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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1937
Page
3
Practical tips from Eleanor Howe cover quick shopping slips to store passwords, easy bottle cap opening, and a pineapple marshmallow ice cream recipe. Also includes wind winding tricks, winter sleeve cuffs, soggy crust prevention, galosh color coding, a cheese discuit mix, and a year 1997 note.
The article explains that foot length varied by country as a measure of length. It notes Greek, Macedonian, Sicilian, Pythia, and Geneva feet with diverse inches. It states Henry I of England used a 12 inch foot, establishing the British and U S standard.
A rhesus monkey from India aids infantile paralysis research at the Infantile Paralysis Commission labs of the Long Island College of Medicine funded by the Birthday Ball for President Roosevelt. Col. Henry L. Doherty directs the national campaign. Don Budge favored to win Davis Cup ties for the United States after three Wimbledon titles.
The Bible, hailed as the world’s best seller, has been translated into 1000 languages. Its wide reach enables people from diverse tribes to read it in their own tongues, spreading wisdom and guidance across remote regions. A sharp tongue and a dull mind are often found together.
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