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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
5
A concise note proclaims careful eye examinations with modern instruments, no eye drops used, and satisfaction guaranteed for every patient fitted with glasses. It adds that glasses are provided unless vision improves by them.
A dramatic rail carriage confrontation unfolds as a man fires a lighter near a sleeping woman and orders her seat be shared with his daughters and their hatboxes. Arthur Stiles Riggs recalls the incident in Travel magazine, noting hatboxes have no place in seats and highlighting the man’s explosive temper.
A mother's prompting of two quarrelling brothers after supper ends with Bernard asking how to stop his wrath. She cites a Bible verse and presses him to reconcile before night.
The piece argues that exposing children to books not written for them does no harm and can spark curiosity. In homes with access to enduring literature, active children will seek them out, and parents should provide opportunities to encounter these works without rigid formality.
Florida hosts Wakulla spring a gigantic natural feature about fifteen miles from Tallahassee. It spans 400 feet across and runs about 120000 gallons per minute, creating a river 250 feet wide at its source. The spring stands among the world’s largest.
Quotation highlights a wry local remark about police rounding up kidnapers, twisting the news into a joke about a bargain sale in cradles. The terse exchange suggests public concern and humor over criminal activity and sensational headlines.
A mother recalls a child recovering from chicken pox when asked the illness. The girl pauses and jokes that the disease sounded like something from the butcher, finally saying she had the lamb chops.
F P Jr writes a baseball column analyzing recent games and player form. The piece weighs team performance, hitter approach, and pitching style with observations drawn from current fixtures and standings.
The Liberty Boys lost 8 to 5 to the Pirates last Sunday as the visitors seized momentum late. Sellin hit a three bagger in the seventh to drive in two runs but the Liberty defense could not hold. Next Sunday the Shamrocks of the Boys League visit Riverdale on Standards' diamonds for a showdown, with new pitcher Bobby Albrecht likely to start for the Liberty. Game time 3 o'clock with official umpire.
The Orioles defeated Cozy Corners 14 to 5 under the new manager on Sunday. Koehler notched 13 strikeouts for Baltimore as Evers yielded 8 base hits to the Orioles. Unruh, who broke his left leg last week, is recovering well.
Hegewisch defeated Acme Steel Goods 3 to 2 in seven innings last Saturday afternoon. Acme played poorly the other team took the game. Next Saturday they travel to South Chicago to face Iroquois Iron Co.
The naturalist faces how identical life forms reach distant localities. Water fowl spread freshwater mollusks, with ducks carrying attached mussels over long distances. Bivalve mollusks also cling to wet feet of wading birds, enabling transport across wide areas.
The article notes about 120 aster species native to the United States with 54 in northeastern America. It highlights The New England aster as the most striking, describing its stout stem and violet purple flowers in swamps. It mentions British cultivation of American asters as Michaelmas daisies and the Swiss purple aster along New England highways in autumn.
The robin is a strong nest builder choosing sparsely foliaged trees like apple trees. Nest sites include gateways and house eaves with solid foundations. Nests, made of straw grass string and mud, stay weathered for years but are used once. Orioles reuse and renew nests yearly with added material and sturdy ties.
The article explains that early in the Catholic church many entering priesthood renounced marriage but it was not mandatory. It notes a later policy, at the end of the fourth century, when Pope Siricus forbade clergy from marrying and ordered separation for already married priests, citing St. Peter as an example of a married leader.
Old-fashioned Turkish physicians rely on charms and trinkets for cholera relief. An agate in the pocket and a hyacinth worn near the neck are valued, while carrying the bone of a dead child is considered nearly as effective as medicine.
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