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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1928
Page
5
An excerpt reflects George Jean Nathan’s sharp profession of criticism as a constant, urgent mental combat. The quoted lines describe a critic living in a headlong, perilous frame of mind, always on edge and ready to strike.
A Fort Wayne News-Sentinel item notes that students who fail their first year in the school of experience can re enroll without expulsion. It adds that tuition may be higher for a new matriculation.
In Tiptree Essex a church uses a novel method to embarrass members who place pearl buttons in the collection bag. A card bearing the buttons is pinned to the church door for all to see as worshippers exit after services.
The term kismet meaning fate or destiny is explained as a Turkish form of the Arabic quismat. Muslims use kismet to express that all events are preordained and inevitable, reflecting a philosophy of preordination and fatalism.
In Assam's Khasi hills the matriarchal system endures with property belonging to women and pre marriage earnings to mothers. Men envy the privilege while women retain charm and fashion remains revealing. The piece notes attire differences with neighbors and cites wartime impressions from Assam hillmen including the Mikir.
A boy named Bobby begs to play with Tom in his new Indian suit. The father vetoes the late request saying it is near bedtime. Bobby quips that Tom has already been scalped, prompting a humorous exchange about play.
The Paradise of Tintoretto, touted as the biggest painting by old masters, hangs in the Doges Palace in Venice. The work's scale and legacy mark it as a monumental achievement in classic European art.
In Algeria, keef the dried hemp flower is smoked in cigarettes or pipes and hashish sweets are common in the Near East. It reportedly sharpens mental pace but suppresses appetite and sleep. long use leads to feverish sleep, emaciation, and dangerous addiction.
General Hines orders a broad employment drive for World War I disabled veterans with 54 field offices and thousands of staff. The program seeks to contact employers, renew civilian agency ties, and give preference to veterans with service records in filling bureau positions.
Seventeen year old Anna Michaels ran away from Burlingame home to live two weeks at Coyote Point sleeping in trees and living on apples until the last one. Her mother Julia Michaels took action by sending her to Redwood City juvenile detention with plans to keep her there until the runaway streak ends.
Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson of the Audubon Societies cites a 1917 bounty system in Alaska reducing eagle numbers. Official records show 40 753 eagle feet turned in for the $1 bounty up to August 4 1927. Eagles are blamed for harming fish ptarmigans sheep fawns and blue foxes, though sightings of such depredations are rare.
Elizabeth Scott of London, 29, shot to fame as the winner of the competition for the Shakespeare memorial theater at Stratford on Avon. The contest drew more than 70 male architects.
Illinois reports for December 31 1927 show the state has more towns and cities with newspapers than any other state. It also ranks third in farm livestock and poultry values while public utilities are owned by more persons than reside in Illinois's 12 largest cities.
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