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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1919
Page
7
The article surveys enduring superstitions from witchcraft accusations to animal witness rules, noting old trials in Worfolk and Basle, with livestock like cows, roosters, and pigs cited in verdicts. It contrasts historic beliefs with modern skepticism and humorously notes lengthy legal battles and curious outcomes.
The glass industry in Japan expanded after World War I as imports from France Belgium and Germany halted. A model factory started in 1876 and later privatized, with 1918 exports valued at 1,766,000 dollars signaling domestic production growth for window glass that once relied on imports.
The London Daily News printed an appeal from a three times wounded ex-stretcher bearer seeking work for £200. He earned £15 a week as a civilian clerk and finds peacetime routine intolerable. He recalls wartime bravery at Martinpuich and Ypres and hopes cinema work or other risky tasks may offer purpose.
France faced a flood of memorial proposals after World War I but Clemenceau blocked many from artists and financiers. The Touring Club of France created a notable memorial near the Marne front, placing a chapel with the inscription The Benediction of a Prayer in Eternal Remembrance over its door.
A Thrift Magazine piece claims farmers opposed daylight saving because roosters refused the new schedule. Ice-chickens balked at starting work early, so farmers must wake the roosters themselves. Mutual antagonism rose as lawmakers faced repeal.
The Journal of the American Medical Association states that pulmonary complications from influenza may be largely avoided by bed rest and warmth at onset. Influenza itself is not usually fatal, and rest and warmth early in the illness are more effective than other measures in preventing complications and reducing fatalities.
In a New Haven church in colonial times a nail shipment turned out to be full of Spanish silver dollars. The puzzled trustees debated whether to inform the Boston merchant or seek a correction. The merchant replied that the coins came from a privateer and could not be rectified. The deacons melted the coins into a baptismal service.
The piece discusses Mark Twain’s vivid imagination and difficulty telling straight events. Albert Bigelow Paine edited Twain’s Life, cutting much autobiographic material after investigation with living contemporaries. Twain’s memory fades with age, recalling mainly the imagined rather than past facts.
Two hundred members of the Professional Musicians Association of New South Wales served at the front in the great war. Returned men recall a famed harpist who in peace time trained his fingers daily, and who last years was seen mixing cement in a tunnel in France.
The piece notes most European figures of prominence are visiting America while William Hohenzollern remains absent. It also mentions local calls to lift restrictions quickly in the country and critiques kid elements adopting strict school rule ratifications.
A black snake, found in a hen house, swallowed a china nest egg and died while trying to escape. A post mortem was performed to remove the egg, ending its egg stealing career.
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