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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1926

Page

10

Specialville approves long water main condemnation assessment

The Village of Specialville in Cook County Illinois orders a special assessment to fund a large water main construction project. The plan covers numerous streets including 148th 143rd Robey Leavitt Spaulding Dixie Highway and others with 10 annual installments at 6 percent interest. Final hearing is set for July 19 1926 and objections may be filed in advance.

Specialville Grand Trunk Western Railway Company 148Rd Street Wood Avenue Winchester Avenue Spaulding Avenues Dixie Highway 147Th Street Leavitt Avenue Spaulding Avenue Noth Leavitt Street 141St Street 139Th Street Robey Avenue 146Th Street Joliet Avenue Davis and Oakley Avenues 143rd_ Street Vail Avenue 145Th Street 144Th Court Davis Street Morris 144Th Streets Davis Avenue 148Rh Street Davis Court 143Rd Street 144Th Street 1141St Street 142Nd Street Cooper and Calumet Avenues Walnut Street Calumet Avenue See Walnut Oak Streets Cooper Avenue Pranie Avenue Robey Place Hoyne Place County of Cook State of Illinois Superior Court Cook County Ileee

Dining hazards prompt steel secured utensils in Tangus eateries

The Ohio State Journal notes that knives and forks are chained to tables in Portuguese restaurants and fast food spots along the Tangus to prevent theft amid a busy scene of sailors, fishermen, porters, market women, and other rush-hour diners.

Tangus Ohio State Journal

Ivory Like Engraving Medium Noted for Fine Texture

A description extols ivory for engraving citing its close grain, homogeneity, adhesive hardness, low brittleness, wear resistance, and minimal chipping. It emphasizes a smooth surface and durable long lasting quality, suitable for the engraver’s art.

Not Alcohol Addict Burns A Postmortem View By Browne

Sir James Crichton Browne, in a postmortem diagnosis cited by the New York Times, argues Robert Burns died from heart disease linked to rheumatism in youth rather than alcohol. He says Currie’s Life of Burns shaped a temperance tale, seizing a moral from the poet’s story and distorting facts.

Scotland James Crichton Browne Robert Burns Ayrshire New York Times James Burns Currie Tate

Conversational Deceit in Public Discourse

A reflective note cites Macaulay on how skilled talkers often rely on lively sophistry and exaggeration. It suggests such rhetoric can mislead both speaker and listener, delivering a momentary illusion of clarity or strength in argument.

Macaulay

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