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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1924

Page

8

Dalton High Scouts Enjoy Chicago Trip and School News

The article notes Dalton residents value education and celebrate a rising emphasis on high school, with 264 students graduating eighth grade in six years. It highlights the Highlawn program, an upcoming June 21 event, and the eighth grade class of 1924 with a June 27 graduation. The Boy Scouts' Chicago trip covers Jackson Park, Midway, and The Log Cabin restaurant with a test and a show before returning home.

Dolton Dalton Cook County Lincoln Avenue Jackson Park Stone Pier Jackson Park Beach Midway Chicago University Lake Michigan

Scouts Trip to Jackson Park

Dalton Scouts visited Jackson Park on Saturday June seventh led by Mr. Fuller as part of their outdoor activity push and scouting schedule.

Dalton Jackson Park Mr. Fuller

Bowen School Notes and Picnic Report

Miss Rogge and the sewing girls took the 3 PM train to Jackson Park for the annual class picnic and report a good time. Eighth graders finish exams this week with questions set by Mr. Paul. All students seem safe for promotion. Mrs. Theodore Hedtke visited. Summer projects like Garden require completion for credit. Palmer Penmanship awards include final certificates Theodore Bush and Floyd Bergold, and improvement Irene Rampke.

Rogge Jackson Park Paul Our Country Life Theodore Hedtke Palmer Theodore Bush Floyd Bergold Irene Rampke

Girl Scouts Bake Sale At Village Hall Next Saturday

The Girl Scouts will hold a bakery sale next Saturday at the village hall to raise funds for the Riverdale Scout movement. Miss Hedtke leads the group in a community effort praised for its value and support. Visitors listed include Dwight Collins Arman Hanschmann and Theodore Hedtke Jr.

Riverdale Miss Hedtke Dwight Collins Arman Hanschmann Theodore Hedtke, Jr

The Golden Horn Harbor Of Constantinople Described

The Golden Horn is a six mile long inlet of the Bosporus near Constantinople. It is half a mile wide at the broadest point, deep and well sheltered, capable of anchoring twelve hundred large ships. On its eastern shore lie Pera and Galata. Galata is the business district and Pera the European residential area with embassies hotels and shops.

Golden Horn Bosporus Constantinople Horn Pera Galata

Wind lesson turns into train kiss joke

A kindergarten wind study ends with a playful anecdote about a train trip to Baton Rouge and a conductor kissing a student on the cheek as the ticket was given, sparking a lighthearted gag from a girl in the back.

Baton Rouge Rehoboth Lerald

Speed Limit Advances Are Discussed by Experts

Experts contend 825 miles per hour may mark the limit of aircraft speed, while recalling a time when 20 miles per hour on railroads was hailed as a peak of progress. The note frames shifting views on human speed and transportation progress.

Life Compared to Piecework in a Factory by Dr Mary Dunning Rose

Dr Mary Dunning Rose president of the Women’s Medical society of New York warns life grows like factory piecework with constant push to do more. She urges more sleep eight to ten hours perhaps twelve, cites restaurant dining as reducing city death rates, and notes public health rules require fresh food. She calls medicine a rewarding career for women and says more doctors are needed. Margery Rex, New York Journal.

Mary Dunning Rose Women’s Medical Society State of New York New York City Board of Health Rose Margery Rex The New York Journal

Advantage in Working for Smaller Concern

Industrial doctors have long sought the causes of business slumps. Otto Mallory notes that low mood in one area quickly affects others. Trade doctors divide firms by size and conclude small firms under 21 employees discharge far fewer workers during downturns, offering a stability advantage.

Otto Mallory Girard The Philadelphia Inquirer

Theories on Right and Left Handedness

The article discusses whether handedness is hereditary, noting infants show no preference until several months old. It reviews the primitive warfare theory linking shield use to right-handed dominance and acknowledges alternative views: development by accident or education, and physiological bases. It also mentions a tendency for right-handedness to align with right eye, ear, and foot.

English Nobleman Opens Historic Taverns as Museum Inn

A nobleman bought an old coaching tavern and planned to run it as a museum and inn. The first customer challenged the venture by asking if his served cheese sandwich was an antique, highlighting the blend of relics and hospitality in the new venture.

The Personal Touch Hat Sales Clerk Observes Odd Habit

A hat department clerk notes men habitually touch their new Kelley hats after trying them on. He explains the unconscious habit of adjusting the hat to rest in a preferred position and asserts customers know their correct way to wear it.

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