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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1925
Page
2
A chaotic collage recalls a farmer on a barn roof, actor Jackie Coogan salary shifts, D. J. stage queries, a chorus joke, and a child’s misfired radio joke. It wades through memory, work ethics, wordplay, and puzzle pride with whimsical snippets and dated voice.
A novice named Smith makes a remarkable debut, striking the golf ball with such force that it travels about half a mile. He laughs and asks where to run next, showing bright enthusiasm for the new sport.
A collection of light quips and cartoons about family travels seasickness and cheeky children. Bits include a father on a rail with a brave Willie, a nurse and blackberry joke, a bald man barber joke, a tipsy homecoming line, and an old owl fable about listening more than speaking.
The article explains Z originated from a duck drawing in Egyptian hieratic script. It evolved through Phoenician and Greek alphabets, became seventh in Phoenician, was dropped from Latin in the third century BC, then restored in Greek studies by Romans but placed at the end of the Latin alphabet.
Popular Science Monthly suggests coating spotted discolored electric fixtures with flat black paint to imitate wrought iron, followed by constructing shades from sheet iron and parchment for a new look.
Rev H P Anker of Wembo Nyama Congo Mission plans to return home in April. The Pointer reports on a leopard chief Dinjangu who profited by superstition through claimed leopard immunity. His death, along with tribal beliefs, underscores efforts to lift locals from superstition toward Jesus.
Dr. Clemensen reports cautious optimism about gold oxide sulphite to kill tuberculosis germs when properly injected but cautions on intravenous methods and risks. He notes broad international interest and plans to brief U S officials and Chicago Medical Society after further research.
A compact quotation by Lowell contrasts egotism and fastidiousness, warning that those who seek truth within a narrow self view only their own image and mistake it for truth. The line emphasizes self-centered limits on understanding and insight.
A noisy exchange about hard boiled eggs in a household. Lilybel and Hilda struggle with timing as Hannah explains the sisters spoil eggs by boiling too long while Mis' Gray scolds the cook for not learning to boil them soft.
Editorial urging fair treatment for all citizens, arguing that granting rights to one must not harm others and that favoritism cannot occur without causing injury to others.
The house speedily passed the treasury post office supply bill with a total of 763 million dollars the second largest peacetime appropriation. It sails to the senate virtually untouched and includes 11 million for prohibition enforcement 20 million for the coast guard 2.6 million for transcontinental air mail 526373 for pneumatic tubes in New York 16656200 for customs and 9908101 for the public health service. Representative Bushy moved to recommit to raise rural carrier pay from 88350000 to 89250000 but the motion failed 69 to 147.
In Hamlet North Carolina three Martin children died when a high power transmission wire fell after being severed by a bullet from a rifle aimed at a target. Arthur sixteen was struck and died, his sister Ethel eleven and brother Willie nine died while trying to help.
An Irish letter to the London Field recounts a hunter’s tall tale about missing a grouse perched on a wall. After firing 12 times the bird stayed. the hunter discovered 12 fresh grouse on the far side, implying sentry birds and a covey hidden under the wall.
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