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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
7
A Man on the Car laments giving a present that is later returned to the store and credited on the recipient’s account, expressing frustration with the notion that it is more blessed to give than receive.
At 200 numbers per minute counting a trillion would take 9 412 years. The pace yields 12 000 per hour, 288 000 per day, and 105 120 000 per year, illustrating the vast scale of a trillion.
Prohibition officers raid nineteen roadhouses and saloons around Aurora. Large quantities of liquor are seized and a telegram is sent to Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes in Washington. Two agents are dispatched with about $8000 allocated for the operation.
Washington report notes the senate passed the 871.7 million appropriation for the Departments of State Justice Commerce and Labor. The measure includes 115 thousand for the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce and other items totaling about 10 thousand more than the house version.
W C Durant, noted motor maker and trader, shows a paper profit exceeding $10,000,000 from United States Cast Iron Pipe stock. He reportedly added about $2.5 million to his bank roll last week while in California, staying in close touch with market movements in New York.
Stage and screen star Doris Kenyon, while rehearsing for a new picture in New York, was seized with appendicitis and rushed to a hospital. The doctor ordered immediate operation. The report says she passed the operation bravely and is doing well.
President Coolidge signs the bill authorizing a Potomac memorial bridge in Washington to celebrate union of the North and South. The structure is projected to cost about 415 million dollars. A separate House resolution asks FTC to investigate rising gasoline prices nationwide.
Compositions of Qr Olive oil are nearly all fat and provide about 4 000 calories per pound. The Association of Official Agricultural Chemists lists edible vegetable oils and fats including cottonseed peanut sesame seed poppy seed coconut rape seed sunflower and maize for standardization. Peanut oil most closely resembles olive oil in chemical and physical properties.
A Youth's Companion article characterizes coca chewing as a chief vice among Bolivian Indians and half-breeds. It claims users develop a cheek lump, grow numb, and resist fatigue, enabling long work on coca leaves from breakfast onward, while warning of nervous system damage and dulled intellect.
Passengers from a shipwreck were taken to nearby houses to be made comfortable. They were received as guests of importance in one home and conversation was attempted. One survivor noted there were no fatalities, and described feeling very wet as waves dashed over them.
The saying contrasts the pains of power with its imagined pleasures, urging study of both those who wield authority and those who seek it to understand political dynamics.
The oldest seagoing vessels are the junks of the Yellow Sea. They are highly decorated ships with tall poops and rounded sides, some dating back to the time of Kien Lung. A junk stalls no heave to and John Chinaman uses fast, simple tactics to head to wind, laying out a sea anchor if needed, burning joss sticks, and then resting.
Sir Oliver Lodge notes a new atomic model where electrons revolve around a central nucleus, likening the arrangement to planets around the sun. He says the same cosmic laws apply inside the atom, prompting reflections on human insignificance and ongoing formation.
Report notes plants droop and close leaves at rest to conserve warmth during sleep. Observers describe the behavior across species as a common plant adaptation to cooler conditions.
The poem Bereaved emerged after a mysterious impulse that pulled James Whitcomb Riley from bed to write about a child’s death. Soon after, a letter from friend Bill Nye announced the death of Nye’s child on the very night Riley felt the urge.
Two men joking about labeling suitcases with a care label labeled With ecare China. The gag backfires as baggage handlers ship the entire lot to Hongkong, prompting a comical misdirection in travel logistics.
About an hour or so after a meek inheritor's claim, a tax collector will appear to seize the inheritance. The note cites Paribuult News as the source of the warning about the looming tax visit.
A historical note explains the expression wild goose chase as a pursuit after an unlikely quarry. The term traces to hunting wild geese and the difficulty of shooting them, illustrating its metaphorical use for pursuit doomed to fail.
A single verse can become a complete poem and a work of art. Poetry varies by form and intent, yet even one line can carry meaning, emotion, and rhythm worthy of recognition.
Riverdale voters are urged to participate in a primary to nominate candidates for President and eight village trustees. The Peoples Party and Independent Republican Party are eligible, with polls at Village Hall from 6 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, March 10, 1925. Village Clerk George L Koehler dated February 18, 1925.
The Village of Dolton announces a primary election for the nomination of three village trustees and one police magistrate. The vote will be held under Citizens Party and Independent Party labels. Dated February 18, 1925. WM. G. Dolton, Village Clerk.
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