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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1928
Page
3
Detroit widow Fiora Parker seeks work as typist or stenographer. She lost her left arm in childhood in London, later taught school, married, became a widow, and now, with daughter Flora, aims to prove she can type efficiently despite having one arm. She emphasizes speed and adaptability.
Six pilgrims and bystanders were killed and nine wounded when a party attempted to stop the killing of a cow regarded sacred. The cow was killed and a riot broke out nearby.
Washington reports a surplus of 398 million dollars, debt retirement of over 900 million, and a tax cut exceeding 220 million as the Treasury details 1928 results. Receipts totaled 4.042 billion, outlays 3.644 billion, with the public debt at 17.604 billion after a 907 million drop.
The twenty third annual world championship event will determine champions in professional amateur and school novice classes. It is scheduled for September 29 in Sacramento California with typists from multiple classes competing for top honors.
Lieutenant Arthur Given piloting the Navy seaplane PN-12 set an unofficial class O record by reaching more than 16 500 feet in altitude over Philadelphia.
Rev Thomas H Whelpley of Chelsea Presbyterian dons cabbie garb after wedding ceremony. He drives his own cab through rain to take the newlyweds to Woodside Long Island, completing a Jekyll and Hyde evening in New York City.
The Parthenon was constructed from Pentelic marble quarried just outside Athens. Those same quarries supplied material for much of modern Athens.
An old note claims Landseer could paint two pictures at once using both hands, displaying dexterity with his left as with his right.
New York report details James Brackett who was executed by death penalty once but reprieved one hour before. After 15 years on parole he could not endure loneliness of freedom and was found dead in bed with gas jets open. Salvation Army officer Capt. Stanley Shepard arranged respectful burial.
In Visalia California girl employees at the Tulare county courthouse have adopted red suspenders, sparked by Mrs Edna Dewey Harkins deputy county recorder. The display has grown into an “epidemic” as more young men clerks and deputies appear in suspenders.
Frenchwoman Madame Rereit in Brittany found her wedding ring inside a carrot pulled from her garden while preparing vegetables for soup. The ring had been missing for some time.
A brief piece explains prone pressure resuscitation as a simple life saving method effective for drowning and asphyxiation. It notes broad approval by major organizations including the Red Cross, US Navy and Army, public utilities, and safety bodies. The Illinois committee distributes the information to promote training.
An emergency manual excerpt details universal resuscitation steps including airway checks, chest compressions, and artificial respiration. It prescribes positioning the patient facedown, the rhythm of compressions, and continuing until breathing returns or a physician declares death. It also covers warming, loosening clothing, and what to do if the patient revives briefly.
A stern admonition urges immediate learning of the material to prevent future harm. The warning emphasizes that delay increases risk and emphasizes proactive preparation over reactive response.
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