buzzard signaled a new addition to the family. The bird, marked by a leg bell, had been a township curiosity for decades.
The article explains using a selenium cell to measure moonlight, noting its light sensitivity, color biases, and the full moon emitting about 0.21 candlepower, nine times brighter than the half moon, with brighter illumination before and after full phase. It claims the method could pinpoint a lunar eclipse within a minute of prediction.
Dr David Starr Jorday recalled a Brooklyn visit story of John Muir guiding a cultured Bostonian toward Yosemite. Muir spoke of devious paths revealing the vast valley as the panorama unfolded, provoking a sudden, awe filled response. The Bostonian exclaimed with humor asking how to cross a certain barrier.
A burglar left a note threatening to return the baby for a buyback, then entered a Fribourg home while a maid slept. Neighbors joined the chase when the maid identified the infant, the thief was caught and beaten, and the child was returned to the maid.
A young woman declares she will do as she pleases without anyone to boss her. The man warns that the agency is for marriage matters, not employment, signaling a clash over independence and societal expectations.
A fragmented dialogue shows a moralizer dismissing second thoughts as destiny while another moralizer questions what is right. The exchange references cleaning dirty sidewalls and mentions moving blocks away, though several words are garbled.
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