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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1921
Page
5
A Louisville Courier-Journal opinion excerpt notes admiration for solitary heroism while contrasting an annual income of 84 000 with a statistic that 90 percent of people earn less. The piece emphasizes personal achievement and financial disparity.
A brief remark on how posterity judges great work by the author s style, noting that style may be the sole personal mark left by a writer.
Instructions describe methods to exterminate clothing eating crickets by scattering snuff in their haunts pouring boiling water into crevices and filling open saucers with ginger cordial to lure and kill them.
The text notes that repeating a point to the same person is worth noting and urges controlling the urge to interrupt or correct others. It emphasizes saying the right thing in the right place and leaving unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
The St Louis Glove Democrat quips about steering youth away from bad grammar by proposing a playful reform. The item presents a humorous take on language, suggesting a coined verb to replace common errors.
The 1790 census listed states and territory then known as Vermont New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Southwest Territory now Tennessee.
A Kansas City Star column urges motorists to stop promptly after striking a pedestrian and to observe common courtesy. It argues that stopping avoids further trouble and reflects proper manners toward the injured party.
A Boston Transcript quip questions a scientist’s claim that the giraffe is utterly dumb and suggests the animal may not yet reveal anything of importance.
A concise note on political economy defining it as the production preservation and distribution of useful or pleasurable things. A Ruskin quotation frames the economy as aligning with optimal time and place for human goods.
Quote by Oliver Wendell Volumes on initiative divides humanity into doers and observers. It contrasts those who act with those who wonder why it was not done by others.
A tip suggests using a cork to apply cleansing powder on cutlery for better results than a cloth. If cleaning agents are unavailable, half a raw potato can be rubbed on steel knives as an alternative cleansing method.
In 1822 a vessel wrecked in the Gulf of Guinea carried palm-oil barrels. A single barrel from that cargo drifted and washed ashore at Jfamimerfest in Norway a year later, having traveled over 11 000 miles.
A successful man notes big potatoes top the heap while the unsuccessful man counters that without the rest there is no heap. The exchange playfully contrasts fortunes and teamwork.
A dense fog contains 20 000 to a million droplets per cubic inch depending on droplet size. The observation highlights how fog density varies with particle size and concentration.
In a Philadelphia Retail Ledger note the paper argues the term groom unfairly burdens men while brides are not advertised as any lesser. It playfully contrasts meanings of groom as horse caretaker or husband and notes no similar slight for bride in common usage.
A fragment notes Anthony Trellope, a novelist and 19th century post office surveyor in England from 1841 to 1867, connected to the Letter Box or concept. The text references his invention or association with the Letter Box amid his postal service career.
A Josh Billings quote argues bravery is daily practice, not impulse. True courage equals principled action unseen by others, making a man heroic whether or not the crowd observes him.
A historical note explains Vermont’s name derives from Verd and Mont meaning green mountains in French. It attributes the naming to Samuel de Champlain who, surveying the lake area, noted the green hills to the east, shaping the toponym.
A woman photographer photographed two men in a London studio stealing money from a shop till. She quickly developed the negative and handed it to police, leading to the arrest of the two suspects.
The Dolton village government authorizes the president and village clerk to issue anticipation warrants up to seventy five percent of the 1921 22 tax levy to cover ordinary expenses. Warrants may carry six percent interest and must specify the fund drawn. Officials and employees with salaries have priority in anticipation warrants. The ordinance becomes effective upon passage and approval.
A reflective Dickens quotation notes that those who lament darkness in nature and others reveal their own jaundiced hearts and moods, suggesting gloomy views stem from within rather than external reality.
A bee born in early summer lives about six weeks on average, not reaching the honey it gathers. Only bees born in late autumn survive until spring.
A complainant testified that a former friend secretly photographed her while she wore a gown of original design and then had a copy made. The remark described by the witness labeled the woman as the meanest in England.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica publishers once released a booklet with testimonial letters from notable users. One tenth of the readers misspelled Britannica, highlighting humorous slips in a formal tribute.
A Chicago Journal correspondent recalls a sailing mishap in which Bob and the narrator were washed overboard during a sudden shift in breeze. While clinging to the boat, Bob proposed, the narrator reluctantly said yes. He then suggested they abandon righting the craft and simply walk to shore.
A young teacher asked six year olds the prior lesson topic but a boy misanswered that it was about burning the bugs in the church. The mentor later learned the intended topic was burning incense in the temple.
The quotation contrasts the living mind’s persistent clearing of difficulties with the negative mind’s persistent formation of dross. It argues that as errors are removed, truth shines like molten silver, while the negative mind, once its dross is skimmed away, leaves nothing. Coventry Patmore presents a meditation on perception, truth, and the cleansing effect of constructive thinking.
A quotation from Professor James Ward extols individuals with open minds and independent judgment. It celebrates those who seek truth over rank, defy cajolement, and remain true to themselves. Such a population, Ward argues, would purify and renew nations and the world.
The quote asserts true artistic excellence comes from active effort and overcoming difficulties rather than passive impressions. Great artists gain eminence through labor and discipline, not by seeking places like Rome or Paris.
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