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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
7
The fragment discusses sayings about doing tasks oneself and the dullness of conversation. It notes superstition about killing a robin or a swallow bringing bad luck, with accidental killing linked to misfortune. Swallows are described as sacred near Calvary.
The coconut is not native to Florida yet many line the Miami coast. A local legend says a wreck brought them ashore from the Ocean Pearl. Dr Renshaw confirms the tale and identifies the skipper’s son, W H Fitzgerald, now in Richmond Virginia.
A fragment describes five buttons on a Chinaman's coat, each representing Confucius virtues humility justice order prudence rectitude. The old note frames these as recommended guiding traits for behavior weighed with cultural stereotypes of the era.
The Toledo Blade notes the Mathematical Association of America finds math study in schools lagging and dull. It urges reform to humanize math, arguing interest rises when subjects connect to physics chemistry and literature and warns current methods exhaust students with abstract problems.
The piece contrasts body proportions by height, noting tall people tend to aquiline noses long heads and small mouths while shorter individuals more often have flat noses round faces and larger mouths. It adds marble staircases in Italy due to high lumber costs and freight. It cites Indian mortality from snakes and big cats, showing fear does not deter settlement.
Mary Ellen recounts how her dolly was stepped on yesterday and she did not cry. When grandma asks who did it, the four year old reveals she herself caused the accident.
McCracken writes in Asia Magazine that Jerusalem, split between Turkish rule and British mandatory governance, awaits renewal. The article paints the city as scarred yet redeemed in time, likening it to a bride awaiting the bridegroom with a hopeful future glow.
A wife plans to cook roast duck for her husband after a pleasant dinner with friends. She calls a butcher to report the duck is deformed and must be discarded. The butcher’s calm reply reveals the duck’s windpipe growth resembles a shell and is the source of its quack.
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