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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1929
Page
5
German wartime experiments inspired a new American product named carboloy, a tungsten carbide alloy of carbon, cobalt, and tungsten. It rivals diamond hardness, is less brittle, and is used for precision cutting tips in auto factories. A tiny piece yields a 2 grain tip, enabling two ten-thousandths inch tolerance.
American wing phonographs disrupted local cafes as owners installed amplifiers drawing patrons away from hired orchestras. Unemployed musicians protested, playing near cafes to compete, prompting police intervention to disperse the crowds and restore order.
The article stresses rising apartment growth and the fire hazard risks in multiunit housing. It recommends fire walls to split buildings, enclosed elevator shafts, multiple independent stairways, proper fire doors, standpipe and chemical extinguishers, and local apartment alarms with outside connections. It also highlights the need for watchman services at night to warn occupants and reduce life loss.
A Cleveland Ohio woman writes that after ten bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she recovered from weakness and nervousness and now feels strong again. The testimonial notes she could not eat and felt miserable before using the product and invites others to use the letter as a testimonial.
The Huron city briefs record weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs and daughter Gale, Redford Dibble with relatives in Pipestone, Minn., and multiple local residents traveling to nearby towns. Lost items include a black traveling bag valuables. a reward is offered for recovery. Various ads note sales, college enrollments, library association events, and upcoming sales.
Mobridge reports a potato bid with resident John Hohl noting tubers tipping weights around two pounds each. Early claims describe several tubers of significant size cons on the east side of Mobridge as local boastful evidence in a race for the largest spuds.
A farmer described potatoes weighing a pound to a pound and a half each. He noted the variety is unknown but the mammoth spuds have white flesh, are sound and unscarred. Local observers believe these are the largest grown in the state this year.
Tarkio a town of 1800 has formed a flying club. About twenty business men study aviation and have bought a biplane with a pilot teacher. They plan further lessons, then purchase planes of their own and launch a shop for aviation motors and accessories along the Kansas City Omaha air mall route.
In Constantinople Turkish press debates the spelling of La Haye the Hague as the new alphabet lacks a standard dictionary. Names borrowed from French appear in varied forms due to mispronunciation and inconsistent rendering. The article notes widespread spelling confusion as Turkish writers adapt foreign terms.
The report lists temperature extremes for the Bismark station with a highest value one year ago today and a lowest value one year ago today. It notes the highest ever recorded late in fall and the lowest ever recorded early in fall, with precipitation and surrounding stations context.
Forecasters call for fair skies across South Dakota tonight and Tuesday with a slight warmup in central and northeast areas. Iowa followed with fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with warmer trends in central and northeast zones. Minnesota shows southerly areas mostly clear tonight with partly cloudy skies in the north.
A brief regional forecast notes south and west central portions expect milder conditions while extreme northwest portions may see more pronounced easing on Tuesday. Local meteorologists cite a gradual shift in air masses and lighter winds aiding the trend.
Sioux Falls reports 50 with 67 and 43, rain none, roads good and clear. Mitchell at 29 with 71 and 29, rain none, roads good and clear. Aberdeen 41, 70, 36, rain none, roads good and rem. Watertown 49, 78, 32, Huron 43, 7, 97, rain none, roads fair and clear. Yankton 48, 74, 47, rain none, roads good and clear. Rapid City 49, 72, 45, rain none, roads good and clear. Pierre 41, 75, 41, rain none, roads good and clear.
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