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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
4
A playful survey of trends from shoes and gloves to autos and neckties. It notes how war and peace shape spending, public temperament, and fashion, with jests about farmers wives banjos, Congressmen’s balcony seats, and women’s couture costs fading into garden bargains.
A Swiss product called white chocolate is described as having greater food value than brown American chocolate. It is made from cocoa butter and sugar or dried cream, giving a smooth glossy and attractive appearance.
Four bank bandits were condemned to death by electrocution by Judge Martin Smith in Crown Point Indiana for the June 14 Tolleston Bank raid murder of cashier Herman Uecker. The four are AL BATCHELOR TOM BATCHELOR HARRY PARKER and DAN TRKULA. Spiers and Bielick received life sentences while Nick Tricsula awaits trial. A $5,000 reward dispute arose over information from Mrs. James C. Young who aided in the arrest.
The sermon urges love joy peace kindness and benevolence as a guide for all society from labor to capital and all classes. It warns that a mind ruled by hate sows seeds of loss and shame while the Sermon on the Mount remains a timeless standard. Exchange.
A note from the Christian Science Monitor explains how a Strassburg mayoral proclamation that cried To arms citizens inspired Rouget de Lisle to compose the Marseillaise. The piece, first titled The War Song of the Armies of the Rhine, later became known as La Marseillaise, the city poster shaping its fame.
In Italy candles for votive use are handmade from pure beeswax kneaded tempered and blended with a secret ingredient to slow burning. Wicks use special Egyptian cotton treated to resist rapid burning.
Official publication of the 1919 condition report for West Hammond Trust and Savings Bank located in West Hammond Illinois. The balance sheet lists resources including loans and discounts 189848.26, Liberty Loan bonds 263700.00, war saving stamps 740.00, other bonds and stocks 61028.56, real estate 8549.20, cash 29706.80, deposits 587748.46 and total liabilities 587748.46. Cashier Paul I Muschelewicz swears to the accuracy before Notary Andrew J Stachowicz on July 7 1919.
Satirical exchange notes chatter about the weather as a social binding topic. A humorous contrast shows Mrs Flatbush and Mrs Bensonhurst discussing daily life and modest plans amid a pleasant day.
A scientist describes a bee’s navigation to Mogok in Burma as following a zigzag path through flowers and rubies. Bees visiting a hollyhock may wander to gem dealers, as the town’s gems resemble playthings of bright glass.
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