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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1929
Page
3
A product advertisement promotes Kettler's Whooping Cough Remedy for winter coughs laryngitis asthma and throat catarrh with Ernest Kettler R. Ph. at 87 East 137th Street Riverdale Illinois and Riverdale phone number.
In a brief item the New York American outlines the term clock watcher and its use to describe a quitter who minimizes time at work. The piece defines traits and implications for employers and staff.
The Village of Riverdale petitions the Cook County Court for a special assessment to pay for sidewalks on Atlantic Street from 137th Street to the B and O Railroad. The Board of Local Improvements reports final completion and sets a hearing for April 8 1929 at 10 AM with objections to be filed beforehand. President John C Zornow signs the notice, dated Mar 22 29.
The phrase thumbs down, used to condemn, is traced to an ancient Roman gesture signaling the victorious gladiator to kill the loser, according to historical commentary. The article notes that the expression evolved into a modern symbol of disapproval.
Rd Dudley one of ten pros chosen to represent America in the Ryder cup matches to be played on the Moortown courses in England, after resting briefly at Sea Island Beach Georgia between rounds.
In heavy snow or forests or with eyes closed people tend to walk in large circles, not straight lines. The cause is unequal strides from a slightly longer step by one leg, a minor bodily asymmetry revealed in 1929 by the Western Newspaper Union.
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