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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
3
A fashion writer notes longer silhouettes dominate daily wear with bloused waists flowing sleeves and full drapery. Flappers cling to short skirts but even they drift toward mid-length. capes and long coats surge, silk leads midsummer attire with cape margins and decorative chenille collars enhancing waistlines.
Describes summer cloaks as beautiful yet protective with gray blue coats resembling Italian officer cloaks. Notes satin and gabardine contrasts, cape yokes, and varied flounces. Discusses traveling shepherds plaid coats, evening dress in dark blue serge with long waist, belt, padded collars, full skirt, and stylish hats, ending with a sales nudge.
Little Willie returns home with a black eye after being hit by Johnny Smith. His mother recalls the Sunday school lesson about heaping coals on enemies heads. Willie responds that he had no coal so he stuck his rivals head in the ash barrel.
An advertisement promotes Allens Foot Ea antiseptic powder to soothe tired feet and bunions, relieve sweating and blisters, and prolong shoe and stocking life by keeping feet cool and comfortable. Regular use supports rested, refreshed feet.
An electrical mine locomotive in a Wyoming coal mine remains in service after 27 years, hauling 3,712,500 tons of coal. The unit has outlasted multiple workers and shifts, proving reliability as a steady workhorse of the mine.
Cautionary note urges mothers to examine each bottle of Castoria for the Gy 7 signature. Promotes a remedy used for over 30 years and claims children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A cabinet tale from Everybody's Magazine recalls a minister visiting an only child. Little Ethel answers seven when asked how many siblings she has to spare her mother embarrassment. The mother learns the lesson and the girl defends their poverty with wit.
London notes say George B. Chappell, author of The Cruise of the Kawa, gains quick fame lecturing on what he left out of the book. He now appears in audiences wearing a polo helmet he claims was Marco Polo’s original headgear for the first chukka, a device that suits his rising reputation on the other side of the pond.
The Bowery in New York City hosted the world’s first street railway on the New York and Harlem road, opening to public travel in 1832. The text remarks on friendships amid caution about loving enemies.
A Scots widow mourns her late husband Macintosh for 18 months then selects MacIntyre as her second husband. She teases him about being worthy while noting her linen marked MELI explains the choice. The scene ends with the widow’s playful reveal.
A man from the western backcountry visits New York for dinner. He demands the napkin be taken away, claiming he already has a handkerchief and resents the suggestion. He draws a six shooter but delivers his rebuke in a calm, measured tone.
The piece notes electricity production in America has risen more than fifteenfold in under two decades. It states current output exceeds five times the total annual effort of all men working eight hours daily. It reflects praise for industrial progress and labor.
The line asserts that collaboration improves outcomes and suggests every manufacturer should adopt a dual brain approach. It uses a proverb to promote teamwork and shared problem solving as a business advantage.
A busy boss asks about an Agriculture call. Annie attempts to locate the department in a phone directory but cannot find Agriculture. She reports she searched all C and K sections and could not locate the name, leaving the command unresolved and comic in tone.
An elderly explorer who died in Australia at ninety four once used bagpipes to aid a retreat. After capture at Eureka, he joined Victoria police and helped capture the bushranger Jewboy. He later led an expedition seeking Leichardt and recalled a 200 natives confrontation where pipes secured safe withdrawal.
A juror described as intelligent is questioned before rejection to determine genuine suitability. The dialogue suggests delaying verdicts to scrutinize potential bias and ensure fair selection.
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