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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
6
Two men discuss diet and eggs in a humorous exchange. One argues eggs are nutritious and feed the future chicken, while the other questions whether a freshly hatched chicken would be strong enough for a hard day’s work. The dialogue appears in The Arzonaut.
A charter granted to the University of Oxford by Edward III shifted fish quality checks to townsmen and required that stale fish be sent to the hospital for sick consumption. The provision framed hospital care as central to urban food standards.
The old cart horses from the Hampstead Heath bank holiday fair were released to graze in the evening. They moved slowly like elephants, lowering to the ground forelegs first and rolling onto their backs for a moment before rising. The scene was brief and solemn.
A slight discoloration from a scorch can be removed by rubbing with fine sandpaper. Do not use coarse paper or heavy energy, or you might as well buy a new garment.
A political candidate proclaims he is English by birth and lineage, stating his father, grandfather, wife, works, and workers are all English while a spectator in the crowd raises a Scots dialect plea for ambition. The Sporting and Dramatic News notes the moment.
Tydeus, a chief of Adrastus, placed bells on the handle of his shield. Rhesus, king of Thrace, adorned the harness of his swift horses with bells.
A remarkable fossil of a ginkgo leaf dating about one million years was found in Spokane Washington. Today a single species of ginkgo is found in China and Japan and the plant is also called the maiden hair tree.
Historic report describes mummies ground into a brown liquid paint by manufacturers. The practice, once common, involved exporting mummies and processing them with machinery to create pigment used by artists.
A care taker pleads with Mr. Grafto to foretell the duration of a bath leak from the next floor, hoping for a word on when the water will stop overflowing through the ceiling.
Instructions to clean an enamel bath using turpentine or kerosene. Wipe with a soft cloth, polish with a duster, then wash with hot water and soda to remove kerosene odor.
A Swiss firm crafted the smallest precision watch in the world for a wealthy customer in this country. The clockwork is housed in a platinum case measuring 14 millimeters, just over half an inch, and it strikes the hours.
The phrase Admiral of New England refers to Captain John Smith and his explorations shaping naming of New England. A household anecdote notes a child asking what to do with horseradish after a purchase, wondering if a cow would eat it.
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