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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
9
John Galsworthy story excerpt features a tense moment as a policeman scans a man and a girl enters, triggering Miss Hetty’s nervous reaction in a Boston Evening Transcript publication.
Des Moines Legion member Lawrence Q. Stewart gains notice as writer painter and sculptor. He authored Rainbow Bright an informal history of the Forty second division with sketches torn from his gas mask sketchbook prepared under fire. A preface is by Col FE R Bennett. He studied at the Chicago Art Institute Beau Arts New York and taught at Drake University. He plans a Lincoln bust for the Abraham Lincoln high school in Des Moines.
Disabled veterans at Oteen NC ward 18 send a mite box and note to the National Treasurer of the American Legion. They report funds will support the Legion endowment to decorate 32 000 overseas graves each Memorial Day with a forget me not remembrance.
Ambassador Myron T. Tierrick endorses the American Legion campaign to raise funds for decorating 32,000 overseas graves each Memorial Day. He praises the Legion's responsibility, permanence, and the sacred trust of honoring fallen soldiers. Messages of approval also come from General Pershing and Secretary of War Weeks.
More than 30,000 workers are employed in Canada’s paper pulp sector, reflecting the industry’s sizable labor force and economic footprint across provinces and mills. This figure underscores the sector’s importance to regional employment and industrial output.
An Atlanta anecdote recalls a colored woman returning her mistress’s clothes after a three week delay. Health officials fumigated the items, and the woman quipped that her “step husband” had caused the mix up, while the mistress asked what a step husband was.
A small jar of preserved fruit becomes a quick dessert using Plymouth Rock Gelatine. One box makes four pints of jelly flavored as you prefer, offering a speedy, customizable treat.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge explains that swapping with neighbors brings trouble as folks must spend time hiding from those they swapped with. His wife questions the logic while noting the ongoing reckoning of the swap.
A drought stricken Ohio church sees its prayer for rain cut short when an airplane crashes through the church roof amid the minister's plea for divine bounty. The incident, noted by the Boston Evening Transcript, adds a grim twist to the day’s events.
A Cleveland Times quotation argues that rest and change are prescribed only for the wealthy, implying unequal treatment in medical advice and resources. The remark critiques medical accessibility and how recommendations vary by social status, reflecting broader disparities.
A collection of syndicated quips and anecdotes. A trial witness defines oath as truth in fact and in spirit, with humor about dishonor. A New Haven anecdote recalls changing a tavern name to deter tramps. Other jokes touch on wealth, liberal spending, and a tree growing atop a factory smokestack in Turners Falls Massachusetts.
A terse exchange shows the editor asked if the Office Boy is responsible. The office boy denies and the caller discards a poem into the waste basket. The fragment hints at newsroom attitudes toward submissions and censorship.
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