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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1928
Page
5
A brief reflection attributes virtue to silence. It notes that true balance comes to one who remains calm and steady while in the right, following Cato's notion that quietness is a measure of wisdom and strength.
A Boston Herald line explores the idea that love at first sight may need more reflection than impulse, challenging instant judgments and urging deeper consideration.
Washington reports fossil discoveries in the Grand Canyon by Dr Charles W Gilmore Smithsonian paleontologist. Tracks from 1903 and 1912 and a recent specimen suggest a Permian crustacean trackway similar to living sand crabs, observed by Remington Kellogg on Hatteras island North Carolina.
The artichoke is heavily grown in France with about 300000 acres planted annually. The tubers are used for feeding cattle and sheep.
A speculative forecast suggests London could reach about 20 million inhabitants by 2090 if growth continues from the previous century. The projection analyzes urban expansion trends and demographic drivers shaping the metropolis.
A Dolton village ordinance amends sections 20 and 21 of chapter 21 to require building permit applications from the village president and board, outline permit invalidation after six months if not begun, extend permits with a 25 percent fee, and set minimum fees. the ordinance, approved April 9 1928, was published April 13 1928, with clerk William G Dolton and President John Harms Jr. signatories.
Dr. Charles G Abbot secretary of the Smithsonian notes the sun will last about 15 trillion years as it gradually loses mass. He explains current theory says stellar energy comes from annihilation of atoms. He cites that solar output equates to one horse power per square yard over a sphere 93 million miles from Earth.
Dr. Paul R. Heyl, a bureau physicist, revisits his a year old earth weight study with modified apparatus. The original figure 6 592 followed by 18 digits remains essentially unchanged, though the updated methods should yield a scientifically meaningful difference.
An ordinance amends a 1907 Dolton chapter adding a new section defining fines from five to fifty dollars for each offense. Each day of continued violation counts as a separate offense. Published under law on April 13, 1928 by William G. Dolton.
Charles M. Hayes of the Chicago Motor club cites emergency road service records from 900 clubs in the US and Canada showing tire mileage fallen from 15 000–20 000 miles to 8 000–10 000 due to higher speeds increased traffic and more stops. He urges proper inflation alignment and prudent driving to regain mileage.
Solomon Weisman a Kaufman hat store clerk was held up at gunpoint by two men who took $61 from the cash register and a $50 watch. To hinder pursuit the thieves removed his trousers and fled.
Scientists estimate plesiosaurus lived about one hundred million years ago. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle says he may have seen one off the coast of Aegina years ago.
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