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Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

23 Jul 1937

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Riverdale Pointer

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Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1937

Page

2

Local Social News Highlights Visits and Travels Across Dolton

Local families from Dolton and surrounding areas are mentioned in a sprawling update detailing trips to Camp Paxton and Duluth, visits in Dalton, and birthdays. The notes cover relatives returning from hospital, vacations in Yellowstone and Traverse City, and church group activities.

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Travis Nairn Deane Camp Paxton Ind Sunder Bettajean Howard Nelson Mary Michigan Avenue Riverdale Charles Nelson Duluth Minn Canada C. A. Rauch Marjorie Ann Houston Tex Clarence O’brien Marjorie Ann Rauch O. O’brien Louis Lazarus Dalton Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey Tie Jean Mariott Ruth Slaughter Agnes Dreger Marion Matthiesen Bertha Schug Mabel Basil Della Trimble Clara Unruh Ann Wesse Jennie O’ ‘Conner Olga Koch Florence Rampke Mildred McCarthy Emma Tompky Mabel Vick Ann Woods Lyle Dorman Dolton Teddy Lau R. P. Blake Ozark Mountains Arkansas Missouri Emil Wilkens Mapleton Lawrence Smith Charles South Bend Clarence Fike Earl Bergold Charles Brown Yellowstone National Park John Wernicke John Donald Muriel Rene Traverse City Mich Donald Koehneke Oak Park James Quinn iGene Wright Lima Ohio Elby Wahmichoff Grover Gnaden Chicago H. F. Wilson Danville Wilson Dora Wilson Andrew Garry Sheboyean Wisconsin Donald Crocker Lake Geneva Wis Epworth League Institute John F. Schultz Selma Margaret Street Ottawa Ontario Oscar Montreal Mt. Royal Oscar Schultz Ladies Aid of St. Paul's Fynth
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The Elementary Hand Description From Pearson's London Weekly

A writer in Pearson's London Weekly describes the elementary hand as the lowest hand type. It is coarse with large palms and short fingers, signaling dull, inert personality, limited education, and little appreciation for form, color, or beauty.

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Pearson London Weekly
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Valley Glaciers Description and Formation

Valley glaciers are streams of ice flowing through valleys fed by snow catch basins at high altitudes. This type is the most numerous among glacier formations and shapes valleys and landscapes as it advances and retreats under climatic influence.

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Dedicate Flag At New County Police Station

A Sunday ceremony marked the American Legion gift of a flagpole and flag for Cook County Highway Police HQ on Ridge Road near Halsted. The pole came from the Eighth District Legion. the flag from Green Oak post of Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn. Drums and bugle corps performed under Harry Burkhart, Eighth district commander, with Arthur G. Poorman as principal speaker.

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American Legion Homewood Unit Cook County Highway Police Ridge Road Halsted Street Harry Burkhart Blue Island Arthur G. Poorman Chicago Heights Illinois Legion
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Almost Perfect Camouflage Mantid Lures Prey

The gongylus, a mantis native to southern India, uses near perfect camouflage to resemble a hanging flower on a bush. This deceptive appearance helps it attract and capture insect prey.

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India
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Custom garland ox process in Holand villages

In Holand villages a springtime custom leads a garland decorated ox from door to door. Each family selects a joint, the hide is diagrammed, and cuts are made to order after slaughter.

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Holand
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Dress for Two Lifetimes in Lowicz Poland

Peasant girls in Lowicz wear costly costumes with dresses priced around $50. Each gown uses about ten yards of material and can last the owner a lifetime, often serving also for her daughter.

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Lowicz Poland
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Stifling a Sneeze Taught by a Quick Breath Technique

A practical tip explains that a normal person can suppress a sneeze at onset by taking a deep breath through both mouth and nose. The technique emphasizes rapid inhalation to curb the sneeze reflex.

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Electric Waves From Brain And Other Notable Snippets

Electrical waves in normal persons run about 10 per second with 20 to 50 millionths of a volt per wave. Scientists say waves are longer and higher in insane individuals. The mound builders made salt from natural brine springs. Izaak Walton published The Compleat Angler in 1653. White violets grow on four foot stalks in Hawaii. The red tailed hawk is a beneficial predator feeding on mice, gophers and chipmunks. Ohio canal project cost engineers lives. eight died from exposure after six years. Opals differ by being a solid jelly rather than crystalline.

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Pathfinder Magazine
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