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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1928
Page
5
Baseball fans see a bright season as contracts go out and some players sign. President Rob Janeschefski and Manager Al Bessette meet in secret talks, with a surprise project hinted. Super officials plan to discuss the Riverdale park baseball diamond with park officials for the coming season.
A Boston Herald note questions how a fox uses instinct to detect pursuing hounds from footprints. The piece suggests keen sense and experience guide the fox to evade capture, highlighting the role of intuition in wildlife tracking.
A pithy exchange notes skepticism toward lawyers who urge avoiding litigation and doctors who toast to health, highlighting distrust in professional advice and the tone of wary dialogue. The quote captures doubt over expert guidance and confident wellness rhetoric.
The D A C Lights beat Harvey lights 25 20 in a fast yet tight curtain raiser. The D A C Heavies overwhelmed Mazelecrest Dalton in the second half to win 37 15 and set up Sunday games against Blue Island Owls and a Chicago Heights outfit.
The lion’s leftovers feed the African bush man who locates kills by night cries and arrow directions. At daylight he seeks vultures to find the pile, drives off scavengers, and eats his fill with the community following. Women and children join only if anything remains.
Popular Science Monthly notes scientists developed delicate mechanical ears that detect sound waves. A gun fired on England’s east coast was recorded at Birmingham University over 1385 miles away without being heard by human ears.
The Chicago Boy Scout fundraising drive reports progress toward a 225000 goal for the city. Weekly noon meetings at the Morrison Hotel begin the campaign which opened Monday and runs to February 10. A Monday total of 28305 was raised as an emergency loop matched donations to boost contributions.
A Boston Globe note quotes an elderly Maine farmer who proclaims his wife the best ever, praising her fidelity through sunshine and shadow, riches and poverty, sickness and health, and confessing he often restrains himself from telling her so.
Commissioner Arnold H. Kegel cites Sioux City and Auburn as examples where diphtheria deaths were eliminated after aggressive toxin-antitoxin immunization. He urges cooperation among families, physicians, and health departments to protect children, noting 19 000 immunized in 1926 and nearly 50 000 in 1927 amid rising Chicago cases.
A Liberty article by Rheta Childe Dorr argues that in marriages where birth or tradition differ, a wife of superior cultural status can elevate the family. She warns inferior wives may drag husbands down, citing Stevenson on missionaries in the South Seas who after years neglect personal care while women largely retain home behavior.
The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen rose from poverty and rejection to fame through fairy tales. He endured poor schooling and unpopularity before royal support and travel broadened his view, leading to global renown for his simple yet masterful tales.
A study of papyrus and vellum labels on early Legyptian and Greek rolls. The projecting titles marked works as rolls rested on library shelves or in portable nakels, guiding readers to the book’s name. The piece highlights how back labels functioned like modern book covers.
In Ukraina and southern Russia’s province locals revere the common house fly viewing it as a sacred animal. People avoid killing the pest and treat it with unusual respect amid widespread superstition.
A public dispute centers on camping rights at the bottom of a ladder area, with arguments about legality and social norms. Advocates claim musty, unsafe conditions violate basic shelter rules while critics argue access to space is essential for endurance.
London watchers report Old Moore and Raphael foretelling a harsh year with wars and revolutions, floods and earthquakes, political upheaval in Britain, rising unrest in Europe, and widespread disasters from March through December including mining dangers, fires, and pandemics abroad.
Berlin reports plans for a geographical zoo in Munich where animals are grouped by continent rather than by species or family. Lions from Bengal Africa and Manchuria will be separated. elephants zebras and other African fauna will share continental sections and roam indoors where safe. Cages will be minimized to improve welfare and foster captive breeding.
Kansas City Star notes a playful view of daily life being transformed by new routines and routines around meals. The piece mocks added obligations like blessing before meals and related customs at bakeries and bedtime.
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