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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
7
FOR SALE R 13742 Leyden avenue 1% h p gasoline engine International Good running order Herman Ridder Burnham avenue near Ford Aviation Field 12 3p.
Peter Campbell of Elaine Australia faced a dangerous prank when a practical joker opened his locked door and allowed a ram to enter. Campbell was knocked down and bruised but escaped by crawling past the animal. Police hunt for the joke maker amid concerns over safety and sharp shocks from the encounter.
A humorous note from the Los Angeles Times questions how many more surplus safes handi cameras open work bedspreads otto hedites and steemer trunx are sold by merchants than by those clinging to old fashioned spelling.
The American State Bank of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, has been taken over by the state bank guarantee commission. It is capitalized at 50000 dollars with deposits totaling 1,000,000 dollars.
A commercial treaty based on a prewar pact was signed in Tokyo between Japan and Germany, signaling renewed economic ties. The accord follows postwar adjustments and aims to restore mutual trading terms.
Reports from Wall Street indicate the Ford Motor Company is taking on 500 men each week and will maintain this pace until all plants are fully staffed and operating at capacity.
Severe hail storm in West Union Iowa created drifts over four feet. Stock and poultry were killed and many crops ruined by the storm. Local fields and farm buildings suffered extensive damage. Damaged crops included corn and soybeans with considerable financial losses reported. Authorities urged precaution for affected farms and residents.
Governor General Leonard Wood leads a national campaign to raise 2 million dollars in the United States to support leprosy relief efforts worldwide. The drive aims to fund preventive care and treatment in multiple regions affected by the disease.
Secretary Wilbur announced that this summer’s dirigible flight from Washington aboard the Los Angeles to Hawaii has been abandoned, ending the proposed air voyage.
C W Chappell aged seventy, owner of a large string of race horses at Roseland Kentucky, was killed in a cook tent at the track while trying to stop a fight between a negro and a white man.
Plans are announced here for a nation wide airplane model contest under the auspices of the American Playground and Recreational association.
Ray Woods twenty one year old diver leaps 125 feet from Municipal bridge into the Mississippi River in the Western A A U high diving championship. He lands uninjured and survives the perilous back jackknife dive.
Two men kidnapped County Treasurer Alfonso Berry in Sidney Ohio and robbed him of forty thousand dollars from newly collected taxes.
The article notes how Egyptian women in the time of Rameses II enjoyed substantial rights. Daughters inherited equally with sons and wives often governed households, with husbands as guests. Everyday life included managing breakfasts, children, and domestic tasks, while higher status women focused on appearance during public strolls and visits.
Pittsburgh women faced two pursuers in a lonely street. One woman signaled with silent gestures to confuse the men, who stopped and backed away, puzzled by the unknown language as the duo returned home laughing.
Aspasia, famed for intellect rather than mere beauty, was the trusted adviser and conversational force behind Pericles and a source of wisdom for Socrates. Plutarch notes her court like influence as she settled disputes for Athenians and guided marriages toward pragmatic resolutions, sparking later speculation about her role in Pericles and divorce.
Howard P. Quick, eminent Canadian engineer, compares great falls worldwide. After adjusting for water diverted to scenery, Niagara Falls could yield 3,300,000 horsepower, Parana falls 2,800,000, and Zambesi falls 216,000.
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