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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1923
Page
4
The passage mocks government inefficiency and class tension, criticizing leisure versus labor, taxation on families, distrust of trusts, and political blocs. It contrasts urban and rural needs, notes spitballing by schoolchildren, and jokes about Germany and war era finance framed by American Uncle Sam.
A nostalgic column recalls springtime scenes and local anecdotes. Jim Propper’s Sunday school class visits the Art Institute and Public Library with a lost boy found by a police officer, plus plans for a Forest Preserve hike. John Hausman hosts a magic lantern show. The piece recalls election day carry methods, a Dalton water tower accident circa 1902, and a child’s cornstalk boast.
A collection of anecdotes and musing pieces from Sudbury Massachusetts. The note references a Texas person and a book about twenty years among Poles. It includes jokes about monologues, bootleggers, and family dialogues with a Scotsman moose joke and a remark on marriage.
A surprise party honored William Sorgenfrie on his 92nd birthday at the Masonic hall in Blue Island. Relatives and about a hundred friends attended a supper and program led by toastmaster Rev. M. P. F. Doermann. Speeches were delivered by Otto Sorgenfrie John Katz Mrs. Julius Hoffman Emma Denner John Dohrman and others.
Under the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute eight South Dearborn Street Chicago a series of twelve health talks will be broadcast from KYW Westinghouse station by prominent Chicago physicians and public health authorities Listeners may write in with suggested topics and weekly summaries will be provided upon request.
April 15 designated Humane Sunday following Kindness to Animals Week. Humane societies hope schools set aside time to teach children about welfare of animals. Emphasizes viewing animals as friends and helpers, noting pets show affection through behavior like a horse whinny and a dog wagging tail.
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