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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1930
Page
3
Harley Devens, a former Harvard football back, appeared in the Diamond squad recently as a pitcher. Scouts rate him as league material for the future, signaling a cross sport pursuit for the standout athlete.
Granite is an early formed crystalized rock that hardened from great heat in a molten state. It weighs about 167 pounds per cubic foot and withstands pressure from 5 000 to 20 000 pounds per square inch. It contains mica quartz and feldspar.
The practice of throwing down a gauntlet evolved from thick medieval protection to a symbolic gesture in full plate armor. Early gloves were absent or cumbersome, making challenges rare. By coronation times in Westminster Abbey a king’s champion throws a glove and vows to fight anyone denying the new king’s title.
A New York newspaper surveyed over fifty well known authors about their childhood reads. "Alice in Wonderland" emerged as the top favorite, with "Grimm's Fairy Tales" ranked second, followed by "Swiss Family Robinson" "Little Women" "David Copperfield" and "Andersen's Fairy Tales."
A brief meditation on kindness as a response to others needs. It asserts that kindness cannot be codified by rules and centers on the constant essence of love guiding actions.
Illinois State Geological Survey, based at the University of Illinois, provides data on coal, ores, and minerals and offers rapid access to information for reservoir projects, sewage disposal, drainage, and public works. Bulletin series and maps cover geology, mineral resources, and topography, with staff led by Dr. M. M. Leighton collecting data from drilling, mining, and engineering activities.
Entomologists and staff study insect pests and conservation of Illinois forests fields and streams. The survey publishes about 20 000 pages, distributes to libraries schools and individuals, and operates field stations at Des Plaines Jacksonville and Carbondale with over one million preserved specimens in its collections.
The Boston Herald notes mixed views on beards as power symbols. It cites Greek admiration and Roman decline, defining bar barian as wild and violent. It highlights Johann Mayo known as John the Bearded with a famed long beard tucked into his girdle.
Washington reports that over 100 000 enumerators are taking the fifteenth decennial census with extensive new inquiries on distribution unemployment and irrigation alongside population data. Supervisors direct local crews as data collection spans two weeks to a month per area with later work to compile and submit figures for congressional reapportionment.
The Department of Agriculture reports on March 1 intentions from about 50 000 farmers show a 2.8 percent rise in corn acreage and a 15 percent drop in durum wheat with a 0.1 percent rise in other spring wheat compared with last year. The crop reporting board notes these intentions reflect plans rather than guaranteed acreage.
The federal farm board lowered Minneapolis wheat loan value from $1.25 to $1.20 a bushel to standardize loan values across terminals. Since loans began last October the quotation spread has narrowed, prompting the board to readjust the value to achieve fairness among markets.
In Arnettsville West Virginia a Crown Coal Yukon mine explosion killed seven miners while nine teen men worked nearby. seven escaped unhurt. The blast happened about 4000 feet from the slope entrance in the dark recesses of the mine.
In Bushwick, a 18 month old child died of natural causes and was found wrapped in store wrapping. Detectives traced the family to a poor Brooklyn home where the mother Willetta Knight and her mother Katherine Johnson and three other children faced starvation. They admitted taking the child out at night after death to seek burial money, and police fed the family after a hat drive at the station.
In Burbank California police release a suspected intruder after finding him inside a back porch and refrigerator at the Bartlett home. Captain Hampton and Motor Sergeant Lombard used a milk-saucer ruse to lure the skunk from the refrigerator and let it depart unharmed to the hills, with Hampton calling the animal a gentleman for its quiet exit.
A 1929 survey shows horse and mule work on farms at 44 percent of total horsepower hours, down from 57 percent in 1924, while motive power equipment rises from 42 percent to 56 percent. The shift marks motive power overtaking animals as farm workhorse.
Archaeologists in Vojvodina recover a Bronze Age relic near Dupljava village. The baked clay three wheeled carriage features an effigy of a bird headed deity, suggesting ritual or ceremonial use.
Prospective home buyers pursue a compact, ideal residence while owners express clear fondness for their property. The Country Wome.
A violinist performed a four and a quarter minute piece containing 4 800 notes, meaning his fingers produced about 45 distinct sounds per second.
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