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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1927
Page
4
A leaky collage of opinion items notes media muzzle claims and public mood. Observations touch Mexicans, fashion feet, building overreach, poker faces, waxed floors, January bills, debts, circus elephants, and Coolidge strain with a local voice urging patience on improvements.
Pat OGorman of Timmins Ontario wins a whisker growth contest that began October 16. His beard measured 1 15 32 inches with 29 hairs per inch, sparking nostalgia for the days of full beards and debates on shaved vs bearded looks.
The speaker notes a late Saturday clean-up to present a neat appearance for Sunday, while remarking that the group would look rough at the moment.
The article praises long distance wireless telephone links across the Atlantic and urges Riverdale and Dalton residents to pursue ambitious goals with persistent effort, citing science as a model for turning dreams into reality.
The state highway department will accept bids on January 17 for paving 138 miles of highways as part of a 100 million dollar bond program. Fifty two bridges are planned. Legal and cooperative delays have been overcome and 60 million in bond work is officially awarded. The department completed 437 miles of hard surfaced pavements last year.
The piece traces metal ceilings from ancient Solomon era panels hammered from metal to modern factory stanchions. It notes early churches in Europe using durable panel work and claims the industry influenced labor-saving techniques later used in automobile body manufacturing.
An English employer orders a notice for his business premises stating that any employee wishing to attend the funeral of a near relative must notify his foreman before 10 am on the day of the match. The notice appears in the Cork Examiner.
The St Paul Pioneer Press reports on a liberal reward offer for returning a female pet bull, noting that Barnum did not claim the incentive. The notice highlights the unusual reward and the animal's value to the owner.
A collage of humorous lines and social tidbits. Jokes about work hours saxophone lovers and high school fashion mix with social chatter and light ruminations. The snippets mention humor in daily life, clever quips, and a playful tone from a lively crowd.
A seasoned journalist advises a young man to enter journalism. A financier bitterly notes that money brings trouble, and that trouble is hard to borrow, framing money as the root of press and personal tension.
A collage of quick lines and quips features a factory seller bragging about baby carriages, a riverdale dealer banter, and pithy one liners. An affectionate but ironic tone runs through jokes about cowardice love class and tobacco ads with homely quips.
A fable line notes a Monkey declaring there is no pleasure without pain as he rides a Porcupine, illustrating a lesson in risk and reward.
A Seville inhabitant found his key would not turn and after waking his wife gained entry. The next morning he removed the lock and found the keyhole filled with a claylike substance. Children saw a bee enter the hole repeatedly. the deposit was wax. The insect likely mistook the keyhole for a hive entrance.
A reflective aphorism by I H Chapin extols the soul’s strength in choosing forgiveness over vengeance, noting the act as a rare, noble display when injury is set aside and mercy prevails.
Arthur A. Huebsch left for Springfield to assume the Seventh District seat as a new senator. The LaGrange gathering at Congress Park celebrated his departure with a diamond star for Huebsch and a ruby ring for Mrs. Huebsch. The event featured speeches by county officials, entertainment by local groups, and messages of congrats from state figures.
The article notes over 200 plants used as beverages including sage betony rosemary and raspberry leaves. It mentions black currant leaves in French villages and a tea made from coffee leaves said to taste like green tea and feel invigorating to tasters and chemists worldwide.
A Washington Star quip frames Uncle Eben advising people to say no but warns against practicing on creditors, reflecting practical stubbornness in finances and social friction.
Illinois leads in telephones many times over and ships vast manufactured goods abroad. The state reports 10,635 ROTC cadets in 1926 27 and export shipments totaling about 230 million dollars. A wide range of statistics cover industry agriculture and resources.
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