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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1922
Page
5
The text urges constant effort toward a clear life goal. It compares wandering to chided progress and stresses keeping head down, working, and directing energy toward attainment, citing time as a regulator of conduct and success.
An old diary tale tells how a lone crow joined the whaling ship Diana during a voyage in the Arctic. After being nursed back to health it refused to leave, roosting in the rigging each night and returning to the deck with the ship when it sailed on. The crow finally rejoined the crew moments from Hull after the Diana urged it ashore.
The husband of the novelist extols her virtues saying she has keen observation, strong descriptive power, and an inexhaustible vocabulary. He notes she can view another woman's gown briefly and describe it at length without repetition.
A short guide explains testing dairy milk with spirits of salts to detect adulteration. If the milk turns pink, it indicates tampering. use the test to expose the milkman. Also suggests using the same method to test vinegar, which turns green if bogus.
Immense swarms of locusts covered the permanent way on the Graaff Reinet line delaying a train for two hours. Passengers and officials struggled with improvised methods to clear the line and resume travel as insects lay two feet deep in places.
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