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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
5
A thoughtful maxim on foresight urging prudent planning and exercised judgment. It contrasts anticipating events with letting them unfold and suggests foresight yields better returns than hindsight. The quotation emphasizes prudent, proactive decision making.
The article notes three pygmy groups now recognized: African pygmies, island pygmies of the Philippines and Andaman, and Tapiros likely of African origin. Asiatic pygmies inhabit the Malay peninsula, Celebes, and parts of India's jungles.
R B Miller chief forester says floods rise when forests are removed and fires destroy leaf mulch and shrubs. Illinois could gain two million acres suited for forestry, reducing runoff and supporting game preserves, refuges, hunting and fishing access, and public camping.
The Crittenden oak planted in 1863 by J. S. Crittenden marks a famed debate among statesmen over peace between the North and South. Nearby stands the Beck-Washington elm, a descendant of the elm Washington planted at the capitol’s west front.
Nine tenths of the world's quinine comes from the Dutch East Indies, highlighting the colony's pivotal role in global medicine production and supply chains during the period.
The Moody Bible Institute in Chicago announces the seventh year of Sunday afternoon Bible Expositions led by Dr. James M. Gray. Sessions begin September 26 at 3 30 in the Institute Auditorium with Genesis as the opening study titled The Beginning of Things. Special music and radio broadcasts on WMBI will extend access for home and church listeners.
An African traveler noted cattle eating bones to meet mineral needs, aligning with science. A German found sheep wool rises when fed partially hydrolyzed keratin, indicating dietary protein influence.
Miss Helen Stanczik recalls a two week Girl Scout camp experience at Juniper Knoll near Elk Horn Wisconsin on Lake Pleasant. She details unit names and badges from Sunny Ridge to Frontier, daily routines, field trips, stunts and campfires, and a final departure by train.
An aged inn known as The Listen Inn sits near Shaftesbury in England, described as an ancient hostelry still in operation.
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