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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
9
Jack Hardy a 22 year old former sailor in New York has two job bids. A woman offered 5000 to be her bodyguard on a trip to Egypt if successful. A Scranton couple offered 5000 to help hunt for their fifteen year old son with adoption as reward. He has not decided yet.
A bank hired a man as thirty second assistant cashier and rapidly promoted him to cashier then vice president and president. As his positions grew, the risk of him sharing inside information increased. The bank directors tried silence and finally used him to convey messages through prepared statements. The technique reduced disclosures though the statements were lengthy.
An archist warns of planting a bomb in a crowded street to harm sympathizers, but the Reds’ leader argues they lack enough sympathizers worldwide to make such a risk worthwhile. The dialogue reveals strategic caution and internal tensions within rival groups.
A string of lighthearted misfortunes unfolds from Hyde Park corner to the east coast. A man with a pistol without license, a boy stealing apples rode home by a cow, a fashionable traveler losing his bag contents, and a fisherman losing his catch to a disappearing stranger all end with a quip from a pier attendant.
A new French camera records 250 exposures per second to study moving birds and projectiles. A sighting arm linked to a pivoted mirror keeps the subject centered in the finder and reflected into the lens, ensuring similar position on each frame for later analysis.
The Boston Post notes in a historical survey that some believed Judas Iscariot’s descendants lived in Corfu despite denials. It cites Brazilian schoolboys carrying an effigy of Judas to a ship and Smyrna church rituals paying for an impersonator of Judas, with lifelong stigma for the actor.
A boy named Charles reforms after losing a struggle with a neighborhood rival and proclaims he will be an unscrapper. The piece notes his change in character following a whipping incident. A playful aside from the Ohio State Journal mocks profiteers and praises various music instruments and voices.
A humorous exchange shows confusion over planting a garden as a judge comments on moving others toward a bug free year. The dialogue pits Jim against a crusty judge in a light, rural setting.
The clippings present a jumble of quips and notes including a florist gag about elephant ears, a sharp exchange about a deer park in Copenhagen, and a dark outlook joke about winter coal. The pieces read like stray lines from a humor column.
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