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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1925
Page
2
A well dressed woman alighted from a passenger train at Hegewisch when a freight brakeman shouted a plan to attack her. The woman fled toward the station crying murder as the crews pursued a brutal act in the yard.
Poem styled verse reflecting on friendship and loyalty in hard times. Mentions a boarding house with grass widows and old rakes, questioning how appearances like false teeth affect voice and social dynamics.
A quaint humor piece contrasts old and new shop customs. A Scot refuses a gifted box of cigars due to house rules while a salesman offers them for five cents. A separate vignette notes a boy lifting balloon pants over a wet spot and a traffic officer’s quip about signals. A domestic verse ends with a recipe style shout for pie ingredients to feed a tired father.
A collection of odd snippets and jokes from a historical page. Observations range from a bootblack boasting during a sighted customer dive to fishing tales in Lake Leland and light classroom exchanges about plurals. The tone is playful and anecdotal.
A Chicago Motor Club bulletin warns drivers about risks of warming up engines in cold weather. It explains oil thickens and may not circulate, racing the motor can burn bearings, and a retarded spark with slow idle helps heat the engine. use the choke or primer to prevent stalling.
Archaeological items from a people who inhabited the Nile valley around 14 000 years ago are displayed at University College London highlighting early culture and daily life through artifacts and tools.
A compact reflection on toleration with Seneca questioning who deserves the light of day while the sun still rises. The fragment hints at moral judgment and the inclusivity or exclusion of the unworthy in public life.
Three young men from Calvin Seminary and the college department present a mixed program of orations sketches vocal and instrumental selections during a Christmas tour across Chicago Christian Reformed churches. William Rutgers John Weidenaar and C H Rickert lead the program.
The South Holland Christian Reformed Church will hold Christmas Day services at 2 p.m. public invitation extended for attendance.
A warning quotes Auffenberg on how disrespect for trust erodes virtue and happiness, noting that the belief in virtue vanishes from the heart and nobler actions become extinct in a man who betrays confidence.
The Chicago Motor Club proposes a parking aid: keep front wheels straight and cut a notch in the steering wheel visible to the driver. This helps drivers who struggle with backing into small spaces.
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