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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
3
A crocodile narrator declares himself cross and cranky in the zoo. He contrasts with alligators, notes sharp teeth, ungrateful mood, and constant desire for food, while fearing humans and defending his dangerous reputation.
An English traveler describes Constantinople firefighting as indecorous and inadequate. A ramshackle hand pump, brass helmeted chief, and a duel between flames and a bungling brigade yield more noise than effect as walls crumble and water barely reaches.
A cartoon caption shows a policeman demanding a tramp’s name and address. The tramp retorts with sarcasm, giving the alias John Smith and address No.1 Open Air, mocking the officer by inviting him to walk in.
A traditional practice in Korea leads some people to avoid cutting hair or beards and to preserve fallen hair and fingernail clippings for burial. This custom is linked to beliefs about honoring ancestors and ensuring the deceased's return to a next life intact.
A London Opinion quips about George planning to marry next month to a brunette he became engaged to at the seashore. The line implies the engagement may be temporary and questioned by others.
Uncle Eben reflects on true friendship, noting that real ties hinge as much on forgetting faults as on remembering favors, illustrating a plain spoken moral about loyalty and kindness.
Vermont note attributes two runabouts to Ed Yoders with purchases of tires for one and attire for the other, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
Marshal Foch praised politeness saying it is like a pneumatic tire. He noted it is all wind yet it eases the jolts along life’s highway. The remark was made at a dinner party in Denver.
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