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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1927
Page
3
A fragment from Capyer's Weekly recounts a vanished race seen as the fathers of the Aryans. It claims no ancient history mentions them, yet linguistics reconstruct their existence by tracing the language roots across modern tongues.
A boy attends a neighborhood party after his mother accepts for him using an RSVP. Later she learns the invitation lacked an envelope because the boy traded a marble to obtain it. The anecdote highlights a child’s mischief and parental reaction.
Dorothy Bent notes cradle origins from hollow logs and osier baskets to refined royal beds. Roman cradles were advanced, then declined with empire fall. Oak American cradle from early 17th century and lavish royal cradles with gilding inlays and silks illustrate evolving cabinetmaking.
A new surgical development uses silk as a substitute for various body tissues. Silk sinews can be transplanted to lengthen short natural sinews. Silken ligaments may replace torn or diseased ligaments such as knee and elbow lateral ligaments. Artificial sustaining ligaments could also be created with silk.
Dr Ichiro Ohga of the Education Institute of Dairen Manchuria reports century old Indian lotus seeds show greater activity than last year’s crop. He tested by sprouting and chemical analysis during his study in the United States at the Boyce Thompson Institute Yonkers New York for the American Journal of Botany.
A young applicant answering a city office form says she has lived about 140 feet in the city and lists freckles as her only physical defect. The odd metric reply and light defect note stand out in the otherwise routine application.
The passage compares habits to rails guiding a train along a familiar path. It asserts only good habits help people travel the right direction, choosing a worthwhile route.
A walnut cradle in which Abraham Lincoln was rocked as a child in a Kentucky wilderness shack over 118 years ago is being added to Lincoln relics in Springfield. The cradle, brought by Miss Margaret O Herron of Streator and owned by her mother Mrs Anna O Herron, is well preserved and measures 86 inches long and 20 inches high at one end and 14 inches at the other.
The weekly health report by Dr. I. D. Rawlings shows 50 infantile paralysis cases under quarantine in the state with 14 in Cook County. There are 100 diphtheria cases, 129 scarlet fever, 46 typhoid fever and 5 smallpox cases statewide.
The state division of highways awarded contracts for Route 78 in Fulton county a bridge project to M. R. Deyo of Peoria for 28 031.15 dollars. Route 89 in Bureau county graded to S. J. Groves and Sons of Minneapolis for 32 779.32 dollars. Route 89 Bureau county bridge to G. C. Pairclo of Champaign for 22 394.80 dollars.
Robert Hall, resident of Virginia, dies at his home at age ninety two. He was born June 16, 1833 and was a major landowner in the state. The city of Virginia was founded by his father, Dr. Henry H. Hall.
Governor Small met numerous road advocates across Illinois in the past week. Delegations from Morgan county McLean county East St. Louis and Carlinville to Kampsville pressed for early work on routes 165 80 78 and Havana levee base. A health conference in Springfield will feature Gov Small and top officials. Migratory bird season opens October 1 with state law aligning to federal rules. New Illinois laws under the Fifty fifth general assembly cover school sites sanitary districts park districts and motor fuel tax provisions.
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