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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1927
Page
6
Columbus Ohio motion picture arbiter Will Hays has had his entire worldly possessions appraised and contributed 10 percent of the total to the fifteen million dollar fund raised by the Presbyterian church US A for pensions for ministers. Mr Hays is an elder in the Presbyterian church.
Washington reports the World War debt commission cannot modify the Mellon Berenger accord. France unofficially seeks changes to the 4.025 billion settlement, but Mellon says the deal is closed. Senate debates blocked ratification. four countries remain unsettled Russia Greece Austria Liberia.
Washington. The house veterans committee approved three bills extending to July 2, 1928 the period to convert war risk insurance, continuing eight dollars a month for veterans in hospitals without dependents, and placing veterans with chronic diseases on the same basis as tuberculosis cases.
Rev J T Moore aged sixty five collapsed and died during a sermon at a Methodist church in Orlando Florida from an apparent heart attack. He had come to Orlando from Canova West Virginia several years ago.
More than 100 people perished from exposure amid fierce snowstorms sweeping northern Hondo. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess the toll and weather conditions persist.
A French officer, La Tour dAuvergne, refused to leave France during the revolution, fought bravely with torn clothing, and earned a reputation for a charmed life. He reportedly captured San Sebastian by arriving in a lifeboat with a tiny cannon and forcing surrender after a single volley prompted the Spanish commander to capitulate.
London Zoo authorities tackle elephant rickets with five minutes daily ultraviolet exposure from a mercury vapor lamp after surgical boots failed to correct deformed, weak bones. The method aims to strengthen joints using light therapy.
The article recounts how early Acadians in southwest Louisiana used a simple card index system for credit. A literate traveler notes a Cajun shopkeeper who could not read or write but tracked debts with plank cards, debtor marks, and pictures of purchased items.
Diamond Joe, famed as a heavy eater, once dined at Rector's in MeW, consuming oysters, soft shell crabs, lobsters, steak, pastries, candy, and multiple carafes of juice. George Rector warned him about social leeches, but Diamond Joe laughed it off saying being a sucker is fun if you can afford it.
A two and a half year old boy at a fashionable Indianapolis family’s dinner complains about the maid eating the meat from his bone before serving it. The scene has guests nearby and ends with the boy voicing the grievance in a humorous domestic moment.
Plaster of Paris derives from gypsum. Burned to dry water, the powder forms a paste when moistened and pressed into a mold to produce exact replicas. Gypsum occurs worldwide, but Paris sits atop vast gypsum beds, leading to its fame.
A playful excerpt riffs on romance and mischief as a woman teases a man. It notes how a man believes he initiates love while the woman’s charm guides the game. The passage ends with a quotation framing male folly in matters of affection.
The text explains that whole-wheat bread contains less coarse bran than graham bread. It states true graham bread uses graham flour, credits Dr. Alexander Graham for advocating milling the entire wheat, and notes some mills remove the coarsest bran. It adds that bakeries often mix graham flour with white flour in varying proportions.
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