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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
5
During Europe s dark ages an accused person carried red hot iron or walked on hot ploughshares bound hand or foot. After three days the injuries determined guilt or innocence by whether burns remained.
A church warden thanked the bishop for substituting Sunday services and, with a stammer, added that a poorer preacher would have done, since no suitable replacement could be found. The bishop had offered to take the service after the vicar fell ill.
The Providence Journal reports Rhode Island casts a smaller vote proportionally to its population than any other northern state.
The dispenser mixed a drink described as a lulu and a drink fit for an ace. The recipient took a long draught, praised its quality, and remarked in a hushed voice that it was exceptional.
To clean hair brushes, mix a spoonful of ammonia in tepid water and dip brushes up and down until clean. Rinse, then dry with bristles downward to keep them like new.
Listings for St Pauls Ev Lutheran on 138th street St Marys Catholic Dalton M E Immanuel Evangelical note English German services January 7 to 14 1912 with masses sermons Sunday schools and annual meetings plus church group schedules and pastor names Rev H Wind Rev Verhalen Rev W E Cissna Rev G G Press participate in regular and special events and elections of officers.
In a terse exchange a widow asks for a grave marker identical to her late husband’s other stone. An agent questions the propriety, while the widow asserts if Thomas approved the first wife’s stone, it should stand for the second as well. The Life excerpt centers on memory, status, and social expectation in widowhood.
The Saviors English Lutheran Church in Riverdale invites all for Sunday service January 14 1912 with Mr W Kiser from Maywood Chicago preaching at 730 pm and choir music special. Ladies Aid Society charter membership meeting planned for January 17 at Pullman Farm home of Henry Brandt. Choir to meet January 18 at Miss Mabel Sprick’s home.
Sunday January 7 1911 preaching at 9 30 a m and 2 p m Sunday school at 3 30 p m Young people meeting at 7 30 p m Rev John W Tepaske pastor Park Ave Dalton holds services and activities at the church beginning with morning worship.
The article notes that in parts of Germany kissing the hand of a lady is a polite gesture, while in Italy the privilege is limited to close relatives, and in Russia the practice extends to kissing the forehead.
A historic editorial extols true manliness as seeking right despite scorn and fighting wrong when it overpowers right, distinguishing a principled man from a fanatic or crank.
An opinion piece argues that while some honest men are wrongly labeled cheats, the real cheats are those who condemned them. The author defends integrity and condemns unfair accusations in public discourse.
Four man-eating lions were captured at Gwalior in India. The hunters used fly paper that clung to their faces, rendering them vulnerable and ensnared.
The advice urges writers to study in public life not libraries, defend their views in public, and stay connected with ordinary people rather than remaining in a college environment. It emphasizes street experience as essential to authentic writing.
Judge Werner writes that pedestrians need not always look both ways before crossing a first crossing. The decision clarifies the duty of footmen and automobilists at street crossings.
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