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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
4
The passage mocks political tactics and social trends. It lampoons paid protests, campaign strategizing, student attitudes, population concerns, car culture, and stock speculation while noting provisional stances on prohibition and public approval.
Friends mourn the eight term Congressman W. W. Wilson after his Sept. 16 primary defeat. The Chicago Heights Star notes his wartime service and voting record, praising his influence and predicting a difficult first term for the successor backed by the Thompson Tammany ticket.
Eight Illinois Agricultural Association men visit Cook County on October 25 with township leaders to recruit members for the Farm Bureau and Illinois Agricultural Association. The drive follows a spring campaign marked by bad weather but strong early growth, with nine new memberships in one week and ongoing interest in marketing and buying exchanges. The campaign notes include seed and supply orders, Durst as farm advisor touring counties, and plans to form fruit, dairy, and poultry marketing departments to aid farmers and coordinate livestock and grain marketing.
Two boys playing in a new house caused a crash. One fled while the other was questioned by Mr X next door. The latter admitted the incident and offered to pay for the broken window. He later returned with the first boy and money earned to cover the damage, proving his Scout honor.
English inventors claim a windmill with vertical vanes that generates power from wind blowing in any direction. They say it develops five times the power of a usual windmill and uses an electric generator with a storage battery to store energy for calm weather, appealing to country households amid rising coal and fuel oil costs.
The piece notes a shift in employment norms where lazy workers who loafed during busy times could be replaced. Employers now review staff more carefully and seek reliable help, while those who refuse to work will not starve but will not fare well in the labor market.
A historical note explains tongue regions for tastes. The tip detects pungent and acidic notes while the front perceives sweet and bitter flavors. The back and lower portions are said to sense fatty substances.
The Chicago Heights Milling Co known as the Midget Marvel began operations last Monday and now runs at capacity. The $50,000 plant on Thirteenth Street and Lincoln Avenue will produce five flour brands including unbleached flour. Output runs at 60 barrels daily, grinding 240 bushels of wheat with space to expand northeast of the former brewing plant.
The article outlines three magnet applications. It notes magnets withdraw small iron fragments from the eye area, describes Edison’s magnetic ore separator separating iron from stone dust in a crushed ore stream, and mentions a magnetized tack hammer aiding strawberry basket production with a device presenting tacks head up to workers.
A fragment from William James in Atlantic Monthly describes a psychologist’s morning after a tribal cactus psychoactive trial. He explains two days spoiled by the experience and its vivid sensory visions. The dose caused violent sickness for a day but no other symptoms, aside from lingering nausea.
The French town Chaudes Aigues in the Auvergne mountains with about 2000 people relies on boiling water wells to heat homes. Houses have floor holes connected to a main pipe that brings boiling water, and pots are lowered into the flow for cooking. A nearby hot water pond serves for laundry outside.
A devoted handyman at a college is undervalued and overburdened, always dependable yet mocked as the willing horse. Eventually another firm hires him as a more fitting angel, while two men and a typist continue the same work elsewhere.
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