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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1927
Page
5
Queen Marie denies selling her royal dogs amid a flood of American letters offering to buy the household pets. The palace says the impression that she is impoverished after losing husband and throne is unfounded.
The Kyle chartered by the New York Daily Mirror found wreckage of the Old Glory about 600 miles northeast of St Johns Newfoundland with no crew signs. It may be only a wing or the fuselage and further details were not provided.
Unofficial National Aeronautic Association tabulation shows the United States entry Detroit piloted by R. G. Hill winning with an estimated 725 miles. Other leading finishers include Good year VI 675 miles and a tie for third between Barmen Germany Hugo Kaulen and Lafayette France M Blanchet at 660 miles.
Springfield reports that the federal proclamation moves the migratory bird season to October 1 from September 16. Wood ducks are never to be killed, with state and federal wardens enforcing open dates and bag limits. Daily limits are ducks 15 geese 8 brant 8 coots 15, with sunrise and sunset restrictions and prohibited gear including rifles nets traps and sneak boats.
The Board of Local Improvements of Dolton Illinois has filed a certificate in Cook County Court detailing project costs and interest reserves. A hearing on the certificate’s truth is set for September 24 1927 at 10 o clock AM with objections and defenses allowed.
The Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Dolton files in Cook County Court a certificate showing the cost of work the reserved interest and that the improvement was constructed in substantial conformity to the original ordinance. The certificate may appear on the hearing dated September 5.
Dr Herman N Bundesen says infantile paralysis cases rise in parts of the United States with 62 cases and 14 deaths in Chicago this year. He urges precautions: avoid shared cups, drink pasteurized milk, keep children close to home, ensure sleep and outdoor exercise, quarantine in contact cases, and hospitalize all Chicago cases for safety.
The earliest grammar known to the modern world is Panini’s Sanskrit grammar from around 300 B C. It codifies classical Sanskrit rules. The author notes 64 predecessors and argues grammar’s origin is uncertain, arising from the need to systematize word use.
Walter Hagen and Johnny Dawson defeated Jack Westland and George Hartman 3 and 2 in a nine and a half hole match limited by late arrival. The event featured an airplane labeled C-66 circling the course and Hagen carded five birdies while Hartman made three and Dawson one.
A Nottingham typist was observed by her employer to powder her nose fifteen times in one hour. The worker claimed the habit was to make up for lost time but the explanation was not accepted.
The article notes Boston opening its first street railway in 1850 and Philadelphia following in 1851. It mentions Birkenhead in England as hosting the first street railway in 1800, with Liverpool and London’s early rail lines nearby. It also cites St. Cloud to Paris as France’s first street railway, built in 1854.
The Department of Agriculture says panic grass and related genera including echinodon are annual grasses in the millet family and largely suitable for cattle feed.
An English critic notes Americans read over five times as much as English readers and suggests the only common attraction in U S classifieds is movie titles. The remark hints at American popular culture and the appetite for cinema trends.
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