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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
4
A string of satirical observations mocks public figures and social trends. References to President Coolidge, flood relief, cross eyed cures, youth aspirations, fashion impact on employment, lawn envy, marriage advice, and increasing foot size appear as humorous angles on daily life. The piece blends playful jabs with social critique.
The article praises physicians for preventing disease and extending life. It notes doctors often offer charity to those in need while urging paying patients to do their part. It implies many accounts are unpaid due to neglect rather than poverty and calls for responsible payment.
In some cities efforts aim to cut the amount of homework for pupils. Parents complain of too much home study amid laxer home discipline and uncertain study conditions. Some educators say better study methods in lower grades can ease the burden.
The passage argues that children can accomplish substantial work in the classroom reducing home study. It notes variations in nerves and temperament among students, with some easily stressed and others calm. It adds that few children are harmed by excessive study and overachievers should stop worrying about workload.
The piece laments Mississippi valley flood losses as many homes are swept away. It stresses that homes carry emotional value beyond shelter and urges generous aid to rural families to help them start anew despite memorable attachments.
The text notes boys and older youths frequently beg rides along roadsides to reach nearby places. It argues the practice distracts drivers, encourages idling, and diverts youths from work, urging individuals to rely more on themselves for transportation needs.
A Florida paper reports a Kentucky man received a government $20 check by error, cashed it, and claimed he believed the per capita wealth of the United States was $20, thinking the government sent him his share.
The text lists regional standards for ancient Greek kingdoms, noting Attica with a white war horse, Corinthians with a winged horse, Lacedemonians with the letter L, Thracians with a death head, Thessalonians with the immortal sorrel horse Xanthes, and Messenians with the letter M, as the nation presents a single banner divided among rivals.
A collage of quips and vignettes about modern women promises time as a scarce resource. Jokes touch marriage proposals, advertising mishaps, Charleston critiques, necking quirks, and a boarding house laugh with a Riverdale tone.
The text notes that casting out nine is a common method to verify multiplication, addition, subtraction, and division but is not infallible and regarded by mathematicians as a test rather than an absolute proof.
The article notes Benjamin Franklin credited with first using electricity to ignite explosive charges in 1751 and explains modern mining practice uses electrical firing for safety.
The first Oxford University library was founded in 1820 by Thomas Cobham bishop of Worcester. In 1508 Sir Thomas Bodley undertook the cost of making the library fit and handsome with seats shelves and all that may be needed, believing he could not busier himself to a better purpose.
A witty fragment from the Newark Ohio Advocate notes a woman in a bright red coat and red lips, a playful verse about style and love. It also includes a joke about a wife wanting a Palm Beach health trip and a doctor’s quip on curing her illness but not her ideas.
A contractor fumes over a wet pavement after a child steps on it. His wife scolds him. In another gag a mother shows a letter from her son who is washing dishes at a restaurant, as the father recalls his boy’s aim to “clean up a million.”
Materials used in motor car and truck manufacture include tron steel plate glass aluminum copper tin lead zinc and nickel. Numerous alloys of these minerals enter into the production of the product.
A report notes that repainting and minor repairs add weight to ships, increasing overall load by a notable amount. The estimate claims about nine tons per year per cargo vessel of 8,000 tons.
The term encaustic means burned in and describes earthenware tiles with inlaid patterns made from different colored clays and fired together to create multicolored designs.
The common housefly occurs worldwide and deposits eggs on putrifying matter. Larvae hatch within 24 hours and reach full growth in three to four weeks, making the fly a dangerous agent in disease spread.
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