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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
5
A Boston Herald correspondent recalls two cats on a fence under moonlight. The first cat performs a silent self expression, earning quiet admiration, while the second cat, scarred and earnest, delivers a bold soulful performance despite mockery.
A painter and writer praised Mallorca calling it The Island of Calm. He notes residents move slowly, rest, and enjoy life as if day length were 48 hours. Describes men as strong and agile and women with sculpted features and wailing voices influenced by Arabic heritage. Religious repression long kept joy of living subdued.
A woman in a meat market tricks a clerk over shinbone pricing. He offers 40 cents for a long shinbone, then 10 cents for a cut piece. She buys the smaller portion, smiling as he wraps the 10 cent knuckle. The page includes a calendar item about Friday being unlucky.
Public financial statements show resources and deposits for First Trust & Savings Bank Riverdale Lansing State Bank and South Holland Trust in September 1921. Each bank lists loans, investments, assets, capital stock, surplus and net profits with sworn attestations by their cashiers.
In a humorous stock market column, the Boston Transcript riffs on a lamb behaving like a fox, highlighting a recurring misstep or sly misdirection in market chatter and investor talk. The piece blends whimsy with financial metaphor to critique overcautious traders.
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