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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1921
Page
5
A quirky household note from the Boston Transcript questions how often chores should be done when items vanish. The commentary hints at tricks of the compositor and a wary view of maintenance routines.
A 1921 article explains savings banks as safe thrift tools for workers and mid income earners. It notes deposits of 34 cents daily can reach 647.63 in five years, offers option to convert to dividend stocks or bonds, and warns against risky speculative sales aided by brokers and untrustworthy operators. It stresses consulting bankers and brokers and cautions about blue sky swindles.
The article describes traditional Japanese courtship rituals using flowers and signals. It details the plum blossom token, nighttime door sprig of celastrus alatus, and the significance of accepting gifts and family honors. It notes the wedding settlement by the groom, a complimentary present, sixty prescribed gifts, and a silk marriage girdle with gold embroidery.
The Electrical World notes that aged dirty lamps lose about 25 percent of light between cleanings. To achieve the same foot candle level, lamp ratings must be about 33 percent higher than calculations based on new clean lamp efficiency.
The article notes the nose flute once used in Hawaii as part of hula music. It describes the instrument as a small whistle blown through one nostril with the other nostril closed by a finger to modulate pitch. Museums hold remaining examples, while some elder natives may still play lines of dulcet nasal strains.
Legends across cultures link Withy Way to guiding lights and celestial events. Chinese and Japanese stories call it a stream with silver fish. American Indians and African Bushmen tie it to guiding lights for wandering spirits. Greek myth ties Whaetons sun chariot to monsters of the zodiac and a scorched Milky Way.
A Boston Herald writer recalls Commodore Preble’s quick temper in a Portland home. While guests lingered, a crashing table from upstairs startled them. Mrs Preble asked what was happening and the Commodore roared that the noise was his “Diasted temper.”
The article traces lamp evolution from hand crafted models to Greek and Roman lamps. Makers strove for artistic triumphs, inscribing their names on vessels. Despite pale light, ancient lamps were costly, valued for beauty rather than lighting efficiency.
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