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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1921
Page
2
The author longs for a clear blue sky and green turf a winding road and a three hour march to dinner and thought. He values solitude preferring to brood without social interruptions yet fears breaking social norms. He favors being alone or fully at others' disposal and contemplates silent heart eloquence over argument. A note cites a table by Wilkin Stazlett.
A historical overview traces the corn laws from their medieval origins to their repeal in 1816 under Sir Robert Peel. It notes how taxes on grain varied with prices, the shift as England industrialized, and Maghild’s later embrace of free trade to improve export conditions.
California hosts unmatched variety of Native languages but most are vanishing quickly. Only a handful of speakers remain for many dialects, and nearly every year a dialect dies with the last speaker. Efforts aim to record these languages to illuminate Pacific coast history.
A Virginia countryside corridor near White House station holds a historic farm once home to Gen. W. L. J. Lee and an estate linked to a pivotal Washington bid for fame. The site hosts the cradle of George Washington and Martha Custis, old St. Peter's church, Cornwallis's Yorktown retreat, Lafayette, and the Seven Pines battlefield edge.
The article recounts how London’s rivers once shaped the capital and notes the Tyburn and Thames connection through Marble Arch to Westminster. It details vanished channels, buried bridges, historic fords, and old streams like Fleet ditch Wellbrooke Langbourne Oldbourne and mentions other rivers now hidden or altered in the urban landscape.
The article catalogues diamonds as symbols of power and desire across cultures. Writer Gardner Williams notes gems found in temples, royal regalia, battles, and markets, amid plunder and tragedy. Diamonds endure, famed as an unbreakable, ultra-reflective substance impervious to acids and solvents.
The Roman Coliseum, the largest amphitheater known for gladiatorial fights and beasts, features repeated arches and stories, a roofless design, and a solid upper tier with pilasters. Some scholars suggest the upper stories supported a vast silk awning over the arena during spectacles.
A fragment notes the hare bell flower guards itself from rain by drooping its head when petals open, avoiding water damage. The piece praises the plant for practical rain preparedness and contrasts it with human behavior. It highlights the flower’s habit of standing tall as buds but drooping when blooming to shed rain.
A naïve countryman returns from his first trip to New York and asks the postmaster about the metropolis. He mishears the word and replies that the metropolis wasn’t open, highlighting comic confusion in a Boston Transcript item.
The exchange between two men escalated not by firearms but through letter writing. No pistols were involved in the dispute, as the conflict moved through documented communications rather than violence.
Jet, a lignite like stone used for beads rings and buttons since Bronze Age times, is believed to originate from coniferous wood preserved in jet rock. Roman relics and Whitby abbey rosaries reference its widespread use, with occasional bitumen droplets suggesting wood origins.
An inquest links two crane deaths to steel fatigue, noting metal tires under prolonged stress much like the human body. Experts explain fatigue varies with prior load, and contractors must rest crane chains. curing fatigue involves heating and lime burial, while bridges also feel fatigue and benefit from rest days.
The tomato was long viewed as poisonous by Europeans and Americans. A child’s supper tale reveals how disbelief turned to affection after a bite. Introduced to Europe in the sixteenth century via Morocco, it earned Italian and French names tied to Moorish origins and love.
The Chicago Journal explains how imperfect mirrors once distorted faces and how light refracts when crossing air and water. It notes that apparent bending comes from rays changing direction, not the objects, leading to advances in microscopes telescopes and cameras.
A young graduate becomes junior partner to a famed lawyer who boasts never losing a case. The Supreme Court reverses a decision favorable to the senior partner, revealing the retainer means he never loses, not the client. The junior learns the truth as the practice ethics unfold.
The lace wing fly features gauze like wings and fine silk threads to suspend its eyes. Eggs change color from green to white before hatching. It aids gardeners by attacking green flies that harm currant and other fruit trees.
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