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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1924
Page
5
In crowded London districts called unhealthy areas the committee of the Ministry of Health found averages of 53 houses and 415 persons per acre. The recommended density standard is 12 houses and 60 persons per acre.
Etiquette experts advise that when a man and woman share a ride the woman should sit on the right. If space prevents easy transfer, the woman may take the right seat and the man moves across. Some deem a man entering from the left extreme. if no attendant is present, a man may close the door as he steps in.
A short note argues smoking is a deadly sin in some countries and claims more men have died from tobacco use under Sikh, Senussi, and Wahibi bans than Christians died for their faith under the Roman Empire.
A scientist reports the Zaro women of India are supreme in many roles, influencing home and nation, transmitting property, and leaving men little to do, concluding they are the ugliest women on earth.
A reflective piece contrasts modern decline with pioneer grit as a man who sought to die with his boots on fades away. It notes a son dying peacefully in bed with medical implants and removed organs, while times change from frontier days.
A parish beadle guiding visitors at the abbey shows a visitor, a lady, through the churchyard. On leaving she offers only barren thanks, and at the gate he quips that if she finds her purse homeward, she did not have it out there.
Oriental rugs from eight lands are listed with main producers including China India Afghanistan Beluchistan Persia Turkestan Caucasia and Asia Minor highlighting diverse rug traditions and sources.
The fragment imagines Eve's curiosity after the forbidden bite and her impulse to sample other fruits to learn possible consequences in the garden.
A London Tit-Bits piece notes that diverse diets sustain strength, from lumberjacks on beans and pork to Turks lifting heavy loads on dried fruit and olives. It highlights Chinese coolies on rice, Arabs on dates, Spaniards on black bread, and Dr Stefansson surviving Arctic cold on fish, all linking diet to endurance and muscle.
A reprint of simple pocket magic and a prank involving a coin stuck by air pressure. Instructions describe rubbing a coin on a smooth surface to create suction, then a bottle match riddle solved by swelling fibers from water drops. A concluding quip about unrest features a smoker and a witty reply about manufacturing mattresses.
Peasants in some Russian districts import camels to replace horses for farm labor. Camels can eat almost anything and thrive, but are hard to transport as they resist entering freight cars. Some farmers use cows for draft work, risking reduced milk production.
By a three to two vote at its last regular meeting, the Downers Grove village board decided to submit to village voters the question of granting a franchise to an outside public utilities company to supply electricity for village purposes and for light and power. If granted, the franchise would include the sale of the present municipal plant and wiring system.
Nature Magazine notes some fish require pure water but catfish thrive in muddy stagnant waters. When water air exchange is low the catfish rises to the surface and breathes air through the mouth.
The passage defines gelatin as a purified odorless product from hydrolysis of animal tissues such as skin ligaments and bones. It notes ash content not exceeding 2 percent and nitrogen not less than 15 percent.
The rector of a fashionable London church was invited to preach at a well known prison. In the vestry he confessed he did not know what to say to the convicts. The prison chaplain urged him to preach as to his own flock and warned that the prisoners have been found out while his parishioners have not yet.
An interview with a weight lifter explores why he chose weight lifting as a career. The performer notes a lifelong attraction to the sport and hints at the personal appeal of strength and discipline.
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