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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
4
The Pointer argues libraries are vital for rural communities providing mental growth and diversion. Access to books quiets discontent, engages youth, and connects readers with world events, urging towns to establish public libraries with building, books, and ongoing support.
Percy Stevenson observes Sir Walter Scott’s deep affection for his dogs and suggests dogs helped immortalize his writings. He notes Byron favored dogs for failing to resemble men, while Scott cherished dogs for their own nature. Stevenson predicts Scott’s “Rab and His Friends” may endure more than Scott’s sketches.
An English invention uses a spiral spring belt pump claimed to raise 1,000 gallons per hour from 800 feet. The endless belt runs on a grooved pulley with a loose weight at the bottom loop, discharging water as it passes the top during rotation.
Kosciusko County farmers predict a large next summer fruit harvest based on believed benefits from the recent ice storm. They say encased trees killed scale and insects that harm blossoms, reducing threats to fruit size and yield.
An argument suggests building hard roads will shrink consignment shipping and allow farmers to move produce directly to market by water or truck. Faster, better roads reduce transfers among intermediaries and percentage profits taken by each seller.
Quotations from Lord Fisher Plutarch Swift Lowell Butler and Godkin warn against arguing. They advise restraint calm reason and presenting one's own view while avoiding the influence of opposing voices. The passage reflects on the futility of argument with fools and unreasonable people.
Kentucky forestry commissioner gathers a hundred bushels of maple and oak seeds for shipment to Belgium to aid reforestation in areas ruined by war.
Multiple real estate and small-item listings from 2 story frames to modern bungalows and Palmer Park properties. Includes details for Roseland and Dolton Illinois, with brokers J. M. Gibbons & Bro. and Charles H. Brandt. Also offerings for trucks, cars, wood, and mortgages plus help wanted postings. Ends with a light aside joke.
Sale notice lists hogs for killing at Vaughan Farm one mile west of Hazel Crest and shade trees Lom bardy poplars Elm and Catalpas at Vaughan Farm Hazel Crest IL.
The first patent for a sleeping car was issued December 2, 1856 to Theodore Woodruff, the inventor. Webster Wagner refined the concept two years later, followed by George Pullman in 1859.
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