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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
6
A World Service exposition in Liverpool reports that British horses can recognize their language abroad, with experts stressing that animals chiefly learn voice inflection. Dogs remember their masters language and may recall sentences after years abroad, while cats rarely grasp more than their names in a new tongue.
The article explains ruby origins from corundum and the difference between genuine and imitation stones. It notes genuine rubies show irregular bubbles and a silky sheen from parallel lines, while imitations have round bubbles and lack the sheen. It guides examination with strong light and a microscope and uses oil to reduce reflections.
A hotel guest from the country district tricks the bellboy into revealing the room bell by showing her the electric bell knob. She had believed the bell was a fire alarm signal and must not touch it unless there was a fire.
A note on the origin of the garter describing Kant a noted German thinker who devised a hose supporter for personal use. He observed that his round elastic garter impeded circulation and created a design combining elastic and catgut attached to a vest to suspend silk stockings.
A comic quip from the Boston Transcript frames a man’s rejection by an insurance company as the real cause of his blue mood. The exchange highlights a twist on romantic rejection.
The article explains amateur friendly perfume making from orange and lemon peels, lavender, and cinnamon with flower bases like roses and violets. It describes soaking petals in hot oil to capture scent and hints at creating blends like eau de Cologne through simple mixtures. Poverty’s Bitter Side notes poverty’s universality in a Baltimore Sun quote.
Eels in U S rivers and creeks are hatched from eggs laid near Bermuda in the southern North Atlantic. A Life magazine line notes a gardener’s invitation to see insects, hinting at the vast diversity of insect species worldwide.
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