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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
3
In the Bluff Grocery tale Miss Selina Sue tends a growing scene of family life. Cynthia returns with Blossom and Jim, Bennie brings a puppy, and Alan’s absence stirs tensions as the shopkeeper offers comfort and hears of missing Miss Cynthia while the community bonds over meals and small joys.
Miss Selina Sue, a spinster guardian angel of River Bluff, runs an improvised day nursery for neighborhood babies in her grocer rear. Cynthia Page learns Selina has taken another Soap-boxer, Alan Kent, a young artist seeking a studio in Selina’s barn Blossom. Alan admires Cynthia while Selina recounts how she came to locate and start the haven for little ones as Cynthia’s mother faces losing the old homestead nearby.
Ministers face another worry as parishioners seek cheaper pews. A sexton notes that two dollars a year savings tempt newcomers to join rival churches, implying new members may choose based on price rather than faith or clergy. The trend frames church loyalty as a market choice.
A excerpt from Harper's Weekly features Binks and a philosopher debating humor. They ponder why people often fail to see English jokes while English humor lands better when seen, noting keen vision as a sign of wit.
The Atchison Globe quotes a maxim promoting restraint and gentleness. It warns against extreme paths and favors the Quiet Way of letting people be, noting that some may be sweet yet disagreeable and urging avoidance of both Sour and overly domineering routes.
A compact reflection on duty urging action even when unwanted and restraint when temptation arises. It frames moral choice as a daily burden balancing obligation and restraint, echoing a timeless call to conscience.
The salt beds of Chili offer large deposits nearly pure at 99 percent. If developed, the mineral could meet global demand for extended periods.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece argues U S farmers should consider Canada’s cheaper lands and higher yields to meet rising U S wheat needs. It notes 1909 U S output 737,189,000 bushels versus 695,443,000 last year, prompting calls for reciprocity and immigration of Scandinavian settlers to Turtle Lake Saskatchewan.
A young unknown composer, inspired by verses of Thomas Moore, created a tune that matched the poem. He presented it to a popular songs publisher who approved the music but dismissed the lyrics as bum.
Jaggs-Somebody told him marriages were made in heaven. Judge.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Base for tired feet promising rest sand comfort and easy walking. It urges purchase everywhere and provides a return address in New York for a FAEEA sample while warning against substitutes.
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