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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
5
Il Duce's youngest Romano Mussolini, son of the Italian premier, carries a name drawn from Rome where he was born. The notice invites readers to skim the Want Ads for more listings and items.
Harris Dante was appointed secretary of the Illinois Election Laws Commission, effective September 1, with Chicago offices. The commission includes Judge Edmund K. Jerecki, Judge J. S. Baldwin, and General Milton J. Foreman. Governor Emmerson recommended the appointment, praising Dante and South Cook County support.
A brief newspaper quip notes readers debate whether health secrets lie in onions or in keeping them hidden. The Urbana Citizen columnist whets curiosity with a tongue in cheek remark about privacy and wellness.
The bulletin links muscular and joint rheumatism to gout like disorders caused by diet and infections. It recommends tooth extraction over patching, avoids eggs and meat, favors vegetables and fruit, warm woolen wear, sweating and sun baths, colon activity, and liberal water intake.
Penetrating gas sealed in the chain of a lock, devised by an eastern inventor, is released if the chain is cut or tampered with. The gas is intended to overwhelm anyone attempting to force entry without a key, as described by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The origin of April Fool's Day is unclear but one plausible explanation links to the old calendar when New Year began March 25. The eighth day of festivity fell on April 1, leaving people exhausted and acting like fools and giving rise to practical jokes on that day.
The use of jewel bearings for watch pivots began with Nicholas Fahr in the mid eighteenth century. Five was the initial number adopted by Swiss watchmakers, replacing earlier use of diamonds and sapphires with rubies later on, which proved less satisfactory.
A compact quotation reflects on how, at the turnstiles of night, all creeds appear alike and colorless to a man, suggesting common humanity beyond belief.
A reflection on why people dodge duties and social obligations, using campus anecdotes from a University of Illinois writer. It contrasts excuses about church donations and social events with frank honesty, citing students like Jordan and Cooper to illustrate avoidance and misbehavior. The piece closes with Rutgers College’s 1770 charter and 1825 renaming after Henry Rutgers.
The word commonwealth is officially adopted by Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia and Kentucky, elevating their constitutional designation and aligning with historic naming.
The New York mayor's remarks on running again draw public reaction from vaudeville laughs to editorials. Readers debate if he planned the line Who could say no and note the city’s evolving press attention. The piece also covers age jokes, cabaret tales, and cut-rate ticket tips for visitors.
Manuel Fritz UC Berkeley professor of lumbering said California's largest redwood holds more than a third of a million board feet of lumber. The tree’s capacity could furnish enough material to build twenty houses.
Arthur Ramsey the poundmaster of Poplar Shaft Missouri while on a Black River fishing trip found a mussel shell containing a pearl valued at about two thousand dollars.
Before 1846 the two sides were larboard and starboard. In the US Navy they were renamed to port and starboard to reduce accidents caused by similar names.
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