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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1920
Page
4
The passage criticizes fixed delivery times, contrasts farmer pay with barrel costs, discusses profit sharing versus labor sharing, and argues against profiteers skimming consumer value. It laments rising prices for church suppers and predicts Bolshevik success by provoking urban starvation to quell unrest.
The piece argues that postwar crime rises as young men imitate luxury thefts from major cases in San Francisco New York and elsewhere. It warns that wars provoke violence and vagrant habits while urging strong police, skilled detectives, and well funded forces to deter crime and trace thieves.
The rural regions face costly transport and aging roads. Calls include banning extremely heavy trucks in Illinois, expanding road networks to connect farms to markets, and mobilizing voluntary local labor. Emphasizes public road upkeep, state and city cooperation, and building branch rail lines where profitable.
A 1839 breakthrough in photography is linked to Da zuerre who captured sunlit scenery on a plate. In 1840 Prof. John W. Draper in New York photographed his sister Dorothy, the first likeness made on a prepared background using sunlight, a process taking about an hour.
Dr. W Griffith denies playing poker beyond one game in his life. He recalls trouncing his partner by trumping an ace, a mistake cited by observers of the Chicago scene.
Discoveries reveal the craft of die making existed among the Greeks as early as 800 B C. Earlier artifacts show knowledge of shaping metals and stamping dies, indicating advanced workshop techniques in ancient Greece.
A clipped fragment notes the old-fashioned family now busy with the flivver and pondering economy rather than luxury. The line hints at changing priorities and a shift from past comforts.
An article surveys jumping feats across animals and humans noting the whale tops at 25 feet clear of water, dwarfing tiger and dog jumps, with human records in 1914 at 6 feet 7 3 16 inches and long jumps near 24 feet 11 3 4 inches. It mentions grasshopper leaping 200 times its length.
The piece traces how lighting evolved from link boys in old England to permanent street lamps, lanterns, gas and electric lights. It notes how caves and railroad tunnels shifted from candles and trains to electric illumination, highlighting a broad move to electric lighting in modern infrastructure.
Toys, as a whole, have yielded larger profits than any other class of inventions.
A humorous note from the Arkansas Thomas Cat lampoons Hot Springs residents who flaunt licenses to appear pretentious. The horse editor frames Ike and others as self important figures, poking fun at local vanity.
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