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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
3
A New York fashion correspondent notes a favorable year for suits with prices lower than last winter and a wave of Duvetyn fabrics. Long coats dominate while skirts stay short, and sleeve and armhole tailoring emphasize a precise tailored look.
The article notes a move toward shorter furs for collars and cuffs in winter suits, with beaver, nutria, mole and baby lamb dyed to harmonize with taupe and duvetyn. longer haired furs recede, Astrachan and Krimmer gain traction, and fur sets favor slim neckpieces and small muffs. Felt hats remain chic in varied colors.
Amid cannon thunder and cheering crowds Constantine of Greece arrives in Athens restored to the throne. He pledges internal unity and exterior peace by using the army to foster ties with allied powers. He says Crown Prince George and Princess Elizabeth marriage seals Danubian alliance and vows to follow his fathers’ policy and Greek culture.
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen commander at Coblenz tells Petit Parisien withdrawal of American forces from Germany is not being considered at present despite reports from Brussels. The denial refutes recent dispatches and keeps U S troops in place.
A New York feature depicts Charles Schwab wearing ragged gloves saying he has worn them for over a year. The piece argues hands reveal character, noting careful hands signal diligence while shabby gloves imply lax self‑presentation, and urges executives to mind appearance.
A French aviation corps lieutenant tested human survival at extreme height in a sealed cylinder. Beginning at 18 500 feet with a special mask and oxygen, he showed mobility loss by 30 000 feet, then closed his eyes near 34 000 feet. the trial ended as barometric pressure neared 30 360 feet with air admitted to prevent shock.
The text traces saddle origins from absent in Rome to widespread use by the Third century. Leather saddles appear by 804, with English use around 600. Stirrups arise in later centuries, becoming common by the Twelfth. Queen Anne introduces side saddles for ladies in 1388.
The Canadian lignite utilization board reports satisfactory experiments and aims to briquet lignite to rival U S anthracite. Expected cost about 7 50 per ton on board cars. Project carried out jointly by the Canadian government and two provincial governments at a cost of 100 000.
The Christmas rush of immigrants and other passengers to the United States peaked Sunday as eight transatlantic liners arrived with more than 12 000 travelers.
The Bureau of Standards defines momentum as mass times velocity. Mass is the quantity of matter in a body, while weight is the Earth’s gravitational force on it. Mass is constant, whereas weight is zero at the Earth's center and far from Earth.
Milwaukee shoe maker Geo R Harsh of Walsh and Chapline details a shift from wholesale to direct-to-consumer sales for Lion Brand and Steven Strong work shoes. He cites profits trimmed by middlemen, claims daily savings for buyers, and notes catalog No. 1 available from the Milwaukee factory.
In London during the Olympia jamboree a Highland soldier boarding at Paddington offered his seat to a young wolf cub. The boy declined, inviting him to sit, but the soldier joked that he was not a girl guide yet, blushing and smiling in good humor.
The advertisement urges women to consider kidney and bladder health noting many suffer unnoticed problems. It claims Swamp Root improves kidney function and related symptoms and offers a sample bottle for ten cents via Dr Kilmer and Co at Binghamton NY and an available medium or large bottle at drug stores.
A woman and her boy in a North Side meat market wait as the cutter prepares lamb chops. The boy asks to buy "wenries" and the mother hushes, saying they need something different for company, per the Ushers' Auxiliary.
Bocker-It never gets sheared.
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