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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1924
Page
7
Sir Alfred Yarrow a practical engineer and captain of industry donated almost 500000 for the advancement of scientific research in England.
A commentary argues that winning genuine public support is key to political success and that strong backing is a prerequisite for politicians to seek office. It links voter favor to future campaigns and leadership chances.
The weather bureau provides special forecasts for air mail at surface, 1000, 2500, and 5000 feet. This brief bulletin outlines the four altitude levels used for forecasting conditions affecting mail air transport.
Lloyds, the marine underwriters association, derives its name from a Seventeenth Century coffee house run by Edward Lloyd, where insurers and traders met to discuss risks. The establishment became a hub for maritime business and reporting.
Several thousand women plan to attend the National Women's Christian Temperance Union Golden Jubilee convention in Chicago November 14 to 19 to celebrate the organization’s fiftieth birthday. A luncheon at Hotel Morrison announced the event with delegates expected from every state and a Citizens' committee including Mrs. Medill McCormick and Mrs. J Ogden Armour among others.
Notice of change of name for West Hammond Trust & Savings Bank to First Trust & Savings Bank of Calumet City. Special meeting on April 11 1924 with 354 shares approving unanimously. Certificates filed with Illinois Auditor and Cook County Recorder. Calumet City Illinois. April 18 1924. David Posner president Carroll secretary.
An English nobleman buys a historic coaching tavern to operate as a museum and inn. The first customer, served with an ancient cheese slice between two musty bread slices, asks in frustration whether this is a sandwich or an antique.
A fragmentary OCR note discusses culinary skill, noting that art in cookery hinges on detecting a bad flavor and rejecting it, while mere mechanical talent is insufficient.
Secretary Wallace outlines ten principles for cooperative marketing in a nationwide ABA publication. Emphasized are member control, low cost marketing, focus on a single commodity, adequate volume and clear contracts, purpose beyond mere organization, transparent communication, expert management, sound accounting, strong financial reserves, and self perpetuation with formal legal status.
The petrified forest, a national monument since 1906, lies south of Adamana in northern Arizona along the Santa Fe railroad. Three main groups hold abundant petrified trunks some over 100 feet long, formed when ancient cedar-like trees fossilized by silica-rich minerals from surrounding sandstone.
A visit to Harrow highlights the famous Hill and a world renowned school where straw hats form a signature view. The Harrovian straw hat, tied with an elastic at the back, dominates in all weathers and ages with 600 to 700 boys contributing to a busy trade as hats wear out quickly.
An elderly man, seen loitering near the seal tank at a Southern city zoo, tells the superintendent he means no harm. He explains he has taken a lodge and was elected grand keeper of the seal, needing pointers.
Native cooks extract fat from butter fish by boiling in cedar vats. Heated stones are dropped into water to raise oil to the surface where it is skimmed.
Lakehurst New Jersey May 20 Brakes on an airship with five 400 horse power engines will enable forward or reverse operation without reverse gears in the Zeppelin ZR 3. The ship will fly 4500 nautical miles from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst this summer and could moor and slow in a wind. Captain Ernest A Lehmann says the ZR 3, the finest of 126 Zeppelins, will revolutionize commercial aviation carrying over 44 tons at 80 mph.
The phrase shirts of Nessus describes torture from a centaur gifted garment. A wife convinces Hercules to wear it to rekindle love, but the shirt burns and kills him. The tale ends with a centaur as a symbol for perfect riding, merging man and horse.
Professor Paul Lindner of the Fermenting Industry Institute in Berlin reports that Anta' ants produce their own home brew inside their digestive canals. Yeasts act on milky juices they extract from aphids or plant lice kept specifically for this purpose.
An airplane must reach about 40 miles per hour while taxiing to become airborne and will fail if the speed remains below this threshold.
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