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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
7
A Paris reception showcases Octave Latournelle the conjurer and Gen. Pascalon’s wife as a velvet slipper vanishes and reappears through a clever chase across the room. The general suspects a confederate but declares the stunt should not be repeated, ending the trick.
Reverend Dr. F M Foster of the Third Reformed Presbyterian church in New York preached a sermon to young men on bachelor life. He criticised unmarried men and the unhappiness of bachelor women and urged society to reform its social methods. He claimed bachelors die early and are a cranky lot who fail to make others happy.
A Japanese traveler in a local hotel window remarks that Americans miswear pajamas. He notes Japanese practice of rolling trousers to the knee for comfort while sleeping, contrasting with Americans wearing trousers full length.
A young barrister clashed with Lord Esher the President of the Court of Appeals. The advocate claimed no reasonable person could doubt a proposition. The judge challenged the claim and the barrister replied. The master of the rolls urged him to proceed.
A Chicago courtroom hears a man’s love letters aloud during a hearing, provoking laughter as the missives reveal excessive romance and earnest emotion. The exchange highlights the quirky side of the legal process and the affectionate tone of the letters.
Dr. Edgar Hoffman of Germany contends that women reason only to a point and then "see blind" and lose sight of questions. He claims intellectual women lack love and are asexual, and that men should avoid marrying women with strong intellectual or artistic devotion. He says female singers are unfit for motherhood. New York World.
President Taft issues a sub 400 word message to Congress calling for immediate revision of the Dingley tariff. He cites changed conditions over 12 years, pledged Republican support, and urges rapid passage of a new tariff bill with minimal other business. The message was read aloud by a clerk after a messenger delivered it.
Guthrie Powers, 19, killed himself in his room by drinking carbolic acid after failing to find work. He left a note to Verna, the housekeeper’s child, expressing sorrow and a farewell. He had left home six weeks earlier after a quarrel with his stepfather.
Local ads warn of yearly grip outbreaks in spring and promote Ti Lanes Pleasant Tablets at 2% cents a box via druggists. Sample offers, and mail order details cite Orator F. Woodward of Le Roy New York. Also referenced are various tonics and remedies for teething and aching feet.
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