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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1924
Page
10
The article notes Venice ranked highly among Italian cities for its array of picturesque epithets. It cites "The Bride of the Adriatic" and "Queen of the Adriatic" for its status as a medieval commercial hub, and mentions "The City of St. Mark" and "The City of the Lion" referencing the cathedral and emblematic winged lion.
A tourist asks where a great battle was fought. A local boy directs him to the hilltop, but the tourist wants the field. The boy explains the field belongs to Farmer Johnson who would not lend it for village events.
The text notes diamond as the hardest substance and carborundum as a close counterpart. It states mercury is the softest metal with potassium next, and lead is the softest common metal with gold next. It also claims gold is the most malleable metal and silver next.
A Frenchwoman or translator, speaking Russian, visits the home office and repeatedly shows her passport during talks with porters. Officers recall a 1919 transfer from the French to the north Russian front. After a long chat, an intelligence officer signals colleagues and says the woman wants a house or a small flat.
Professor Wiechert of Holland concludes Earth has a central iron or steel core about 5,500 miles across, encased by a stony shell roughly 1,000 miles thick. He proposes a liquid or plastic layer just under the surface between the rind and the core.
The Indian Army uses goatskin water bags to avoid religious conflicts among soldiers. Muslims cannot drink from pigskin and Hindus cannot drink from calfskin, so goatskin is used to accommodate all faiths.
A Dolton Branch High School patriotic program with Chas W. Farr speaking on Washington to Coolidge and illustrated by pictures will be held Monday at 8 p m at the Dolton theatre. The event includes a musical program, a community sing along led by Kaynor, and solos by Mr and Mrs Kaynor.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a competitive examination for a postmaster in Dolton. Held under a May 10 1921 presidential order, not civil service act rules. Apply at the Dolton post office or to the Civil Service Commission in Washington for Form 2241 and related forms 2223 2358. Submit properly executed Form 2241 to arrange the exam.
Live fish shipments in tank cars from the Illinois river to New York City have resumed at Chillicothe. The cars carry 30 000 pounds and are reported cheaper than packing fish in ice filled boxes.
This piece surveys common cat superstitions about luck and misfortune. It notes believers fear black cats crossing paths at weddings and sneezing predicts trouble, while kittens reverse meanings. It warns seven years of bad luck for offending witches in cat form.
In a family meant for pride the Pittman children boast top rankings in various subjects with Tommy first in reading Alice first in arithmetic Sammy first in sports and Janet proudly ranked first out of the building when the bell rings revealing a humorous finish.
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