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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
2
A collage of quips about fame fortune romance and daily life. It riffs on bee farmers gardeners golf and finance with humorous lines about reputation women age gambling and a playful jab at modern trends and social habits. The piece blends aphorisms and light satire.
In London a business rival publicly called Frederick Padden a fool. He sued and the court awarded damages of $15,000, which Padden says proves the insult did not reflect his character.
Copenhagen reports the complete elk skeleton dating back about ten thousand years was found near Naestved during drainage trench work. The specimen is remarkably preserved with only small gaps in the skull and antlers.
A Chicago News note praises the radio as a powerful ally for realtors. As inventions draw people to homes, agents gain encouragement and optimism for sales. The piece frames broadcast media as a rising tool in real estate promotion.
Winters In Harvey George H. Coleman, manager of the DeKreke Brothers shows, reached a deal with the Harvey Chamber of Commerce for winter quarters. Twenty two wagons will be stored at the Buda foundry plant with a day and night watchman and one coach occupied by a family. The company, known for a Legion show earlier this year, will hire about fifteen workers for repairs before a spring opening likely in May.
A report to Kensington police stated a beer truck was en route from Dalton toward the city followed by a large touring car with armed men. An order to apprehend was issued but the truck turned out to hold only empty barrels, and no gatling gun mount or touring car was found after a full search.
Castalia’s “Blue Hole” sits on the village edge near Sandusky. A submerged stream reemerges through limestone vents forming a clear circular pool about thirty feet wide fed by Cold Creek, with minerals including lime and iron. The spring remains unfrozen in cold weather and powers early water mills since 1810.
An Indian widower requested a United States tombstone. The agent provided a stone misfit, the man retrieved another attempt, and weeks later a barber pole appeared at his wife's grave, a gesture of enduring love noted by Youths Companion.
John Burroughs proclaims nature as life’s greatest constant resource. He frames nature as an inexhaustible storehouse fueling health, intellect, and joy, offering facts to scientists artists images to painters poets inspiration to writers and moral guidance to all.
Practical advice urges every mother to keep antiseptic close for quick wound cleaning. Immediate cleansing helps prevent infection when children sustain bruises or small cuts.
John L. Whiteside of Marion named assistant commerce commissioner by Governor Small. Illinois Welfare conference to discuss delinquency counteraction in Urbana October 18 to 20. Edward Rector estate probate in Chicago with 2 million to DePauw University. State directs action against 2000 corporations over franchise taxes. Net Illinois university enrollment nears 10,000 with Cook county representation around two percent. Knights Templar parade in Chicago with 8000 marchers. next meeting set for Peoria. Coal mine disaster near Herrin kills three. one burned. State debt climbs from 3.67 to 14.91 per capita 1923–24. Dairy men named to National Dairy honor roll for butterfat production. Roadhouse licensing dispute debated as boards may be mandatory in practice.
The first U.S. canal was at South Hadley Falls Massachusetts in 1793. The Middlesex Canal around the Concord River mouth opened in 1804 after 1793 incorporation. It cost $700,000 to build and spanned 31 miles with a 24 foot width and 4 foot depth.
A meditation on the meaning of labor stressing that value rests not in the work itself but in what the individual puts into it. The quote contrasts mental effort with physical craft and suggests sincerity shapes outcomes beyond skill or land.
The piece explains milk curdling caused by diverse bacteria in hot dry periods. These organisms coagulate milk without rennet enzymes, affecting the albumin and casein proteins and spoiling milk.
The article traces the word sophomore to an old Greek derivation meaning both wisdom and foolishness, suggesting the label mocks students after their freshman year. It notes the shift from traditional meaning to a perceived double nature as second year students gain experience.
The piece describes an ancient bread process where acorns and beechnuts are pounded, the crushed grains soaked into a cake, and dried in the sun. It notes Pliny’s reference to a similar crude method with wheat.
A storyteller spoke of travels to eager youths and claimed a thrilling moment when sixty cannibals ran after him. When asked how he did it, he replied he ran and they chased him, eliciting astonished reactions.
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