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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
6
Johnny Farrell won the national open golf championship in Chicago defeating Jones 143 to 144 after a tense 36 hole playoff. Farrell clinched victory with a seven foot closing putt as 5,000 fans roared after a dramatic duel highlighted by three late crises testing nerve and skill.
Elsie Braun former Lady Cunliffe daughter of the late Lord Dunbar died in poverty in Denver after being found starved in a hotel room. Once rich and titled she lived as an ordained pastor in the Theosophical Society and gave most of her wealth to the poor.
Popular actor Holbrook Blinn collapsed at his Croton-on-Hudson home Journey's End after being thrown from a horse on June 16. Initial reports of minor injuries gave way to a fatal infection requiring blood transfusion as septic embolus cut off circulation to his right lung.
Secretary Kellogg announces invitation to all Latin American republics for a conference on conciliation and arbitration to be held in Washington on December 10. The United States will be represented by Kellogg and former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes.
Six gunmen robbed an express car of the Canadian National Railways at Union Station in Ontario Toronto stealing registered mail worth $100,000. No injuries reported as the thieves fled the scene.
George Roberts a retired London businessman and former cracker-maker executive has acquired Methuen & Co. for about £300,000. He says he has never read a book and bought the shares as an investment and out of private interest.
Magistrate Dryer announced that smiles will not avert punishment in traffic court. Miss Virginia Vanderlip, nineteen, was fined 25 dollars for speeding in her red roadster.
Fox film aerial expedition members faced hard ships after fog and snow stranded them in northern Alaska for over three weeks. Three walked nearly 100 miles in extreme cold toward Point Barrow while relief flyers Matt Nieminen and Richard Heyser returned. Pilot R S Merrill director Charles Clarke and cameraman Jack Robertson recover at a makeshift Point Barrow hospital from exposure.
A Pittsburgh newspaper man, already famed for a bed bound door opener, unveils a new invention. While in bed listening to the radio, he holds a weight linked to a cord that controls the radio. when he falls asleep, the weight drops and shuts the radio off.
The artist Holbein enjoyed favor with King Henry VIII and earned two hundred florins annually. A jealous nobleman disrupted a portrait session, and Holbein reacted physically. The king intervened, demanding the noble withdraw and warning that harm to Holbein would rebound on the offender.
The barracuda ranks as one of the fastest fishes, capable of speeds around 70 to 72 miles per hour. This brief note highlights its high velocity as a standout trait among sea creatures.
Fuller notes that without audit and accountability servants will mismanage funds and avoid scrutiny, leading to careless spending and hidden costs. The passage warns that neglect of oversight erodes trust and financial discipline within households or organizations.
An old advertisement touts Ketter s Whooping Cough Remedy as a superior treatment for whooping cough winter coughs laryngitis asthma and catarrh of the throat across various ailments.
Riverdale Pharmacy operates under Ernest Kettler R Ph at 87 East 137th Street Riverdale Illinois with phone listing Riverdale 46.
The article notes the canonical hours as fixed day prayers in the Christian church, outlining matins prime terce sext none vespers and compline, established in the sixth century for daily devotion. It explains these offices mark specific times for structured prayer throughout the day.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript highlights a household tip about ink stains. It suggests removing ink before it spills is easier than after. The piece reads as a quick domestic advisory from a newspaper column.
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