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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
2
The iris is described as France’s national flower with history from the fleur-de-Louis naming. It notes medicinal root preparations for broken bones and snake bites, plus uses in perfume and oil. A Greek legend links Iris to messenger duties and rainbow colors, with myths of three unnamed figures called Iris.
A theatergoer asks a stranger for show advice and plans to trust the box office verdict. The stranger agrees, he buys a ticket, and enters the theater to discover the stranger is the play's author.
A naturalist states birds can turn white when kept in a white room with white surroundings and attendants in white. The process requires three or four generations before the feathers become fully white.
The French Academy will include the English word gentleman in its dictionary with a new definition praising its modern usage over gentilhomme. It also notes cobleman as an English loan used in a French metaphorical sense and warns that English words like home smoking and dancing threaten familiar French terms.
A neat denning fluid for gold or silver jewelry uses one teaspoonful of ammonia mixed in a tea cupful of water. The solution provides a simple cleaning method with a small amount of household chemical.
A column discusses the misuse of the word party to mean a person and cites correct uses such as the parties to a contract or the party of the first part. It notes authorities condemn the casual usage and offers examples from Woolley’s handbook.
Ancient Kakapo on New Zealand soil illustrates natural selection as wingless flightless birds survive without predators. The ground parrots hide nests from mates and breed only every two years, revealing nature’s balance when enemies are scarce and flight is unnecessary.
A method to wash rugs and small carpets uses four ounces of white soap in four ounces of boiling water. After cooling, add five ounces of glycerin and two ounces of chloroform, bottle securely, then use one teaspoonful in tepid water for washing with a flannel. The solution provides brightening effects. Stretch the rug flat and secure edges if needed.
The Cave Scout in Boys' Life commends teachers for their patience and hard work noting they often receive little pay and appreciation. The speaker urges more consideration for teachers while acknowledging that most are kind and helpful even when some are ornery.
The article outlines an evolutionist view that snakes originated from lizards. A semi sea reptile left water, developed belly-ground locomotion, and gradually shed limbs as bodies elongated for speed. It notes a long extinct sea serpent ancestor, 45 to 50 feet, with broad jaws.
The text urges a national moral reform through mental discipline. It contrasts clean living with mental filth and urges men to tackle big problems, reform the past by right thinking, and lead others toward nobler ideals for gradual, lasting progress.
A survey of California schoolchildren asks if they collect items and what they collect. Among 1,214 replies one boy humorously states he collects bits of advice, a response noted as the sole curiosity in the exchange.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald exchange the prima donna refuses to sing and won’t follow the acro bats. The vaudeville manager quips that the singer would trade ten years of life to perform a handspring, underscoring backstage rivalries and theatrical vanity.
A Geographical Magazine excerpt describes labor in the Yangtze valley where workers toe and press soil with bare feet to weed rice. The passage contrasts this with white workers, noting they cannot compete with such technique. Also included is a light exchange about an art contest and a senator’s remarks on poetry in speeches.
The President desires visitors to have full information on all Government departments and directs a Bureau of Information in the Post Office Department Building Washington DC. Staff will answer questions and provide exact locations and means to reach the department or bureau needed. Citizens are invited to use the service located on the ground floor at Pennsylvania Avenue and 12th Street.
Norman and two friends boast of fathers and homes. Norman claims a steepled house, Wise counters a flatpole house, and Conrad proudly says his father will build a house with a mortgage.
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