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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
5
A humorous guide on conversational performance in dating highlighting how men miss women by overthinking while women who laugh and engage are deemed socially successful. It contrasts the anxious speaker with the witty dancer who uses color cues like pink and old rose to spark interest and win attention.
The Philadelphia Record explains that sea air rich in ozone acts as a powerful stimulant causing sleepiness. Beachgoers in beach chairs feel drowsy as ozone boosts oxygen. The piece links sleep onset to dryness of the eyes from ear-duct flow, prompting rubbing and the Sand Man’s arrival.
The article reflects on the original Vanderbilt, who rose from a skipper between New York and Staten Island to a financial magnate. It contrasts self-made wealth with inherited riches, praising self-reliance, health, happiness, and family life over birthright wealth. The source cites a Hungarian daily reprinting thoughts on ambition and fulfillment.
The Los Angeles Times weighs the division over what qualifies as poetry and whether an American academy or hall of fame for poets could be created without endless disputes. Some favor any verse, others demand rhyme and reason. a neutral admission committee is suggested to defuse tensions.
Shelta Thati is a secret tongue among tinsmith and tinker groups, mainly in Scotland and Ireland. Discovered in 1876 by Charles K. Leland and Prof. John Sampson, it emerged from a tinker's wife and was kept within their circles. The piece notes Shelta’s Celtic roots, Romany as spoken by English Gypsies, and references Shetland Norse influence and Manx Celtic tongue usage.
Aboriginal peoples of British Columbia and Alaska harvest giant kelp for distilling hootch from molasses and graham flour. The 100 foot hollow stem ends in a bulb with 50 foot fronds, anchors by a holdfast, and yields sea pumpkin and otter cabbage varieties. Eskimos use the hollow stem as a kayak siphon and segments for toy wagon wheels.
A moral exhortation against deceit urging a firm resolution to never tell a lie. It asserts that using intrigue or dissimulation worsens trouble and leads to infamy. The piece warns falsehood corrupts the heart and ease of lying breeds further dishonesty.
Popular Science Monthly notes Japanese amusement rides differ from Western ones with a bay crossing aerial railway. Cars are suspended on stout cables operated by a motorman, with safety measures and floats in case of accident.
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