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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
7
A reflective note on Kelvin and his chalk gesture illustrating how tiny actions can have worldwide effects. The piece argues that even minute, everyday items and acts can ripple across the globe, shaping outcomes beyond immediate perception.
Edmonton pilots plan a 400 horsepower Fokker voyage 1400 miles north seeking a legendary Eldorado. Captain CH Oaks leads Northern Aerials Mineral Exploration with Charlie McLeod and seven tons of gear. McLeod recalls his brothers Lill and Frank killed at the old camp while pursuing untold gold. years later lack of funds and access hampered exploration until the current expedition backed by Jack Hammell.
Texas building and loan associations donate 5000 dollars annually to a state fund for examining honesty in the sector. The move supplements an inadequate 5000 dollar state appropriation, with R B Cousins Jr supervising the fund as if it were state money. The industry reports a 30 percent rise in gross assets to over 92 million dollars. Shareholder interest averages 8 percent, ranging from 7 to 10 percent.
In St Briavel Gloucestershire villagers split into factions over morality with dancing forbidden inside the parish. A Congregational chapel closed after the minister allowed dancing and his wife won second prize at a whist party triggering threats of eviction.
The cotton crop in the United States is grown by about 2 million farmers across more than 40 million acres of land, illustrating the vast scale of the nation’s cotton industry.
The piece notes that conical lodges once built from skins for Indigenous people are now made of cloth, reflecting a shift in material use and design while preserving the traditional lodge form.
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a 975000 viaduct to carry Burnham avenue over three rail lines linking Chicago with Calumet City. County pays 625000 and railroads 350000, with state reimbursement for part of the county share. The project ends grade crossings and creates a continuous highway from 117th to Glenwood Dyer road via Avenue O and Q.
John Churchill, the Earl of Marlborough, died in 1722 and left a legacy of wealth and power. The piece highlights his ruthless rise, influence over military contracts, and formidable success in battle, noting swift praise and enduring fame alongside sharp criticisms.
A quote attributed to Edmund Burke discusses guilt as an irrational force that distorts faculties, confounds judgment, and binds a person, leaving a woman unable to use reason freely. The reflection frames guilt as a corrupting influence on thought and action.
Oil from animal fat, mainly beef fat, is processed by removing tissues and solids to become oleomargarine base. This fat-derived oil is fundamental in margarine production.
residents and relatives are mentioned visiting and traveling to various towns. Edw urimlers receive Sunday callers. August Olsen and Walter Schultz motored to Crete to visit Schroeder relatives. E E Jones returned from a week with Fairmount relatives. Guettrich from Chicago reconnected with Lansing friends. Lorenz and Goltz spent time with Michigan City relatives. Bock suffers rheumatism while Frese and nephew Bobby Morris vacationed near Hero n Indiana on the Kanakee river. Walkmack visited Gunns in Fairmount. Ward left Chicago to visit a ill father in Galesburg. Audra Parker of Benton Harbor visits Overmeyer family in Indiana avenue.
Dance Magazine notes the waltz derives from welter a term meaning to roll. German roots carry the same rolling sense. Some authorities link waltz with volte or vault tied to turning in horseman ship or fencing and to sudden changes as in volte-face.
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