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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
12
A reflective verse praising daily blessings from light and work to family and nature. The speaker counts gratitude for weather, food, music, sorrow, growth, and the divine gift of perception, ending with a prayerful note on the expanding years.
A drunk man standing in three feet of water in Lima asks for a monkey wrench and, after wading back outside, uses the tool at a hydrant. He quips that somebody must shut the water off to prevent waste during the flood.
Historic wireless tests by Bell System engineers show trans Atlantic and Pacific reach, with President Theodore Vail and chief engineer John J. Carty exchanging talks from Washington to Mare Island and Honolulu. Experts tout ability to reach London Paris Rome Vienna Berlin and beyond as atmospheric conditions permit.
A column recalls ancient and modern egg throwing as a dramatic rebuke. Stories include New York youths in the 1950s pelting a pale actor who begged for one good egg and Shakespearean crowds dousing a day’s audience with bad eggs, one heckler ending up covered and expelled.
First tests reported by Lloyd E Spenscheid of AT T under John J. Carty show wireless talks between New York Washington San Francisco and Hawaii reaching long distances. Results described as conclusive supporting further transpacific and transatlantic experiments with Montauk Point and other towers. Official public publication includes Providence Washington Insurance Company financials for December 1 1914 and related data.
A detailed 1914 to 1915 financial statement for multiple insurers shows premiums received, income sources, and disbursements. It lists losses paid, expenses, state taxes, and agent commissions, with ledger assets including bonds, real estate, and cash, plus liabilities and total risks.
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