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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1928
Page
3
The Detroit News notes early mail practices from Cyrus to Jezebel, Esther era letters, Augustus establishing empire wide communications, Marco Polo cites 1280 China with 10,000 post stations, and the term post arising in 16th century France with a government system.
An experienced hunter notes that land alligators would starve if kept out of water since they cannot eat on land. Their diet is fish and meat, and they hibernate in winter. Captive alligators often refuse to eat in winter, following their hereditary pattern, though they do not truly disappear.
The phrase likely originated among English country folk. Wild oats, a tall weed like the oat, grew in grain fields and became a metaphor for seed that yields a worthless crop. Hence the idea of wasting youth’s prime in dissipation as sowing seeds that become weeds.
A chemistry lecturer warns that coal loses weight and power when exposed to elements due to alkali content. A student quips about a dog sleeping near the coal pile, recounting a family tale where a dog with large teeth prevents losses, illustrating practical chemistry.
A special grand jury in Carmi indicts Joseph Perkins of Springerton for his father’s murder. The report also notes unrelated Chicago and Illinois cases including a fatal fall from a Chicago hospital window and other criminal actions across the state.
The article reports Illinois has 4,494.66 miles of cement and brick roads, far ahead of Pennsylvania and other states. It lists bid opportunities for about 100 miles of pavement and various Route sections, plus a Pekin bridge project funded at 400000 dollars. It also notes the death of Katherine Hancock Goode and several highway contracts and state fair dates.
The University of Illinois School of Pharmacy began in 1859 with local druggists as instructors and evolved into a leading national program. By 1917 it absorbed Northwestern University’s pharmacy school, now operates from three Wood Street buildings, with 28 instructors and 621 students, a 25 percent rise from last year.
The Briggs house in Chicago, founded in 1851 and long known as the Chicago headquarters of a struggling Springfield lawyer named Abraham Lincoln, has passed out of existence. Jenny Lind reportedly sang from its balcony, and Mary Todd Lincoln is said to have sought refuge there after the 1871 fire.
Oscar E. Carlstrom issues an opinion to State’s Attorney Leslie Wilbourn of Alexander County. He states that $8,900 from a state aid road bond fund may be used to build a highway on the state aid road system but not if the road is outside that system.
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