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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
4
Readers recall outdated views on teachers divorces and dances. Grandmother wants disarmament to remove a tin trumpet from a boy. Home decoration moves imply unnecessary luxuries while treaty talk and politics spark debate. Some indorsements reveal job and wage concerns amid changing times.
The America Forestry Magazine notes that quartersawing creates a figure in some woods, especially oaks. It explains rib bones of tissue radiating from the pith like spokes, called medullary rays, visible in maple, cherry, and mahogany but often fine or subtle in many conifers and hardwoods.
France, Holland and other lesser powers defend submarines as a cheaper defense for weaker nations, but critics call the weapon mean and dirty. They warn it harms women and children, cripples shipping, and pressures global commerce. call for international outlawing protections.
The year’s gasoline propelled car production exceeds 1.5 million by December 1 and is likely to surpass the record for the full year. The surge signals general prosperity and reflects vast investment in transportation, with cars serving leisure and broad civic and economic purposes.
A country boy visiting his city cousin learns the metropolis sells anything produced elsewhere but misses the rural county fair. The city brings him to Fourteenth Street and Crenshaw Square with shooting galleries and calliope music, all priced for a cent.
Bolivians prepare a clay based sauce to accompany potatoes as part of a traditional meal. The dish features clay and a sauce described in local culinary practice. Potatoes are served with this earthy accompaniment showcasing regional eating customs.
A narrated visitor enters a western utility office and asks about selling securities to customers. He chews tobacco, spitting into a cuspidor, then proposes that the stock would not eat or drink and would be a safer bet, offering to corral stock to stop worries.
The Illinois gambling statute allows a loser to sue within six months to recover money lost. After six months and before two years, others may sue to recover three times the amount lost if over ten dollars. Half the recovered sum goes to the county and half to the plaintiff. The law notes few suits due to ignorance or sportsmanlike sentiment. A note payer may use a complete defense if sued on a gambling debt. Building owners with consent to gambling may be liable for losses. readers owning property should study the law.
The text notes a practice where eating a live rat is required as a rite before marriage. It describes a test of endurance or ritual proof labeled as a rest of min hood, with no clear date or authority but tied to marriage customs on the Andaman islands.
Public notices announce new time cards for Hinds Central Time Card iz with effective date November 1 1921. Riverdale East Bound departures at 8 02 am and 4 02 pm while Riverdale North Bound run at 10 11 am and 6 46 pm.
A historical overview traces the pursuit from Tyre’s Royal Purple to modern synthetic chemistry. It describes Tyrian dye monopolies, the dyeing process, and how coal tar derivatives now yield hundreds of vibrant colors. It notes wartime coke production, by product ovens, and the broad industrial impact of coal tar derivatives across paints, inks, fragrances, and pharmaceuticals.
A Boston transcript notes a shrewd old man who calls an acquaintance busy with good intentions yet never acts. The piece warns that many people overestimate plans while undercutting real deeds and overlook selfishness masked by lofty aims.
A fragmentary debate unfolds about whether a baby would gain a bass frog-like voice from eating tadpoles. A character questions the consequence and another responds that they did not kill him, leaving the strange exchange unresolved.
A terse Boston Transcript line argues there is no alternative to ciders when effective, claiming strong results and firm support for the approach.
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