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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
4
Wheat farmers in Northwestern grain districts advertise urging consumers to conserve food. Ford plant builds new submarine fighters named Eagles forming the Eagle class boats. Sale of British and Irish wool to unauthorized buyers is forbidden.
At midnight April 2 Indiana implements a broad ban on intoxicating liquor for manufacture sale distribution and gifting within the state with exceptions for medical and sacramental uses. Anti-saloon league tallies show about 8 400 saloons close their doors and around 30 breweries affected along with 12 to 15 distilleries. The wets contest constitutionality as the Indiana Supreme Court hears two cases but offers no ruling yet.
Congress has passed a bill becoming law raising mail carriers and clerks pay. Current $1000 earners gain $200 this year and $100 next year, lifting the top rate for longtime workers to $1600 annually.
The Hammond distillery once among the district’s largest taxpayers was sold yesterday to Nowak Milling Corporation of Buffalo New York. One hundred thousand dollars will be spent on new machinery and the company will manufacture horse cattle and chicken feed with the general office in Hammond.
Ruth asks her sister how to feed her hobby horse as children discuss feed. The sister suggests corn oats and hay and Ruth wonders about pasteurizing the toy animal.
A quirky line from Grandpa Mintlicker advises letting the opponent do the hating in a confrontation. The remark suggests that shifting emotion can unsettle the foe and give an advantage in a forthcoming clash.
The finance committee of the city council will spend $10,000 to prepare plans for Calumet Harbor. Funds come from unexpended bond issue balances approved by residents last year. Alderman Block pushed the measure as one of his final acts.
The Last of August August Giemeyer of Indiana Harbor runs a saloon and fears prohibition will disrupt the calendar. He dismisses optimism, lamenting the looming impact on business and daily life as protests turn into policy. A Grateful collection of dated phrases underscores his cautious stance. A separate note reports the discovery of a 800 BC pure silver coin with Aramean Panammu Bar Rerub inscription, challenging Lydoian origin of money and marking Aramean antiquity.
The Department of Overseas Trade reports a Spanish firm is producing a wool substitute from Cork claimed to be cleaner and lighter than natural wool. It could be used in mat tresses pillows and quilts as an advantageous alternative.
There is no federal law regulating the playing of the national anthem but several states have statutes that forbid including it in a medley.
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