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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1924
Page
4
London Tit-Bits quotes Mr. Dixon-Payne of the School of Chiropody warning that tooth decay harms joints, especially in the feet. He notes only 25 percent of 27 000 women surveyed have perfect feet and blames shoes, stockings, and changing heel heights for foot suffering.
A Hollywood Athletic Club member never read his wife’s tabs at the beauty parlor. She enjoyed frequent visits charging to a tab until a final bill arrived. He opened it, learned no more services could be extended, and sent a thankful note to the club.
Chicago Democrat Matthew D. Hartigan, born on 2836 Wallace Street, leads in his primary and appears first on the ballot for Judge of the Municipal Court on June 2. A Kent College of Law graduate (1915), he practices at 56 W Randolph Street Suite 500-504 Woods Building and is endorsed by ex servicemen groups. He belongs to the Chicago Bar Association and several professional and fraternal organizations.
A London Daily Graphic writer praises the monkey as a fashionable pet, noting four months of ownership. The monkey coexists with a dog and cat, behaves cleverly, and acts with vampiric affection. He may coax late-night mischief to demand release and a warm cage.
Two men discuss halting nuisance toward the president. They agree to form an organization at once and appoint a notification committee to call on the President. The dialogue emphasizes protecting the president’s health by stopping outside interference.
An ordinance orders the sale of Lots 20 through 26 in Freitag's Subdivision part of SE quarter and NW fractional 8 in Cook County. Proposals are to be opened July 10, 1924 at 8 p.m. in the Park Building. Bids published for 30 days in The Pointer.
The United States Navy seaplane NC-4 completed the first transatlantic flight in May 1919. Led by Lieut. Com. A C Read the crew included Lieuts EB Stone Walter Hinton Ensign H C Redd and Chief Machinist Mate E B Rhoades. The voyage from Rockaway Beach New York to Plymouth England took 57 hours and 16 minutes.
The tale traces early banking from Babylonian clay tablets to Egibl & Son around 600 to 700 B C. It notes the first modern style bank, early Chinese paper money issues, and a Chinese bank circa A D 1000, highlighting the long evolution of financial systems.
The Kentucky rifle, Colt revolver and Winchester repeating rifle are highlighted as distinctively American. The rifle evolved from 1650 era boar rifles made by Swiss and German gunsmiths who settled in Lancaster and Bucks counties Pennsylvania. They crafted by hand using nearby iron, adapting boar guns to meet hunters and Indian fighters needs.
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