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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1919

Page

5

For Sale 410 Acre Farm Near Salem Allegan County

For sale 410 acre improved farm near Salem, Allegan County Michigan. Trade for Dalton property, vacant land, or house. value 1400. buildings worth price asked. Contact A. S. Diekman. Also for sale a two story residence with modern improvements on corner Indiana avenue and 137th place. Inquire Rev. H. M. Franz 13788 Indiana avenue Riverdale. tf

Salem Allegan County Mich Dalton A.S. Diekman Indiana Avenue 137Th Place H. M. Franz Riverdale

For Sale and Help Wanted Notices from South Holland area

Miscellaneous for sale items include roofing paper at per pound, hay 20 tons alfalfa, Chester white pigs six weeks old, two Ford touring cars and a Maxwell touring car, a 1915 Overland roadster in good running condition. Also job ads for factory workers women 18 to 35, clerks in payroll and ledger clerk with bookkeeping experience at The Buda Company Harvey IL.

T.T Gouwens Harvey South Holland William Maurer Riverdale Chester Chas. Milhahn Telephone Dolton Peter J. van Drunnen S. H John Kickert W. South Holland Buda Company Harvey, I Harvey, Hil

Ancient Methods of Timekeeping Across Civilizations

The article surveys early time measures from Isaiah and Ahaz to Egyptian monoliths Cleopatra's needle and the clepsydra. It notes water clocks used by Chaldeans Hindoos Egyptians and Greek interest in ornate hourglasses and floating rods with markers. It highlights artistic clock designs by Greeks and varied forms for conveying time.

Isaiah Ahaz

Territorial claims of various Pacific islands debated

A list outlines which islands belong to which nations as a peace conference considers administration. Guadalupe near Mexico is Mexican, Margarita to Germany then to the United States, Wiji to England, Marshall and Caroline to Germany, Marcus to Japan, Fanning to England.

Guadalupe Mexico United States Margarita Germany Peace Conference England Marshall and Caroline Islands Marcus Island Japan Fanning Island

Woes Laid to Dyspepsia in Quarrels and Wills

A humorous Kansas City Star excerpt quotes Charles Wingsley on dyspepsia sparking family strife and altered wills, noting plays on Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Othello and a Wichita area woman’s complaint about aging hair and a beld-headed man.

Slamlet Othello Charles Wingsley Vnuman Atchison Womman Kansas City Star

Insects Do Much Good

Dr. L. O. Toward of the National Museum explains that while insects cause extensive damage to crops stored products and animals in the United States totaling about 1 200 000 000 yearly the benefits they provide exceed these losses. Useful insects cross fertilize plants affect the soil produce honey and silk and contribute to agriculture and industry.

United States L. O. Toward Bureau of Entomology National Museum

Hair seed promise from hurt girl in Chicago Tribune

A neighborhood girl fell and cut her head prompting doctors to shave around the wound. She declares hair will regrow if she uses hair seed, a claim reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune

Keeping Twine Craft on Wooden Handle

Instructions describe rolling twine on a small wooden handle from packages and hanging the finished item on a hook or peg. It suggests a simple rustic twine display or craft project using common packaging hardware.

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