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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
9
The Portland Oregonian reports England aims to produce the world’s largest Bible in 1921. Six hemp ropes form its backbone, twelve goatskins cover it, and a tour car with folding pulpit will carry the hand written text and signatures from kings to paupers.
A quirky dialogue explores taste and kitchens as a playful conversation about a wife and a kitchenette. The banter hints at shared culinary adventures and curiosity about personal preferences.
Cold in the Head and acute Nasal Catarrh are addressed with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims to build up the system cleanse the Blood and reduce susceptibility to colds by acting through the Blood on mucous surfaces. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A tale was shared about a new maid as an election parable. The mistress endures her unclean work until she finally protests. The maid deflects by noting the mustard marks existed before she arrived. The anecdote is used to comment on partisan accountability.
Public health developments such as improved sanitation antitoxins vaccines anaesthetics antiseptics and education are making life safer. Yet aging populations trigger more heart disease cancer and kidney and artery problems as reports show a rise in elderly-related illnesses.
The passage catalogs superstitions about number 13 being unlucky in meals births journeys and housing. It asserts thirteen as a marker of misfortune in life business and housing while contrasting with unrelated statements about jealousy snow and ice. It treats thirteen as a cultural warning shaping behavior and housing renumberings.
A. M. Daniels of the Bureau of Public Roads authors a 20 page Department of Agriculture booklet on latent water power sources, practical plants, estimating demand, water power principles, measuring stream flow, and deriving power from small streams. Waste of Gasoline: studies claim Canadians waste half a gallon per car daily through carelessness and extra mileage, totaling 200,000 gallons daily and 73 million yearly.
Diogenes failed to find an honest man yet kept a poor lantern as a fair fairness note. The Toledo Blade reflects on the myth with a wry moral about search and truth.
Jet, a lignite like stone with dense texture, has been used in Britain since ancient times. Roman relics and Whitby Abbey show its long history, with jet beads and ornaments revealing its wood origin and formation in shale through fossilized coniferous material.
Miss Gerty Gad scolds new maid Maria for vanity and rudeness, citing a slammed door for a friend of Mr. Gumson. Maria defends herself claiming she did her best, and the exchange turns to a quip about mistaking a golf bag for an umbrella mender.
A historical note recalls a henpecked man who just won a divorce from his first wife. He allegedly mutters with glee the line And the first shall be last, linked to the orange blossom episode in a quoted moment.
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