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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
5
A compact miscellany notes gasoline energy in everyday pint terms and traces needle evolution from stone age awls to bone eyed needles. It covers benzene power, longest and shortest days, and early manufacturing steps for modern needles. It also cites a Brooklyn advertisement about a found purse amid casual trivia.
Rooks and crows are described as holding court to judge and punish their delinquent mates, depicting a satirical view of avian social behavior.
Instructions advise marking linen with initials using a lead pencil first and then tracing with ink to stop ink from spreading. The method emphasizes using pencil marks as a guide before applying ink for clean lines.
A plant called Volvox globator is described as minuscule, with millions able to fit into a small wine glass. The article highlights its biological tiny scale and collective presence in a compact space.
Limited stock women’s shoes last sizes 3 4 5 and 6 offered at 125 dollars per pair. Some pairs priced to five dollars in clearance.
In a Saturday Evening Post piece Sinclair Lewis jokes that wives should be anesthetized for car trips and knowledge of motors erased. He argues driving tests the true marriage gauge, predicting divorce after a week of motoring or renewed affection and freedom afterward.
The piece traces hula’s origins as a sacred Hawaiian rite and social center, noting its educators and prized dancers trained for religious purposes. It describes the selection of dancers as meticulous and the performances as a revival of ancient gods and goddesses through song and movement.
The piece celebrates hawthorn trees near Little Rock with red fruit and artistic beauty. It notes Britain’s Haw legends and links to literature, wedding lore, and Christ’s crown of thorns. It mentions superstitions about uprooting haw trees and French peasant associations with Christmas and the crucifixion.
The text contrasts shallow water with deep, wreck-strewn depths. It cites Charles Warren Stoddard on how depth clarity is a positive quality while shallowness is a negative one. It uses the phrase purest ray serene and a pencil of strongest light to describe visibility.
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