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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
6
A collection of short myths and hints with items offered to a deity including air rainbow sky fire meteor earth ruby sea pearl and symbolic meanings. Also mentions Uncle Dick joke Arbor Day origins and a Bucks County tale about patience and an Irish superstition about taming a vicious horse with whispered creeds.
A New York zoo curator explains rattlesnakes gain each rattle through skin shedding, about three times a year. Babies are born without a rattle, then acquire segments as they shed, with total rings rarely exceeding ten to eleven before they wear out.
Australians recall buffalo in the north where empty lands exist. The buffalo thrives since import, yielding hide and horns as revenue. The hot territory makes it unsuitable for meat, and attempts to yard him fail as the beast resists driving and shows strong defiance. It is noted the mad buffalo has four stomachs and does not chew the cud.
Stanton anticipates a weeks long trip with his traveling father. After two weeks a card arrives delaying the return. He whispers to his baby brother and holds the card over the crib repeating this card is from father, don’t you remember father.
The practitioner states that with the latest scientific instruments and methods no eye drops are used and every patient fitted with glasses by him is satisfied. Glasses are prescribed only when vision is improved by them.
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