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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
6
Albert B. Fall former interior secretary, who arrived unexpectedly in El Paso, is reported improving by his daughter Mrs. Alexine Chase. He will rest a few days here before traveling to his ranch at Texas River.
Washington reports the departure of the Presidential party for Wisconsin was delayed due to Mrs Coolidge illness. Physicians say it is not serious but a long trip requires rest, so the summer camp trip is postponed for a short period.
Washington report places world cotton area at 72.5 million acres for 1927 28, down from 80.9 million in 1926 27, while world production is 28.6 million bales versus 28.0 million bales the prior year. The figures include China.
Official reports release new estimate of Cuba's next sugar crop at five million tons for harvest in December. President Machado may grant export restrictions but has not decided on retaining the sugar export corporation that controls overseas sales outside the United States.
Wireless dispatch from Oslo notes Nobile says the Italia crew is freezing with food supplies only days left. Kings Bay reports three missing and two injured, with ice conditions hindering rescue efforts and air landings. Captain Sverdrup doubts timely rescue. Rome hints at possible fatalities amid garbled messages.
The Health Department highlights Chicago as a healthy, entertaining vacation base. It stresses milk and water purity, safe foods, disease prevention, and dairy farm oversight. The piece touts fresh air from Lake Michigan, diverse leisure options, and the city’s climate, calling Chicago a premier summer resort.
The noted American naturalist Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster Massachusetts on March 7, 1849. He gained renown for his plant experiments and contributions to horticulture.
A maxim attributed to La Rochefoucauld asserts true eloquence lies in saying all that is necessary and nothing more, stressing conciseness and precision in expression. The quote emphasizes restraint and exactitude as hallmarks of refined rhetoric.
Travelers Cheques are described as individual money bearing the holder’s signature and usable by the signer. They are claimed to be accepted everywhere and serve as a simple passport for spending.
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