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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1927
Page
3
The passage argues Dickens bears no relation to the expression dickens noting Shakespeare died long before Dickens was born and a line from The Merry Wives of Windsor hints at the term. It suggests the word may derive from devilkins as a contraction.
A simple technique to maintain moisture by sinking a punched tin beside the plant with a hole near the root. Fill the can with water and cover. it will drip gradually for a day or more to keep the plant hydrated.
In 1780 the United States ceased issuing Continental money. That year only Pennsylvania New Jersey and North Carolina continued to issue state paper currency while the other ten colonies had already stopped.
The text notes Rudyard Kipling's famous 1899 poem The White Man's Burden and its refrain Take up the white man's burden. It explains the phrase as referring to perceived duties of the white race toward darker peoples and mentions The Pathfinder as the source.
General William Mitchell recounts a Liberty article about man-eating tigers in India that seem to single out a victim. A native, separated from his group, climbs a tree but is dragged away when drums to distract the tiger fail and the doomed man is seized.
The article explains thunderstorm development via rapid vertical convection of warm humid air. It notes Oregon and Washington often lack the necessary warm surface and humidity, making thunderstorms unlikely in both summer and winter. Read the Want Ads.
The Illinois Division of Highways opened bids on September 21 for major road and bridge work including over eighty miles of concrete pavement and twenty six bridges. Highlights include Route 6 near Sterling, Route 64 near St Charles, and Route 88 in Whiteside County, with firms from Illinois and neighboring states submitting bids for multiple sections.
Summary of house bills enacted or signed by Governor Small in 1925. Bills include raising farm consignment accountability fines and demnity bonds. extending Chicago eminent domain for land growth with a voter referendum. increasing inheritance tax clerks’ salaries. registering caveats for long leases on land. boosting park tax levy floor. raising state aid for parks. tightening bee brood controls across counties. updating park employee annuity provisions. and clarifying pure food labeling and milk handling requirements with new licenses and tighter prosecution timelines.
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